Here’s a collection of “Yay–It worked!” simple projects. 1–Wrapping Paper Storage.  While wandering IKEA the other day (who else loves that place?) I remembered a brilliant picture of a plastic bag holder used as wrapping paper storage.  So I picked one up.   We don’t have many rolls of wrapping paper, but what we do have …

Just popping in to share Meagan’s hair transformation. She’s been wanting to donate it for a long time and it was finally long enough.  These 2 ponytails were each 9 inches long and we sent them off to Pantene Beautiful Lengths. We’re both loving the short ‘do, and the lack of tangles!

Duck tape or Duct tape?“I’ve heard it both ways”  (25 bonus points if you know the tv reference)(“Duck” is the brand, “Duct” is the type of tape used for duct work) I used Duck brand tape (about $3 at Michaels after coupon) in this cool houndstooth pattern to fix up my black boots that were …

At the beginning of last month Meagan turned 6.  Her birthday kind of sneaked up on me this year since I had several big projects going on right before.  No cardboard castle this year.  But we managed to pull together a little party for her, and I think she had a lot of fun! She …

Hey everybody!  I hope you enjoyed all the holidays.  I know we did, and I’m betting I’m not the only one looking forward to some routines, normalcy and compulsive organizing and cleaning 🙂 But besides that, the New Year also comes with new ideas.  I’ve had this thought running around in my head, and I …

What a fun year 2011 has been!  I hope it’s been a good year for you too.  If not, here’s to a better 2012! I thought I’d share a few posts from each month, starting in February since that’s when this blog began.  Maybe some you’ve seen and some you haven’t.   February Coffee Filter …