NewlyWoodwards

an unconventional home

Crock pot pumpkin spice latte

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Breaking news: IT IS NOVEMBER! I’m talking to you, blogosphere. You’d think that Thanksgiving no longer exists. And I get it. Sort of. You gotta start working on projects early. But, I’m not willing to give up all the joy of fall. Including pumpkin spice lattes.     When my friend Sarah made homemade pumpkin […]

Make a custom fitted tablecloth with ruffles for only $10

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You know those projects that just hang out in your head for months and years? You just never pull the trigger? This is one of those projects. A fitted tablecloth for our dining room table – made from a $10 drop cloth from Home Depot.   This project idea was born because of my more […]

Warm Up Your Walls House Party and A Simple Clothes Pin Christmas Card Display

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I truly love to entertain, and particularly when I’m perked to do it. Have you heard of House Party? Essentially, House Party allows you to apply to host parties in your home on behalf of brands. (You do not have to be a blogger to host a House Party.) There are lots of opportunities and […]

The Chicago World’s Fair Exhibit at the Field Museum

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There are a lot of great things about living a few hours from Chicago. It’s a quick drive for great activities, sports and shopping. So, when the Field Museum was looking for bloggers to check out the new Chicago World’s Fair Exhibit, I was totally in. I went to the museum as a kid and […]

A sensory bin remix

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Remember that one time Pinterest told me it’d be a great idea to give 8,436 black beans to a posse of toddlers?   Hahahohohohaha. That was a good story. Definitely couldn’t turn out badly.   Anyhoo – here’s an update. The bean bin was seriously toddler crack. I hid it in the entryway so it […]

Simple DIY gift bow

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Pinterest can lie. We all know it. But, this time, Pinterest rocked it. I was wrapping a gift for Henry’s awesome daycare provider and remembered a pin about making a DIY bow. A little scrap of Kraft paper, some scissors and tape. And bam.   I’m not going to recreate the tutorial because you can check […]