We’ve been giving away a lot on the blog recently, but here’s a goodie that everyone can enjoy – a $100 Home Depot Gift Card giveaway, sponsored by Home Depot!! woot woot. Make sure and scroll to the bottom to enter! Do-It-Herself Workshop: Succulents! Last Thursday, Home Depot’s across the country taught women (and some men too) how to make your own succulent garden inspired by Pinterest at the Do-It-Herself Workshop. I helped co-lead at our local HD and had a super fun time! We had a great turn-out and got lots... 

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Welcome back to The Humble Brag: Link Party #33, the link party were we brag on you! Each week, we select one random winner to receive free ad space! We also pin all our features and share lots on G+ and FB! I’m super excited to announce we are giving away a Boxed Wine holder, made special by me and Ethan! Even if you don’t drink wine, it makes for a great gift or party accessory, so be sure to enter and tell your friends!Some Bragworthy Link Party Projects Last week, we had 91 fabulous link up and I was completely overwhelmed... 

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I don’t know about you, but I like my wine in a box. I like it even better when it has a pretty DIY wine box to help class-it-up on my counter. Can I get an “amen!” I realize boxed wine is for the lushes, or maybe just us cheap-skates, but I love me some boxed wine. Ethan came up with this idea after several parties when I poured boxed wine into a glass carafe to hide the cheap, gaudy nature of my wine. This idea was the birth of a whole new love and appreciation for Ethan!The first boxed wine holder Ethan made was... 

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Welcome to the Better Half as we join in the Craft Lightning fun by making a super quick and simple herb garden! If you love crafts but don’t have a ton of time, also be sure to check out more of our fabulous 5 Minutes or Less Crafts, like easy succulent gardens and apothecary jars.I’ve been toying with the idea of a herb garden for a while. Ethan built a planter and herb garden for my mom last year and I have been itching for my own ever since. But, we’ve been so busy with other projects, I didn’t have the time... 

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It’s almost Friday, and that means it’s time for another fabulous Humble Brag, the link party were we brag on you! Each week, we select one random winner to receive free ad space! We also pin all our features and share lots on G+ and FB! In case you missed it, I shared 25 awesome glass paint projects from around the web, including several of my own. I also announced how you can get this mug I painted and some AWESOME DecoArt glass paint pens.Some Bragworthy Projects Thanks so much for all the wonderful projects you linked... 

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Do you need some fabulous glass painting ideas for all those random vases or dollar store glassware you have lying in wait? I certainly did! Fortunately, my bloggy BFF, Liz from Naptime Decorator made glass painting the focus of this month’s Craft Night. Be sure to check out all the amazing glass paint projects that were made. Below are a few of my faves and a few of my own! Plus, I’ve added a glass paint kit and hand-painted “tea time” mug to our Rewards Center to get you started. You can find details at the end... 

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Need a fabulously easy and sweet Mother’s Day craft for kids…plus a little extra gift money for your mom (or yourself!)?? Look no further! First up, find out how Izzie made an adorable bouquet of paper flowers. Second, enter to win a $300 Visa Gift Card!! woot woot.Paper Bouquet CraftNot sure if I have shared this before, but the first Tuesday of the month, I go with a group on moms and toddlers to our local senior center to do a craft and sing some songs. It is a sweet sweet time for all of us – the seniors love... 

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Welcome back to another fabulous Humble Brag, the link party were we brag on you! Each week, we select one random winner to receive free ad space! We also pin all our features and share lots on G+ and FB! This has been a week for succulents for me at the The Better Half, which is surprising since I hate gardening. Hate may be too strong of a word – it just feels never-ending. Stop by and see my hanging succulent terrarium and 3 easy succulent garden ideas!Some Bragworthy Projects Thanks so much for all the wonderful projects you... 

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I guess I’ve gone a bit crazy with succulent garden ideas since Home Depot asked me to participate in their Pinterest Inspired Succulent Garden DIH workshop! On Tuesday, you may have seen my fabulous succulent terrarium I made using poplar wood and a mason jar. I had some succulents left over and just couldn’t stop myself, so I made three more easy succulent gardens that each only took 5 minutes or less to make! Let me know which is your favorite. Birdcage Succulent Garden I had this idea in the back of my mind for a while... 

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I know, you are shocked to see me blogging about a succulent garden wall hanging…really a mason jar terrarium. I’m pretty shocked myself. Kim is our resident gardener and I prefer my plants to be of the plastic variety. Its pretty hard to kill a plastic plant, although if anyone could do it, it would be me and my girls! I gave gardening a try a few weeks ago when I was asked  to partner with Home Depot on their Do-It-Herself Workshop: Succulent Gardens Inspired by Pinterest. In addition to sharing this succulent garden... 

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