I swap out books on my vintage brass napkin holders as the season or holiday comes up. Here we’re going from Halloween to Fall. I love the idea of using these vintage napkin or letter holders for this. I got the idea years ago from maybe an influencer using an IKEA product? I’m not sure…
Books Swap: Kwanzaa to January (Winter)
I swap out books on my vintage brass napkin holders as the season or holiday comes up. I don’t have snow or winter nature books so we’re going from Kwanzaa to New Year’s/January type things. So we switched out Kwanzaa books: Together for Kwanzaa and The Seven Days of Kwanzaa to January books: Change Sings…
My December Asante Club Membership
I share my unboxing video of my December Asante Club membership from Trades of Hope here. This box helps a mother in extreme poverty and provides a meal for a child. I’m big on awareness bracelets as you guys may have picked up. I also love to support women and moms as a woman and…
Happy Kwanzaa and the Kwanzaa Book Swap
Happy Kwanzaa if you celebrate! Let’s do a book swap! I use these vintage brass napkin/envelope holders as shelves to display seasonal and holiday books. I switched our Christmas books: Jim Henson’s Muppet Babies’ Christmas Book, and Lady Pancake and Sir French Toast Who Donut for Kwanzaa books: Together for Kwanzaa and The Seven Days…
Donation Arm Rash from Trash Bags
Do not strap garbage bags over your arms, especially in the crease of your arm. They will cause a rash and it will last a few days. I dropped 5 bags of torn linens and jeans to Austin Wildlife Rescue at their new location. I also dropped off half the Kirby Hall School Coat Drive…
Recycle String Lights & Restring Your Tree
The original lights on this estimated 8-year-old tree half went out; the first two tiers died. So we cut all the lights off with wire cutters to restring it with new string lights. The strings were intricately woven into the branches and there were little plastic clips also holding them on. This just made an…
Fake Leather Book Covers like Bibles & Devotionals
Fake leather book covers are not sustainable. They start to crack, peel and then shed everywhere. Even if you find a Bible cover or a devotional cover to put over it, the flaking still occurs inside the cover and then gets stuck to your cover and then you will have to scrape the flaking from…
Big School Win: Gift Wrap and Ribbons
As soon as I saw this tub, I wanted it. Not to use it but to rehome it to others who would. I’m helping a client declutter as they downsize to move. This tub was in their garage behind their door. They honestly kept forgetting about it unless we where in the garage looking at…
Buy Nothing Give Fail but School Win: Double Hooks
I tried to rehome these hooks my best friend, a professional organizer, came across in her work. Buy Nothing Post: Give: 3 chrome double hook hooks One like but no Comments or takers after several months, during the summer. Well it turns out that my son’s school has these things, all types of double hooks…
Buy Nothing Give Win & It’s Funny: Button Down Shirts
Post from me: Give: 3 Oxford button down shirts, cotton/poly blend. 16 1/2, 34-35. They fit my 6’3″ husband with long arms. Great condition and no stains. They are wrinkle resistant as long as you don’t forget them in the dryer and then cram them into a bag before you take pictures. – light green…