Craft And Sewing Room Ideas And Pictures A little background information just for you: I am giving you a little sneak peak into my craft room make-over. I will show you before and after pictures over the next week and over the next month pictures of my progress in the craft room. I hope that you enjoy. Let’s Go! Updating I am currently updating my craft room. It’s been such a big mess for many years and not very {Read More}
Summer Gardening Is Here
May 30, 2013 By
You don’t have to be super creative to have fun with your children outside! Get outside today and PLANT flowers, make a mini vegetable garden OR just plant a blueberry bush (Blueberries start blooming in June). The kids will LOVE going outside to pick fruit with you or water the flowers. You could make things simple and plant flowers or vegetables in a pot and keep it on your porch if space is limited (tomato plants can grow in {Read More}
Summer Decorating Ideas
May 29, 2013 By
Summer Decorating Ideas I absolutely love summertime! I love the warm weather, colorful flowers blooming everywhere and my trees filling out with beautiful green leaves on them. Well my mother and I absolutely love decorating our homes for the Summer too. We love pulling out our sand, sea-shells, lanterns, blue dishes and all things “beachy” looking. Go pour a glass of lemonade and sit down and tour our homes as we start to decorate for Summer. Enjoy! Stay {Read More}
Mother’s Day Brunch Buffet Style:Table Setting Ideas
May 10, 2013 By
Mother’s Day Brunch Buffet Style:Table Setting Ideas I love how Mary used blue and white as her main colors throughout the Mother’s Day brunch buffet table. She left plenty of room for all of the wonderful brunch food on Sunday! This table-setting is simple, elegant and very functional for guests to maneuver around the table. Related posts: Use Blue This Easter, Easter Place-Setting, Easter Egg Nest Beautiful Easter Table-Scape Easter Dining Room Table Decor Ideas Easter & {Read More}
DIY Flower Pot-Great Mother’s Day Gift
May 6, 2013 By
DIY Flower Pot-Great Mother’s Day Gift I can’t believe that Mother’s Day is right around the corner. We have several great DIY gift ideas to share with you all this week, so please make sure that you keep checking back with Mommy Decorates. First of all, I would love to share with you how easy this little wooden drawer is to transfer into a little flower-pot for your faux plants and flowers. My mother Mary actually found this one completely made-up {Read More}
How To Make Flowers Bloom Better Using Coffee Grounds
April 30, 2013 By
How To Make Flowers Bloom Better Using Coffee Grounds Behind The Tip My mother (Mary) was flipping through one of her magazines called WomansDay and found a great little trick that she passed on to me and now I’m going to pass it on to you. Gardening Tip Did you know that you can give your flowers an extra boost with left over coffee grounds? Yes! I have to admit that I started to jump for joy when I read {Read More}
Mommy Guilt or Pride?
April 30, 2013 By
Mommy Guilt or Pride? People using the phrase “mommy guilt” is every present in this culture as a feeling of guilt when they perceive they aren’t being the best they can be, or are doing life differently than other moms. I was having a conversation the other day with my husband about this; he simple said “that’s not guilt, that’s pride.” Ouch! That was painful and convicting for me to say the least. There is SO much pressure on {Read More}
DIY All Natural Face Scrub Using Lemons, Sugar, Honey And Olive Oil
April 26, 2013 By
DIY All Natural Face Scrub Using Lemons, Sugar, Honey And Olive Oil As I have gotten older I have noticed brown spots creeping up on my face. I really started to get them when I was pregnant with my first child and then they never went away till now. I cannot believe that I have stumbled across a true all natural and organic miracle face scrub that I’m going to call my “Lemony Face Scrub”. I am not a {Read More}
Cheap Craft Organizing And Storage Ideas Using Plastic, Wire And Tin Baskets
April 24, 2013 By
Cheap Craft Organizing And Storage Ideas Make your craft room organized, cute and stylish by using small plastic, wire or tin baskets to store your craft supplies. Use metal tins to store your safety pins. You can also make your plain tin cute by painting a cute little Summer flower or insect. Use colorful wired baskets to hold your ribbons and other craft items Related posts: Southern Summer Decorating Craft Craft And Sewing Room Ideas And Pictures $1 {Read More}
Use The Color Blue To Decorate Your Home For The Summer
April 23, 2013 By
Use The Color Blue To Decorate Your Home For The Summer I absolutely love decorating my home for the summer. I love pulling out all of my seashells, white sand and blue plates and dishes. Decorate your home for the Summer using beautiful white sea shells, blue vases and dishes. Keep it very simple in your dining room and use beautiful blue plates and blue and clear vases. Related posts: Ideas For Decorating Your Fireplace Mantel For Fall Time {Read More}
