Our house was built in 1950 which means the rooms are small. Other than the furniture that my husband builds, a lot of our furniture comes from Ikea. The small style of Ikea furniture fits perfectly and it's one of my favorite stores. I took a trip there recently and found several things that I really liked.This platter with the birds. Especially that owl in the corner. (It's probably obvious that … [Read more...]

Sometimes I feel like anomaly. I'm a woman who hates Diet Coke. I used to say either real Coke or nothing. But I have fallen for Coke Zero. And last Friday was my husband's birthday. We went out to lunch at a place downtown called Twisted Root where they have delicious hamburgers and incredible chocolate shakes. And where they have Coke Zero as one of their fountain drinks. Yummy. (Diet … [Read more...]

Making Valentine's for my kids is one of my favorite things to do. I love making something personalized for them to give to their friends. A big trend lately seems to be Valentine's with your kids picture on them. The hardest part for me was trying to find some decent photo's of my kids. The text area on this one can be changed to whatever your child's name is. (Obviously his isn't oldest twin, … [Read more...]

I'm so excited to welcome Melissa from Pineapple Lily to the blog today! And she's got a knitting tutorial (yay!) Thank you so much Julie for letting me guest today on your blog! Over at Pineapple Lily I like to share fun, easy, DIY's that a busy mom/student/wife can do quickly. The other day I walked into American Eagle and saw a fabulous scarf. I knew I could make it! So in the middle of … [Read more...]