Herb, Vegetable, Fruit And Garden Layout Ideas My family and I visited the Atlanta Botanical Gardens this past weekend. We enjoyed viewing all of the gorgeous flowers, but I really liked viewing the herb, vegetable, fruit and gardens. They had rows and rows of tomatoes, apple trees, squash plants, blueberry bushes, blackberry bushes, and other types of plants. I really enjoyed getting a first-hand look at how they laid out the plants and bushes. I’ve started my own “mini {Read More}
Working Mom And Stay-At-Home-Mom
June 18, 2013 By
Working Mom And Stay-At-Home-Mom I tend to call myself a stay-at-home mom even though I do own and a operate very successful company. I should tell you – all glory for my success is from God. I’m just a messenger. You see, I started a company over 10-years ago called Georgia’s Dream Nannies, Inc. long before I ever started the Mommy Decorates Blog. I can sincerely tell you that God gave me the unbelievable dream and truly led me every {Read More}
Southern Summer Decorating Craft
June 15, 2013 By
Southern Summer Decorating I can’t believe that Summer is in full swing. It just seems like I was wearing sweaters not too long ago. Well, I have put away my sweaters and brought out the seashells. I’m going to show you a simple Southern Summer Decorating craft that is so easy anyone can make at home. My mother (Mary) and my daughter made this cute little sea-shell box in just a few minutes. My daughter painted the little heart {Read More}
How To Live Out Your Dream As A Stay-At-Home Mommy
June 4, 2013 By
How To Live Out Your Dream As A Stay-At-Home Mommy It all started in 2003….God set a dream in my heart that I didn’t even think twice about not implementing. You see, I’ve struggled over the years with other “Dreams” that have come in and out of my heart because I was never sure if it was God telling me to go forward or not, so most of the time I’ve shrugged it off and moved on, till I started {Read More}
Craft And Sewing Room Ideas And Pictures
May 31, 2013 By
Craft And Sewing Room Ideas And Pictures A little background information just for you: I am giving you a little sneak peak into my craft room make-over. I will show you before and after pictures over the next week and over the next month pictures of my progress in the craft room. I hope that you enjoy. Let’s Go! Updating I am currently updating my craft room. It’s been such a big mess for many years and not very {Read More}
Summer Gardening Is Here
May 30, 2013 By
You don’t have to be super creative to have fun with your children outside! Get outside today and PLANT flowers, make a mini vegetable garden OR just plant a blueberry bush (Blueberries start blooming in June). The kids will LOVE going outside to pick fruit with you or water the flowers. You could make things simple and plant flowers or vegetables in a pot and keep it on your porch if space is limited (tomato plants can grow in {Read More}
Summer Decorating Ideas
May 29, 2013 By
Summer Decorating Ideas I absolutely love summertime! I love the warm weather, colorful flowers blooming everywhere and my trees filling out with beautiful green leaves on them. Well my mother and I absolutely love decorating our homes for the Summer too. We love pulling out our sand, sea-shells, lanterns, blue dishes and all things “beachy” looking. Go pour a glass of lemonade and sit down and tour our homes as we start to decorate for Summer. Enjoy! Stay {Read More}
Mother’s Day Brunch Buffet Style:Table Setting Ideas
May 10, 2013 By
Mother’s Day Brunch Buffet Style:Table Setting Ideas I love how Mary used blue and white as her main colors throughout the Mother’s Day brunch buffet table. She left plenty of room for all of the wonderful brunch food on Sunday! This table-setting is simple, elegant and very functional for guests to maneuver around the table. Related posts: Use Blue This Easter, Easter Place-Setting, Easter Egg Nest Beautiful Easter Table-Scape Easter Dining Room Table Decor Ideas Easter & {Read More}
DIY Flower Pot-Great Mother’s Day Gift
May 6, 2013 By
DIY Flower Pot-Great Mother’s Day Gift I can’t believe that Mother’s Day is right around the corner. We have several great DIY gift ideas to share with you all this week, so please make sure that you keep checking back with Mommy Decorates. First of all, I would love to share with you how easy this little wooden drawer is to transfer into a little flower-pot for your faux plants and flowers. My mother Mary actually found this one completely made-up {Read More}
How To Make Flowers Bloom Better Using Coffee Grounds
April 30, 2013 By
How To Make Flowers Bloom Better Using Coffee Grounds Behind The Tip My mother (Mary) was flipping through one of her magazines called WomansDay and found a great little trick that she passed on to me and now I’m going to pass it on to you. Gardening Tip Did you know that you can give your flowers an extra boost with left over coffee grounds? Yes! I have to admit that I started to jump for joy when I read {Read More}
Mommy Guilt or Pride?
