My Life Journey: New Home…
This post brought to you by BMO Harris Bank N.A. Member FDIC. All opinions are 100% mine. I was never a fan of renting. It was throwing money out the window, as far as I was concerned. Not to mention all the restrictions and limitations. Like no painting the walls … [read more...]
Wendy’s Original Chili Recipe
I have a bone to pick with Mother Nature. She completely threw off my plans for the New Year. And, yes, I’m still talking about the New Year. Even though talking about the New Year as we near the end of January is so passé ... but I digress. I have a bone to pick with Mother Nature. She threw a giant, frozen wrench … [read more...]
Valentine’s Day Ideas
We keep our Valentine’s celebrating pretty low key here at casa It All Started With Paint. It typically involves some flowers for the girls (me and Molly) from the boys (Mike and Sam). The kids are beyond the age of the passing out of Valentine’s in class. And can I give that a big old good riddance? I know, I know, … [read more...]
Super Saturday Link Party
It’s time again for the Super Saturday Link Party. But before we begin, I thought I’d share some features from last week’s party. Features that, by the way, are doing nothing to help with my dieting willpower. Which is barely hanging on by a thread. Or a sprinkle … Caught Our Eye Glazed Baked Donuts for the Bread Machine … [read more...]
Anthropologie Heart Pillow
In my quest to define what I want this blog to be as I move forward, I fear I let it become nothing … Silent. Project-less. Uninspiring. Inconsistent. Sigh. I’m so sorry. Truly, that’s not what I was going for. I was hoping to give it direction. A purpose. A … [read more...]
Main Dish Ideas & Recipes
When Dana at This Silly Girl’s Life linked up a homemade Chicago style deep dish pizza recipe at last week’s Super Saturday Link Party I immediately knew what my features should be … main dish meal ideas! And I found 15 delicious, mouth-watering main dish meal ideas linked at the party last Saturday. Starting with that deep dish pizza recipe … [read more...]
Super Saturday Link Party
Remember my Etsy shop experiment? You know, that recurring theme I've been boring you with here on Saturday mornings ... Well, the good news is that it's working. I've been buried in drop cloth and thread and mason jars and paint. The not so good news? I've been buried in drop cloth and thread and mason jars and … [read more...]
My New Thermostat & A Giveaway!
This is a Sponsored post written by me on behalf of Honeywell International Inc. for SocialSpark. All opinions are 100% mine. The giveaway ends on Thursday, January 23, 2014 at 12:00 PM Central Time. I was afraid of my new thermostat. Okay, afraid may not be the right word. More like intimidated … at … [read more...]
Chocolate Recipes
I think we should start a campaign to move Valentine’s Day to a better month. You know one that actually has a chance of sunshine. And warmth … Because nothing is more depressing than a Valentine’s Day with no Valentine on a cold, bleak, gray February day. Trust me. I know how that feels all to well. However, if … [read more...]
Super Saturday Link Party
The Etsy shop saga continues … I’ve been painting and sanding and sewing like a maniac trying to reach that elusive 100 items milestone. Because that’s when the magic happens. Well, that’s what I’ve heard anyway. My goal is to put up one new listing a day. And to sell one item a day. And so far it’s working. Almost … [read more...]
Valentine’s Candy Dish
Happy Friday, my friends! I'm not really here today. Well, I'm here. But I'm not posting here. Instead you can find me at Made From Pinterest. But fear not. To keep you entertained, the lovely Debbie (one of the three sisters at Made From Pinterest) is offering up an original project. And it uses mason jars. And you know how I … [read more...]
Sew A Christmas Stocking
Can I share something with you? Okay, that makes no sense because the whole point of the blog is sharing things with you ... But I’m talking about something personal. Something that’s been rolling around in my head for a few weeks now. You see, when it comes to this whole blogging thing, I often feel like I’m playing … [read more...]
Link Party Features
I know I should be enjoying today, this day of rest. And relaxation. But I can’t … because I’m dreading tomorrow. After two weeks of two teens sleeping in too late each day, tomorrow morning is going to be brutal. Painful. A rude awakening … *shudder* Adding insult to injury is the forecast … [read more...]
Super Saturday Link Party
Patience is not a strong suit of mine. I make up my mind to try and grow my Etsy shop. Set forth a plan to stock 100 items in 100 days. And in my mind that means I’ll sell at least one item a day. Immediately. When I put up a new listing in the morning, I spend the remainder of the day eagerly checking my email for … [read more...]
The Etsy Shop
The snow has been relentless. A steady stream of flakes falling from gray skies with no end in sight. Covering freshly shoveled sidewalks in the course of a half hour; erasing any signs of the back breaking work my husband (and my very kind neighbors) have done … We’re going on two days now. And for those two days I’ve taken refuge … [read more...]
My Elevator Pitch & Top 2013 Posts
I wasn’t going to publish a 2013 recap. I toyed with it. Rolled the idea around in my head during those early morning hours when I'm not quite awake … but not quite asleep … when the lists and tasks and chores to be done that day, that week, that month invade my semi-state-of-consciousness. Starting as a slow mummer and … [read more...]
Bathroom Paint Colors
I’m sitting here shaking my head in disbelief … sheer, utter, 100% mystified disbelief. Do you remember my weekend project? The one where I redid the kids bathroom with a huge helping hand from my neighbors at Ace Hardware? This one … Well, the folks at Ace Hardware shared this with their Facebook fans. And … [read more...]
Link Party Features
My Christmas “to do” list is being whittled down … and oh how joyous it feels to cross things off! In fact, I’ve taken to crossing things off with a dramatic flourish. (And I may even make a “whoosh” sound. Softly. Under my breath ...) So while I whittle and whoosh, why don’t you enjoy features from last week’s Super … [read more...]
Super Saturday Link Party
I’m ready for Christmas … can you believe it? Yes? Really? Because I can’t. The decorations are up. The presents are wrapped. And this weekend is all about the cookies. I’ll be a cookie baking machine … I can almost smells the deliciousness of that Nestle Toll House magic … [read more...]
Mini Trees 4 Ways
Don’t you just love a project that is so simple. So easy. So uncomplicated that even the most diy-challenged could execute it flawlessly … oh please reassure me that I haven’t just set myself up for hundreds of “pin fail” posts. And speaking of uncomplimentary posts … Have you heard of a website called Get Off My … [read more...]
Mixed Nuts Sweet & Spicy
This is a Sponsored post written by me on behalf of Bed Bath & Beyond for SocialSpark. All opinions are 100% mine. Now that the halls are decked and the stockings hung (though my 16-year-old-son is quite indignant that I moved the stocking hanging locations this year), it’s time to turn my attention to the fun … [read more...]
