Front Porch Makeover

Previously I shared how my wonderful husband took down our front porch and how we hired a contractor to replace it (you can find that post here). Today I wanted to share a update on our new front porch and roof. We absolutely love the new roof, siding and porch turned out. We are truly…

HOW TO REMOVE AN AWNING

A few months ago my husband and I realized that our roof was in bad shape. One day while out running an errand we noticed that some roofing debris on our lawn, after some checking we realized that our roof was in really bad shape. We got an estimate and hired a roofer to replace…

BATHROOM MAKEOVER MOODBOARD

When my husband and I first bought our house, we had a huge list of renovation and facelift projects we wanted to do to the house. We knew it needed a few updates and luckily we were ready and willing to take on that challenge! If you’ve been following along for some time, then you…

TARGET FINDS I LOVE

I absolutely love shopping at Target and if you’re reading this I’m guessing you do too! Recently I’ve been needing some things for my kitchen and I really was worried about heading out during these difficult times. I didn’t want to be out there buying things that weren’t a necessity.

CHOOSING A KITCHEN BACKSPLASH TILE

I knew when my husband and I were prepping for our kitchen renovation project that it would be time consuming and difficult but I really didn’t know how difficult or time consuming until we started. Especially when it comes to picking a Kitchen backsplash tile. If you recall about a year ago we renovated our…

DIY ELEGANT CENTERPIECES || WEDDINGS, BABY SHOWERS, QUINCEANERA

As you may know I have been working hard prepping for my daughter’s Quinceanera. Previously I shared how we DIY’ed her capia pin-ons.  And if you follow me on Instagram, you may have seen some of my other projects from my stories.  Today I’m sharing a super simple yet truly elegant Corset Ribbon Centerpiece tutorial….

DIY Capia Pin-On Party Favors | for Wedding Favors, Baby Showers and More

Hello my friends, I hope you’re all doing great today!  So my daughter Alyssa is turning 15 and we are planning a small get together with family and friends.  She is super excited and cannot wait to have her friends and family celebrate with her.  For her Quinceanera, we are planning a beautiful event at…

DIY Moana Inspired Maui Fish Hook

I’m back with another tutorial for you guys.  Like I mentioned before we previously celebrated my daughter’s 10th birthday (you can find the tutorial here).  The party was Moana themed – which is one of our favorite movies so far.  We decided to make our own Maui Fish hook.  I’m very proud of my girl…

DIY Moana Inspired Palm Trees

A while ago we celebrated my youngest daughters birthday.  She was turning 10 and wanted a Moana themed birthday party.  I prefer to DIY as much of my kids party decor as I can because a) it’s sometimes cheaper for me to use whatever left over products I have and b)  I’m crazy like that…

How to Add Custom Vent Covers to Sliding Doors | Repurposing an old Door

Hi guys!  Today I wanted to share with you our recent re-purposing project.  When we first bought our house, 3 years ago (can you believe it?) we wanted to make some changes to our living room.  One of the changes was to update and add lighting since there was non previously (See my awesome hubby adding lighting in picture…

DIY Elegant Ribbon French “Braid” Vase | Dollar Tree DIY | Hip ‘n Creative

What’s up guys!  I hope you’re all feeling fabulous today.  So today I have another Dollar Tree DIY project for you!  I think this French Braid Vase tutorial is so fun, easy and so pretty too!  This would be a perfect DIY project for weddings, bridal showers, baby showers, quinceaneras and so much more!  It’s…

DIY Welcome Post

Today I wanted to share a DIY tutorial that is super cute and can be used all year long.  I was inspired by welcome post signs I’ve seen on Pinterest but wanted to add my own twist using materials I already had available.  The only thing I purchased was the 4x4x8 post.  If you do…

DIY Placemat Pillow in 5 Minutes!

Hi guys! I hope you’re all having a fabulous day.  I cannot believe it’s almost Thanksgiving! This year we are hosting Thanksgiving in our home and I decided to spruce up the house with a few Thanksgiving touches here and there.  One of my favorite projects was making these placemat throw pillows.  It’s super simple project…

Ana White Rustic X End Table

Hi guys I hope you’re all having a lovely day!  Today I wanted to show you the second half of our wood working project.  Our very own Rustic X End Table. A while back I showed you our rustic coffee table and wanted to also share with you all our wonderful end tables.   These beauties are…

Free Printable | Bored Jar

So the kids have been home from school for a little over 2 weeks now and I have to say it hasn’t been too bad.  I’m happy to say that they were finally able to enroll in summer camp and are having a blast!  But there are still times I see them mope around the house saying…

DIY Coffee Filter Flowers

I love flowers, but of course they never last as long as I would like.  So I decided to go on Pinterest and see if I can find some cute inspirations to create my own flowers on the cheap. What I found were some fun tutorials on making flowers out of coffee filters.  So of course I thought…

Summertime Activities

Well it’s summer vacation time at HNC and it’s been a tradition of ours to take the kids someplace special for their last day as a fun way to start off the summer.  We’ve taken them to many places but we’ve also kept it simple and treated them to a special lunch at their favorite restaurant….

