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ORC Week 3: No progress, but we had Snow!

jackiecantblog@gmail.com April 21, 2018 0 Comments
I am from Michigan. My whole life I have lived in South East Michigan. Here we sometimes have some pretty crazy weather and we see all four of the seasons. Sun, Rain, Snow, Wind, Cloudy, Ice, Warm, and did I mention COLD??? - and I'm just talking about the weather we've gotten in the last week! Now, while all of these conditions are not unusual we don't normally have them this late in the...

ORC Week 2- DIY Flamingo Pillows

jackiecantblog@gmail.com April 13, 2018 2 Comments
Did I tell you that I have signed up for the One Room Challenge, and I will be taking part as a Guest Participant? Yup. I am surprised too! This is another year of confronting my fears, so it seemed fitting to jump into another blogger challenge and grow my skills. "Even if you fall on your face, you're still moving forward." -Victor Kiam What is the ORC, you ask? It is a six-week design...

Week One: the ORC and I’m Guest Participant!! What-What??

jackiecantblog@gmail.com April 8, 2018 2 Comments
Well, after more than two months of Radio silence here on the blog, I have signed up for the One Room Challenge, and I will be taking part as a Guest Participant. What??????? What is the ORC, you ask? It is a six-week design challenge featuring 20 interior designers and over 200 guest participants. Each one is challenged to makeover one room, collectively posting once a week over at the One Room...

$100 Room Challenge-The Bathroom is Refreshed!

jackiecantblog@gmail.com January 31, 2018 23 Comments
We made it! It is time to celebrate, I have completed my first $100 Room Challenge :) I have been so happy to be taking part in this challenge, hosted by the lovely Erin of lemonslavendarandlaundry.com. Erin started the challenge a couple of years ago when she wanted to show that you could refresh a room on a small budget.  That anyone could redecorate One room, in One Month's time, with a...

$100 Room Challenge- What happens when the Design plan changes?

jackiecantblog@gmail.com January 28, 2018 4 Comments
I have been so lucky to be taking part in a fun blogger challenge. It's the $100 Room Challenge hosted by the lovely Erin of lemonslavenderandlaundry.com Simply put the challenge is using only $100 to refresh or redecorate one room in one months time. Just the type of challenge that this budget loving girl loves! Count me in!     The room that I've been working on is our tiny little...

$100 Room Challenge- DIY Stenciled Artwork

jackiecantblog@gmail.com January 27, 2018 0 Comments
I have been working on a couple of projects for our little Bathroom and the $100 Room Challenge. The $100 Room Challenge is hosted by the lovely Erin from lemonslavendarandlaundry.com. In short, using only $100 in one month’s time to transform one room. A creative challenge as well as a budget challenge! How fun!     Working mostly with what I had on hand I wanted to make some DIY...

$100 Room Challenge- DIY Pom Pom Curtains

jackiecantblog@gmail.com January 27, 2018 0 Comments
I am so excited to be participating in the $100 Room Challenge that is hosted by the lovely Erin from lemonslavendarandlaundry.com. In short, using only $100 in one month's time to transform one room. A creative challenge as well as a budget challenge! I love it!     For this challenge, I have been working on redecorating our tiny Bathroom. Since we are renting our cute little house,...

A New to Me Kitchen Cabinet!- a Thrifted Makeover

jackiecantblog@gmail.com January 25, 2018 0 Comments
I love quirky old furniture. We found this cool cabinet about an hour before an Estate sale was scheduled to close. They were giving a 50% discount on all of the marked prices. They wanted to clean out that house and have the rest of the stuff go! We got a few small items from inside the house and then saw this cabinet in the garage for $30! We paid and went home to get the van. I love a good...

$100 Room Challenge- the Shopping is done!

jackiecantblog@gmail.com January 20, 2018 10 Comments
I am taking part in a pretty cool challenge this month. It's the $100 Room Challenge. The lovely Erin of lemonslavenderandlaundry.com is the host, and you can read about the challenge here on her site. A quick recap if the challenge is new to you- $100 to refresh or redecorate one room in one months time. I kinda showed up to the party a little late, so I have a little bit of catching up to do....

A Warm Winter Gallery Wall in the Living Room

jackiecantblog@gmail.com January 4, 2018 0 Comments
Good Morning, jumping on to share a quick look at our living room gallery wall decor. But first how about a photo of a sleeping puppy? If you look closely, you can see that Pepe's eyes are open. He was a little mad that I was standing over him taking photos. And as soon as I was done, he buried himself under that throw blanket. I love that grumpy little puppy!   I just love these picture...