viaI have a confession to make: I am a serious packrat. As in, a certifiable, card-carrying packrat.Mr. Splendid is undoubtedly nodding his head emphatically YES as he reads this.When I was small, my mom would give me a box of fancy chocolates each year for Valentine’s Day. Four little handcrafted, edible works of art that must have tasted…
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No-Sew Fabric Medallions
Yesterday I posted the “tour” of my spring mantel, which I created based on the March Southern Living cover. I love finding design inspiration in unlikely places! To punch up my display, I decided to add some fun medallion accents, which were inspired by these medallions shared by Jen at Tatertots and Jello…
Vibrant Spring Mantel
The March issue of Southern Living arrived on my doorstep late last week, and I was immediately smitten with the gorgeous springtime scene pictured on its cover. Stunning, no? Something about that turquoise door juxtaposed against those bright pink and green hues lit a fire under me, and I knew immediately I wanted to use…
Building a Raised-Bed Garden
In January, I shared my 12 major DIY goals for 2012, with a different project designated for each month of the year. So far, things are going great! I shared earlier this month the Hallway Command Center I created to fulfill my February goal (a board and batten hallway), and this weekend, the fam and…
Saturday Seven Party {No. 15}
Happy Saturday, friends! I am so glad you’re here! New to Positively Splendid? Each Saturday marks my Saturday Seven Party, a time when I open up the PS stage for YOU to share your projects!Last week’s most-viewed link:$18 Walmart Dress Styled 3 Ways @ Nest of Posies Be sure to check out my post from this morning, where…
Saturday Seven Spotlight
Happy Saturday, everyone!! We at Chez Bell are all about to don our work duds and get started filling our brand-new raised beds with lots of good dirt! With three little helpers and a 4-month-old supervisor, this could get interesting. Wish us luck! 😉Before that, let me share some of the fabulous ideas linked up during…
4 Practical Tips for Staying Organized
Attention Publix Shoppers! From February 23–29 you can participate in P&G’s “One List Life” promotion, available exclusively at Publix: simply select any four fabulous participating P&G items and pick up a FREE Rotisserie Chicken while you’re at it! Learn more at www.savingspg.com. *** One thing I have realized as our family has continued to grow:…
PSA Essentials Review + Giveaway!
Winner announced!Congratulations to Sally – #81!***Hi, friends! I am so excited to have the opportunity today to share a bit about one of my new favorite lines of products: PSA Essentials! PSA Essentials manufactures personalized, self-inking stamps. With patent-pending Peel & Stick technology and thousands of stamp designs, PSA has stamp designs for every holiday,…
12 Great Children’s Books
Books play such a huge role in our family, as I mentioned when I shared about how my kids and I made book donation totes to deliver to those in need. Reading is something I have done with all four of my children since they were tiny infants, as I feel strongly that establishing a love of…
12 (More) Why Didn’t I Think of That Ideas
Wilted Celery – Cut slice off bottom, Place in glass of water in fridge to recrisp.Slice of bread to prevent brown sugar from hardening. Other great tips for dealing with hard-as-a-rock brown sugar at TipNut.ZipperMagic Eraser bulkWrite with dry-erase marker on top of washer