DIY Rustic Coffee Table

Hello my friends!  How are you all this lovely day?  Me.. not too shabby.  Here at HNC we’ve been very busy with end of the week school events and getting our summer groove on!  Hopefully it won’t be too hot this week and I can get a lot done before the kids are off for…

5 Fun Craft Ideas

Happy Humpday!  Today I’m sharing five fun crafts I spotted over the weekend and decided to share the fun finds with you.  Let’s get started: I’m a sucker for typographical art and  found this adorable DIY Ampersand Art by Live Love DIY. Here I found this awesome bathroom wall art by Two It Yourself.  She…

Valentine Love Wreath

Valentine’s Day is just around the corner and I cannot believe how quickly this month is flying by!  I’ve been thinking of ways to decorate the apartment without it being overly done. During the Christmas Holiday I made a paper wreath that was loads of fun and I received many compliments from my friends and family….

Pipe Cleaner Rings Tutorial

Hello Hello!  I just wanted to share this cute craft I did with my girls a couple of years ago.  It’s a very simple project you and your little one can do together in an afternoon.  Great for Valentine’s Day or any other day! Let’s get started.. What you’ll need: Pipe Cleaners a.k.a. Chenille Stems…

Keeping Things Organized

As I’ve mentioned once or twice in this blog, we are temporarily living in a two bedroom apartment while we shop for a new home.  You would think that living in a small space everything would be neat and tidy.  But I’m sad to say that’s not the case at Casa de HNC.  It’s been…

Paper Wreath {Tutorial}

Paper Wreath {Tutorial}

Today I thought I’d show you this very cute wreath I made using paper and cardboard.  It was a fun little project and I received tons of comments on it.  I even had a request from Tan’s grandmother that I should make her one as well lol 😉 It was such a fun project and I…

Summer Fun: Bored Jar & Thank You!

Well folks, the kids have officially started their Summer Vacation… Gasp! How quickly time flies!  But I’m not too worried.. as part of my New Organized Living routine, I have been thinking of ways to keep them entertained the whole summer.  One of the ideas I have is a “Bored Jar”.  Although the bored jar…

30 Day Organizing Challenge

I love being organized and having a schedule!  For years I’ve lived my life just doing what I could when I could do it.  But as the kids got older, my work life and Tan’s work schedule have increased, it has gotten almost impossible for us to get anything done.  Just to buy groceries has…

Organizing my Craft Space

I have a small craft space… To give you a better understanding, I should explain myself a bit more.  I have a large room in which it’s split into many sections, this space works as a play area for the kids, storage for seasonal items, Tan’s tools (for now), small office areas and  of course-my…

Push Pop Cupcakes Tutorial

For my daughter’s birthday I decided to make Push Pop Cupcakes.  At the time that I made them, I hadn’t realized how popular they were becoming.  Especially the day of my daughter’s birthday party, they were a HUGE hit!  I couldn’t believe how quickly they went.  I had made just enough for the kids to…

Birthday Crown

This month is my beautiful little niece’s first birthday!  I’m so excited for my sister and her hubby!  So when they asked me to help make some of the birthday decor, I was glad to help!  After all I love a good party!! My sister asked me to make my niece her very own Birthday…

Kitchen Remodeling: The Sequel

A while back i posted about our adventures in the kitchen.  How we thought it would be a great idea to update our kitchen making more space, adding color and personality.  Since then I have to say that the kitchen is coming out beautifully!  I’m very happy with the flooring and although it has taken…

Kitchen Remodeling

Tan and I have decided to remodel our kitchen.  When we first bought our home about 9 years ago we completely gutted the house except for 2 areas:  The kitchen and the bathroom.  At the time they were the only two areas that didn’t need any work, so why mess with what’s not broken, right?…

Tutorial: Owl Stuffies

Ok so I was jumping around reading some of my favorite blogs when I came across this blog.  It had this totally cute and fun tutorial about making these adorable plush owls.  I instantly thought of my girls and how much fun it would be to make one of these babies– uh Owls!  I better…

My Cell Phone Blings

A while back Tan and I bought matching cell phones.  He did some research and like the Motorola Cliq.  I too liked the phones but didn’t want my phone to look exactly like Tan’s.  So Tan got us cell phone cases to protect our phones, since having a 2 year old that loves cell phones,…

My Peeps

This year  Tan and I made these awesome little baskets for our girls.  It was a fun, inexpensive way to give them something our chicas would love but wouldn’t cost us a ton of money. But as always, I also had a hankering to make something, so I made these adorable Peep Bunnies!  They were very easy to…

DIY Playkitchen

Head on over to HERE for a great tutorial on making a play kitchen for your little one.  I have three girls that would love for me to make one for them.  I’m even thinking of making a washer/dryer using a similar technique.  Wish me luck!!

Easter Craft Ideas

So Easter is around the corner and I’ve been wanting to make some fun Easter themed decor for my home. I know it’s last-minute being that Easter is about 2 weeks away!  (How did time sneak up on me like that!)  Anywhoo, I came across this lovely blog that has a really cute tutorial on how to make Peep…