Have you ever heard about or seen the Popcorn Box Halloween Party? I hadn’t either until this year. For the past couple years Laura, of Laura Kelly Designs and Me and My Inklings, has hosted a Popcorn Box Halloween Blog Hop and this year, I was asked to participate! The gist of the hop is that a bunch of bloggers are given a… View Post
One Room Challenge {Week Two}
Welcome to Week 2 of the One Room Challenge. It is time for my weekly update on the laundry room makeover. I am actually quite pleased with how well this is going so far. I know it’s only Week 2 but I have a good feeling about this. Excuse me while I go knock on some wood ; ) Do you… View Post
One Room Challenge {Week One}
If you are here for the first time, hi I’m Jeanie. Since I recently became an empty-nester I now have the time to write and share about my passions: creating pretty things, wood-working DIYs, home improvements, and home decorating. Welcome to Create & Babble. I am joining in on the One Room Challenge™ for the second time. Last October I tried to makeover my… View Post
Pretty Pumpkins with Treat Storage
DISCLOSURE: I was provided product and/or compensation for this post. All ideas and opinions are 100% my own. Please read my full disclosure statement for more information. I wanted pretty wooden pumpkins for my Halloween display in the front yard and also needed a cool way to store and serve the candy to the trick or treaters. Plastic bowls are… View Post
How to Antique Unfinished Furniture in Six Steps
Hello friends! I’m excited to share today’s project with you about how to antique unfinished furniture in six steps. My friends at Wayfair sent me this unfinished table (Maginnis End Table) and asked me to make it the most amazing end table ever. To make it into a furniture piece of my dreams. I could use stain, paint, stencils, hardware – anything to turn… View Post