Patriotic Burlap Table Runner

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Happy Friday Friends!  Are you guys ready for the weekend?  It’s almost Father’s Day and before we know it the 4th of July will be here.

Today I’ve got the perfect way to dress up your table for the 4th.

Patriotic Burlap Runner: burlap, ribbon, 4th of July

This was an easy ~ no sew ~ project… just the way I like them!

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Pottery Barn’ish Beach Signs

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I LOVE summer!  Love having the kiddos out of school… adore the beach… love the easier schedule… love it all.  A few week’s ago while browsing one of my favorite catalogs, Pottery Barn… love them ~ I saw some super cute beach signs & decided to create my own inspired signs.

Domestically Speaking: Pottery Barn'ish Beach Signs

I picked a few of our favorite beaches… Huntington Beach, Coronado Island and Newport Beach…. all local So. Cal. beaches we love spending time at.

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Summer Decor with Rope

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Happy Monday friends!  There is something about rope that makes my mind wander to the sea.  I love adding that nautical element in my summer décor.  I thought it would be fun to look back at a few summer projects I’ve done using rope.

Domestically Speaking: Summer Decor with Rope

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Looking Back at May

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Happy Friday Friends!  Hope you’re having a great week.

I’ve got an awesome giveaway going on. You can enter for your chance to win a Pfister Faucet of your choice, up to $300!

I know the first week of June is almost done & here I am talking about May, but that’s just how the last few weeks have been.  All the crazies of the last weeks of school.

So please excuse my tardiness on this post.

Highlights from May

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Living Room Refresh with BHG

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A little over a month ago I was asked to participate in Better Homes and Gardens @ Walmart Room Refresh Blogger Challenge.  Of course I accepted… how can you turn down BHG!

The challenge was to makeover a room in your home using the Better Homes and Gardens products at Walmart.  I picked our living room… the room we spend most of our time.

Living Room Refresh with BHG @ Domestically Speaking

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Hanging Mason Jar Succulents

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Happy Friday friends!  I love succulents… mainly because they are next to impossible to kill.

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I thought putting some in the Pottery Barn’ish hanging mason jars would be perfect!

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Looking Back at April

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Hi Friends!  Can you believe it’s May?  It’s the final month of school for my kiddos and summer is definitely on the brain.
As usual, I’m looking back to see what happened last month.
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175th Power of Paint Party {PoPP}

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Welcome Paint Lovers to this week’s Power of Paint Party… a party all about paint and only paint!

We had a great week of paint projects last week… I just love this party because each week I’m so inspired!

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Let’s check out the Top 10 Spotlight from last week’s party:

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Exposed Light Bulbs ~ Trend Alert

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Happy Monday Friends… I hope you had a wonderful weekend!  Today I’ve got one of the hot trends right now, Exposed Light Bulbs.

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Here’s just a few of amazing ones I’ve come across.

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Count Your Blessings: Photo Gift for Mother’s Day

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Happy Friday Friends!  Hope you’re having a wonderful week.

Today I’m sharing a project I did a couple years ago.  I made it for my parents for a Christmas gift, but I think it would make a wonderful Mother’s Day gift as well.

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Pillows: Burlap, Paint and Pretty Fabrics

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Happy Monday friends!  Hope you had a great weekend.  I’ve got the winner of the Minted giveaway, but first…

Pillows… probably the quickest way to update a room, right… followed by another cheap update… paint!  Over the years I’ve created quite a variety of pillows, so I thought it would be fun to take a look back this Monday.

Burlap Beach Pillow with Freezer Paper & Acrylic Paint @ Domestically-Speaking.com

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Chalkboard Mirror {Wayfair Blogger Challenge}

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I got to have fun with a little challenge this week.  I’m participating in the Wayfair Blogger Challenge with supporting sponsor Hometalk .  The challenge… to changing up one of 3 items from Wayfair within one of the themes: geometric, black and white or using rope.

Chalkboard Trimmed Mirror @ Domestically-Speaking.com

 

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Dish Towel Pillow

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Happy Weekend Friends!  I hope you’ve had a wonderful week.  The kiddos have been on Spring Break and we’ve had lots of family fun.  I did manage to squeeze in one project though.

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Play Ball…

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Happy Monday Friends!  I hope you had a wonderful Easter. 

If you have a baseball lovin’ family like I do, you know it’s Opening Day for Baseball.

So I thought I’d share some of my baseball projects over the year.

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March 2013 Highlights

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Happy Weekend Friends!  I hope you have a wonderful weekend in store.  The Hubster and I are running away for a little birthday getaway… so nice to have a little time away.

As we wrap up March… let’s take a look back!

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For the LOVE of Paisley!

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Hey there friends… you know what I’ve been noticing for Spring…. Paisley!  And I’m lovin’ it.

Check out these Paisley Pretties!

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169th Power of Paint Party (PoPP)

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Welcome Paint Lovers to this week’s Power of Paint Party… a party all about paint and only paint!

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Let’s check out last week’s A-Mazing Top Ten Spotlight:

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It’s a Spring Thing Linky Party Time!!

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It’s time friends… time for you guys to share your gorgeous spring goodies and link up to the party!

But first let’s look back at the It’s a Spring Thing Blog Hop.  (Please remember if you want to pin these great projects to click on the images and go to their sites and pin from there… that way they get the original source in Pinterest ~  Thanks!!!)

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Blues and Green ~ Countdown to Spring

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Happy Friday Friends!!!  I’m so ready for the weekend.  The time change is still kickin’ my booty and this week has been too busy.  Bring on the weekend!

If you’ve seen my latest projects over the last few weeks you know that I’m crushing on blues and greens this Spring.  I thought I’d share a little recap as we are in the final days of winter.

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Spring Wreath: Blues, Greens and Burlap

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If you haven’t noticed, I’ve been loving blues and greens this Spring… love them!

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So when it came time to whip up my spring wreath my eyes kept being drawn to those beautiful shades.

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