Hi! Welcome to this week’s Happy List. I’m glad you are here. Today is Veterans Day in the United States. For those of you who served in the United States Armed Forces, thank you for your service. Did you know that Veterans Day is celebrated on November 11 because it marks the end of World War I? The official end to that war was 11 a.m. on November 11, 1918. So, the 11th hour, of the 11th day, of the 11th month and it became known as Armistice Day. Armistice Day became Veterans Day in 1954 to honor all veterans and was signed into law by President Eisenhower. (source) Switching…

Hi! Welcome to the Happy List. It’s November! Can you believe it? This week on the blog I shared a Halloween update. I also wrote about the fall wreath I created using a concrete form tube. I like that wreath a lot. As always, thank you for continuing to show up here week after week supporting this little spot on the internet. Your engagement here and on Instagram or Facebook is important to us. Your support truly helps our family, helps restore this old house we live in, and keeps this blog running. Here’s the Happy List! BLANKET WREATH This is a fun idea for fall and winter from Lora Bloomquist to repurpose…

Hello! Welcome to this week’s Happy List. I’m glad you are here. This week on the blog I shared some of my recent thrifting finds. I do love a good thrift store find. It feels a bit like treasure hunting. I also shared old photos of our house given to us by the family who used to live here. I’m so thankful for them! I’m also thankful for you! Thank you for continuing to show up here week after week supporting this little spot on the internet. All of your engagement here and on Instagram or Facebook is important to us. Your support truly helps our family, helps restore this old house we…

Hi! After taking last week off, I’m thrilled to be sharing another Happy List with you. This week on the blog I tiptoed through a grammar minefield and wrote about our Halloween front porch and the witches’ hats hanging there. I also discussed the very important topic of how to decorate with wheat. Decorating with it is only second best to eating wheat-based products. Thank you for your continuing to show up here week after week supporting this little spot on the internet. All of your engagement here and on Instagram or Facebook is important to us. Your support truly helps our family, helps restore this old house we live in, and keeps…

Hello! Welcome to the first Happy List of October! Is it just me or did September go by quite quickly? This week on the blog I shared how to make a recessed toilet paper holder. This idea is pretty adaptable if you have a small space and just want a recessed area for extra storage. I also shared another wood acorn craft – a garland! I’m a garland person now, apparently. That’s what those wood acorns have done to me. Am I done making things out of wood acorns? I’m not sure. I told myself I wouldn’t buy any more acorns, but that doesn’t mean I won’t take apart the…

Hello! Welcome back to another thrilling edition of The Happy List. I’m glad you’re here. It was a crafty week on the blog. I guess I’ve been in the mood to make things! In case you missed it, this week on the blog I shared how to make a DIY embroidered vote t-shirt. I also shared how to make your own napkin rings out of wood acorns and beads. Yes, wood acorns are a thing and I’m obsessed with them. I’m hoping I work this out of my system soon, but I still have about six ideas of things I can make with the wood acorns. Thank you for sticking…

Hi! Welcome to this week’s Happy List. I’m happy you’re here. This week on the blog I shared how we made our front door look bigger with paint and only paint. Our eye is easily tricked! I also shared how I Annisa-ified (That doesn’t really roll off the tongue, does it?) a set of slate coasters I earned with my own sweat and labored breathing after participating in a fun run. Not that I’m melodramatic or anything. Thank you for your continued support of this blog in all shapes and forms. Even engaging with us on Instagram or Facebook is important to us. Your support truly helps our family, helps restore this old…

Why, hello! Welcome to this week’s Happy List. I’m delighted you are here. This week on the blog I went shopping and found some seriously Fun Fall Finds. It doesn’t feel like fall where we live yet, but I can sure make it look like fall inside my house…by sheer force of will and a little online shopping. Also on the blog, I shared how a small peg rail has added so much functionality and style to our kitchen. Thank you for your continued support of this blog in all ways, shapes, and forms. Even engaging with us on Instagram or Facebook is important to us. Your support truly helps our family, helps…

Hi! Welcome to this week’s Happy List! I’m glad you’re here. This week on the blog I shared 5 fun facts about Labor Day. I hope you were able to enjoy your Labor Day holiday. On Wednesday I shared how our landscaping survived a hot, dry summer. I’m happy to inform you it has rained multiple days this week, so our grass is back in business. In other words, it’s green again! Thank you for your continued support of this blog in all ways, shapes, and forms. Even engaging with us on Instagram or Facebook is important to us. Your support truly helps our family, helps restore this old house we live in,…

Hello! Welcome to today’s Happy List. I’m glad you are here. In case you didn’t know this, I publish blog posts on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays. How in the world I keep up that schedule is a mystery to me because I’m pretty much convinced every week that I have nothing else to say. If there’s something you’re curious about, you’ll have to let me know. This week on the blog I shared how we turned a piano into a kitchen bar. Spoiler: it doesn’t look like a piano. I also shared 5 tricks for decorating your home for fall. The over-arching theme of that post was just to never…