Do It Yourself Books

Two really fun Do It Youself books came out recently from the popular magazine, Do It Yourself. So many fun ideas, and all for the person who loves to tackle the project themselves! First up, Do It Yourself: Kitchens (Better Homes & Gardens Decorating).
Full of inspiring kitchen makeovers for $1,000, $2,500, $5,000 and $10,000. Loads of great before-and-after photos, complete with budget breakdowns, which is really helpful for planning your own makeover. I also loved that the book has space planning tips, and of course, a lot of smaller projects that anyone can do to make their home more personal.

By far my favorite, likely because our kitchen is all made over, is the next book, Do It Yourself: 100+ Paint Projects (Better Homes & Gardens Decorating)!

Talk about tons of fun ideas! I am planning to do some of them very soon. The book has great photos of projects, how to tips on how to choose the right paintbrush for the project, and tips for painting on all kinds of different surfaces. I loved that there were even design templates included in the book. If you are ready to get some creative juices flowing, both of these books will help you do just that!  




*We received copies of both books for this review. As always, my opinion is my own.*

Never forgotten.

Owl Cupcake Kit

Owls remind me of fall, but then again, cupcakes that look like owls would be amazing any time of the year. So of course I just had to share this adorable owl cupcake kit with you!

Very cute, right? The kit is on sale right now at 50% off and will make 12 cupcakes, but I was kind of disappointed to see that it really just included the decorative elements and cupcake cups, and wasn't a full kit with cupcake mix and frosting.

I think I am going to have to try to recreate these sometime for our Harry Potter movie marathon!

Welcome September

The days are getting shorter, the weather cooler, and fall veggies will soon be planted in the garden. It's hard to imagine that fall is just around the corner, on September 23rd to be exact. Here at the nest summer has just barely arrived, and already we have to start letting go of it. Perhaps we will have a warmer than usual fall and winter this year to make up for the cooler, rainy summer we had.

Even with the change of seasons my thoughts still turn towards the garden (after all, it is still in the 90s out there)! I found this amazing fairy garden, and have been thinking about making something like it ever since. What is it about miniatures that are so fascinating and lovely?

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