Can’t believe how official it is now! Project Run and Play is in full effect and my name is listed as  one of the contestants.   They have also publicly announced the weekly themes, so if you plan to sew along, now is a perfect time to start.  I have already started on my Week…

When I was approached about reading and reviewing a new parenting book, I was really excited because I have read so many of them in the past due to my degrees in Psychology and Education. However, it has been quite a while since I  read one that really struck a chord with me like this one…

I don’t know what our issue has been lately, but we can’t seem to get our acts together and just finish one room at a time!   Right now, we have 4 different rooms that we are redoing and we are about to rip our hair out.  What were we thinking???   We started the…

I promise to post about some of our room remodels soon, but in the meantime, I want to share some quick and inexpensive artwork I made last week! This key artwork was SO easy!  I found some antique keys and instantly knew they would look really cool as artwork.  I bought an old, junky frame…

  Can I just tell you how excited we are to be *almost* finished with this project???  Very!   Remember all of my tumultuous posts regarding my living room?  (cry me a river, right?)   Well, it has undergone quite a transformation in the past couple of months…. hardwood floors, new accessories,  and BUILT-IN CABINETS!  …

No, I am not pregnant! 🙂 I have two pieces of big news! They aren’t exactly earth-shattering, but they are pretty darned exciting to me:) First,  Ainsley is officially a “big girl” and has been sleeping in her “big girl” bed for almost a week.  GO AINSLEY!  (I am more excited because I finally get…

Remember when my living room and dining room finally got hardwood floors? Well, we love it and the furniture is finally back in.   Now, I need your help in deciding what kind of rugs to put under the dining room table and in the living room! So, here is the living room.  There is a…

I made this dress yesterday out of an old t-shirt and posted it on Facebook.  Not long after, I had lots of people asking for a tutorial, so perhaps….. in the near future, maybe?  A tutorial?  Who is interested?  

Other than regular “life”, I have been so busy catching up on all of my orders, fixing up the house (as always), and settling into this warmer weather. Don’t forget to enter into the amazing giveaway event going on RIGHT NOW! Go here for the post:  HUGE Welcome to the Mouse House Giveaway Event! It…

I can’t be the only one that despises the preparation it takes to sew, right?  You know…. pre washing the fabric, cutting out the pattern, tracing the pattern onto paper, cutting the traced pattern out, pinning to fabric, cutting the fabric, blah blah blah.  Makes me want to stab rusty pins into my eyeballs. So,…

Gosh, I can’t remember the last time I have been so excited about a home remodeling project!  The much anticipated hardwood flooring installation has been completed and we are incredibly happy with the results.  Now, our entire downstairs flows so much better because we were able to find the perfect match to our existing hardwoods….

Yep, the living room again!~  I told you that it wasn’t finished yet, so don’t act all surprised and annoyed that I am showing it again.  Remember last time?  (post found HERE)  I have since added a few details and rearranged some furniture.  No, it is still not finished, but it will be.  Soon.  …