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Practically Stealing
Yesterday's post was set in a thrift store. Today I'm going to tell you about the amazing deals I found there. It's going to make you so jealous. Unless, of course you live in Minot--in which case you'll just be thanking me for the tip. Okay, so starter...
Unstuck
"Why don't you work on your blog? I like reading it." "Ugh. Because I have a bad attitude and I'm not doing anything interesting or anything worth writing about." As soon as I say it I can hear my awful, negative attitude oozing from the words. As soon as...
Sunflower Mini Sessions
It's that time of year again...sunflower time! One of the most beautiful features of a Practically Canadian summer is humongous crop of sunflowers covers many a rural field late in the season. Sometimes they can be tricky, especially since in the three summers...
Dry Walls
waterproofing the basment
The Fam
Last week Derek and I ventured to my favorite place in the world. Elkhart, IN. While there I got to go to the country's best 4-h fair. Seriously...it's ranked #1 or #2--they flip flop with another fair in California. I soaked in the hot tub and soaked up sun in...
Bring Out Your Crafty Side
I have something very exciting to tell you about. It's exciting for me, but mostly it'll be exciting for the Practically Canadian followers out there. A couple new services have been tacked on to my services menu. And they are way fun. Starting now. Right now, The...
The Gallegos Family
This is the Gallegos family. Aren't they just beautiful? The smiles, the personality and those dreamy summer colors--some of the photos from our shoot in the farm lands of Practically Canada go down as some of my favorites to date. Their flash drive is in the mail...
A Whole Book
image via I know I mentioned before that this is the Summer of Yes. At the time it was declared, back in the beginning of June, I was feeling like that was a great idea. I couldn't wait to see what I could say "yes" to. Then I had surgery. And the yeses in...
Four Four and Under
A few weeks ago I undertook a very unique challenge. A photo session of only children. Four children, four and under. I don't know many big families...and this is the biggest group of very young kiddos I've ever attempted to shoot at once. The three brothers...
Flat Rate Sisal Tote
Okay. I know. It's Saturday evening...this is out of character to post right now. But--I did finish the mystery project from yesterday and I just had to show you the finished product. Look. Remember what I showed you yesterday? I know. I can't believe it either....
What Could It Be?
I'm making something. I had this idea and I'm not sure how it's going to turn out...but I think it just might be a winner. Here are the ingredients. A flat rate box An old pillowcase Spray adhesive Rope Hot Glue Here's what I've got. I'll show it to...
Chalkboard Everything
That's right. When I'm not able to draw out a chalkboard full of awesome stuff by hand {like this, or this, or this...} I turn to the digital stuff. Tonight I'm sharing all my favorites with you. AND they are all FREE!! So get ready to pin, because you are going...
Lead.
Last week I wrote about how we, as Christians are called to be different. Originally I was going to combine that premise to what I'm writing about now--leadership. Image Via But as I started, it all got too long and fuzzy. So I decided to sit on this one for...
Buckle Up {blueberry buckle, that is}
If you follow along on Facebook {which you totally should} or Instagram {I'm @theartoflivingproject} you probably saw that I made one of my favorite summer desserts for a 4th of July get-together yesterday. Today I'm sharing the recipe. And here's the big secret. ...
Flowers Love Soda
I love having fresh flowers around the house. My gardens are finally alive with color, which has made this the perfect time to start picking lots of blooms. Tonight I thought I'd let you in on a super easy was to keep your cut stems looking vibrant for as long...
