Next to Christmas, Swap It Like It’s Hot Week is my second-favorite time of the year! If you’re new to how it works, a bunch of bloggers head to their favorite thrift stores, pick out a few items that are crying out for a makeover, then ship them off to another blogger to be transformed into something new and useful! Out of the box full of thrifted goodies I received, I turned some of the contents into this upcycled Spring wall hanging.
When I was wrapping up my gift for my friend’s baby shower a few weeks ago, I realized that I didn’t have a baby-appropriate gift bag or any rolls of wrapping paper. In fact, I’m pretty sure the only rolls of wrapping paper in our house right now are leftovers from Christmas. Whoops. Instead, I turned to a roll of plain kraft paper. This, of course, works just fine, but it needed some fancying up. So I came up with this baby shower clothesline gift wrap to dress up my gift for the occasion!
Did you know that March is National Craft Month? Now that’s my kind of thing to celebrate! Wayfair recently asked me to be part of their Craft Redux campaign, and I jumped at the opportunity to participate. The challenge? To re-make or reimagine the first craft project you ever posted on your blog.
Sign me up! I love a good craft challenge. For me, this meant a chance to re-invent my Spring floral wreath.
This article was originally published in the March 2016 issue of VRAI Magazine.
For this month’s “Spring is in the Air” theme, I took the “in the air” portion somewhat literally. When I think of the signs of Spring, I think of the scents – new grass, warm breezes and blossoming flowers. After having our home shut up for winter, I look forward to opening the windows, clearing out the stale air, and filling our rooms with light, fresh scents.
I frequently see simmering pot recipes shared around the winter holidays, combining clove, cinnamon and other heart-warming seasonal scents. But the idea of a simmering pot is one you can use and change up all year long, and this is what inspired me to put a Spring spin on a few simmering pot recipes.
I remember back during football season, I saw a lot of ideas for setting up vegetable party trays to look like football fields. When I started planning out details for the baby shower I hosted last month, I figured there had to be a baseball version. But much to my surprise, there were very few examples to be found! So after some thinking and sketching, the hubs and I came up with a design for a baseball field fruit tray.