Save on our new “Beach love” canvas art collection!

July 19, 2013 posted by

We’ve been working hard designing this new collection of wrapped canvas art and we’re so excited to be able to introduce it to you!

BEACH-LOVE-CANVAS-PRINTS

Featuring SEVEN different sayings each available in NINE different colors, this fun collection has something for everyone!

Receive 10% off all our CANVAS ART with coupon code canvas10!

Now through Monday July 22nd.

You can also see our canvas art at Hot Mess Studios in Hampstead, NC!

all you need is love sk

BE YOU TIFUL sunset

life is beauty full MINT

mermaid key lime

she knewsea

sandy toes

shell in your pocket aqua

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Burlap Stockings…Bless their heart!

December 6, 2012 posted by
Reading Karianne’s post this morning reminded me of something I wanted to share with you.

You see, I have been admiring, pinning, and generally loving up on burlap Christmas stockings for the last couple of years. How could I possibly resist? They are a bit natural, a bit bling, a bit classic, a bit gorgeous…ok awholelotta gorgeous!

Like these that Cindy at Cottage Instincts made.
(one look at the header on her blog and I know we are destined to be friends forever! Any friend of aqua and red is a friend of mine!)
Or these beauties from Bella Inspirations
Burlap and starfish? yes please!
And look at the details of the cutie pies from Make it and Love it!
About a month ago, I decided it was time to stop admiring from a distance and actually make a few (six regular size and one small one for Boomer) burlap stockings of my own.
After a brief discussion with the nice lady working in the fabric section of Hobby Lobby about when they would get more non-ugly non-orangeish burlap in, a sweet older woman shopping for felt asked me what on earth I was going to do with burlap. I proceeded to gush about the beautiful burlap stockings that I’ve been dreaming about. After a moment of quiet, she said “honey, you know burlap stinks, right?“
I told her that I don’t mind at all! The memorizing loveliness of these stockings would overpower any scent given off by the fabric. She just nodded and pressed on with her day.
A half an hour later, over on the other side of the store (I needed cute wooden letters for my stockings) from behind me I heard, in that stage whisper that old ladies do,
“that young woman over there is going to make stockings out of burlap! Bless her heart!“
Oh well, at least she called me a young woman!
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Black Friday-Cyber Monday Sale!

November 23, 2012 posted by

In honor of Thanksgiving and all it stands for, our holiday sale will begin on Friday rather than Thursday. But come midnight, be ready because EVERYTHING on our site will be 25% off from Black Friday through Cyber Monday!

In addition to 25% off your entire order, we’ll be offering some great deals throughout the weekend on our Facebook page. What kind of deals, you ask?? Oh just some fun surprises like “a free be YOU tiful print” or “an additional 10% off”, ect.

Be sure to keep a close eye on our Facebook and Twitter pages to catch these fun extra deals.
We hope you have a wonderful Thanksgiving! After you’ve given thanks and you’ve rested from all the turkey eating, be sure to stop by our site for 25% off your entire order Friday through Monday.
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Come All Ye Faithful~ A Giveaway!

November 16, 2012 posted by
Do you know my blogging buddy, Sasha

She is so very sweet and extremely talented. Her home and pictures of it are gor-ge-ous!


Her blog reflects her love for her home, the Lord and her family. It’s evident in every post.
Sasha also has an Etsy store for her amazing creations and because she’s such a darling, she sent me one of her prints for my Christmas decor! Actually, she sent me two! One for me and one for you (well, one of you)
To enter just let me know your favorite item in Sasha’s Etsy shop. We‘ll randomly pick a winner on Wednesday.
a Rafflecopter giveaway

See something in her shop that you have to have? Better grab it quick, her shop will be closed the month of December!

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Prints Coming Soon! A Sneak Peek

November 9, 2012 posted by
We’re excited announce that in the next coming weeks most of our designs will be available as wall decals, wrapped canvas art prints and now prints for framing!
Here’s a sneak peek at some of the designs we’ll be offering.
Chevron Initial Print in Aqua

Chevron Initial Print in Coral

Fox Monogram

Life is Beauty Full in Teal

My Whole World in Light Blue

Blue Plaid Name and Initial

Blue & Red Plaid Name and Initial

Be You tiful in Teal

Alyssa Print (in five color options)

Be You Tiful
We’ll be listing these and many many more over the next few weeks! Which one is your favorite?
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Thirty Days of Gratitude: Day One

November 2, 2012 posted by











Join me as I follow the lead of sweet Karen of Dogs Don’t Eat Pizza (love that name!) and show my gratitude for the many blessings in my life by posting each day in November what I am grateful for that day. I may post here on the blog, some days it may just be on Facebook, Twitter or Instagram.



