Favorite Pin Friday | Volume 32

Who made it through Thanksgiving successfully? Who needs stretchy pants?

Guess what, it's Black Friday. I do not, repeat, do not shop Black Friday. All those crazy people...oh no no no not something I ever want to experience.

Back to our regularly scheduled program...

As I've mentioned before, I work at a university and supervise student assistants. I always try to come up with something cute to give them for holidays. Luckily I only have three so I'm able to do fun stuff frequently. If I had a staff of 15-20 it would be more difficult (read as expensive). They'd probably get cookies and punch one day in the office lol Here are two Pins I ran across this week I thought were cute.

Touchet Soiree | Printables

Tried & True | Printables

Until next post...xoxo Becca

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Can you believe it's the first Friday in October!? Where is this year going? Who has started decorating for Halloween? Last year, my neighbor hosted a girls' craft night. She supplied the snacks and drinks and everyone was instructed to bring whatever craft project they wanted to work on. Best idea ever! I decided to make a Halloween sign for our front door. My inspiration came from Hunters of Happiness.

I loved how simple it was! I added polka dots to give it a little more color. Here's what my version ended up looking like.

I hope you find a fun craft project for Halloween, whether it be something for your front door, a costume, or a party decoration. Until next post...xoxo Becca

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TGIF! In my many trips to Hobby Lobby for supplies for the baby sprinkle, I was shocked by how much Christmas decor and craft items were available in JULY. Then I thought, people who would be making/selling Christmas decorations would need to start crafting now. I ran across a cute decoration for a front door on Pinterest. There isn't a website or directions to go with it as it was an image "uploaded by user," but it looks simple enough. This would be an easy to store decoration because of its size. Sometimes I feel like wreaths are just so huge and take up a lot of space!

Guess this means another trip to Hobby Lobby. Happy crafting! Have a great weekend everyone and thanks for visiting.

Until next post...xoxo Becca

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July...you guys, it's July! Where did January-June go?! Makes me sad how time goes by so fast. As a kid you thought school would never be out for summer and then summer flew by. Now the entire year is a blur. Are we all just too busy to enjoy each day? Who knows. Maybe that's too deep of a topic for a Friday. May revisit that in the future. Luckily, my university is observing today as a holiday so I get to enjoy a 3-day weekend with the hubs (and family and friends). I plan on soaking in every minute of it.

I find Favorite Pin Fridays inspirational, because it gives me time to share things with you I think are cool or something I want to try/do. Today is about the unorthodox idea of painting half a wall...why not use paint to create a unique element in a room? It's cheap, it's relatively easy, heck...make a party out of it! Who says you have to have chair railing in order to do a two-toned paint job? Move passed the traditional and dive into something more contemporary.

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Clearly I also have an obsession with gray. I didn't realize until I dropped these photos in that 4 out of the 6 are gray tones haha Anyway...take away the idea, not the color examples. Get crazy and do fun colors, especially in children's rooms or playrooms.

Enjoy the 4th. Eat too much and don't feel guilty. You have until Labor Day to work it off ;)

Until next post...xoxo Becca

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Two weeks ago (Volume 10) I featured DIY 4th of July decorations and with the 4th right around the corner I thought this would be another appropriate post. Of course today's DIY project will be useful throughout the summer, especially for those summer parties and BBQs.

The Frugal Homemaker

If you visit the Pins' source it provides step-by-step instructions. Don't forget extra bug spray and sunscreen for the guests...


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If you're planning a 4th of July party or another summer event I wish you luck! Tell me about your party, I'd love to hear about it. Until next post...xoxo Becca

Favorite Pin Friday | Volume 10

Can't believe Favorite Pin Friday is 10 weeks old now. Have you read them all? There are links at the bottom of the post so you can catch up...#FBF lol Today is about DIY 4th of July decorations. Every year the hubs and I throw a 4th of July party and every year it grows! The first year we had about 10 people and last year almost 40. Everyone seems to love it and look forward to it so we keep hosting. I rarely decorate since the party is outside and guests are more interested in BBQ and fireworks. Doesn't mean I can't decorate and Pinterest is full of crafty ideas for a patriotic party! Here are the favorite pins I've run across.

Patriotic Monogram Door Hanger with Burlap Bow | Etsy

This patriotic monogram door hanger would be easy to do. Hit up Hobby Lobby or any craft store to find the wooden letter, paints, and ribbon. Grab some painters tape and you're good to go. This would be a fun project if you have kids who are a little older.

Patriotic String Lights | eHow

So simple! Ballons, glue, yarn, and a string of lights (which you probably have from Christmas!) Another kid friendly project. Good luck with the sticky hands mom and dad ;)

Rag Wreath | Sassy Sanctuary

I think this would be easy, but cutting all those stripes of fabric would take awhile. I like this type of wreath as an alternative to the deco mesh wreaths everywhere.

KariAnne over at Thistlewood Farm shared cute and easy ways to decorate for the 4th. Tell me what you're doing to decorate for 4th of July in the comments below.

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I'll be recapping our trip to California in Monday's post. xoxo Becca

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What to do with all those Instagram pics!? I'm into social media and by into I mean slightly obsessed. I think it's a great way to stay in touch with people you rarely see or talk to on a regular basis. For me, it's a way to let my family know what's going on since the majority of them live out of state or over an hour away from me.

Now the truly obsessed Instagramers are those who have accounts for their pets....let's be honest...I love my puppy (I mean this blog is named after her), but if she had her own account what the heck would I post on my Instagram lol Probably pictures of food and clothes ;) HA welcome to my world.

So what do we do with all those digital photos we keep in "the cloud"? Well here's a few projects to bring that aspect of your life into your home.

First, this Instagram wall...isn't it fabulous!? I love the idea of a collage in mini picture frames. Hoping to try it soon.

Instagram Wall | Gimme Some Oven

Next up...DIY coasters. I made these for my sister-in-law for Christmas and followed this tutorial using 4" x 4" tiles (purchased at Lowe's) instead of the mini ones. I purchased the printed photos through an app called PostalPix, but there are tons out there and I'm sure you could probably try the CVS and/or Walgreens app.

and why not keep it simple and use hanging wire to display your life!

Left: Live. Flourish       Right: 2014 Interiors

I hope this inspires you to live OFF social media and bring your memories into your home through pictures...that's how grandma did it!

Until next post...xoxo Becca