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Strawberry Cream Cheese Bread

Warm moist slices of bread filled with sweet strawberries and swirls of cream cheese. This bread is so tasty and so easy to make you’ll want to make it over and over again. Hi everyone! This is Andrea again from Cooking with a Wallflower. And I’m super excited to share my latest recipe with you. Over the summer, I saw so many recipes for strawberry bread. Each one looked amazingly delicious. So when I had a pound of ripe strawberries sitting in my refrigerator, I knew I had to make bread with them. But I wanted to take the tasty… Read More

Dining Room Makeover, Part 1 – Board and Batten Tutorial

In my entryway makeover post on Monday you probably noticed that we had also done some work in the dining room. I’m still working on the makeover but today I’m going to share how we added a little drama to the room, with this board and batten tutorial. I’m also giving away a HomeRight paint sprayer so make sure you read all the way to the end! We had board and batten in the entryway of our old house and I LOVED it! I love how the bright white boards catch the eye and demand your attention. It’s a great… Read More

Black and White Kitchen Makeover Reveal!!!

I am sooooo excited to show you my black and white kitchen makeover reveal! It has been a long time coming but it’s finally here! And just a warning this is a picture heavy post because there’s so much to show you! Before I show you the reveal, let me remind you where we started. This is what the kitchen looked like before we put in the open shelves. And you’re eyes aren’t going bad, the picture is just blurry because I’m apparently the worst at remembering to taking “before” pictures so this is the best I could find. 🙂… Read More

How to Clean Glass Shower Doors

This month’s featured reader question comes from Kathryn, who asked, “How do I get my glass shower clean? I want it really clean before I try putting on Rain-X.” How to clean glass shower doors, here’s what you need: Magic Eraser Pantyhose (optional) Squeegee (for continued maintenance) 1. Use a Pair of Pantyhose to Clean Glass Shower Doors water buildup If you are anything like me, then you don’t squeegee your glass shower doors nearly often enough! Hard water spots, minerals and soap scum build up and before I know it, it’s been months since I last cleaned them. Well,… Read More

The Easiest and Most Delicious Peach Crumble

Baked sweet juicy yellow peaches topped with delicious crispy crumble, perfect for a quick and easy summer dessert. Hi everyone! My name is Andrea. I’m a registered dental hygienist and a food blogger over at Cooking with a Wallflower. This is my first time contributing to Ask Anna, and I’m so excited to share my recipes with you. I hope we’ll get to know each other pretty soon! One of my favorite summer fruits are peaches. White or yellow, it doesn’t matter. I love them both. There’s so much flavor in one fruit. It’s sweet, occasionally tart, and so very… Read More

How to Clean and Condition a Leather Purse

Even though I am not what I would call a “fashion person”, I have a weakness for purses. Well any bag really! And when it comes to purses I am pretty brand loyal and I love a high-quality leather purse. Since purses are a high-use, easy-to-get-messy items, knowing the proper way to maintain them is important. When you are investing in a quality leather purse, you need to know how to take care of it so today I’m showing you how to clean and condition a leather purse to extend its usefulness. I had an accident with one of my… Read More

Tutorial – How to turn a Can Light into a Pendant

As you know we are in the process of updating our kitchen and one of the things that needed to be changed was the can light above the kitchen sink. I love can lights but I feel like you need a statement light over the kitchen sink, especially when there’s a window there, like mine. I really wanted a farmhouse style light over my kitchen sink so I bought this one at Home Depot but I needed to get rid of the can light first. So today I’m giving you a very easy tutorial for how to turn a can… Read More

How to get Bath Crayons off the Tub

I don’t know about your kids but my daughter LOVES to take baths. If we let her she would probably stay in there all night. Awhile back I found some multicolored tub crayons that I thought she’d love, and I was right! She loved being able to express her artistic ability all over the shower/tub. When I walked in and saw this I just started laughing. I was glad that she’d loved the crayons but I’d never expected she’d cover the entire surface with them! 🙂 It’s moments like these that make me glad I have this blog and I… Read More