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Organization: Jewelry

Organization: Jewelry

One day I’ll have a proper jewelry box, but for now, this drawer – in the same dresser I use to organize my scarves and belts – is working out really well. *Technically, these acrylic drawer organizers are designed to hold office supplies… I ignored that memo 🙂   (image courtesy […]

May 14, 2013 × 6 comments

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How-To: Use Bamboo Trays as Drawer Organizers

How-To: Use Bamboo Trays as Drawer Organizers

Bathroom (Toiletries) Drawer Bamboo trays – cutlery/utensil holders, randomly sized modular squares and rectangles, etc. – make very easy work of organizing drawers all around the house. They’re functional, customizable, easily cleaned (in case you’re like me and always spilling something), and they allow everything in a drawer to be […]

April 30, 2013 × 0 comments

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Quick Tip: Soap Dishes and Sample Sizes

Quick Tip: Soap Dishes and Sample Sizes

West Elm appetizer plate and Aveda rosemary mint mini soaps QUICK TIP #1: Use common items in off-label ways When I couldn’t find a soap dish I liked – I know, I know: picky much, J&S? – for our master bathroom, I left the “bathroom accessories” department and headed for the […]

April 16, 2013 × 0 comments

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How-To: Add Color to Wall Art & Photography (Part II)

How-To: Add Color to Wall Art & Photography (Part II)

This is a quick, easy project – my favorite kind 🙂 – to add some color to wall art and/or photography. It’s removable and changeable for the commitment-phobic like myself. Click HERE to check out another way to add color to wall art and photography 🙂 Materials: Frame with mat […]

January 16, 2013 × 0 comments

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Entertaining: Dessert Party

Entertaining: Dessert Party

Hubby and I hosted a pink-themed – okay, I chose the theme and he kindly went along with it – dessert party this past weekend. Fun, calorie-rich times 🙂 MENU Brownie Bites with Strawberries & Whipped Cream Red Velvet, Chocolate, Yellow Cake, and Oreo Cheesecake Cupcakes Chocolate Covered Strawberries Mini […]

January 16, 2013 × 2 comments

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Organization: Gift Wrap

Organization: Gift Wrap

After the time I was late for a party and had to stop by the grocery store to buy an exorbitantly-priced (and very ugly, I might add) gift bag for a present, I knew I had to do better. I mean, that thing was u-g-l-y you-ain’t-got-no-alibi ugly. Fugly. Butt ugly. […]

January 11, 2013 × 0 comments

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How To: Add Color to Wall Art & Photography (Part I)

How To: Add Color to Wall Art & Photography (Part I)

I use colored cardstock (widely available at art supply stores like Michael’s and in the office supply/scrapbooking section of stores like Target) to add a pop of color to framed vacay pics. It’s quick, inexpensive, and for the decor commitment phobic like myself, easy to change out. Simply disassemble the […]

January 10, 2013 × 0 comments

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Organization: Scarves

Organization: Scarves

Scarves are almost always my accessory of choice, and I needed something fairly inexpensive to replace the chair and whip I used to tame my crammed-full scarf drawer 🙂 Archival Ornament Storage Box: The Container Store This 16-compartment archival ornament storage box* comes with a top (not pictured) and has […]

January 9, 2013 × 0 comments

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Quick Tip: Custom Scented Drawer Liners

Quick Tip: Custom Scented Drawer Liners

I’m not a very crafty person, but I needed some drawer liners I wouldn’t have to replace every 2 seconds, and I didn’t want to spend very much money for them. After some trial and quite a bit of error… … I found out that watercolor paper makes great, inexpensive […]

January 8, 2013 × 0 comments

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Organization: Freezer

Organization: Freezer

I don’t always have (or make) the time to cook every day, but I do like to eat every day. That’s why I think the freezer is a busy girl’s (or guy’s) best friend. Not as good as a diamond of course, but a good BFF nonetheless. I keep my […]

January 4, 2013 × 0 comments

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Organization: Belts

Organization: Belts

Archival Ornament Storage Box: The Container Store This 28-compartment archival ornament storage box from The Container Store comes with a top (not pictured) and costs about $25. I keep it in a dresser drawer, but it could be just as useful on top of the dresser or on a shelf, […]

January 3, 2013 × 0 comments

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Quick Tip

Quick Tip

I hate emptying the dishwasher. I know, it doesn’t make sense: I should be so thankful that I don’t have to wash dishes by hand that I should be doing the Beyonce’ Uh-Oh around the kitchen, putting clean dishes away on beat. But I don’t. I usually run the wash at […]

January 2, 2013 × 0 comments