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Lilleigh’s Nursery!

I am super late in posting this. In fact, I meant to post it forever ago – when I actually took these photos! But I got mommy brain and forgot. Since we did not find out the gender first time around,...

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Aunt Anabelle’s Shirt to Lilleigh’s Blue Dress!

When you are crafty, one of the perks to having a girl is getting to make her lots of cute stuff! Seriously though, I haven’t had time. But it’s been on my to-do list. So today I went through some...

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Toddler Busy Bags: Colors

Toddlers are like sponges, just soaking up new knowledge and skills each day. I love getting to teach my child new things and watch as she makes connections! After our busy bag swap, I started thinking...

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Striped Estate Sale Pillow to Pillow with Style!

At an estate sale last year, I snatched up a throw pillow for $1, planning to recover it. Since pillows the same size are closer to $10 at a craft store, I figured this was a great deal. What I have...

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DIY Powder Laundry Detergent

A few months ago, I set out to make my own powdered laundry detergent! Originally I wanted to make liquid, since I tend to prefer liquid over powder, but most of the recipes I found at the time...

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Using Less Paper — Cloth Napkins

I wrote about our love of cloth napkins two years ago, and you guys actually seemed super intrigued by them. So I thought I’d post again. Now after almost three years of using cloth napkins everyday,...

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Buying (and Swapping) Used!

This past weekend my dad and I went garage sale hopping. We found many great things, such as vintage Boy Scout hand books, a kids fireman jacket (for a neighbor), a kids writing tablet, and a garlic...

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Dip-Dye Tutorial!

Am I the only one who has laundry trouble? I have this terrible habit of letting stains set into my whites. My latest victim is my favorite white shirt from Gap. It had a small stain on it that would...

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Dye An Old Sweater New!

Ever get those awful stains that refuse to come out? I do! You may already know that from my dip-dye sesh. So it should be no surprise that I also love dying solids as well. This cardigan belongs to my...

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Have A Monogrammed Hand Me Down? Cover It Up!

Remember how I said we have lots of hand me downs from my sister, a few of which have monograms on them? I found another clever and cute way to cover those monograms! (See first way here.) Recently a...

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Loving My DIY Maternity Jeans!

I’m excited to share with you all one of the projects I worked on while on my blogging fast… Ta-duh! DIY maternity jeans! I had a pair of old Citizens for Humanity jeans that I once loved and fit great...

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Reuse Mylar Balloons!

Did you know you can reuse mylar balloons? You can! There is a flap in the bottom “tail” of the balloon. Stick a straw at least 1-2″ up into that flap and gently press air out of the balloon. The air...

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The Mutiny: Clothes to Possessions

If you are confused about this “mutiny” or want to know more about 7, check out this post. This past week I chose 7 items of clothing to wear and limited myself to those 7. For an entire week. In a...

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The 7 Mutiny: From Possession to Media to Waste and Spending

Wow I have a lot to cover here! But I’ll make it easy and say I didn’t do the best job on possessions and media. Let’s start with possessions. I did actually make a big box of things to donate. Did I...

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5 Things You Won’t Find in My Pantry (To Save Money!)

{For anyone popping in, I am on blog maternity leave! Between writing some posts while I was still pregnant and having awesome blogger friends to guest post, I hope you’ll be entertained while I tend...

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