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We DIYed a Baseball Lamp. Oh yes we did!

November 27, 2013 by Courtenay Hartford 12 Comments

We had the unfortunate (or fortunate, depending on how you look at it) occurrence recently of being ready to buy the lamp for the nursery at the exact time that both my local Target and Pottery Barn, were both sold out of the baseball bat lamps that they carry. I was really just going to […]

Filed Under: DIY and Renovating, Easy-Peasy Decorating, Nursery, Uncategorized

10 Clever Alternative Uses for Cat Litter!

November 25, 2013 by Courtenay Hartford 19 Comments

We have two indoor cats here, so of course we go through a ton of cat litter. There was a sale going on recently at one of the stores so I stocked up big time and it got me thinking of all of the other things that you can do with cat litter, besides the […]

Filed Under: Cleaning, Homekeeping Tricks and Tips, Uncategorized

Easy Embroidery Hoop Wall Art for the Baseball-Themed Nursery

November 20, 2013 by Courtenay Hartford 1 Comment

OK, now this part of the nursery project is fun. This is the part I’ve been waiting for. Finally we’re getting everything moved in, unpacking baby stuff, and adding in all the cute decor stuff that I’ve been thinking about for the better part of a year now. People have been using fabric in embroidery […]

Filed Under: Easy-Peasy Decorating, Nursery, Uncategorized

5 Sublimely Simple Christmas Decor Projects – Each in 10 minutes or less!

November 18, 2013 by Courtenay Hartford 1 Comment

Last Christmas season I was totally on a roll. You know, back when I wasn’t 30 seconds away from bringing new life into the world while being obsessed with painting every surface I can get my hands on. I was coming up with all of these fun little ideas all over the place that were […]

Filed Under: Christmas, Holiday and Seasonal, Uncategorized

6 Time-Saving Painting Tips

November 14, 2013 by Courtenay Hartford 3 Comments

I’ve been on a bit of a painting kick lately. I guess I just started painting all the trim for the nursery a few weeks ago, and then I just didn’t stop! I’ll be sharing one project that I’ve done tomorrow, but for today I wanted to share a few of my favorite tips and […]

Filed Under: Cleaning, Homekeeping Tricks and Tips, Uncategorized

My Festive Red Christmas Mud Room

November 12, 2013 by Courtenay Hartford 23 Comments

Well everyone, last week I posted my first Christmas-themed post of the year and I wasn’t sure if you were ready for it. I was definitely anticipating some pumpkins being thrown my way, but it looks like I was wrong! You were ready to get into the holiday spirit and so. am . I. Let’s […]

Filed Under: Christmas, Uncategorized

How to Keep Cats Out of House Plants and Cut Flowers

November 11, 2013 by Courtenay Hartford 22 Comments

If you have some sweet (or not so sweet) feline friends living under your roof, there’s a good chance that you’ve had to deal with them getting into house plants or flowers, or really any kind of greenery that you might have around. This seems to be a pretty common problem among pet owners, especially […]

Filed Under: Homekeeping Tricks and Tips, Natural Solutions, Uncategorized

Ridiculously Easy DIY Advent Calendar

November 8, 2013 by Courtenay Hartford 36 Comments

Is it too early to start with the Christmas projects still? Well, you’ll have to forgive me, but this baby might decide to be born any minute now, so I’m trying to get a bit of a jump start on things this year. So you can stop throwing things at me. 🙂 I’ve done these […]

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The Very Best Tips for Cleaning Paint Brushes Quickly and Easily

November 7, 2013 by Courtenay Hartford 25 Comments

Earlier this year, I wrote a post all about my lazy way of cleaning paintbrushes. While I still use that technique, I have new information that I’d just feel really bad about keeping from you because, let’s face it, cleaning paintbrushes is terrible and we need to stick together and help each other out with […]

Filed Under: Cleaning, DIY and Renovating, The Magic of Paint, Uncategorized

The Easy Way to Sew a Great-Looking Bunting Banner or Pennant (And an update on the baby’s room progress)

October 31, 2013 by Courtenay Hartford 1 Comment

Guess what, friends? I was looking over some old photos from when we started working on the baby’s room and it’s officially been about 13 months that this project has been going on. That’s got to be some kind of record or something. In fact, when we started, it wasn’t even the baby’s room, it […]

Filed Under: Easy-Peasy Decorating, Nursery, Sewing, Uncategorized

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