I came across these tablecloths this summer on Target clearance. My store only had 1, so I came home and looked online, and there they were! Hooray!

I’m trying to let me daughter guide this bedroom design and she loved them, they were canvas-y and pretty substantial so we were set! Or, so I thought. I completely forgot that the basement ceiling is high and that  84” curtains were not going to look great in there.

Hello and happy February! (Rabbit!) I figured I better share the rest of my winter décor with you before we break into spring~we’ll see what Mr. Groundhog has to say tomorrow. School is cancelled here AGAIN for a skiff of snow…this Montana girl just doesn’t get it.  Anyway, winter décor can be tough sometimes for me. I don’t want to spend a lot, but still want to enjoy the coziness and beauty of the season before it turns to slushy gray. This isn’t the skiff of snow, this is a few weeks ago:

Don’t you want to eat it? Doesn’t it look like it’s made of peep marshmallow hearts? :) Well, we think it does, that’s why it needs to be kept up high in this house.

An old sweater:

An old pillow that I cut up just for the stuffing:

Happy Friday! Here is a super fun contest as we head into the weekend. I can’t stop laughing at the pictures. I especially wish you could see the full cat in the Letter E picture!! :) A huge thank you to Brittany at Pretty Handy Girl for organizing this craziness. Good luck!!

Let's take a ride in that DeLorean parked outside and go back in time. Back to a time before there was Pinterest, Facebook and Twitter. Before chevrons, mercury glass and ombré were hot. And most importantly, before there were blogs! We're going back to when these DIY gals were worrying about how high they could get their hair, was there food in their braces and oh no...not another zit! Talking on the phone for hours meant stretching that long spiral cord beyond its limits and tying up the only phone in the house. Common purchases for these DIY gals may have been the latest cassette tape, neon bracelets, a swatch watch and a tube of clearasil. You wouldn't catch them dead in the hardware store, totally unheard of to the max! Are you there yet? Do you see leg warmers or jelly sandals? You're getting closer...the time machine has stopped so step out of your DeLorean and behold...the time before blogs:   Do you recognize any of these popular DIY bloggers? I don't know how "popular" they were back then. Do you think you could recognize them in High School, Middle School or Elementary School? For sure!

We’ve been working down in Hailey’s room. I may have even opened the sewing machine my mother in law gave me 5 years ago. Not kidding. I had to concoct a quick valentine craft to get me out of my sewing shock.

All you need:

* a frame from the dollar store $1

*cute heart felt ribbon from dollar spot at Target $1

* a printer and white paper – who knows…55 cents??

We got a fancy new gift in our kitchen: the Moen Arbor faucet with MotionSense™! Happy New Year to us :)

First, I have to tell you that when we had contractors finishing our basement and I went to pick out faucets for the bathroom, the main contractor told me to do myself a favor and pick out a Moen. He said they may be a little more pricey initially, but they are well worth it in the long run. He said he rarely sees problems with them, they are solid and built to last, and it’s the only brand he would buy personally for faucets. I asked how much they were paying him and went and picked out a Moen for the shower. And, that is what we buy now, so of course I jumped at the chance to try the new Moen MotionSense™ faucet for our kitchen. Coolest faucet ever!

Hello, all! It’s kind of hard to come back after a break, so I’m just going to ease into it today with tidbits :)

The break was so nice and relaxing, it was sad for us all to see it end (the kids just started school yesterday!) I do have to say, it’s nice to have some schedule to the day though. The boys begged to keep their little trees up and I don’t mind seeing this little reminder.

Happy 2013! This is one of our family’s favorite recipes from my Dad.

Every New Year, we have gotten together with friends and family and my Dad has made stacks and stacks of these. A very delicious tradition and now we are carrying it on with our own family.  Printable version here.

It’s always fun to look back and remember what the year brought. Here are some of the top posts here at 320 Sycamore:

 Master Bathroom Makeover

How to paint kitchen cabinets:

**oldie but goodie: first published 12/10**

What is it about this movie? Why do I love it so much? A friend was asking me and it gave me a good chance to think about it.

I can’t even tell you how my heart flip flops every time that opening bell comes on, the orchestral Buffalo Gals music starts,