House & Home
How To Make a Fabric Covered Cork Board
AND cue the big reveal! This is our command center and over the next few days I’ll be going over all the pieces that make it what it is beginning with a DIY how to make a fabric covered cork board tutorial. I knew I wanted a cork board in our home command center but…
Read MorePantry Organization Part 1
I’ve been going room by room through our house planning and organizing and trying to figure out how to make each space function for how we live our life now and how it will function as our family grows. I’ve started out with some serious pantry organization. And while the pantry is still a work…
Read MoreBaking Christmas Cookies
It’s been busy around the Sizemore house hold. Diliberto Photo and Design is officially closed for Christmas. We’ll still get your e-mails and phone messages, but it will be a few days until we can get back to you. It’s Christmas vacation, Sizemore style (similar to the Grizwalds but without all the destruction). Last Saturday,…
Read MoreOur Holiday Cards
Every year since Bill and I have been married we’ve done a custom Christmas card to send out to friends and family. It’s one of those things I put on that “when I’m married I’ll get to do ____” list. I look forward to designing our Christmas card every year, coming up with new ideas…
Read MoreHow To :: Make A Wine Cork Holiday Wreath
Before my grandfather passed away he had his local pub save boxes and boxes of wine corks for him. I think they were originally going to go to my aunt but somehow I ended up with them. I’ve been pinning tons of wine cork projects on my pinterest and finally settled on a wine cork…
Read MoreHow To :: Homemade Pesto
Years ago my grandmother (my mom’s mom) wrote down all of her favorite family recipes in a little notebook for me as a Christmas gift. It meant the world to me then. It means even more to me now that she’s gone (and it will be impossible for me to get through writing this blog…
Read MoreInterior Design :: Our Entryway
The entry way is one of the spaces in our house I’ve thought a lot about but done little to nothing with. I have big plans, but because of time and budget (if we paint the entry way, we have to paint the living room, kitchen, dining room and hallway cause they’re all connected) I’ve…
Read MoreHomecoming Mum – Stravaganza
You hear in Texas, everything is bigger and its true, the hair, the bling, the trucks, the houses, yep pretty much everything. I never really appreciated Texas, or Houston for that matter, until I moved to Oklahoma. Oklahoma is an odd place, land locked but rumored to have more shoreline than any other state (I…
Read MoreHow To :: Overcoming the Swiffer Bottle
They’ve been Swiffering the nation for some time with their sweet easy to use and quite efficient cleaning products. I’m a fan, I own almost all the swiffer products, I think they’re great. I am not a fan however of: A. the cost of the pads and the cleaning solution B. the waste the pads…
Read MoreHow To :: Rocky Road Brownies
I’m more excited for the holidays this year than I have ever been. I’m pretty sure the excitement started in July, yes, July. I’ve been doing a bit of Christmas shopping here and there. I’ve been planning holiday craft projects and gathering materials. I’ve also been testing out new cookie and brownie recipes (much to…
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