Remembering the BIG giraffe…..   I am a believer that when we face challenges in our lives that those are the things that shape us and make us who we are. I spent some time in the Children’s hospital in my home town and it certainly made me see children who spend time in the hospital in a different light.   These are the times when it is such a blessing to have a caring licensed practical nurse helping to take care of your precious baby. I remember my time in the hospital and I especially remember the BIG painted {…Read More…}

Welcome to the last week of 2010! We are so excited to feature your favorite prjoects of the year. To start the week off, we’d like to share some of our {The CSI Girls} favorite projects we’ve done over the last year.

Welcome to the PILLOW Challenge!! We are so excited to introduce you to our sponsor of the week – Lily Gene Prints A GORGEOUS shop specializing in handmade typography art. {All giclée original prints by Lily Gene are high-quality, eco-friendly, acid-free fine art paper. Printed with professional archival pigment ink.} There are so many amazing prints to choose from! {This one makes me smile!} You can have a custom print made with the location of your home on the USA map. Or your location within your state. I love this idea!!

I’m so thrilled to introduce you to our guest judge for this week’s challenge…. Maryann from Domestically Speaking. Maryann is a bargain lovin’, busy mom of 3 who loves a great deal, finding a roadside piece just begging for a makeover, creating a knock-off from her favorite catalogs and painting anything she can get her hands on.  She hosts the Power of Paint Party which starts every Tuesday night @ 7 pm (PST) for all of you fellow paint lovers! Here are just a few of her fabulous DIY projects she’s blogged about….. Board and Batten Bathroom   Mason Jar Candleholders $25 Craigslist Armoire Turning Ikea {…Read More…}

Wow!  Once again, you’ve knocked our socks off.  We can’t believe how much you can get done for less than $5.  Someone call the White House–we know who needs to serve on the advisory board for balancing the national budget! Seriously, our readers are the most creative in the blogosphere.  We loved seeing all of your projects, but with over 160 entries, you definitely made things hard for this week’s guest judge. Our judge, Lindsay from Living with Lindsay said: OMG!  Great projects!  It was so hard to pick an ultimate winner!  I am amazed–ah-mazed–at everyone’s creativity. Thanks for spending the {…Read More…}

We love a great deal!  So of course we are looking forward to seeing what you create this week for $5 or less. Show us just how far you can stretch your Lincoln–we really want to know how you got the most crafty bang for your bucks. We’re very pleased to have Lindsay–the budget decorator/crafter/DIY enthusiast behind Living with Lindsay–joining us this week as our guest judge. If you haven’t already, stop by Lindsay’s and get to know her better.  You’ll be amazed by the things she does to stretch her decorating dollars.