A Michigan Snowstorm

In case you haven't heard, Michigan, along with most other Midwest states, got hit with a huge snowstorm the past few days. The storm first hit Saturday night, and I was like a little kid I was so excited! Adam and I anticipated the storm and made sure to run all of our errands prior to the storm coming. So when Sunday came along, we had nothing to do and nowhere to go. 

Knowing that we weren't leaving the house for anything encouraged us (or at least me) to totally tear apart or basement, rearrange, reorganize, and THROW STUFF AWAY! The hubs complied and was a huge help throughout the process. It amazes me how fast our storage area filled up in just a short amount of time! When we first moved in to our home, we had many very generous people give us some of their old furniture. As poor newlyweds, we were so grateful for everything anyone was willing to give us and to this day appreciate the nice furniture we have inherited. While we still consider ourselves "poor newlyweds," we got into the habit of graciously saying "yes" to any free piece of furniture anyone wanted to give us, and we are now up to our roof with stuff. Our poor basement can't fit another thing, and we are both terrible at getting rid of things. "We might need that one day" was said repeatedly whenever previously considering getting rid of things. 

Sunday was a bit different though! While we both still had things we weren't quite ready to part with, we managed to get rid of a lot of stuff. We have added boxes and boxes to the "donate pile" and despite all the junk we have thrown away, those shelves are still just as full as ever!

While it's still not 100% complete, I'm so happy with the progress we have made! We got rid of SO much stuff and even have a few things we want to sell! We have managed to move the living area to the other side of the basement, build Adam a small office area, AND clean up my "craft area" that managed to take over the whole basement. 

It's still not perfect by any means and we have big dreams for what we want it to look like down the road, but we are making progress and ditching any stuff we don't need! 

Please tell me we are not the only people with this much stuff in our home. I'm beginning to feel slightly like a hoarder, and I'm not proud of that!

Top Posts of 2013

Today I am sharing my Top 10 Projects in 2013! 

It has been a wonderful year for me in the blogging world! I have gained many new followers that I am so very thankful for. Thank you to everyone who has made this an enjoyable year for me! Your comments and words of encouragement are greatly appreciated! It's what keeps me going. I can only hope my little piece of the internet continues to grow in 2014!

10. Wine Cork Burst

9. Wooden Pumpkins

8. Glitter Pumpkins

7. Jute Monogram Wreath

6. Make Your Own Towel Hooks

5. TV Stand Makeover

4. Redneck Wine Glasses

3. Engagement Gift Basket

2. Recipe Binder Printables

1. Wedding Table Numbers

Happy New Year!!

2013: Year in Review

Happy New Year's Eve everyone!

I must say 2012 was a tough year to beat, but my family and I have had a great year! While making 2013's Year In Review, I found myself so thankful for such a wonderful year and thankful for the people in our lives that were with us throughout this one. 

As we close in on 2013, I can't help but look forward to what's to come in 2014!

I'm guessing many room makeovers and a ton of craft projects. Thanks to everyone who has followed along this year, and I hope you continue to do so in the years to come!

Want to see reviews from the previous years?

                                          

Christmas With The Muszynski's

I know I've said it before, but I'll say it again, WHERE DID DECEMBER GO?

This Christmas Season flew by, and I feel like there were hundreds of things I wanted to do, but never got the chance to. 

The good news is, it was a wonderful month of December filled with Christmas music, Christmas decor, and Christmas movies...

Not to mention Christmas shopping and Christmas treats!

I just couldn't help myself. I needed to make some PROLO's... reindeer edition. For how to make them, see my post here.

When the first big snowfall of the year hit, I once again enlisted my dad to take some pictures of us for our Christmas card. 

This was the final product:

I also didn't waste anytime decorating the dog. Since Lucy's Christmas sweater didn't fit her this year, I went for some reindeer antlers instead. She even left a Santa hat on her head long enough for me to snap a picture. 

By the time Christmas actually arrived, we were exhausted. The three-four day leading up to Christmas are always full of chaos around here and this year was no exception at all. We traveled to see Adam's family on the 23rd to celebrate his dad's birthday, and on Christmas Eve there was a big gathering at his parent's house. Santa came and everything!

When we got home late on the 24th, Santa had already come to visit! Our living room was FULL of gifts to be opened the next morning. For as long as I remember, I have been woken up on Christmas morning to Christmas music blaring throughout the house and my sister running into all of our bedrooms telling us to wake up. This year was no exception and I wouldn't  have it any other way. It just wouldn't be Christmas morning without our 7:30am gift opening. 

I hope everyone had the most wonderful of Christmases and was able to spend time with loved ones!

Merry Christmas!

Merry Christmas from the Muszynski Family! Have a day full of forced family fun and holiday cheer! We have had a wonderful few days with family and are so grateful for these moments. Have a blessed day!

Mustache Candy Jar

I am totally loving the mustache decor lately. I don't know why, because they really are kind of stupid, but I love all the saying to go with them. 

I created this candy jar as a gift, and I'm not gonna lie, I'm pretty jealous it's not for myself. The good news is it was super simple to make, so I will probably be making plenty more in the future. 

All I had to do was create the logo on Cricut craft room, cut out the vinyl using my cricut, and transfer it to the jar. It took me about 10 minutes total and is one of my favorite cricut projects to date. 

To make it into a Christmas gift, I filled it up with candy to start the recipient's new candy stash. 

I tied it up with ribbon and stuck it under the Christmas tree, no wrapping needed. 

This would be a great gift for any occasion, or just a simple project for you to do for your own home.

Enjoy! 

Reindeer Beer, or should I say Rein-BEER?

FOUR days until Christmas!

Does anybody else think that Thanksgiving being so late has really rushed the Christmas season this year? There are so many things I still want to do, but hardly any time left to do them!

If you're anything like me, you still have people that you want to buy for but have no idea what to get them. Well, how about some reindeer beer? Ahem, Rein-BEER.

This last minute gift idea is quick, easy, and inexpensive!

It took about 20 minutes to make and about $3 extra besides the beer cost.

It's so cute you don't even need to spend your time wrapping it!  

what you'll need:

beer, brown pipe cleaner, googly eyes, and red balls

You will need two pipe cleaner for each bottle's antlers. The first goes around the bottle and sticks up (this is the center part of the antler. The second pipe cleaner gets cut in half and wrapped around the two pieces sticking straight up. Once the antlers are made, all that's left to do is hot glue on the googly eyes and red noses. 

This is a great gift for anyone, especially a host/hostess. You can personalize it with any beer flavor, wine bottles, smirnoff, mike's hard lemonade, etc. 

Happy Rein-beering!