This week, I got sick. I know right? The second week of school and I have a… cold? Allergy attack? Miserable life existence where I can’t breathe and it feels like I’m dying because total first world probs? We killed…
addition update: inside and outside progress!
Okay. We’re back. And this time with a lot of our updates for the addition involve the outside. I know… just in time for fall! No, really. We still have about two months in us with this pool season, and…
best home maintenance tools
Hey guys! We’re thrilled to check in today to share one of our very fave new little discoveries with you and some of the best home maintenance tools. Enter your new favorite thing: General Tools. This fab company makes a…
the tailgating guide
Tailgating. We get a little excited about this subject because it’s that time of year again! So we’re thrilled to share a little something with homes.com today. It’s a national pastime we take very seriously and get a little sentimental…
ten fall projects to make now
Ready for fall? Us either. As “influenceeerrrrssss” {I always feel like we’re supposed to say it in a super nasal-y obnoxious voice…} it always comes too early for us. We’re the kind of people that are always hanging onto the…
handmade savvy saturday
Anyone else circling the drain this week? We’re SO GLAD it’s Saturday! We hope this weekend brings you a little down time! We’re recovering from the first week of school, so we fully intend to grab an extra hour of…
the yellow school bus
There’s something about that yellow school bus when it turns down our street every morning. There’s a precipice, and if you’re still, the air just seems to feel different in the mornings, even though it’s still so sticky hot in…
best amazon fashion finds
We kind of feel like everyone is breaking out the pumpkins this week on Instagram, #calmdowneveryone, and cue the side eye. I love fall and everything but since it’s still a stifling 1000 degrees outside, and it’s still August, we…
diy monogrammed keychains
Hey guys! Today we’re thrilled to be sharing how to make these diy monogrammed keychains! They’re perfect for back to school. Our younger kiddos have often informed us over the years that it’s all about that backpack bling. So from…
a good pair of shoes
We celebrated 17 years of marriage on Saturday. In honor of that, I thought I’d show you an awkward double t-shirt, christmas-lights-on-the-wall because that’s what you did in college kinda photo. 20 years ago, we started dating. We were babies…
handmade savvy saturday
We’re cherishing a nice, slow Saturday at home, for the first time in a few weeks. {Cue the coffee and bacon and if we’re being honest, also some donuts.} So we hope at some point this weekend, you’re able to…
diy watercolor magnets and free chore charts
Hey hey everyone! If you’re new to The Handmade Home, welcome! We’re thrilled to have you here. If you’re not familliar with our site, be sure read more about us. Check out our one of a kind spaces here, {shop…
mixing materials in your home {part 4 – polish it off}
Hey hey! We’re back with one of our fave topics, and we’re happy to throw some new ideas your way! Part 4 of mixing materials in your home with Jeffrey Court! One of our very fave topics is how to…
10 free homeschool printables
As you may know, we once upon a time, were homeschoolers. Right now, we are mainstreamers. {No, I never know what the opposite of that is, and any time I try to write about it, it sounds stupid, I know.}…
the dog alarm
We’re in the final dog days of summer. The one last, glorious stretch to infinity of mornings to sleep in. I’m looking at school on the horizon and I know how terrible waking up so early going to be. Yes,…
handmade savvy saturday
We’re relishing in these final days. Of sleeping in. Of later nights. Of sweet family games and easy moments, before it all hits. And we’ll embrace those first days of school, as we always do. But in the meantime, we…
shop our spaces
You may have noticed a few fun changes around here at The Handmade Home. We’ve been quietly working in the background with our ever amazing team, trying to get our new site up and running. So we hope you’ll grab…
fun school supplies
Don’t hate us. We know it’s too soon, truly. But at least there are fun school supplies! We stumbled across the school supply aisle the other day at Target, and we just felt inspired to share a little. We have…
addition update: let there be wallpaper
So per our last post on all things addition, we may be over it, but we’re still trucking along. And it’s totally worth it, of course. Because let there be wallpaper. Here’s all our posts from the addition so far,…
ten stories to make you laugh
Having a Monday? Someone should rename Monday as “National Chasing Rabbits Day”. But today, we thought it would be the perfect time to round it up, in case you really need a change in pace. Just a few of our…