The past couple weekends in our house have been major project weekends.  Nearly two years ago we purchased our first home, a classic “fixer upper” with unending projects (in stark contrast to our bank account).  I spent hours on Saturday and Sunday sanding, painting, and repainting 3 new interior doors for our downstairs living area. [...]

I absolutely could not make myself choose between these two table number options from Beach House Living, so you get to see them both!  Both are upcycled vintage spoons and would add a welcomed bit of sparkle to your reception table decor.  Choose from a hand hammered spoon that has your table numbers hand stamped [...]

Summer is still dragging on here in the desert, but I’m dreaming of perfectly cool fall days and looking forward to being able to wear something more than flip flops, shorts and a tank top.  All of these pieces say “It’s Fall” to me and would be a welcome addition to my closet! 1. Bird [...]

Just in the short time I’ve been blogging about hand made, eco-friendly finds through my Sustainability series, I’ve noticed a dramatic increase in the availability of intentionally sustainable art.  I was surprised initially, because I thought with all of the options available for mixed media artists to upcycle and recycle, and all of the wonderful [...]

{My apologies for the missing/out of order/erratic posts last week. It was a missing/out of order/erratic week. Things should be back on point this week!} Confession time: I love meat. I think the only time I’ve thought “Once was enough” was when I was recently introduced to “calf fries” in Oklahoma. But I know there [...]

If your wedding is feeling a little bit country (or outdoorsy, or woodsy, or green-y), this reclaimed wood cake stand from Whippoorwheel would be the perfect addition to your reception decor and a great way to show off your wedding cake! This piece has been lovingly hand made and coated with three layers of food [...]

Phoenix, like much of the country, has been having some absolutely miserably hot weather the past couple of weeks.   I mean, we always have hot weather in the summer, but we’ve been having 110+ degree days with 40% humidity thanks to the monsoon that’s rolling in.  Every year when we hit this point of [...]

I heard on NPR this week that, in Baghdad, it regularly gets up to 130 degrees ferenheit in the summer.  And an antiquated electricity grid makes air conditioning as fleeting as a desert oasis.  When I heard this I thought, “I will never complain about 110 in Phoenix again.”  But who am a I kidding, [...]

If you’re looking for a truly original and one of a kind wedding cake topper, look no further. These toppers, made from sustainably and locally harvested poplar wood, are created to look like YOU! No more generic bride and groom, or the “funny” ball & chain topper that wasn’t so funny after the fifth wedding [...]

Tomorrow afternoon I’m hitting the road with my husband, sister-in-law, brother-in-law-to-be, and two other cars full of my husbands family as we all caravan to Laverne, Oklahoma for a Fourth of July family reunion. We did the same thing last year, and I have to admit, I was a bit skeptical of spending a week [...]