Would you believe a two year old made these? Ok, he had some help, but still. Aside from the gold, he did all the painting. A year later I am insanely impressed with these DIY brushstroke Christmas ornaments squirrelly boy painted. We made these ornaments last Christmas. I had a bunch of air dry clay,...

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Snowball Cookies, Russian Tea Cakes, Mexican Wedding Cookies – whatever you call them, these cookies are incredibly good and so easy to make. I love making them at Christmastime, but these earl grey snowball cookies are good all year round, especially with a cup of tea. And PS you guys, this post is part of...

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You guys, if you’ve stuck around for a long time you know I love a good advent calendar. I used to make a new one every week in November. Sadly, I do not have the time for that anymore (*sigh*) but I still love scouting what other creatives are cooking up! I’ve put together two...

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All Photos by Clément Lauchard Yep. So that happened. I know, it happened 3 weeks ago and I already talked all about it on instagram, but I couldn’t go without a little note on here too. After all, this space is why I got the award in the first place. I went to London for...

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Photo of Notting Hill by Fineas Anton on Unsplash So remember how I was nominated for the Amara Interior Blog Awards, and how you guys were AMAZING enough to vote for me so that I got shortlisted? Yup, that happened, and I’m heading to London TODAY! I wasn’t going to go because it would have...

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What? A floral arrangement post? I know, this is very different for me, but I’m slightly becoming obsessed. But I will be the first to tell you that I am NOT a florist, and have A LOT to learn in the ways of floral arrangement creations. Also, you might be looking at that photo up...

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This post contains affiliate links So I took these photos months ago and have been trying to edit them and write this post for months since. Motherhood, I tell ya. But finally, I’m here to share how to organize a nursery closet, or at least how I totally transformed ours. The before? Oh guys, it...

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Outtake from Ikea Hack Drona Box with Tassels Can we just hit pause on life for a moment? (I’ve definitely hit pause on the blog…) I have been meaning to tell you guys about this for WEEKS, but life and camping and vacations kept getting in the way and then I realized, holy crapola voting...

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Well hey there stranger! Yeah I know, I’ve been totally MIA around here, and even more silent than usual on insta! I’ve been putting every spare ounce of time and energy into Mesa so I’m super sorry Squirrelly Minds has fallen by the wayside. BUT, I have a fun DIY for you today – a...

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I know I know, it’s been quiet around here. Reeeeaaaaaal quiet. But I promise there is a very good reason! Mesa Rentals + Design. If you’re a fellow instagrammer, you’ll know what this post is all about. If not you’re probably sitting there asking yourself “What the heck are you on about Tan?”. Well, I’m...

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I’m a minority in this blogging world because, ready for it? I’m not Christian. While I grew up Roman Catholic, I ventured onto my own path as an adult. For the most part this has been fine, but it was tricky when we had kids. Why? Baptism. We wanted to recognize our children’s coming into the world...

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All photos by Rachael Alexandra I knew having a toddler and a newborn would be tricky, and my mind boggles at how people manage two under two (you deserve a medal). I’ve had a lot of thoughts running around the last 8 weeks about what it’s like to raise two completely different, but still both...

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