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Modern Bohemian DIY Wedding In Phoenix, AZ

By Esperanza on October 28, 2025

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With our sights set on saving for a home, we decided to pour creativity—not money—into our wedding decor. Every element was a DIY labor of love. After our son went to bed each night, Andrew and I would sit down to thrift, design, and plan together. Since we couldn’t get married in Italy, we brought the feeling of it to Arizona—warm, relaxed, and earthy. I leaned on my background in interior design to curate a modern bohemian aesthetic with neutrals, terracotta tones, and natural textures that felt effortlessly romantic.

Our Wedding: A Handmade Celebration Full of Love, Rain, & Pasta

By Esperanza on October 7, 2025

When we first started planning our wedding, we dreamed of saying “I do” in Italy. That plan eventually evolved—it would have been too hard for our families to travel—but we carried that vision with us. We wanted our day to feel warm, intentional, creative, and full of soul. Every detail was chosen with care, and almost everything—from the florals to the food—was made by our own hands. We thrifted, styled, cooked, arranged, and designed our way through six months of wedding prep, carving out time after our son went to bed each night to bring our vision to life. Then, the weekend of our wedding, a record-breaking rainstorm swept through Phoenix and nearly derailed everything. But just like our love story, this wedding was never about perfection. It was about showing up, leaning in, and building something beautiful together—even through the mess.

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DIY Boho Tabletop Bead Garland

By Esperanza on March 6, 2022

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I saw the cutest boho tabletop garland at Target the other day for over $20 and I realized I could easily DIY a version myself! I have seen these everywhere lately, they are so cute and you can style them so many ways. I’m sharing an easy tutorial on how I made mine!

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Boho Valentine’s Bead Garland DIY

By Esperanza on February 4, 2022

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The idea for this garland came to me one night before bed, as so many of my creative ideas do lol, and I knew I had to make it. It’s so hard to find Valentine’s decor that isn’t just red or pink. I wanted to make something that was a little more neutral that would look cute in my boho chic apartment and it turned out so well, I had to share a little DIY tutorial on it!

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How to Throw a Fall-themed DIY Craft Party

By Esperanza on September 29, 2018

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Rocio and I love crafting and DIY’s, especially seasonal ones, so I thought I would throw a Fall DIY craft party so that we could make some fun, festive decorations to spruce our space up. We invited some friends over to join the fun too!

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DIY Mini Christmas Wreaths

By Esperanza on December 12, 2017

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These mini Christmas wreaths are so simple and pretty! Natural and simple decorations is the theme for my Christmas decorating this year. This DIY was under $3 and only took 10 minutes to make! All I had to pay for was the string and I gathered the pine tree and berry branches from my backyard. I love DIY’s that are super affordable and easy to make.

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DIY Pinecone Garland

By Esperanza on December 6, 2017

The count down to Christmas continues! I still have a ton of things to check off my list, but at least my decorating is done. I wanted to share another one of my DIY Christmas decorations. This pinecone garland is the perfect natural Christmas decoration! Pinecones really speak Christmas to me and I thought a garland would be a great way to incorporate them into my decor this year. The best part about it is that it’s practically free! I had twine sitting around from a previous DIY but you can easily get a roll for under $4. I gathered these fallen pine cones from trees in my neighborhood. I’m pretty resourceful 🙂

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DIY Christmas Wreath

By Esperanza on December 1, 2017

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I love wreaths! They are so bright and cheery. They definitely complete a door step! I have been making one for every season so I had to keep up the tradition. I really wanted my Christmas wreath to be simple and natural. If you have seen my other Christmas decor DIY’s you might have noticed that’s my theme for this year. I gathered the materials from Craft Warehouse for under $18.

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DIY Natural Ornaments

By Esperanza on November 29, 2017

I love natural and simplistic Christmas decorations like these ornaments. I got this idea while scrolling through Pinterest and I thought they would be perfect this year! This DIY was under $6; all I had to buy were the plain glass ornaments. It's the perfect and simple DIY to make while enjoying some cocoa with friends or family.

I love natural and simplistic Christmas decorations like these ornaments. I got this idea while scrolling through Pinterest and I thought they would be perfect this year! This DIY was under $6; all I had to buy were the plain glass ornaments. It’s the perfect and simple DIY to make while enjoying some cocoa with friends or family.

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Fall Wreath DIY

By Esperanza on October 10, 2017

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I love DIY’s, especially seasonal ones! Making seasonal DIY’s is such a fun way to get into the spirit of the season. My good friend Chrystal and I thought it would be fun to make fall wreaths together. We watched Harry Potter movies and made sugar cookies to enjoy while making our wreaths. Chrystal even treated us to pumpkin spice lattes! It was the perfect fall afternoon spent with a great friend.

I wanted to share our fall wreath DIY with you today. This was a really simple DIY under $15 and it only took us 15 min to make! I hope you enjoy it.