Living Our Good Old Days
Pimiento cheese is an all-time favorite. We like to add a little bit of spice and green olives in this variation. Need it even spicier? Sub in chopped pickled jalapeños instead of green olives. It’s delicious on a plain-old sandwich, a bagel, a croissant, crackers or baguette. Just grab your favorite carb-of-choice and spread it on! You could also serve…
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I spend a good portion of my day working from my home office, so having a space that’s bright and inspiring is important to me. This is where all my creative chaos (and work!) takes place, so I wanted something unique and feminine, but also functional. I had been looking for an inexpensive, preferably vintage, piece that would complement the…
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In my family, workshops are sacred spaces. My grandfather was a business owner, but also a creative spirit who made beautiful clocks and furniture on the side. I have fond memories of my dad in his workshop, which was also our garage. I remember having a small workbench where I would “use” my own tools alongside my dad, but I…
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Sea trees: because who doesn’t love a coastal-looking tree?! This project is so simple, we used pallet wood we already had on hand. Because we finished with Salt Wash and wanted a rugged, worn look, we didn’t pre-sand any of the wood. Here’s what we used: Tools Orbital Sander Nail Gun Miter Saw Clamps Table Saw for middle base scoring…
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Love a holiday project that can be made in one sitting? This is it! It’s seriously one of the easiest things we’ve ever made. AND, it’s made mostly from scrap pallet wood. The finished project stands at about 40 inches tall but you can easily size this up or down to suit your needs. Prop it against your fireplace, display…
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“Gratitude Tree” sounds more elegant than this simple project actually is– but I guess the elegance is in the gratitude, not the tree itself. Our family recently went on a church retreat and one of the activities was adding a leaf with a noted expression of gratitude to a “tree” made of sticks. I thought this was so lovely, we…
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Back Porch Bliss is about the everyday simple— yet blissful— moments. In our home, we call it simblissity. It’s living our good old days and I’m finding there’s no better way of life. Pull up a chair!
