Building Life Together One DIY at a Time
The holidays were good to us! The winter weather gave us a break to make travel across Pennsylvania easy, and even gave us the chance to visit New York City to see the lights too. And when we finally made our return trip to Pittsburgh, the car was loaded down with goodies from family and… Continue reading Expedit Bookshelf Additions
So last year we shared a recap of some things we wanted to make happen around here. Some of those things happened.... annnnd some of those didn't. Here's a quick recap. Feed Our Walls -- that is, actually hang some art on our mostly naked walls! Continue to make the Tiny Kitchen in Pittsburgh more… Continue reading Resolutions New and Old ~ 2014
As we all bid 2013 adieu, here's a look back at the fun things that happened... Here's an excerpt: The concert hall at the Sydney Opera House holds 2,700 people. This blog was viewed about 27,000 times in 2013. If it were a concert at Sydney Opera House, it would take about 10 sold-out performances… Continue reading 2013 In Review
Obviously, things haven't been terribly busy here on the blog lately. That isn't to say that life itself hasn't been busy. Infact that's wholly opposite from the truth! But we did find some time to deck the halls... Our tree this year took on a woodsy-mercury-glass theme. You'll recognize the smaller glass balls with the… Continue reading Better Late Than Never – Christmas Decor
Wishing you a safe and happy holiday! ~ Beth & Bill
No, i don't mean sitting in a tanning bed. (Tried it once, but i love my skin too much to do it again!) I mean some treat making! Sure baking cookies is great, but what about filling your home with the smell of melted chocolate??!!? I have heard these called a zillion things but pretzel-button-… Continue reading A Little Fake Baking
One of the perks of my new company is that they're pretty awesome around the holidays and closed the office for Black Friday. That meant a nice long weekend to enjoy. Having not hit the road for fun in a while, we decided to hot the road just a few hours north to Erie, Pa.… Continue reading Escape to Erie
When we last posted, Bill and I were anxiously preparing to host our first Thanksgiving. A milestone for many relationships, and one i think we passed with flying colors. We kept things simple and didnt try to be Martha Stewart or some pinterest princesses. We kept it real with stove top and bob evans potatoes.… Continue reading We’re back from an extensive Turkey Hangover
I found this gem on Buzzfeed today. It's a MUST read before you start cooking the big bird. #2 - Turkey's thaw at a rate of 4 lbs per day in the fridge. That means if you're cooking a 12 lbs bird, PUT IT IN THE FRIDGE TODAY! Check out the rest here. ~… Continue reading 17 Thanksgiving Turkey Mistakes Everyone Makes
We have a pretty big-deal holiday coming up. Thanksgiving. Ok ok, sure, no biggie. It's a day to hang out with family, watch football, and eat a ridiculous amount of food. That's not a big deal. BUT -- THIS YEAR WE'RE HOSTING. Yes, that's right, we are cooking the bird and the pies and all… Continue reading Simple Thanksgiving Tablescape
Earlier this week I showed you some art that was hung up a tad last-minute... It's a work in progress, but I wanted to balance the whole wall a bit better. So let's take a look below...There, on the console table, are a few old objects and a few new. You should recognize the frame… Continue reading Tray-Tastic Clearance Shopping
Remember that time I showed you the cool little flower still life we scored at the ReStore? Yeahhh... that was February. Nearly a year ago. And where has this cute little frame been? Sitting behind my purse on our console table, waiting to be hung on the wall. Then we had formal plans for our… Continue reading Inexpensive Art – Restore Scores Or: Last Minute Project Completion
In Honor of Veteran's Day, I wanted to Share a few Poppy Crafts. The Poppy Flower has been used since the 20's as a symbol commemorating soldiers who died in war. It's a reference to the poem 'In Flanders Fields'. You can read up on it all here at Wikipedia. So to honor the fallen,… Continue reading Happy Veteran’s Day
So we shared last week about how I spiffed up the hall closet to make it my own. Well, I forgot to share the right side of the closet, where yes, we still keep our pantry goods. Down there on the bottom we have a handy stool to make it easier to quickly get to… Continue reading Adding Pantry to the Closet
Happy birthday to my dearest Bill, who will always be juuuuuust a little bit older than me. But it still counts, ya old man! ❤ Beth
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