"remove to improve"

i love this mantra from one of my favorite blogs, Small Notebook. "remove to improve" can apply to makeovers of any size and any kind, from homes to your makeup bag. one project at home on my to-do list is to go through my shoe stash and purge. i try to do this with my clothes at least once a year, and i always feel good when i do...especially when i can pass them on to loved ones or donate them.

Trash to Treasure

my first post here. (i know, ris & kaye...finally! ;p)

even before i became a first-time mom this year, i've always been on the lookout for ways to save but still be stylish. today's post on the nesting place is a great reminder that just by changing your perspective about something could give it instant value and style. she paid less than a dollar for someone's thrown-out pillow sham that turned out to be the most coveted pillow on the sofa. if i look through my or my mom's stash of pillow shams, i might just find a gem for free!