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DIY Instagram Photo Collage Refreshed with Photos From Our Travels

May 11, 2016

Did you know May was National Photo Month? Now that we’re settled into our new place (more on that soon!) we wanted to refresh our DIY Instagram Photo Collage we put together last year. Since then, we visited Cabo, London, Orlando, celebrated birthdays, and discovered new brunch places. Our favorite destination, by far, was Orlando because we explored Diagon Alley and Hogwarts/Hogsmeade in Universal Orlando’s The Wizarding World of Harry Potter! Refreshing…

May 11, 2016 By Brian

Celebrations/ DIY/ Gift Guides/ Side Dishes

Mother’s Day Gift Guide for Our Moms

April 28, 2016

Mother’s Day is right around the corner! Growing up, my mom didn’t make too much of a big deal about this annual day for moms. She always told us, “Every day is Mother’s Day.” With eight kids in the house (yes, eight!) I can only imagine the stress my mom felt every day with all of us running around. Now that I’m older, I see what a fantastic job she…

April 28, 2016 By Fatima

Celebrations/ Christmas/ DIY/ Side Dishes

DIY Universal Studios Map Ornament

December 14, 2015

Last year, we made these beautiful DIY Map Ornaments from the places we traveled and important places we’ve been. To continue that trend, we made a Universal Studios Map Ornament. Why, you ask? We loved our adventure in Universal Studios/Islands of Adventure. We took a trip in September to celebrate our 1 year wedding anniversary in the Wizarding World of Harry Potter. It was so magical. Seriously. We felt like we…

December 14, 2015 By Brian

Celebrations/ DIY/ Halloween/ Side Dishes

How to Get Away with Halloween

October 29, 2015

Happy #TGIT! We can’t believe it’s Halloween this week! When this holiday rolls around every year, I know that November is literally right around the corner. What I love about this year’s Halloween weekend, is the that it’s time to turn the clocks back! Our favorite new show out of the gate last year was How to Get Away with Murder, a show we make an effort to watch live –…

October 29, 2015 By Brian

Autumn/ Celebrations/ DIY/ Garden Thyme/ Halloween/ Side Dishes

Garden Thyme: Halloween Beer Garden

October 27, 2015

With winter on the way, that can mean one thing – most of my garden has been harvested! The only things I have left are my brussel sprouts and kale. They love cold weather and should be ready for harvest just in time for Thanksgiving! Lilies and Loafers has affiliate relationships, so we may get a small share of revenue from your purchases. Items are sold by the retailer, not by Lilies…

October 27, 2015 By Colleen

Celebrations/ DIY/ Halloween/ Side Dishes

Halloween 2015: Costumes

October 26, 2015

What are you going to be for Halloween? For us, finding Halloween costumes is a stressful process. It’s not so much the making of the costume, it’s more about the idea. Either we’ve come up with an idea a month before and prep for it, or we turn up last-minute as salt and pepper – the literal version. We hate trying to pull something together last-minute and there’s only so…

October 26, 2015 By Brian

Celebrations/ DIY/ Family Fun/ Halloween/ Side Dishes

#TBT: DIY Tissue Ghosts

October 22, 2015

As mentioned in our DIY pumpkin wreath tutorial, I used to make these DIY tissue ghosts. And not just a few around Halloween, but hundreds all year long. I must have made thousands over the course of my childhood. I don’t know why and I don’t know how I picked up the habit, but our house would be filled with these little guys. So, to honor this childhood tradition, I’m…

October 22, 2015 By Brian

Autumn/ Celebrations/ DIY/ Halloween/ Side Dishes

DIY Pumpkin Wreath

September 30, 2015

When it comes to fall and Halloween, my two favorite things to decorate with are ghosts and pumpkins. As a kid I would make little tissue ghosts. They’d be everywhere. I think I made millions of them throughout my entire childhood. Now, Fatima limits my ghost decor to one… Pumpkins, on the the other hand, are sprinkled throughout our apartment. This year, we wanted to get a wreath for fall.…

