I bought these little glass hanging planters/candle holders when we first bought the house and they've been sitting in storage since. On my last trip to Home Depot I picked up this assortment of succulents determined to put the glass holders to use. As I was walking towards the hubby in the store, plants in hand and all excited for what I was going to do with them, he says "You are going to kill more plants?" He has no faith in my ability to keep a plant alive. Thanks, babe. I know I do not have … [Read more...]
this is halloween – trick-or-treat bags
The possibility of actually having a decent amount trick-or-treaters this year made me go a little overboard with the candy and Halloween in general. When I was a kid, we used to leave a basket outside with little bags with candy for all the kids who would stop by our house while my parents would take my sister and me trick-or-treating. Even though we'll be home on Halloween night I still wanted to make little bags to give the kids. I had my handy bat punch and used some super sale coupons for … [Read more...]
a little face lift – new blog design
I know I'm a bit young to be getting a face lift. This blog is not even a year old yet but it was time. If you've been here since the beginning, I've been playing around with the design since the first day. I've never been happy with the look of my blog. I had serious blog envy of all those with pretty headers and buttons.In comes the super talented Kim at 733blogdesign. Seriously fabulous. A handful of my favorite bloggers had recent face lifts and I noticed they were all linked back to her. I … [Read more...]
the making of a craft room – hollow door desk
After I revealed my craft room a few weeks ago, I had a lot of questions on the furniture and organization. I'm going to share a few of the things I did to help anyone looking to make their own space. We did the room on the cheap. IKEA and Home Depot were my friends during the process. Customizing a room or space for your office or craft room does not need to be expensive. When I first started the room my desk was much shorter and there was a lot of unused space in the room. I love a lot of … [Read more...]
i’m over at newlyweds on a budget
Hi everyone, I'm over at Newlyweds on a Budget today sharing a quick Halloween tutorial while Kari and Mojo are enjoying their vacation. Kari has a great blog if you haven't checked it out. So please stop on by to say Hi and learn how I made these hanging bat decorations. Thanks for following Directions Not Included! … [Read more...]
grad school = unfinished projects but lots of pinning
I have a good 5 or 6 projects in some stage of progress scattered around my craft room and the supplies for a couple of others stored away. Why does grad school have to get in the way? This week was horrendous but hopefully I'll get into a groove and finish up everything this weekend. Only 42 more days, only 42 more days. If I keep repeating that, I might make it to the end with whatever shreds of sanity I still have left. Besides the obscene amount of Halloween stuff I'm still working on here … [Read more...]
feeling like fall – pumpkin butter recipe
It is definitely beginning to feel like fall around here. This is a highly subjective statement since I live in South Florida. Fall to me means when I go for my morning walk/run, it is hovering around 80 or instead of the 90+ I'm used to most of the year. To me that means it is "cool" enough to break out my favorite fall treat - pumpkin butter. If you like pumpkin, please make this. You will not be disappointed. Pumpkin butter30 ounces canned 100% pumpkin puree or fresh pumpkin1 and 1/4 cups … [Read more...]
the big 40!
I am definitely going to get in trouble for this. The love of my life turns 40 today. He is in denial and refusing to celebrate but that doesn't mean I can't announce it on the interwebs.Happy birthday my love!I'm the Sunday Spotlight today over at Sassy Sites. If you are a new reader, welcome and thanks for stopping by! Thanks again Marni! Thanks for following Directions Not Included! … [Read more...]
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