One big holiday tradition in Cincinnati is the train and pointsettia display at Krohn Conservatory. I remembering going as a ...

This is why I wanted a wooded lot! So I could wake up on a winter's morn, and sip my ...

Today was the day. The day to lace up the ole shoes and start working off all those holiday sweets ...

Build a Snowman! We got between 4" and 6" of snow yesterday! So naturally, we had to build a snowman ...

This morning, we woke up to this! Cincinnati rarely sees snow at Christmas, much less in the entire month of ...

I've seen a few of these simmering stovetop potpourri recipes floating around Pinterest lately, so I thought I'd give one ...

If you saw my recent Weekly Wishlist, or follow me on Instagram (@onuwriter06), then you know that I've got a ...

Looking for a cool ornament DIY? Why not a Golden Snitch!? I made this guy last year, following this tutorial via Tiny ...

Okay, so this is a little different than my usual Weekly Wishlists. I cannot believe that Christmas is 6. Days ...

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Our weekend can be boiled down to the following: shopping, partying, crafting, eating, drinking and glitterizing. So clearly, it was ...

I shared my mantel on Monday, so now, it's time to reveal the full monty tree. Here she is in all her ...

I have recently become obsessed with Chalkboard-style typography. So I thought I'd round up a few beauties from Etsy to ...

This is the last installment of the Dare to DIY challenge (sponsored by Two Twenty One, Newly Woodwards, Decor and ...

So, I've said it before and I'll say it again, I'm not much of an artist or designer. But I ...

This week, I'm really loving the idea of bringing some special throw pillows into our family room for the holidays ...

Tom & I have made quick work of our holiday traditions together. We always get a real tree (I grew ...

I'm reaching back into the "archives" for this week's Dare to DIY: give homemade challenge. Over the summer, I pinned ...

With the colder weather settling in, there's nothing better than snuggling up in front of the fireplace under a large ...

It's another Dare to DIY Monday! This week's subject is "entertain." As anxious as I was to jump head-first into ...

Just wanted to wish everyone a Happy Thanksgiving! However you're celebrating, I hope it will be with good food, family ...

Happy Monday! Today, I'm participating in my first Dare to DIY event, hosted by Two Twenty One, Decor and the ...

Happy Monday! Hope everyone had a fabulous weekend. The weather here in Cincinnati was pretty awesome (again). Not as warm ...

So I realize that house projects have been a little non-existant lately. Sorry. We've got so many in our heads, ...

I discovered these book docks by Rich Neeley Designs on Etsy a few months ago. He takes new and vintage ...

Or... just this one. Allow me to introduce the newest member of our family! Molly is a 3-month-old Bichon-Shih Tzu ...

I hope everyone had a good weekend! Tom & I both took Friday off to use up some of our ...

A few weeks ago, I came upon some really unique accessories via Bliss Home and Design, an interior design and furnishing ...

So, I'm kind of a Halloween Slacker. I didn't have time to carve any of my pumpkins, I didn't bake ...

When Sherry at Young House Love. issued the Fall Pinterest Challenge last Tuesday, I eagerly accepted... Annnnd then later that ...

Origins Clear Improvement charcoal mask // Origins Ginger Gloss smoothing oil // MOR Italian Blood Orange bar soap // bareMinerals kit // bareMinerals ...

While browsing Pinterest recently, I came across a bunch of cool DIY makeovers that can be done with stencils. Stenciling ...

I recently added a bunch of potted mums to our porch for a fresh Fall porch-scape (is this a thing?) ...

This was part of (well, most of) my exciting plans for the weekend... MEETING JOHN AND SHERRY PETERSIK!!!! While I ...

::whew:: It's been a crazy week! I am very glad that tomorrow is Friday! Not only do we have some ...

I thought I'd try something different today. I've been blogging for about 6 months, and I figured it's time you ...