Vanilla Extract~Natural Mosquito Repellent

Who isn't scared of getting West Nile Virus? We have been spending a lot of time outdoors lately because of my girls playing soccer. At least three nights out of our week we are on the soccer fields, and right during the buzzing hour! I absolutely hate spraying 'Deet Bug Spray' on my kids!  We are always closing…

My New Mailbox

So this is a picture of how ugly my mailbox looked when we bought our house! I went and looked at replacing it, but didnt like anything I saw at the hardware stores.  This thing was an eye sore to me, and I just couldnt take it anymore. I decided maybe all it needed was…

Landscape Mulch Project

I saw this idea on Pinterest and decided to try it, especially since Lowes was having such a good special on mulch! Our front yard is lacking a bit and needs a little refreshing, of course there is still lots left to do but here is what we did today. Here is a before shot!…

Texas Rangers Dress from a Tshirt

My husband and I are HUGE Texas Rangers Fans! I saw this idea on Pinterest and there a few people making these and selling them on the internet. I have been wanting to purchase one to wear at a game, but then decided maybe I could make one myself. I searched the internet for a couple different…

DIY Bow Holder

I was so inspired by this Bow Holder I saw on Pinterest, by U-Createcrafts.com.  This was the first bow holder I have seen of this kind. My girls have just recently started wanting to wear bows, and I went a little crazy purchasing them a good amount to start out with, but I just kept…

Recycled Crayons!

I have got to the point with my girls, that I dont even want to buy them crayons anymore! My girls are real little artists and they love to color and draw, but everytime they get out the crayons they end up all over the house, they get stepped on, broken and lost.  So we…

Trash Can Project

I was so tired of looking at the eye sore of a trash can I had sitting in my kitchen.  It was just a cheap boring black trash can.  Exhibit A: Before It seems there is a fix for everything now, so I decided to look up different kinds of spray paint, and found a…

DIY Christmas Ornaments

Although Christmas is already passed, I wanted to share the DIY ornament project my girls and I did! It was a lot of work, but also a lot of fun for us to do together.  Some of them came out so cute that we decided to give them to family members as gifts this year! Here…

Simple Dining Room Table Deco

My husband and I finally bought our first piece of NEW furniture together!  Most of our furniture thus far has been hand me down or stuff we have had for a while.  I was so excited I finally got the dark wood pub style table I have always wanted!!  Heres a pic! Now I had…