September 30, 2015 By Brian

#LoveSummer/ Celebrations/ DIY/ Side Dishes/ Travel

#LoveSummer: Putting it ‘On the Map’

July 8, 2015

The summer is a great time to freshen up your apartment or office space with some new decor. My collaboration with Lilies & Loafers as part of their #LoveSummer series introduces fun DIY projects you can do to satisfy that travel bug you have in you this summer. A few weeks ago, I shared how you can turn all the paper goods that you amass during a trip into a decorative…

July 8, 2015 By Edwin

#LoveSummer/ Celebrations/ DIY/ Side Dishes/ Travel

#LoveSummer: Traveling with a Paper Trail

June 24, 2015

Summer is usually a popular time of year for vacation and travel, right? Well, if you’re staying local this summer and skipping out on a jet-setting trip – here’s a fun DIY project you can work on to still make you feel like you’re a world traveler. And it doesn’t even involve having to pack a suitcase or having to get past pre-flight inspection. #winning Remembering past travels is arguably…

June 24, 2015 By Edwin

DIY/ Gift Guides/ Side Dishes

Happy Father’s Day: DIY Minion Train

June 21, 2015

Happy Father’s Day to all dads and father figures out there. This year, I made my Dad a custom Minion train for his collection. One thing about my Dad, he collects and builds all things trains. I wanted to do something custom for him this year since he’s the hardest person to find a gift for. That’s a picture from one of our favorite rides at Story Land. And, yes,…

June 21, 2015 By Brian

#LoveSummer/ Celebrations/ DIY/ Side Dishes

DIY Instagram Collage

June 3, 2015

In our apartment refresh frenzy, we wanted to switch up some of the pictures and art hanging on the walls. Over our couch, we had a rustic metal star that I’ve been eyeing to remove for a while now. After using Foxgram before, I fell in love with their high quality products and wanted to do something with our Instagram photos. Between Brian, this blog, and my Instagram accounts, I…

June 3, 2015 By Fatima

DIY/ Side Dishes/ Wedding

A Lilies and Loafers DIY Wedding

May 27, 2015

We’ve made it to the end of our DIY Wedding series! Thank you to our readers for tuning in, sending your questions, and pinning each week. Thank you for your interest and we’re happy to help you out! And for some of you, yes, I know you’re sick of hearing about our wedding. Don’t you worry, we don’t have any future posts planned. Below is a round-up of all of our posts. Here’s…

May 27, 2015 By Brian

DIY/ Side Dishes/ Wedding

DIY Wedding Guest Books, Cards, and Thank Yous

May 27, 2015

In an effort to have a mostly DIY wedding, we crafted our guest book, wedding cards, and thank yous. When guests arrived to our house, we had them take a photo via my cousins Polaroid camera. That photo went into a guest book where they could write us a message. We loved this because 1. We got to get photos of everyone before enjoying the open bar, and 2. We…

May 27, 2015 By Fatima

DIY/ Side Dishes/ Wedding

Wedding Flowers

May 13, 2015

When Brian and Fatima approached me about doing their wedding flowers I was ecstatic. After a few Skype dates and exchanging ideas on Pinterest, I knew exactly what to do and what to design. It was the perfect backyard Pinterest-y wedding you can ask for. It’s one of those weddings that you see on wedding blogs and magazines and wish your wedding was like that. They wanted to have elements…

May 13, 2015 By Tammy

DIY/ Side Dishes/ Wedding

DIY Menus, Ad Libs, and Programs

May 6, 2015

Like we did for our invitations, if you have the skill set, we had DIY Menus, Ad Libs, and Programs. It’s the easiest way to cut out waste from your budget. Trust me, the little savings add up. However, if you are making these yourself, have them done way in advance and send them around for proofing to at least three people. We decided to DIY Menus, Ad Libs and Programs for…

May 6, 2015 By Brian

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