New Blog

Hey Everyone. I moved my blog over to wordpress. To see the latest projects and posts come on over to www.bloominghomestead.com! Hope to see you there.

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New blog design

Just wanted to let you know that I am *finally* moving from blogger to wordpress on Saturday, so there might be a little downtime but hopefully we will be back up and running ASAP. I am excited for the new site and it will be so much easier to navigate, search, and view posts.

Remember if you follow me through google friend connect you won't be getting feeds from the new blog, so please find  me on bloglovin', google +, facebook, instagram, pinterest, twitter or my rss feed.

I'll see you all soon with the new design, same URL. :)

2014 Home Goals

This year I decided to write down a few of my "home" goals or projects that I would like to focus on and/or complete throughout this year. I have so many to do's in the wings...but with limited free time nowadays I thought I would just focus on a couple.

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 My first big project I would like to complete is the remodel and finishing of our "Attic Room". 

I've shared this before, this project has been quite the chore. So far we have all the insulation and beam work complete, we have also had the electrician and heating/cooling specialists installing a separate unit for this space since its above the garage. Next up is Sheetrock, finishing work, carpet...and then we will have us a room to decorate! So excited to finally get this done.

 Another goal is to paint my front door. I think it needs a color. My husband disagrees with me and prefers it to stay white...we will see who wins out on this one. :)

 Another goal is to actually finish decorating one of our bathrooms. None of our bathrooms are decorated and this one pictured above is still in the process of having its ceiling painted! Its been that way since before I got pregnant this last year...oops! So I want to for sure *finish* at least one of our bathrooms. Maybe more who knows!

I bought this curio along with a matching hutch that I planned to refinish. This one is in progress, a chalk paint project I will share soon. I am hoping to get the hutch finished this year as well. Right now it is residing in my basement. :)

 

Lastly, I would like to re-do my dining area. After painting the molding and bottom wall in the room, I would like the ceiling painted white and a nice gray on the walls.

What are your home goals?

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Valentine Hearts

One of my most popular posts has been my tutorial on this 3-D Heart Art in frame.  

Well, I have good news for you!

Top 10 posts from 2013!

Today I'm sharing my Top 10 posts from 2013. Looking forward to sharing more great things for 2014!

Valentine Wreath Tutorial

Valentine Printables

 Homemade Crepes Recipe

DIY Headboard

 Jute Bucket Makeover

Striped Curtain Tutorial

Lunchbox Jokes for kids

Distressed Sign Tutorial

Halloween Wreath

And my #1 moment of 2013(chosen by me)...the birth of this little miracle!

 I'm looking forward to more exciting things in 2014!

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DIY Hurricane Vases

In case you missed it, I shared a fun tutorial for these DIY Ballard Inspired Hurricane Vases  I Heart Naptime.

 Come check it out!

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Christmas Goodies

I just love Christmas Goodies, both giving and receiving! It is always fun to offer some variety and here are some favorites  (I also made donut snowmen but somehow didn't get a pic of those.)

 Classic Oreo cookies with festive sprinkles

 

Candy Cane Cookies

 

 Of course we gotta have classic sugar cookies!

 And you can't go wrong with a few pinwheel cookies as well.

 

I made the candy cane and swirl cookies with my classic sugar cookie recipe you can find here. What a fun time of year to get creative and share with others. :)

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On the Move...

Just wanted to send out another reminder that I am moving from blogger to wordpress in the next few days. I am excited for the new site and it will be so much easier to navigate, search, and view posts.

Remember if you follow me through google friend connect you won't be getting feeds from the new blog, so please find  me on bloglovin', google +, facebook, instagram, pinterest, twitter or my rss feed.

I'll see you all soon with the new design, same URL. :)

LEGO Family Fun

This is a Sponsored post written by me on behalf of LEGO for SocialSpark. All opinions are 100% mine.

Have you heard of LEGO Minifigure Family? If your family is like mine you've got to check it out...we are LEGO lovers! LEGO's are definitely a household favorite and when I heard about minifigurefamily.com I knew it would be a hit. Basically you go to minifigurefamily.com and you can create your own minifigure family. How cool is that? My son was so excited! One of his favorite things to collect are LEGO minifigures. Minifigurefamily.com is super easy and offers several customizations to make each family member uniquely their own. You can change skin tones, lots of hair/hat options, not to mention different torso and leg combinations. After you create your family you are able to pick and scene for your family as the 'backdrop' and add a greeting! When you're all finished, you can share your LEGO family card via social media or download it. This was quite fun and you have to let your kids give it a try.

We had a good time deciding which look best fit each family member. Such a fun activity for our LEGO loving family. Make sure to visit minifigurefamily.com and create your perfect family minifigure card.