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Do you ever have an idea that pops into your head in the middle of the night and you drowsily think “brilliant!” and then you get up in the morning and realize that you were delusional the night before? This might be one of those ideas and I just haven’t had my moment of clarity [...]

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photo: a beach cottageBeautiful beachy tablescape…there’s burlap involved! ~ A Beach Cottage Do you sew? A little or a lot? Jenny Garland is hosting a Crafters Challenge with a $100 prize! Check it out! The most horrific bathroom ever…made beautiful on a budget. ~ Fly Through My Window Sarah Mae is hosting a 1 year [...]

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Kendra from My Insanity is hosting a Mother’s Day celebration where you can give an award to a blogging mama who has touched your life. Great idea! An idea for encouraging a mom in your life: 4 Reluctant Entertainers Great idea to “Anthropologize” your wardrobe: Seeking Glitter and Grace Inspiration for building a pergola: Tater [...]

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image: Centsational Girl A beautiful tea party set from someone else’s junk: Centsational Girl Thrift store plate mirrors: Craft Nest Make a succulent wreath: Learn 2 Grow Scroll down to see the succulent wreath in this post: Design*Sponge She rants about snarkiness: The R Family Diaries Glorious attic remodel: pattern of life (now I want [...]

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photo: Rare and Beautiful Treasures Drop cloth chair bows: Rare and Beautiful Treasures DIY lumberyard project: Downhome DIY She says it better than I ever could: Pensieve Making a bench from a coffee table: Unnecessary Necessities New life for a tired old headboard: It’s the little things that make a house a home Burlap coffee [...]

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When I saw these adorable bird silhouette buttons, I knew that you all would love them as much as I do. So I combined them with some of my favorite pistachio green felt and came up with my favorite new pin. Her name is Ava (which is apparently derived from a Latin word meaning bird). [...]

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photo: the lettered cottage An $82 fireplace makeover: The Lettered Cottage (Makes me want an outdated brick fireplace so I can make it beautiful!) Remake an old door as a desk: The Inspired Room/& Unlimited Dogs (This gave me inspiration for a coffee table in my family room) Make a sofa table for under $20: [...]

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the painted house Beautiful chair makeover: the painted house Reverse sign painting tutorial: Living Locurto Hallway makeover: The Devine Home Before/After chair makeover: maya*made Make an alien abduction lamp: Dollar Store Crafts Custom bathtub storage container: Living with Lindsay Perspective on guns in the potty: Mrs. Fussypants Fun with chicken wire: A Bit of Fluff [...]

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I did it! Did you? Did you manage to Unplug for 24 whole hours? Tell us about it. What did you do? Was it hard? Did anyone else notice? Will you do it again? If you’re just catching up, Friday was a day to Unplug from whatever it is that distracts you from the things [...]

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Wanna read about the whole thing? Click here. Don’t forget to link up on Monday with a post about your Unplugged experience.

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It’s almost time to Unplug! Tomorrow’s the big day. You can read all about the Unplug movement by clicking here. We’re starting a revolution! I know that lots of you are Unplugging with me and I’m so thrilled! Grab your button so that everyone who visits you tomorrow knows what you’re doing. Do you have [...]

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A bathroom makeover from Some of My Favorite Things using the board and batten technique that I’m going to use in my family room. WOW! From House to Home used a similar technique in her “Everything Room”. I’m smitten! Eddie Ross pulled together a beautiful table setting using Dollar Tree finds. He called it Style [...]

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French lovers, horses in the countryside, grazing goats, children playing hide and seek and roosters. Don’t forget roosters. I love me some toile! Although, The Hubster REALLY doesn’t get it. I think it’s the French lover thing that makes him shake his head. Here’s my current favorite. It’s not a memo board or a magnet [...]

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I am in love with all things burlap. There’s something about the color and the texture that just works for me. Oh, and it’s cheap! I adore this burlap coffee sack bulletin board from Maya*Made. It’s definitely inspired a new project for me. My Sweet Savannah put together a wonderful collection of burlap on her [...]

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When was the last time you turned off all distractions for a whole day and spent that time focusing on things that matter? A few weeks ago, in my Building a Soft Place to Land series, I confessed that I often struggle with priorities, particularly when it comes to my blog vs. my real life. [...]

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I nearly fainted when I opened that most recent (and last. sniff.) issue of O at Home magazine and realized that O (we’re on a nickname basis) has been reading my blog! I fully expect a call to be on her show any day now. Clearly, she got the idea from this post where I [...]

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Oh my GLORY!!!! Things are a-changin‘ around A Soft Place to Land! I’m all a-flutter with excitement over my new and improved bloggy home! I’m so tired from telling Darcy what to do for the last few days. While she worked her fingers to the bone, I would say, “Now make it bigger…now make it [...]

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Lots of you have asked about Moms Unite advertising lately. So it’s back! Do things look a little different over there?

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Lots of you have asked about Moms Unite advertising lately. So it’s back! Do things look a little different over there?

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