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A few months ago while driving my boys to school, I spied a bedspring on the side of the road.  Let's just say I could not stop my car fast enough and load it in.
It was your standard brown bedspring, and it's been sitting in our garage awaiting the end of the holiday season.  Once January 1st came around, I got busy.
I started by giving it a few coats of white paint - on both sides.  Once it was dry, I lugged it inside and started adding some embellishments like the number tag on top.  Since Valentine's Day is around the corner, I decided to start by giving it some love.
The LOVE banner I made a few years ago.  It fits perfectly!  Then I just started adding some old black & white photos of mine and my husband's parents, book pages (French poetry and Romeo & Juliet), wood clothespins and other pieces.
My parents on their wedding day.
My father-in-law.
French poetry book paper.

I'm super excited by how it turned out.  I can't wait to decorate it for each season and holiday.  I haven't decided whether or not to hang it up, so for now it's in our guest room.

Total cost for this project: $4.99 for white spray paint.  I had everything else I needed.

Jeanine
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Wishing everyone a happy, healthy new year!

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Christmas is a big ol' blur for me.  Between all of the Elf on the Shelf craziness, shopping, wrapping presents and hosting Christmas day, I'm finally able to breathe.  I've already taken down a bunch of our Christmas decorations.  In their place, I'm going with a winter theme.  The winter vignette above is in our livingroom.
In the dining room and on our antique desk, I have another winter setting.  I found the winter printable on Pinterest (it's free!) and I swapped out the Christmas message on my Jello mold pin cushion with Let it Snow.  As you can see from both pics, I'm not parting with my little red trucks just yet.
I also made a sweet snowflake banner using vintage images found on The Graphics Fairy.  I used vintage dictionary paper and some twine.  Easy peasy!
And I may or may not have already started making some Valentine's Day pieces.  All I needed for this was some Scrabble tiles, the holder and hot glue - and of course a love of all things French!

I'm making some changes for the blog and my Etsy shop for 2019, so stay tuned!

Jeanine
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I love, love, love scented candles!  I couldn't light them for years when my boys were small because I was always afraid they would get burnt or knock them over.  Now that they are older, I'm thrilled to be able to indulge in my passion once again.
With that said, I must admit I'm a picky candle connoisseur.  If a scented candle doesn't actually give off a scent, I will skip it.  So imagine how thrilled I was when Goose Creek Candle Company sent me their White Icing Cinnamon Roll large candle (on sale now for $10.99!). 
Let me just say: it smells delish!  When my boys came home from school the other day, they asked if I had made cinnamon rolls.  Seriously that's how good this candle smells.
If you're not familiar with Goose Creek Candle Company they are based in Kentucky and offer an amazing selection of affordable, scented candles.  Each is proudly made in the USA and feature a patented duo-wick that ensures your candle burns evenly and clean.  They also use lead-free, 100 percent cotton wicks.
Other flavors I'm dying to try: Balsam Fir, Dazzling Popcorn and Teakwood Merlot, to name a few.  If you've been on Santa's nice list this year, maybe you'll find a Goose Creek Candle under your Christmas tree.  If not, just visit their site!

Jeanine

Disclaimer:  I received a free product sample in exchange for a review, however, all opinions, text and photos are my own.
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I don't know about you, but my kids are itching for Christmas. And as the day draws near, I'm finding it harder to keep my 11 year old from getting antsy. So I was happy to team up with The Zebra to share some awesome holiday games!

From picture puzzles to writing activities, these family Christmas games are good for all ages. Adults or older kids can work with little ones, while having fun themselves.

A festive twist on the classic I-Spy and Bingo games, Christmas Decoration I-Spy Bingo is great for any outing. Whether you’re taking a long trip to see relatives or simply going to the grocery store, you and your family can keep an eye out for these holiday decorations. Consider laminating the pages to turn them into reusable cards.

Christmas Decoration I-Spy Bingo


Test your knowledge of famous songs for the season with the Christmas Song Lyric Challenge. This printable features fill-in-the-blank song lyrics for all of the holiday songs we know and love.

Christmas Song Lyric Challenge


For those looking for a little more challenge this season, they can try their hand at the Christmas Picture Puzzle. This is what’s known as a rebus puzzle, a word or phrase made through the sounds of symbols. You and your family will love working together to solve these — it can get a little tricky.



Christmas Picture Puzzle




Head on over to The Zebra to print our your family Christmas games (or click the link above)!

Jeanine

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I'm not going to lie.  I've been a bit consumed with coming up with different Elf on the Shelf ideas for my little guy.  As I mentioned in my previous post, it's probably the last year he'll believe in the elf, so we're all in idea-wise.  Above was my version of a mad scientist.
Then we moved on to getting Daddy off of the naughty list.  I printed out several pages of simple white paper with only his name and info on them, and then added them to a stack of cardstock for full effect.  My boys thought it was hilarious.  It really did look like every sheet had my husband's name.
Next up Milo and Otis went to the museum, and were promptly asked to never return.  This one is tied with our deejay Milo as my favorite!  I don't think a lot of people noticed the reindeer poops.
We were very sad when Milo went missing.  Luckily, he was found safe and sound in one of our kitchen cabinets.
The next morning we were treated to a magic show, where Milo sawed a reindeer (Otis!) in half.  This was a tough one to create, but it came out great (according to my 11 year old).
The weekend was tough as I couldn't disappear for a spell in order to get my ducks in a row for those nights.  So we kept it simple and played Bingo!  I can't believe we have 3 more weeks of this.  Help me, lol!

What shenanigans is your elf getting into this season?

Jeanine
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