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Holiday

Simple Holiday Mantel Decor

Cozy Modern Holiday Home Tour

7 Holiday DIYs from the Dollar store

Dollar Store DIY Ideas for Christmas

Prepare for the holidays- free checklist

Holiday Prep Printable Checklist

Free Printable Gift Tags for the Holidays

Modern Handlettered Free Printable Gift Tags

Holiday cards are exciting to receive, but once you’ve read them… what do you do with them? I’m sharing 5 simple ways to display them to enjoy them all season long, without buying anything new!

5 Simple Ways to Display Your Holiday Cards

Welcome to the holiday playhouse!

Modern Christmas Playhouse Decorations

Modern black and white flocked christmas tree decor

Casual Black + White Flocked Tree Decor

This simple activity advent is a fun alternative to the traditional advent calendar. It's simple to pull together year after year thanks to photos printed as postcards.

Simple Activity Advent

Family friendly holiday home tour

Christmas Home Tour

Small Christmas tree with paper snowflakes

Boys Nordic Christmas Decor

Woodlands animals and red plaid christmas tree decorations

Christmas Tree Decorating Tips: Adding Colour

Frosted Whites Christmas Tree with Natural Touches

Frosted Whites Christmas Tree

DIY Wooden cutout sign for christmas eve - personalized holiday decor is the best!

Personalized Christmas Eve Sign (Cut Wood with Cricut!)

Modern Holiday DIY Acrylic Sign - love this simple line art tree tutorial

Line Art Christmas Tree + DIY Acrylic Sign

joyful 2019 handlettered card design (download)

How to Add Overlays to Images in Photoshop

Modern Handmade Holiday Decor from etsy

Modern Handmade Holiday Decor from Etsy (Shopping Guide!)

DIY Macrame Garland for a Christmas tree... or just for your house!

DIY Macrame Garland – Spiral Knot Tutorial

Holiday Baking with Kids- my tips to make it less stressful!

Holiday Baking with Kids (My Tips!)

Such a pretty holiday mantel -modern and neutral

Personalizing the Holidays (Decor + Gifts!)

Cute little christmas tree in a girls bedroom

Girly Christmas Bedroom – Pink Holiday Decor

DIY Wooden Trees Tablescape for the Holidays

Modern DIY Ornament Holders

DIY Handlettered Ornaments- 3 ways to make them

DIY Handlettered Ornaments – 3 Ways to Make Them!

Holiday DIY Pennants- two ways to make them

Holiday DIY Pennant- Two Ways

DIY Faux Chalkboard Signs & Cozy Christmas Hand Lettered SVG Bundle!

Cozy Christmas Faux Chalkboard Signs & SVG Bundle!

Free Printable Holiday Colouring Cards- l love these designs! Perfect last minute Christmas card or advent activity

2 Free Printable Christmas Cards to Colour!

This handlettered Kraft wrapping paper is amazing! Now I want that brush so I can make some to wrap my christmas gifts

DIY Hand Lettered Holiday Wrapping Paper

Backyard s'mores activity- perfect for an advent calendar activity- love the idea of doing them over candles too

Backyard S’mores + 50 Advent Activity Ideas

13 RAD DIYS FOR HOLIDAYS- I love these picks! Beautiful DIY Christmas decorations

13 Rad Holiday DIYs

DIY Paint Dipped Wooden Star Place Cards- love that you don't need any tools to cut these wood stars! Such beautiful place settings that can be taken home as gifts after the dinner party

DIY Paint Dipped Wooden Star Place Cards

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The hallway is finally finished and I’m so stink The hallway is finally finished and I’m so stinking happy! 

It’s felt like such a long time coming for such a small space. Since we moved in 2.5 years ago, this space has seen new doors and hardware, new trim, new floors... twice😅, we changed the boob light to a pot light and I hated it and now it’s got the most beautiful flush mount fixture I’m in love with (thanks @mymitzi!). It finally got some fresh paint and now frames on walls and last but not least... After this weekend, the new floors look like they were here all along (no door jamb gaps!) which was the last thing really bugging me since our flood last year. 

All this to say that home takes time and sometimes getting it right might take a couple tries. Also- the spaces we don’t really think about (hallways) can totally help a house feel like home with some love (and family photos 🥰)
ps. I partnered with #mymitzi to create a tiktok for This makeover... are you following me over there yet?! I’d love if you popped over and said hi!
It’s done! It works! And I’m calling it a grea It’s done! It works! And I’m calling it a great use of my afternoon the other day. Did you catch the stories? These projects both cost me under $10 by using pieces I already had in my home (yay for scraps!) and one package of drawer slides).
You can find the full video about these two kitchen organization projects over on YouTube in collaboration with my friend @love_create_celebrate and her #scrapsmademodern challenge! But for now... I’m rejoicing this coffee maker is off my counter for good 🎉
How’s your January going? Full speed or are you How’s your January going? Full speed or are you taking it a bit slow too? 

I’m not going to lie, I’m easing into this new year thing pretty slowly. All my decorations are still up (we always leave them up til Ukrainian Christmas which is later this week) and I I’ve yet to respond to my emails since before Christmas 😅
I’m enjoying the slowness of it all.
Happy Christmas Eve from our fam to yours 🥰 Happy Christmas Eve from our fam to yours 🥰
Yes, I made the paper bag snowflakes too. Have you Yes, I made the paper bag snowflakes too. Have you? 😅
This year has been one of a kind and I know so man This year has been one of a kind and I know so many people who are taking this year as the push they’ve been waiting for to start a side hustle, start an new career altogether or to just get creative about how they’re making money. So today I’m excited to partner with @kregjig to share some rad projects to make and sell this year! 
Like this rolling storage system I made for my office, that rad dollhouse and the gorgeous bath toy storage. All of these projects are things that I’d personally love to buy for our family and look like they’d be a great return on your time making them! And yes, all of them use #Kreg tools to make them easy to assemble and quick to make! Plus, they’re having a great sale on right now with deals on their K4 and K5 jigs, Rip-Cut and even a hardware jig bundle! There’s never been a better time to get your workshop set up!  #sponsored
Just a peaceful moment and then a real life moment Just a peaceful moment and then a real life moment for ya 🙃 
My #holidayhometour is on the blog and YouTube (I’ll put links in my stories) as part of the #seasonalsimplicity holiday home tour series. I’ll share those too so you don’t miss any!
My holiday home tour will be up tomorrow, but for My holiday home tour will be up tomorrow, but for tonight... I’m just enjoying the lights. And possibly a hallmark movie with some more custom order lettering 😅 what are your plans?
#christmasdecor #christmastree #holidaylights
We finished decorating yesterday and I’m just si We finished decorating yesterday and I’m just sitting here enjoying every minute of it 🤩 have you decorated yet?
Ps... talking more about hand lettering in my stories tonight!
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