Every year we go up into the mountains to find our Christmas tree early in November. We love hiking through the woods with the crisp mountain air nipping at our nose and ears. Looking for our perfectly imperfect tree is full of excitement and awe, especially now that P is starting to get more involved! READ MORE
Tag: Upcycling
Easy Homemade Bath Salts using Essential Oils
This week I tried making something new and it turned out to be the simplest project! A friend recently had a baby, so I decided to try some homemade bath salts to help with her postpartum wellness. I have been wanting to try this for a while, so I’m grateful an opportunity finally got me READ MORE
Gender Neutral Toddler Overalls from an Old Jacket
Well I’m excited to share another up-cycled clothing project today. I have been having so much fun turning old clothing into baby clothes. Do you remember that thrifted jacket I turned into pants a few weeks back? I finally finished turning the rest of the jacket into these darling overalls for Peter and I am READ MORE
10+ Ways to Reconsider Reusing Old Clothing before Throwing it Out this Spring
Aren’t we all starting to dream about warmer weather and sunny skies? With the feeling of growth and new life always comes a desire to give new life to our home. Spring cleaning, organizing, purging. I always find my determination to live more like a minimalist revived around this time of year. But before you READ MORE
DIY Baby Pants from an Upcycled Jacket
Lately I have had baby clothes and capsule wardrobes on my mind as we are prepping to have another little one here in the house! (Check out my post on creating a budget-friendly baby wardrobe) Since before we got pregnant I’ve felt like we would have a girl next, so even though we still won’t READ MORE
DIY Embroidered Corduroy Coasters – a Unique Corduroy Upcycle
I have found a new FAVORITE hobby this week! While I have enjoyed learning to knit and weave pine needle baskets the last few weeks, it’s not something I feel completely drawn to do 100% of the time forever and ever. But today’s project feels like just that for me! For several months I’ve been READ MORE
The BEST Raspberry Freezer Jam
So lately I have been in a jam making phase. I had never even attempted to make jam (but always wanted to) until we had blackberries on sale for 50 cents a package! That’s like dirt cheap for blackberries. As we piled our cart with blackberries, I decided to give jam-making a try! At this READ MORE
Upcycled Baby Food Jar Vases
We still have baby food jars coming out our ears. Because we currently get baby food from WIC, I have continued to feed it to Peter even though he does great eating solids as well. As a result, we have so many empty jars! Its been fun to come up with lots of baby food READ MORE
DIY Seashell Wall Art Craft- DIY Nature Display
I have always LOVED collecting seashells along the beach. I always dreamed of a romantic stroll on the beach while collecting seashells- yes, it’s on the bucket list I made in high school 😉 . I also think that seashells might be the BEST free souvenirs you can take home with you. Plus.. they carry READ MORE
Unique Homemade Gift Ideas for Dad
Father’s day is fast approaching! I’ll be honest. Carter and I are not huge gift givers! My favorite place to find gifts is at the thrift store… nothing better than finding the perfect gift secondhand and for an unbeatable price! This year’s father’s day gift is definitely second hand… 😉 But what if you can’t READ MORE