Disclosure: This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. #BTSwithHP #CollectiveBias Have your children gone back to school? We started this week! Technology is a huge part of our back to school life. My daughter attends a virtual school, so everything from communicating with other students and […]
Organizing Your Child’s Closet to Foster Self-Sufficiency
Note: Today I have a special guest post from Kaitlin Krull to help you organize your child’s closet to foster self-sufficiency. While watching children grow in independence and self-sufficiency is one of the most rewarding parts of parenthood, it can be hard to find ways to help your little ones safely practice independent living. At Modernize, […]
Tips for Decorating the Playroom
When we moved into our new house nearly 4 years ago, we had an extra bedroom that we stuck all my daughter’s toys in and called it a playroom. However, we never did any decorating in the room because we were not sure what the room was going to be permanently. Considering 4 years later […]
Photo Travel Map Update
Disclosure: This post contains affiliate links. My Big Fat Happy Life is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to amazon.com. I wanted to provide an update to my Photo Travel Map that I […]
Tips for Decorating Your Mantle for Fall on a Budget
Disclosure: This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. #LoveAmericanHome #CollectiveBias It’s officially Fall – now if only our weather here in the south would cooperate! However the hot weather is not stopping me from decorating for Fall. I love lots of pumpkins, the fragrance of […]
How to Make a Photo Backdrop From a Pallet
One day when I was coming home I spotted one of my neighbors was throwing away a couple pallets. If you read my redo of a trash to treasure chalkboard freezer you will know how much my husband hates picking up trash for me. So, I begged and begged him before I finally got my pallet. […]
DIY Succulent Planters
I have been wanting to place a plant in my kitchen windowsill for awhile but needed something that was strong enough to withstand my not so green green-thumb. I decided to use succulents if I can keep them alive outside I should be able to keep them alive inside, right? I had found these cute plastic […]
Organizing Your Desk with Vintage Finds
I love picking up vintage pieces at antique stores, garage sales or my current favorite: Goodwill. My local Goodwill sells most of their dishes: cups, plates and bowls for $0.59 a piece with some exceptions. For the most part you can find some really good deals, however it can be hit or miss. I have found random milk […]
Easy Wicker Furniture Makeover
Special guest post today from my mom, Karen! Free! Who doesn’t like free? So when my very smart (thrifty) daughter called to tell me her neighbor had a pile of wicker furniture out by the trashcan, I headed right over. It looked kind of sad…it was a little broken and very well worn, but I […]
Beach Souvenir: Seashell Collection
We visit the beach at least once a year and one of S’s favorite things to do is to collect seashells. But what do you do with all those shells? We keep our collections in jars. I keep most of the shells that S collects – I try to steer her towards whole shells verses […]