Family Room Makeover with BHG

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Do you have any rooms in your house that you have big plans for but either no time or budget to execute those plans? So the rooms just sit there undecorated and uninspiring? My family room has been an eyesore for a while, so when I was contacted to participate in the BHG @Walmart Room Refresh [...]

Top 5 Holiday Tipsy’s

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I am totally excited to be here on My Insanity! I had the pleasure of meeting Kendra at Creative Estates and she is all sorts of fun! Hi, I’m Michelle from… I love to share creative projects that can be done on a time and money budget. I also host a weekly DIY Under $5 [...]

Golden Birthday Shirt, DIY Silk Screen

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Do you know what a golden birthday is? I didn’t until my neighbor explained that her daughter would be celebrating her golden birthday this weekend. Apparently, your golden birthday is when you turn the same age as the day of your birth. Perhaps I didn’t know this because I would have celebrated my golden birthday [...]

Awesome Advent Calendars

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There is just one day left to prepare an advent calendar, if you don’t want to miss any of the days in Decemeber. And from the hits on my blog I know many of you are searching for advent ideas. I have a few great ones for you today! You may want to check out [...]

Inexpensive Christmas Decor by Tea Rose Home

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Hi everyone! I am Sachiko from Tea Rose Home. On my blog I share sewing, clothes repurposing, basket makeovers, quilt making and much more. I love everything and anything that lets me be creative. If you love link parties, visit me on Wednesdays to join the fun! Thank you for having me here today Kendra, [...]

Martha Stewart Christmas Mug

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It was a happy day a few weeks ago when I opened up a box of Martha Stewart Crafts line of paints and goodies from the folks at Plaid. You might say Christmas came a little early for me this year! Among the goodness in the box were bottles of beautiful colors of satin, pearl and [...]

An Insane amount of Spring Break Ideas from Pink and Green Mama

It’s another Trading Spaces Tuesday! Did you know that my kids are on Spring Break already? I’m not sure what everyone else’s Spring Break schedule is, but I’m guessing that it will be here before you know it. If you don’t have exotic travel plans, you may be struggling with ideas to keep your kids [...]

My Advent Calendar

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  Ready or not, Christmas really is coming!  And as my children beg each day to open their presents that we brought back from their grandparents in Utah, I am reminded of why someone came up with the idea of an advent calendar in the first place.  If you are thinking about putting one together, [...]

Lovely Lamp

Do you remember when I went to the Arizona Tour de Thrift a couple of months ago?  Well I picked up this lovely lamp at Goodwill that day.  It was in great shape, and wasn’t really in need of a makeover, but when I put it in the girls room, it became obvious that the [...]

Christmas in July PARTY–Homemade Gifts and Projects

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Come on in!  Do you hear the crackling of wood in the fireplace?  No…it’s just the eggs frying on the sidewalk.  It’s clearly July, but it’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas here on the blog!  And we’re having a Christmas in July PARTY! This party is going to be better than I envisioned, [...]