DIY

Starting Our Balcony Garden

April 2, 2021

I have a guest author joining me on the blog today, and you guessed it…it’s Gary!! Back when I first started this blog, I semi-joked about having a Gary’s Garden series since he is usually the one who takes the lead on our balcony garden. Well, the day finally came! We started our balcony garden about three weeks ago, and…

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Gingerbread House Decorating Tips

December 22, 2020

Fun fact: 2020 was the first year that I ever decorated my own gingerbread house! Given that my office couldn’t have an in-person holiday party, we were all given a gingerbread house decorating kit, and we had a decorating competition on Zoom. For those of you that don’t know, I’m competitive….like, reallyyyy competitive. And given that this competition pseudo fell…

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Light-Up Sign Restoration

December 8, 2020

Check out this cute DIY sign that I refinished to align with my navy and white decor! One of our very favorite local BBQ places recently closed its Santa Barbara location. Before making their big move out of state, the owner had a warehouse sale to clear out items that they didn’t want to pack up to bring with them.…

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