Often I weave a spiritual message or Christian faith based words of encouragement into posts and DIY projects. You can find them grouped together here or under Faith! A look at spiritual gifts.
Almost a year ago I came across a three tiered shelf at a garage sale. My friend was covered with envy. She really wanted it. I’m sure I should have just given it to her, but for whatever reason I hung on to it. Last week I was at Goodwill and what do I spy?…
As I disrobed the mantel I stood back and announced to my husband I was feeling a symmetrical scape coming on. “I don’t like symmetry” he said. “Me neither” I replied. We are not people who decorate or do much all in a row, balanced and in symmetry. It’s just not in my wheelhouse. Nonetheless…
Broken Headboard Bench Hit the brakes. As we drove past the Goodwill I could see it out of the corner of my eye. This crazy cool headboard. Knowing me like he does my husband was already turning the car around. Bless him. As I nonchalantly approached my find I was preparing a go price in my…
See how I created something from nothing with this free basket makeover! A few weeks ago my daughter and I had an afternoon to ourselves. All the boys in our lives were out of town. Sweet girl time. We made our way through a few thrift shops and got one item I was particularly proud…
It was an exceptional summer. A time of many firsts. This whole blogging thing has set me on a new path and new paths tend to do that…send you on a lot of new adventures. It all started back last Fall when I felt God calling me to blog here at Hunt & Host. He…
It is our last week of summer and I am here to admit I have nothing for you today. The lack of schedule summer provided has officially gotten the best of me. I was soooo ready for the first day of school to hurry up and get here. And now as we sit just a…
Vacation memories can make gorgeous décor, this driftwood tablescape is a summer vacation memory… An easy summer tablescape that anyone can make is what we’re talking about today. Not much else signals summer than the beach. Any body of water really – lake, pool or river. It’s time to take a dip and escape the…
Do you ever just need a pretty day? I do. A day when I choose to focus on all that is done rather than all things undone. A day that my to do list doesn’t boss me around. A day to get dressed just for myself, to shake off the frumpy pj days I’ve been…
Shutter To Do List a great kitchen command center to keep your family organized When I saw these mini shutters at a garage sale for $5 I couldn’t pass them up. I had no plan but tucked them away in mind, knowing a project would surface. With the school year approaching I established a personal…
Bible Tabs and Prayers Journals get your planning and organizing headed in the right direction! I might as well call August organizing month. It’s like Spring cleaning, but less manual labor. The carefree, schedule free summer always does this to me. I love every minute of it, but by the end order is my pickles and…
I have been sitting on this project a while. It was stirring in the back of my head for a long time and Father’s Day pushed the idea out to fruition. I wanted some dates on display. Not just any dates, but the most important dates that have happened in my life. I had some old…
My mom (aka Deedles) and I were out one Friday combing garage sales as we are known to do. She really wanted to get my daughter a jewelry box given the new state of her pierced ears and all the earrings that come along with that. We found this ginormous jewelry box (from Lori Greiner of…
After a few comments from the peanut gallery I decided it was time to spruce up the mantel. I had been told it was “boring” compared to some other areas in the house. This was a true statement. I have hung the same thing over my mantel for years now. I absolutely love this genealogy…
DIY Brooch Bracelet I can remember a brief stint in the late 80’s/early 90’s when I wore a brooch on a scarf. It seems like the same time twistbeads were in style. Did you have those? The necklace where you would twist together a few ropes of beads held together with a fancy clamp. My…
You should be just about deep enough into summer when the “I’m bored” and “we don’t have anything to do” cries start flying. Swimming has lost it’s glamour, the heat (or rain in our case) has set in and the excitement of a relaxed schedule has lost it’s luster. This is when I always resort…