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I never in a thousand years would have guessed that I would make not one, but TWO wedding cake toppers in my lifetime. After making a bird topper for my wedding , my friend Amanda asked me if...

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That's right, after having the can of paint sit in my closet for... a long time... I finally got my paintbrush out and got to work on the bedroom! The color is Midnight Dream by Behr and...

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Usually I reserve insideways for just the crafty side of my life, but today I've decided to make an exception. I'm very excited to share my second of three Doctoral recitals at the University...

http://www.insideways.com/2014/01/liveness-cello-recital-by-jennifer.html

I loooove putting the little finishing touches on a room. It might be my favorite part of the whole process! Well... that and finding furniture on craigslist... and right after a new coat of ...

http://www.insideways.com/2014/01/pretty-small-things-christmas-faux.html

Instagram has to be my favorite form of social media. I've never been one to make photo albums, so I love being able to look back at the year in photos ! I usually take photos of daily lif...

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It may or may not have taken 14 months, but I've finally covered up the second cable box in my living room! Forget ushering in a new year, THIS is a reason to celebrate! I used the same ...

http://www.insideways.com/2014/01/book-technology-camouflage.html

As someone whose never been able to maintain a scrapbook or journal, one of my favorite parts of blogging is being able to look back over my projects. 2013 was a year where I decided to blog les...

http://www.insideways.com/2013/12/2013-in-review.html

I'm a little late to the Thanksgiving blogging party, but I couldn't go without posting a photo of this Mojito Jello Shot recipe I tried from A Beautiful Mess . It was SO good, super pretty, ...

http://www.insideways.com/2013/12/thanksgiving-treats-holiday-cooking-tip.html

Since Tim and I do a lot traveling over the holidays, it can be tricky to make and keep annual traditions. But, for the past three years we've managed to keep my absolute favorite tradition -...

http://www.insideways.com/2013/12/homemade-christmas-ornaments-2013.html

A couple of weeks ago I got an email from UncommonGoods asking if I would be interested in trying out one of the products they're highlighting in their stocking stuffer collection (you can ch...

http://www.insideways.com/2013/12/aquafarm-from-uncommon-goods.html

Since I started blogging back in 2011, I've slowly but steadily worked to improve my photography skills. I started with an iPhone and Picasa, but worked my way up to using a DSLR and Photoshop w...

http://www.insideways.com/2013/12/my-camera-gear.html

This is a happysad post. A few of you may have noticed a total lack of Madeline on the blog or my instagram over the last several months. After a long struggle with kidney disease, little Mad...

http://www.insideways.com/2013/10/welcome-to-family-gordon.html

Lately, life has been slow in the home-improvements department of chateau Jen&Tim. A lot of projects have been started, but nothing is finished. It's one of those seasons where other prioriti...

http://www.insideways.com/2013/09/bedroom-update.html

This past new year's day my resolution was to learn how to have a smaller impact on the environment . Since then, I've figured some stuff out that involves adjusting the items I buy and a wor...

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On a lark, I put together a little video of Tim and I snorkeling off the coast in Maui. As usual, the video took a lot longer to make than I thought, but I love how it turned out. Let's be hones...

http://www.insideways.com/2013/08/summer-swims.html

Last week Tim and I treated ourselves to an amazing vacation in Hawaii. It's definitely as beautiful as they say and we had an amazing time. Snorkeling was probably my favorite activit...

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Last week the kind people at Martha Stewart sent me a copy of the July/August Martha Stewart Living Magazine. It is PACKED with inspiration! One feature in particular caught my eye - an updat...

http://www.insideways.com/2013/08/martha-stewart-inspired-friendship.html

When I initially started giving this little bathroom some umph, I envisioned the back wall covered in gold x's, like a big cute cross stitch reference. Needless to say, that didn't work out. ...

http://www.insideways.com/2013/08/tips-for-applying-gold-dot-decals.html

Today I'd like to welcome you to the little half bath on the first floor of our apartment! The bathroom was never really a "problem" space, but it was super fun to add some touches of our pe...

http://www.insideways.com/2013/08/polka-dot-bathroom-reveal.html

Tim knows better than anyone, if I see a combination of brass and wicker, I'm instantly scheming ways to make space for it in our apartment. I found the stools on one of my regular craigslis...

http://www.insideways.com/2013/08/updated-counter-stools.html

Happy Weekend!!! I'm really excited to have finished a huge thing on my to-do list... category pages on insideways! If you saw a really strange post in your reader yesterday, that was a lit...

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I'm so thrilled to be featured on one of my all-time favorite blogs today - A Beautiful Mess. Check it out ! To all of you new-to-insideways readers, thanks for stopping over! My name is Je...

http://www.insideways.com/2013/07/a-beautiful-mess-feature.html

With my surging interests in whicker, vintage inspired florals and (according to my sister) all things granny, I guess it's pretty predictable that I would feel the need for a little macrame ...

http://www.insideways.com/2013/07/macrame-plant-hanger.html

Summer is here - the perfect time for sipping cool cocktails while enjoying an evening breeze. I've recently declared myself our family's mixologist and am slowly mastering a few delicious dr...

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I've become the kind of person who announces how many new leaves her beloved plants are currently growing whenever her husband comes home. Did you even know that kind of person existed? It's prob...

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