So my friend Haley and I had a chance to share some of our absolute favorite ways to recycle, DIY and upcycle our way around our homes with a wonderful group of women. We have a MOMS group that is a co-op designed to support, uplift and encourage mothers in a comfortable setting. We
Flannel, apple cider, pumpkin pie. We still have some Fall to celebrate before it’s time to deck the halls right? Well, just about every year I try to find a new way to decorate those lovely faux pumpkins from the dollar store. This time I wanted to try upcycling a cozy red flannel shirt
I have a sewing machine. I have two sewing machines. One is my Grandma’s Bernina that needs a little work, and one is a super inexpensive little machine I picked up to basically make pillows etc… But there are times that I just want to make something that doesn’t require getting the sewing
I made these this weekend for our grown-ups Halloween party and they were a hit! The kids love to get all dressed up, and Halloween is usually all about trick or treating, sorting, trading candy and seeing what everyone else is dressed up as. I thought in addition to our usual festivities it would
Who is ready to be ridiculously inspired? From recipes to projects to FUN, we’re constantly amazed by all of the awesomeness linked up here every week. Thank you all for partying with us week in and week out. It just wouldn’t be a party without ya! To search our features and faves, use hashtag
We’ve probably all seen the “Nailed It!” meme online with a gorgeous cupcake on the left, and a sad, dismembered baked item, the “after” on the right. We all have them, like adult acne or spinach in our teeth, a failure in the creative world is bound to happen. In her new
Mixing up a batch of pumpkin bread seems to make the house smell wonderful, doesn’t seem to last long once it’s out of the oven, and everyone loves to receive it as a gift. It makes a great hostess gift, or something wonderful to bring a new mama, or friend just because. This bread is
Welcome to Inspiration Monday!! Don’t you love this time of year? Time for sweaters and boots, and firing up the crock-pots, sipping apple cider and pumpkin everything! Be Inspired… Join all 7 of us every week right here… where we search for our favorites and feature through out the week on all social media
Are you thinking about Christmas, and shopping, making or baking yet? I know that Halloween is just under two weeks away, but I am already kicking my gift making into high gear. Otherwise, well, you know. It will be a mad dash to finish everything at the last minute and that’s no fun at all!
Can you believe Halloween is only 2 weeks away? Neither can I! Sometimes I like to have a basket of special treats to give family and friends as they visit and trick or treat with us on Halloween. If you haven’t had the pleasure of enjoying popcorn and candy corn together, this treat you
Mysterious, beautiful, dark and kind of spooky. Elegant, glam, and rustic all at the same time. Black and white painted pumpkins and Halloween decor is chic, modern, and oh so everywhere. Here are some of my favorite ideas that have me inspired right now, and a few of our own creations too!!
I don’t decorate a lot for Halloween, instead I add a few Halloween touches to my Fall Decor, and it usually looks just perfect for Halloween. Then the spooky and pretty things get tucked away and we wait until close to Thanksgiving to start all over again for Christmas. Then, well, you know. It’s full
It’s been a year, a whole year since our sweet little man came into our lives. My first baby, had her first baby, and well…he’s already a year old. I can’t believe it!! Yep, that’s a whole bunch of teeth in there too, and he is taking those first steps, and discovering how to
I have to share this with you for two extremely important reasons. The first is that is tastes really good, like really good. The second is my super-duper picky eater who happens to not usually love everything I make ate 4 servings of this when I made it. That is a freakishly amazing
Ahhhh…. the comforts of the Fall season. It goes by fast…so get inspired, and try something new from Inspiration Monday Party. We are FULL of Inspiration from around the blog-o sphere… Join all 7 of us every week right here… where we search for our favorites and feature through out the week on all
One of my all time favorite ways to keep an eye on how healthy we are eating and keep my grocery budget in line is making my own mixes and staples that I use the most each month. Some people are far better at this than I, and have it down to an incredible,
Disclosure: I have been compensated for this post, however all opinions are truthful and my own. I had you at “no-sew” huh? I can’t believe Halloween arrived so quickly for us this year, well maybe not the day itself yet, but certainly the planning/making/hot-gluing etc… I was super excited when I had the chance to
I have fully embraced fall! I’ve pulled out the sweaters, boots and the slow cooker. I made my first batch of spiced apple cider and soup is on the menu and I’m ready for some comfort food. Apples, cinnamon, pumpkin and caramel are at the top of my favorites flavors right now. My love for
We have probably all seen the “time for pumpkin EVERYTHING” meme online about a dozen times by now, but for real. It’s fall, so it IS pumpkin everything, and then some. One of my hands-down favorite treats to make is a good scone. And my personal fave are Starbucks Pumpkin Scones, they are just
Brooke has done it again, I am in LOVE with these super cute, thrifty and easy Halloween glasses!! Hello twelveOeight readers! And happy October to you all! October posts are always the easiest ones for me. I could probably do Halloween-related posts all year long, and not get sick of them. It is my
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Welcome to twelveOeight! I’m Tanya and I am so glad you are here. If you are ready to start loving the home you have now, then join me on my mission. One thrifty project at a time we can make our today homes our dream homes.
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