the House of Jade Journal

I am sure you all have some fun Halloween activities planned. We’ll be taking both kids out trick-or-treating this year.  Jett has been talking about this day for weeks!  This year my kids are going as farm animals.  Jane is our little chicken. I made her costume by modifying this Martha Stewart tutorial. I just […]

As you might remember my family had new family pictures taken in July by Justin Hackworth. My parents got our family picture framed and put above their mantel. Once it was up there they started to realize how outdated their current bookshelf decor was. Here is a picture of their mantle and built-ins from a […]

Via West Elm Salt Lake on Facebook I know it’s old news by now but West Elm has FINALLY come to Utah!! I can’t tell you how happy I am. I order from West Elm all the time so it’s going to be so nice now that I can just walk right in the store […]

Today our dream nursery was dreamt up by Lindsey and Shannon from the company Poplin & Queen and the blog Fifi Cheek. Here is how they describe their dream nursery.  “This is our dream nursery because it has a lot of color, pattern, a hint of glamour, and pieces that can grow with the sweet […]

I’ll be the first to admit I don’t really like Halloween. It actually kind of creeps me out. I don’t really enjoy decorating for Halloween because it scares me plus most of the decorations I find are a little tacky. But for the sake of my kids I’ve decided to start buying a few decorations […]

Halloween is getting closer and I’m starting to get excited. This is actually the first year I’ve done any Halloween decorating at all! Here are some great Etsy items to get you in the mood…  1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 

The next Nursery in our Dream Nurseries series is Erin Stauss from the blog Fairy Tales. Here is how she describes her dream nursery.  Chandelier | Bookshelf | Sheepskin | Glider | Gold Pouf | Paint Color | Changing Pad Fabric | Floor Lamp | Westie Pillow | Crib | Uptown Changer | Rug | […]

Last week I wanted to bring a little happy gift to a friend in need. I saw this adorable “box of sunshine” on happy money saver and I thought it was a great idea.  I wanted to create a smaller version of it so I hit up my local Target to see what I could […]