Pittsburgh had an unusual visitor over the past month. He was big, yellow, and thought to have brought good luck to the Pirates. He was a giant, forty feet tall and three stories wide Duck. Bill and I took a trip down after going out to dinner, because nothing says romance than a giant duck.… Continue reading Ding Dong the Duck is Done
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A Little Fall Decorating (And shameless deal bragging!)
Bringing back another old favorite, featuring the Mod Podge candles I re-blogged yesterday. Enjoy!
So, it has officially been Fall for about a week now. I’ve given in and enjoyed my first Pumpkin Spice Latte (Free with my living social coupon after 3 friends bought the deal from my link), and it was just as wonderful as I remembered it to be.
Which means now it is finally time to share a little fall decorating (and shameless deal hunting) that I’ve been up to.
Of course we have a lovely Ampersand in our living room. I’ve used great restraint to only have ONE so far…. so far. It was a full price find at Target last year, but those sort of things tend to go quick, so I bit the bullet and paid the full value. The votive holders are from my previous project here. The pumpkin was from my college days and managed to survive the multiple moves, while the milk glass
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OhModgeGod! – Spooky Mod Podge Candle Upcycle
Bringing back a favorite post in honor of the upcoming Halloween Holiday. Check out this spooky Mod Podge Upcycle for some old empty votives!
OhModgeGod! Yes, I’m making it happen, and no Mean Girl will stop me.
I saw this post on CraftyScrappyHappy where she upcycled a Bath and Body Works candle by screen printing a pretty lace pattern on it.
They came out beautiful and they inspired me to try my own version, only I don’t have the money to spend on a whole collection of Martha goodness for only one project. Instead, I used some scrap lacy spiderweb material I had from an old costume and leftover votive holders that remained after the Ikea candles were gone.
So I bought my first bottle of Mod Podge. OhModgeGod! [dun Dun DUNNNNNN] (See what I did there?) It kinda makes me feel dumb for buying it because there’s gotta be a cheap way to make it yourself…but I digress.
To start out, I taped a regular piece of computer paper to the votive holder…
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An Expedit Bar
When you have a massive bookcase with 25 cubes of glorious storage space, what do you do? You put a bar in it. I should note that we are NOT big drinkers. But there's something so grown-up feeling when you have a designated 'bar area' of some sort. That is especially true of one that… Continue reading An Expedit Bar
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Taking Palmolive® Soft Touch to Task
So there's a little thing that happens when you travel - whether it be abroad on vacation or just back and forth like I do to Pittsburgh from DC - my home tends to get pretty messy. Unpacking sometimes doesn't quite get the chance to finish before the next trip. Sometimes I just don't have… Continue reading Taking Palmolive® Soft Touch to Task
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London Eyes Are Watching You
Mwahahaha now I KNOW you have this song stuck in your head. Go ahead, thank me. 😉 But visiting the London Eye was the name of the game the evening of our full day in London, on bank holiday no less! Yes, we managed to be in town for the first Monday after May 1st. … Continue reading London Eyes Are Watching You
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Of Royal Weddings And Phonebooths That Smell
After our overview of London by boat yesterday, today was the day, our only full day in London! And though we already found one in Salisbury, we started our day with a few phone booths near our hotel. I find that the more ridiculous the face you can make, the better the photo. Speaking of… Continue reading Of Royal Weddings And Phonebooths That Smell
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Christchurch Priory & Palm Trees
So, resulting from a long-ago funny moment on a cruise, it was essentially decided that all vacations are not legit until a Palm tree is found.FORTUNATELY, Christchurch delivered. Many times. But this particular palm was a beaut. As is the lass modeling with it.So now that the trip is legit, lets move on.The Priory has… Continue reading Christchurch Priory & Palm Trees
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Eurotrip 2013 Checklist
Pssst - so, a combination of an overwhelming amount of photos, wanting to take some time off to just be in eachother's presence after a paticularly long time apart from Bill, and then a pretty bad bout of food poisoning on Sunday/Monday has left things pretty quiet here on the blog and wayyyy delayed. So… Continue reading Eurotrip 2013 Checklist
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This Lady is a Packing Pro
With the power of Pinterest, I found an old article from the New York Times highlighting how a Flight Attendant packs 10 days worth of clothes in a carry on. Everyone knows at least in the back of their mind that rolling your clothes works better than folding when packing in a tight fit.... but… Continue reading This Lady is a Packing Pro
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Quick & Easy Fan Shirt
Hello all! We were lazy bums last week because of the great weather we've had. But this week we've returned with new vigor, so hopefully we'll be back to our usual 3 posts a week with more content than a rant about HomeGoods. For those of you who're not into hockey, this past weekend was… Continue reading Quick & Easy Fan Shirt
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HomeGoods is for Lazy People
So I ducked into HomeGoods today for a 15 minute power stroll through their clearance sections and I couldn't help but roll my eyes at half of their selection. Don't get me wrong, their party and glassware is awesome, but a lot of their other decor items are sooo simple to make. Take this offender:… Continue reading HomeGoods is for Lazy People
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World [Market] Exploring
This past weekend was a rare one for me. I didn't have to be driving anywhere! Instead of heading to Pittsburgh and Bill, or back to Philly to see my parents and childhood dear friends, or even just driving into the office for catch up work, I had no obligations of driving. Needless to say,… Continue reading World [Market] Exploring
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It’s Raining! ~ Or A Baby Shower
It was a very busy weekend (hence delaying this post until Tuesday) with friends and family as we showered my Sister for her second baby girl due in May. My family is in the Philadelphia area, while I sometimes live in DC or Pittsburgh. This made for a challenging planning process. Officially, my Niece Leigh-anne… Continue reading It’s Raining! ~ Or A Baby Shower
B & B Build A Life 