master bedroom inspiration

Master Bedroom Inspiration Board #colorinspiration #masterbedroom

I am so excited to makeover my master bedroom. Did you know it’s too common that homeowners decorate their master bedroom last when moving into a new home? This rings true for me, unfortunately. I have completed my girls’ bedrooms (tween girl room, toddler girl room), the guest bath, dining room, family room and recently, [...]

Creative Home | contributor announcement (:

Lolly Jane meets Creative Home

Happy Thursday, friends! Thursday is my most faaaavorite day of the week… it’s like Christmas Eve, okay so that’s an exaggeration BUT, it’s the day before the weekend starts! Whoo hoo! Time to chill out, relax and catch up on blogging, pinterest-ing and browsing your fav sites. We wanted to share one of our newest [...]

2013 goal: pray harder.

It’s the first week of January.  Time to set goals and resolutions.  Lose weight, work out more, yaddayah.  I’m not referring to the stereotypical goals, I’m talking about spiritual goals.  So here is my 2013 goal: pray harder. You see, my sister in law’s sweet brother was just diagnosed with stage 4 cancer.  And Aimee‘s brother [...]

top 12 projects of 2012

Top 12 posts of 2012 Lolly Jane blog

Wow, 2012 has been busy!  It flew by and we had a blast being bloggers this year!  We attended our first two blog conferences, SNAP and EVO.  We met a million new best friends and realize that there are so many of you out there that love to create, so why not document your creativity [...]

A few of our favorite things | Giveaway

Lolly Jane's favorite things

It’s that gift giving time of year again!!! If you stress over your list of loved ones, and struggle to find the perfect gift for birthdays or the holidays, fret no more.  25 creative bloggers have gathered together to share THEIR favorite things in a gift giving guide, and nearly all of the items are under $25! [...]

Sisters make the best of friends

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[source] What you may not know is that we have 3 equally amazing, talented sisters who are our best friends. Having sisters is better than having a best friend. Best friends get mad at each other sometimes and may not talk for days. Sisters have no excuse to stay mad at each other because they’re [...]

Pinteresting

Let’s talk about our L♥VE/HATE relationship with Pinterest, shall we? We hopped on that bandwagon after some coaxing from a few blogging friends and have been uh-ddicted… it’s on our home computers, our iPhones, our iPad and we find ourselves in conversation referring to things as “pinteresting” or “pin worthy.”  Sometimes I think we need [...]

State pride

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Our family is from sunny Arizona but our little sis married a boy from Baton Rouge.  Just for fun, we made the newlyweds sweet decor for their cozy apartment: [Arizona + Louisiana] Want to make your own? You probably have everything on hand.. Supplies Needed: computer/printer cardstock 8×10 frame double-sided tape heart stickers [or red marker] vinyl “+” [or [...]

Coffee Table makeover

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I ♥ Ikea. And I loved {Catch that? past tense!} this inexpensive coffee table from there….FOUR years ago! The kids trashed her over the years & I attempted to paint the top red to hide all their marks.….um, I know, didn’t look good AFTER my attempt either… So I sanded her down, {this before pic [...]

inspirational quote board

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Need to inspire yourself?  Maybe have the kids read a good scripture or have them memorize motivating quotes?   Here’s a way to {inspire} you or others! D*I*Y: Supplies: 7″ x 7″ pine wood 6″x 6″ magnet sheet {found ours at the $1 store!} 6″ x 6″ scrapbook paper acrylic paint mod podge or spray [...]

My studio.

My dear husby helped me re-vamp my creative space: We simply covered up those white walls that screamed “boring!” and painted a soft blue to calm me when things get too hectic  A friend built me some pretty shelves to put all my “girlie crap” on as he called it.  {hee hee}  Each roll of [...]

{three FaVoRitEs}

last name families are forever

#1: Displaying my last name. The pic shown below is what a client ordered for her living room-you can also put it on a board & take it with you when you move. An established board can have so much meaning. I love surprising newlyweds with one as their wedding gift & they just love [...]

Spring vase

Vase plus vinyl lettering #diy #vinyl

Don’t know what to do with those leftover vases you have lying around? My friend Janine & I used one of her old ones & within 10 minutes had a new gift for a friend! Easy steps: wash vase, hot glue ribbon around the top of it, use a flower brad through a flower embellishment [...]