Holiday decorations week continues at All Things G&D, and today I’m showing you our gift-wrapped, floor to ceiling, photo gallery wall! Gift-Wrapped Photo Gallery Wall I first had the idea to wrap some of the frames of our photo gallery wall in 2008 when I decorated our house for Christmas without spending a dime.
Our 2012 Christmas decorations are up and brightening our house with lots of sparkle, tinsel, and cheer! So far I’ve shown you our colorful Christmas tree, and throughout this week I’ll be showing you the rest of our home’s holiday color and sparkle – starting with our entryway! Come on in for some holiday fun!
I am currently in the middle of yet another “Mommy’s going overboard!” month as I plan my daughter Kate’s third birthday party. Each year of her life so far I have begun her birthday party plans pretending to think I’ll keep things simple, but knowing full well it’s never going to happen. When it comes
1. Twilight’s Breaking Dawn: Part 2 They saved the best for last! As some of my longtime readers likely remember, I may or may not have had a slight obsession with the Twilight books a couple of years ago. Allow me to illustrate what I mean by “slight”: Me (circa 2009), Photoshopped into a Cullen
After weeks of drooling over the gorgeous tile selections at The Tile Shop, taking a fantastic, hands-on DIY tile class, and diving into my own tiling and grouting adventures – it’s time for my DIY kitchen backsplash reveal! Our new kitchen DIY tile backsplash (click to enlarge)! The tile is Riviera Beach from The Tile
If you follow me an Instagram (user name: allthingsgd), you may have already seen this, but for the rest of you – here’s a sneak peek at my 2012 Christmas decorations: Colorful Christmas stockings hanging on the staircase. Metallic ribbon-wrapped letters. More coming soon!
With my tiles set, it was time to start grouting! You really only need to let your tiles set for 18-24 hours before grouting them, but I let mine set for a week since I’m a weekend DIYer and wasn’t able to get to them any sooner. For my backsplash I used unsanded grout mixed
What an eventful month we’ve had in the G&D household! So many fun, exciting, and crazy things happened this month, so I’ve decided to do my first ever “Month in Review” photo recap of the highlights! Our Month in Review – November 2012 November 3: My friend Jill and I finish the Tyranena Beer Run
I really should have been more nervous about slapping tile up on our kitchen backsplash for the very first time, but for some reason I wasn’t at all. Not even a little bit. Maybe it was thanks to the fantastic DIY tile class I took at The Tile Shop to prepare myself. Or maybe it
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