April 30, 2013 By
Mommy Guilt or Pride? People using the phrase “mommy guilt” is every present in this culture as a feeling of guilt when they perceive they aren’t being the best they can be, or are doing life differently than other moms. I was having a conversation the other day with my husband about this; he simple said “that’s not guilt, that’s pride.” Ouch! That was painful and convicting for me to say the least. There is SO much pressure on {Read More}
DIY All Natural Face Scrub Using Lemons, Sugar, Honey And Olive Oil
April 26, 2013 By
DIY All Natural Face Scrub Using Lemons, Sugar, Honey And Olive Oil As I have gotten older I have noticed brown spots creeping up on my face. I really started to get them when I was pregnant with my first child and then they never went away till now. I cannot believe that I have stumbled across a true all natural and organic miracle face scrub that I’m going to call my “Lemony Face Scrub”. I am not a {Read More}
Cheap Craft Organizing And Storage Ideas Using Plastic, Wire And Tin Baskets
April 24, 2013 By
Cheap Craft Organizing And Storage Ideas Make your craft room organized, cute and stylish by using small plastic, wire or tin baskets to store your craft supplies. Use metal tins to store your safety pins. You can also make your plain tin cute by painting a cute little Summer flower or insect. Use colorful wired baskets to hold your ribbons and other craft items Related posts: Southern Summer Decorating Craft Craft And Sewing Room Ideas And Pictures $1 {Read More}
Use The Color Blue To Decorate Your Home For The Summer
April 23, 2013 By
Use The Color Blue To Decorate Your Home For The Summer I absolutely love decorating my home for the summer. I love pulling out all of my seashells, white sand and blue plates and dishes. Decorate your home for the Summer using beautiful white sea shells, blue vases and dishes. Keep it very simple in your dining room and use beautiful blue plates and blue and clear vases. Related posts: Ideas For Decorating Your Fireplace Mantel For Fall Time {Read More}
$1 Store Bins Used For Craft Organization And Storage
April 22, 2013 By
$1 Store Bins Used For Craft Organization And Storage I am currently re-organizing my craft and sewing room. I have to be honest and tell you that it’s a big mess, dull colors, un-organized and very un-inspiring. I just walk in the room and sigh and then walk out because nothing in there screams “get creative”. Well, I am changing my craft room around slowly to make it more inspiring and cheerful. I am using a lot of inexpensive {Read More}
DIY Non Toxic Window Cleaner
April 19, 2013 By
Whip Up This Easy To Make DIY Non Toxic Window Cleaner New Way Of Living As many of you know – God has radically changed my complete way of living and the way that I think about the food I eat and the cleaning products that I use everyday. I am taking baby steps towards a better way of living my life. Children & Cleaning My children love to help me clean, but I never liked them getting around all {Read More}
1 Picture Frame Decorated 4 Different Ways
April 18, 2013 By
1 Picture Frame Decorated 4 Different Ways Before Get creative today! Dress-up your boring picture frames with flowers or bows! I had a bunch of broken flower hair-bows and regular bows in my daughter’s room, so I just tore off the clip part and placed a little hot glue on the back of the flower and bow and then glued it to the photo frame. You could also change out the flowers on the frame for the different seasons. You {Read More}
DIY Homemade Lemon Hand Scrub
April 16, 2013 By
DIY Homemade Lemon Hand Scrub I have to be honest and say that I do not even recognize myself anymore these days. I have done a lot of research lately on becoming a better wife, mom and homemaker for my family. I have also been praying a lot for God to make me more creative and talented in all areas of life, especially with my homemaking skills. I am not a DIY kind of person by nature, so this {Read More}
