MR. BONES | FALL PORCH DECOR | 2018
10/15/2018![Front porch decor plants pumpkins](https://www.itsmechristyb.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/christy_b_blog_home_front_porch_fall_halloween_decor_outdoor-1200x800.jpg)
Happy fall, ya’ll. I’m having so much fun decorating our newly remodeled outdoor space for each season/holiday. Today I’m sharing a peek at our front porch. I think this is the first year ever that I’ve not used mums in my fall/halloween decor. The ferns have done so well on the front porch, I wasn’t ready to get rid of them yet. This year I opted for simple fall with a touch of Halloween with our house guest, Mr. Bones. He’s camped out and ready to greet the trick-or-treaters in a few weeks. Don’t worry, he’s friendly.
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DIY CEDAR SHUTTERS: MAKE THEM YOURSELF
07/25/2018![DIY cedar shutters home remodel](https://www.itsmechristyb.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/IMG_4477_Landscaping-1200x800.jpg)
While we’ve done a lot of DIY projects around our house, the cedar shutters were one of the easiest. So easy, I think I could have made them myself. Maybe not installed them myself, but I’m pretty sure I could have made them. Here is a look at the exterior update nearing completion. It looked so much better than what we started with, but still seemed too plain to me. The overall theme for the update was white, black and cedar wood tones. The house needed more warm wood tones. That’s how the cedar shutter idea came about. I searched the internet for shutter styles I liked. Surprisingly, I liked the simple look which turned out to be the easiest to DIY ourselves instead of buying pre-built at three times the cost. Here is what we did: 1. Measure the length of your windows. That measurement determines the height...
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SPOIL YOURSELF | DIY BATH BOMBS
06/01/2018![Packaged Bubble Bath Fizz Bombs](https://www.itsmechristyb.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/christi_B_blog_diy_bath_bombs_birthday_confetti_packaging-1200x800.jpg)
Bath bombs can be expensive to buy. These easy DIY bombs look and work just as well as the ones in the stores. You can spend a day making them and then have plenty on hand to give away as gifts. Once you get the hang of them, you can use any basic bath bomb recipe and change it up by adding SLSA (Sodium Lauryl Sulfacetate) for bubbles, switch up the oils for different scents, and use various sprinkles & trinkets for different looks. It’s fun to experiment. Below are samples of some of the bombs I made along with the recipes I used. You can also find tons of ideas and recipes on Pinterest. At the bottom of this post I’ll share links of all the supplies I purchased to make them. CONFETTI BATH BOMBS I used THIS RECIPE and tripled it to make 12 medium bath bombs. Instead of...
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