I know that I have many more than thirty things to be thankful for so there may be some seriously emotional posts, some downright silly, but all genuine!


that I still have little people young enough to trick or treat.

I love their excitement, their creativity displayed in their costumes, the way they forget their usual shyness.

Snorkeler being attacked by a piranha



With two of my four children being too old for this kind of fun, I am well aware of how quickly the time will come when there are no little people living here, no little people to drag me around the neighborhood begging candy off the neighbors. When that time comes, we’ll adjust, I am sure. But for now, I am going to treasure these moments that I am so grateful for.



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Inspired You ~A GIVEAWAY!

October 29, 2012 posted by
Faith, Family and Home Decor, what an irresistible combo!
The creative, thrifty, and super cute Marian Parsons, aka Miss Mustard Seed recently wrote a book about these things! An amazing book! It’s called Inspired You.
Inspired You
Because I am such a fan of Marian’s, I was so excited to get my copy of the book in the mail. I spent most of this past rainy windy weekend (thanks to Hurricane Sandy) snuggled up on the couch reading Inspired You. I was captivated by Marian’s wit, her optimism, and her incredible talent, not only for decorating on a budget for also for encouraging others to uncover their own God given creativity.
I love this book so much I want you to have one too!
One lucky reader will receive an copy of Inspired You!
An autographed copy!
Just comment below that you would like to win.
For additional entries,
post about this giveaway on Facebook
post it on Twitter
Be encouraged, be willing, be inspired!
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Burlap Rose Tutorial

October 26, 2012 posted by
Wanna know how to make burlap roses? You know you do!
You can use these roses for bouquets, centerpieces and flower arrangements, wreaths, just about anything! Use different fabrics for a completely different look!
Before you watch the video, there are a few things you should know.
1. I don’t sound like a man in real life.
2. James hasn’t been that quiet for 7 minutes ever.
3. It’s our first tutorial video, the lighting stinks, I repeat myself several times, and it’s pretty long.
That being said…. here’s how you make burlap (and dropcloth, organza, corduroy and every other fabric I could get my hands on) roses :)
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Sea Glass Inspired Bathroom

October 10, 2012 posted by
This post has been a long time coming. We finished our bathroom remodel in June, just in time for all of our company that came for Mike’s graduation.
I will warn you now, this post has TONS of pics, I may have gotten carried away!
You probably know that we live near the beach and our home has an unmistakable beachy cottage feel to it. We love how comfortable and cozy it is and we wanted this bathroom to have that same relaxed feeling as our master bathroom.

When we bought this house seven years ago it didn’t have a cottage feel to it. It had a built-twenty-years-ago-and-completely-neglected-since feel to it.

Here are a couple pics of this room I took at final walk through.


Yikes, right?

and what it looks like now :)


Much better and much more us!
We were on a tight budget for this room, especially considering all that needed to be done.
Like the floors and the tongue and groove planked walls (our big splurge!)
and the entire laundry area


We did save a lot by using our old farmhouse kitchen table for the vanity. James cut almost half of it off to make it fit width wise but it was the perfect length. We sanded the entire thing (several times because we couldn’t get the stain color quite right!), painted the legs and added the sink and cute knobs to the front.



I really love the shelf that goes around the room for all my old medicine bottles. They were scattered around the house, now they are all together.



I el-oh-vee-ee this room. I will admit to you now that I sometimes go in there and just look around :)

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MUT Shop

September 27, 2012 posted by
Remember, how my sweet hubby surprised me with a beach house for my birthday weekend? We had such a fun and relaxing time! Even though we were only 15 minutes from home, we were far, far away from all the demands of home. Don’t get me wrong, I love our home and even love the must do’s of being home.
But, it was nice to have no worries for a few days. I really did little else than sit in the beach and play with the kids all weekend. Now that, is a perfect birthday weekend, if you ask me!
My friend, Mary, and her kids stopped by the beach house with a little gift for me, a bottle of wine and this adorable glass! Isn’t it so cute?

Mary is having a sale in her ETSY shop this weekend!
MUT SHOP
Save 30% on your order through the weekend with coupon code 30off.
Start thinking about those DIY holiday gifts!


We’re off to Boone to see our college boy for Family Weekend at Appalachian State University. We’ll be back in the studio on Monday with a few new designs that I am super excited to share with you!
In the meantime, stop by MUTSHOP for 30% off your order! Tell Mary that Leen sent you :)
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