About Me

I'm living proof that you don't need a whole lot of money to pull together a beautiful home. With ingenuity, creativity and a whole lot of sweat, you can turn that white box into something lovely.

If you're interested in recipes, cleaning tips, and all things homemaking, you might want to check out my website at Home-Ec 101. 

I'm 31 years old, from Nashville, a mother of 3 children, and an animal lover. You can read my personal blog at the badbadivy experience.  

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Fall Lawn Care Tips

By: Badbadivy Oct 10, 2007

It's about that time to start getting your lawn ready for winter, depending on where you live. What should you be doing at this time of year to get your lawn ready for winter? Here are a few tips:

  • Use a quick-release fertilizer. It's important to give your lawn the feeding it needs before winter sets in. Fall is actually the most important time of year to fertilize, but it is often forgotten. Instead of using a slow-release  fertilizer like… Continue Reading
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Make A Quarter Ring!

By: Badbadivy Oct 09, 2007

When my grandfather was in the Aleutian Islands during World War II, he got to missing my grandma, who he had left back in Pasadena, California. He was a Navy Seabee, and he was building...I don't know, something. There are precious few family stories about his time in the Islands during WWII- one of them was when he offered to drive a tanker truck because he was bored and wanted to get off base. The only problem was, he had never driven a tanker… Continue Reading

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practicalarchivist

Your blog is fan-tabulous! So glad I found you. Thanks for being my curbly friend...

-Sally J.

Fandangogirl
Just joined curbly a few hours ago.  What I've read of yours has already been very useful. Thanks for adding me!
jasimar
luv you, badbad!  you and diymaven are total curbly queens.  with your steady stream of posts diymaven keeps me inspired and you keep me sane. fabulous job to you both, ladies.
terryswaler
Awww shucks, girl!  Thanks for the vote!  :)  Now I feel all warm and fuzzy!  (laughing)
DIY Maven
Hey Ivy, if you do enter the Top Design Challenge this week, let me know and I'll write up a post encouraging all Curbliers to vote for you. I'm totally serious. I'd love to see one of us win!
balubalu
Aloa from Germany and welcome to curbly :-)
DIY Maven
Hey Ivy, welcome to the featured writers group! I look forward to reading more of your posts.
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