image by www.theroguenews.com Some good friends of mine were watching the news two years ago during a feature on Black Friday shoppers. They were commenting to each other "who in their right mind does that!?" When who splashes across the screen cheering and laughing and waving to cameras? Me. It was a proud moment. My sister and I were some of the first through the doors at Target, I was jumping with happy excitement, she was doing high kicks for the camera. It was fun. A lot of people … [Read more...]
Archives for November 2013
How To Make A 10′ Pom Pom Garland, for $1.50!
Are you starting to feel the Christmas rush? I am... as I pull out the boxes I get a little more excited (and a little more anxious) with each decoration. Lately I have seen pom pom garlands everywhere. Being the shameless cheapie that I am there is now way I am going to pay $19 for a 5 foot garland! That is the going rate at Pottery Barn, Land of Nod, even online boutiques. Turns our they are sooooooooo easy and soooooooo cheap, so basically it's a perfect project. I used Christmas … [Read more...]
How To Fix a Rain Gutter… Fix it Friday!
Happy Friday! This might be my last Fix It Friday post because, well, it's more fun to make a new project than fix an old one! We had a huge windstorm/rainstorm blow threw a little bit ago (okay, not hurricane big, just desert big) and it left our drain pipe looking like this: With winter creeping up, making sure your drainpipes are clean from leaves and debris and working well is vital. Plus, let's keep the water in our showers and pools, not in the foundation! A disclaimer before I … [Read more...]
Birthday Printable
Yesterday was a great day! The featured post on Remodleaholic was awesome and I was busy celebrating daughter's 1st birthday... so this printable has perfect timing. Allow me to explain. During my girl trip last weekend my older sister Lisa had a birthday. It was all fun and games until a different sister Stacy got hungry, and when she gets hungry she drops a little on the nice totem pole if you know what I mean. So there we were, all eight of us slammed into a minivan while Lisa decided … [Read more...]
Super Rad Feature on Remodelaholic
I just ate ice cream for breakfast, so you know it's an awesome day. Remodelaholic featured my tree house, you gotta check it out. Their site is dripping in DIY goodness and has been a personal fave forever, so this feels like a big blog hug. Thank you Cassity! If this is your first visit to iamhardware, kick up your feet and and stay a while! I'm new to all this... I have had a great time so far and I have some fun, big projects coming down the pipes, so I hope you visit again. Thanks for … [Read more...]
Create A Gallery Wall… the kind that doesn’t look crazy.
Wow what a weekend! I hope yours was great! I met with six of my seven sisters for a gut laughing fest. We desperately missed my one sis that couldn't make it, it wasn't the same without her, but I haven't had that much fun for a long time. And now the blog... I love gallery walls. Although they add variety and are a great way to display memories or momentous, they can be tricky suckers to put together. I have wanted to create a picture gallery for a while but unfortunately sometimes I … [Read more...]
Easy Dollar Store Project
I leave this weekend for a sister's trip (there are eight of us) and I am so excited. Right now the debate is what video we are going to watch first on the road trip. We have it narrowed down to three: Clueless, Mean Girls, or Girls Just Want to Have Fun. All American classics. My bff hubby will be holding down the fort during my quick trip. I don't know who will have the bigger adventure! I know I don't need to tell you again how much I love the dollar store, but I am going to anyways. I … [Read more...]
Dollar Store To Buy or Not To Buy
It's no secret, I think the dollar store is a beautiful place. But when we're talking about a dollar there is a very fine line between screaming deal and total rip off! I have talked to some of my favorite savvy shoppers and have compiled a list of WHAT TO BUY and WHAT NOT TO BUY. This is a list you will want to keep! What is totally worth it: gift bags, tissue paper organizer baskets, bins party supplies paper goods Mylar helium balloons light bulbs tin foil casserole … [Read more...]
Happy Veterans Day!
Monday hit me like a ton of bricks this week. School projects, groceries, laundry, sick kids, and a girl trip this weekend have me aghast it is already past noon! As I have been zooming around town the American flags enlist an air of nostalgia for the holiday today. I feel a reverence for the women and men that are fighting and have fought for our freedoms. I grew up an army brat. My dad was in the army, green berets. He went to West Point and like his father and grandfather, they have served … [Read more...]