Herb, Vegetable, Fruit And Garden Layout Ideas My family and I visited the Atlanta Botanical Gardens this past weekend. We enjoyed viewing all of the gorgeous flowers, but I really liked viewing the herb, vegetable, fruit and gardens. They had rows and rows of tomatoes, apple trees, squash plants, blueberry bushes, blackberry bushes, and other types of plants. I really enjoyed getting a first-hand look at how they laid out the plants and bushes. I’ve started my own “mini {Read More}
Working Mom And Stay-At-Home-Mom
Working Mom And Stay-At-Home-Mom I tend to call myself a stay-at-home mom even though I do own and a operate very successful company. I should tell you – all glory for my success is from God. I’m just a messenger. You see, I started a company over 10-years ago called Georgia’s Dream Nannies, Inc. long before I ever started the Mommy Decorates Blog. I can sincerely tell you that God gave me the unbelievable dream and truly led me every {Read More}
How To Live Out Your Dream As A Stay-At-Home Mommy
How To Live Out Your Dream As A Stay-At-Home Mommy It all started in 2003….God set a dream in my heart that I didn’t even think twice about not implementing. You see, I’ve struggled over the years with other “Dreams” that have come in and out of my heart because I was never sure if it was God telling me to go forward or not, so most of the time I’ve shrugged it off and moved on, till I started {Read More}
Craft And Sewing Room Ideas And Pictures
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
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
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
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}
Mommy Guilt or Pride?
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
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}
$1 Store Bins Used For Craft Organization And Storage
$1 Store Bins Used For Craft Organization And Storage I am currently re-organizing my craft and sewing room. I have to be honest and tell you that it’s a big mess, dull colors, un-organized and very un-inspiring. I just walk in the room and sigh and then walk out because nothing in there screams “get creative”. Well, I am changing my craft room around slowly to make it more inspiring and cheerful. I am using a lot of inexpensive {Read More}
DIY Non Toxic Window Cleaner
Whip Up This Easy To Make DIY Non Toxic Window Cleaner New Way Of Living As many of you know – God has radically changed my complete way of living and the way that I think about the food I eat and the cleaning products that I use everyday. I am taking baby steps towards a better way of living my life. Children & Cleaning My children love to help me clean, but I never liked them getting around all {Read More}
DIY Homemade Lemon Hand Scrub
DIY Homemade Lemon Hand Scrub I have to be honest and say that I do not even recognize myself anymore these days. I have done a lot of research lately on becoming a better wife, mom and homemaker for my family. I have also been praying a lot for God to make me more creative and talented in all areas of life, especially with my homemaking skills. I am not a DIY kind of person by nature, so this {Read More}