Valentine’s Day Decor Round Up

January 26, 2018January 24, 2018Leave a comment

Welcome to this weeks roundup! This week features lots of beautiful Valentine’s Day Decor. I hope you enjoy and give all of these bloggers lots of love!

Hanging Floral Heart by Blog Lovin’

A Valentine’s Day Mantel by A Wonderful Thought

Small Blingy Canvases from Home on the Corner

A Pink and Gold Sign from Landeelu

A Lovely Mantle from Home by Heidi

Side Table Decor from Start at Home Decor

Something Sweet Tablescape from Home on the Corner

Cute Dollar Store Banner from Tater Tots and Jello

Balloon Heart from The House that Lars Built

Floral Canvas by Home on the Corner

These are a Few of my Favorite Things!

October 20, 2017October 16, 20174 Comments

Hello everyone! I hope you are having a wonderful week and are starting to prep for all of the kids that will be coming to your door in 11 days. Are you ready, because I’m not…

Yeah…I happened to eat all of the candy I have purchased for Halloween. Not my proudest moment…

Either way, I wanted to show off some of my favorite pumpkins to decorate for Halloween. Now, if you are like me and absolutely hate gutting pumpkins (Terrible. Horrible. No Good. Very Bad.), sometimes it can be hard to find a good pumpkin decorating idea. So don’t worry, I have done the homework for you.

Here are 10 of my favorite decorated pumpkins for Halloween! I will post where you can find them. Enjoy!

Cinderella Inspired Pumpkin from A Pumpkin and a Princess

Studded Pumpkins from The Crafted Sparrow

Sequins Polka Dot Pumpkins from Sugar Cloth

Blue Porcelain Pumpkin from Craftberry Bush

Pumpkin Cage by Craft Passion Craft Passion

Gold Bling Pumpkin from The Swell Designer

Coastal Pumpkins from Crafty Morning

Unicorn Pumpkin from The Party Parade

Confetti Pumpkin from Madigan Made

Peacock Pumpkin from Home on the Corner

Cute and Simple Easter Egg Decorations

March 31, 2017March 30, 20176 Comments

Hello everyone! I hope you had a wonderful week! I am reposting this because I found that you can still purchase these items or similar items. Enjoy!

So, this project started when I was walking through the 99 cent store. And to be honest, I love shopping at the 99 cent store. I can go and buy dog treats, Arnold Palmers, lunchables, spatulas, mixing bowls, and stuff for your car all in one spot. It’s like a lesser version of Walmart!

While shopping through the 99 cent store, I came across some Styrofoam eggs that could be used for decorating for Easter. And then I saw some smaller eggs on Kabob sticks. And I thought, what if I put the smaller eggs in the larger egg to make an arrangement?

And then I bought the supplies!

I bought two of the bigger eggs, one package of bigger eggs on sticks, and two packages of the smaller eggs.

I split all the eggs into two separate piles. There were four big eggs in each arrangement and ten smaller eggs in each arrangements. I knew that the biggest problem was going to be the long Kabob sticks. So as I went along, I broke off the sticks to make them shorter and easier to stick into the large Styrofoam eggs.

And here are the end results.

So…I’m not completely happy with how they turned out. I like all the colors worked together, but it didn’t go exactly as planned for how the eggs looked once they were in the giant eggs. I had a completely different idea of what they would look like when they were done, and this isn’t what I had in mind.

But other than that, it was a very simple project to do for Easter. I only spent $5 creating this, but you could spend a little more if you wanted to add more egg Kabobs (or whatever they are actually called), go for it. This is what I made with what I had, but I might go back and buy more egg Kabobs to fill in the arrangement.

99 Cent Store St. Patrick’s Day

February 24, 2017February 23, 20174 Comments

Hello everyone! I hope you all enjoyed our Facebook Live last Friday! If you missed it, you can check it out on Hometalk’s Facebook!

Also, I know what you are thinking. ‘Lauren, you did a 99 Cent Store Valentine’s Day, why are you now doing St. Patrick’s Day?’ Well, first of all, it’s the 99 Cent Store, what can go wrong? And second of all, everything is only 99 cents, so you can buy tons of stuff!

So, of course with Valentine’s over, the next special holiday is St. Patrick’s Day! Or, Easter if you don’t really care about St. Patrick’s Day. But, this holiday is perfect for Decorating with the Pantone Color of the Year: Green!

Naturally, I bought two garlands that were green with shamrocks. They look really cute all wound around the ends of the bookshelf. And of course, the cats were soooooooo helpful while I was trying to decorate.

Next is this cute shamrock cut out sign. I got two of the in the pack, but I only ended up hanging one. I love how the middle is gold and the rest is green and sparkly!

Then I got a green garland shamrock hanging….thing. I don’t really know what to call it, but it looks really cute under our message board. Yes, we did have something else there for Valentine’s Day, but why not switch it out for a different holiday.

Next, we of course have coins! I got green and gold plastic coins and scattered them around the table. Honestly, the cats will probably enjoy them after the holiday.

And finally, the part that the cats hated the most. I, of course, saw these little plastic hats and had to buy them. For the cats and for no other reason.

And of course they hated me while I was attempting to take pictures. Target looks absolutely adorable, but Amelia not so much. She didn’t like how it looked on her I guess.

Decorating with the Pantone Color of the Year: GREEN!

February 17, 2017February 22, 201710 Comments

Hello everyone! I am extremely sorry for not posting last week. I am so forgetful in my old age.

I’m only 22, but sometimes I feel like I’m 50 with how often I forget stuff.

Did you know that Pantone has a color of the year? Yeah, it’s a real thing! And this year’s color is representative of rebirth and new life. It also represent vitality, which is perfect in the upcoming spring season.

So, the Pantone color of 2017 is Greenery! Which, is not a top color for me, but mom decorates with it all the time. So, I am going to show you how to add more green to her formal living room. If you don’t remember what it looks like, click on the picture below to check it out.

First of all, look at these awesome chairs! They are modern and chic, and I’m pretty sure they would look great in any room. I love the modern look and they would look great with a dark wooden table.

But you know what these chairs would look great under??? How about some green lampshades! Why not change out the blue printed lantern shades with these awesome green ones!

Now what about on the table? How can we make these beautiful lanterns look even better and more GREEN???

How about adding green fairy lights??? They add mystical lighting to any room. Or, it makes it more festive for St. Patrick’s Day!

Did you know that small changes can give a room new life? You could keep all of you white modern dishes and add something cute like this green chevron tablecloth to turn a room from ultra modern to fun and funky!

You can also change up some of the pieces that you hang on the wall to change the style of the room. One of the things you can use to cover more space is hang a tapestry. Here is a beautiful mandala tapestry that covers a lot of wall space.

Or you can hang a new funky wreath on your wall! Did you know wreaths aren’t only meant for doors? You can also cut branches from your trees or bring plants in to not only bring in green, but add some other color!

Now what about the day bed that all the animals love to sleep on?

How about some green pillows? Did you know that switching out your pillows can change up the feeling in the room? Just changing your pillows can change the entire look of the room!

Or maybe a green quilt?

OR MAYBE you put another throw blanket to put on top of the quilt. Did you know that adding multiple blankets makes the space look cozier and comfier?