Author Archives: Andrea Howe

Andrea is the founder of For The Love Of, a lifestyle blog dedicated to approachable, modern living. She writes about style, her love of DIY, and living a healthier life through wholesome, nutritious cooking. She is also a regular contributor at Babble.
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You can find Andrea on Instagram @andreavhowe and @gwynethmademedoit

Artwork Updates Around The Home + Minted Giveaway

It seems that the majority of my decorating challenges and woes result from what to hang on the wall. After i shared with you all last week that our frames in the family room sat empty for a year before I made a move to add some prints, let me also admit that Hayden was […]

Style Updates Around The Home

We’ve been in this house for 4+ years now, although a few weeks ago I told someone it had been 5, because it feels like 5 to me. My motivation to DIY every nook and cranny of this home, and make it perfectly decorated goes in very short and sporadic spurts. In the past 8 […]

DIY Tissue Paper Wall Letters

Alix is back again to share this awesome spin on cardboard craft letters. I love the texture the tissue paper adds to each letter, and of course I love the simplicity of the project overall.  Read on to get the full step-by-step tutorial.  Thanks Alix, for creating another amazing project for my readers! I’m always […]

Daily Style – Clothes You Can Live In

Pants – Coverse at Target; Top – Converse at Target; Bag – Lily Jade; Shoes – ShoeMint; Ring & Necklace – Prism Boutique It’s been a few months since I bought any clothes from Target. I usually love a lot of their clothes, but the past few months I just didn’t find some of their […]

Daily Style – Day To Night Date Night

I’m having a lot of mixed feelings these days about my personal style posts. I’m feeling increasingly strange posing in front of the camera, and reached out to Facebook last week for suggestions on ways I could still share my outfits, in a not so aspiring-model type of way. I feel a big shift coming […]

Our Handmade Valentine’s

I’ve grown to become really fond of Valentine’s Day, now that we’re a little family. Art and I always manage to spend a little special time together, either before or after the actual day, but for the past few years, we’ve made it a day to spend special time together as a family. This year […]

Dark Chocolate Shortbread Heart Cookies

I love a good shortbread cookie, and if it’s covered in dark chocolate, even more reason to celebrate. I love the mix of the savory buttery flavor, mixed with the sweetness of the dark chocolate, a perfect combination if you ask me.  So when I saw that Trader Joe’s had once again, brought back those […]

DIY Floral Chandelier

Hello there friends. Today I’d like to introduce you to a new contributor, Alix Adams of A Ruffled Life, who will be sharing DIY  and craft projects with us, on a regular basis. I met Alix last year at Alt Summit, and we’ve stayed in contact over the past year, only to be reconnected again […]

Weekly Wrap-Up – Getting Dressed For The Day

Happy Friday friends, how are you all doing this week?  I feel like this week has gone by in a blur, but have not much to show for it.  I have finally managed to get control of my inbox, so that counts for something, and have replied to almost all incoming emails within 24 hours, […]

What 80’s Style Means To Me – Anything John Hughes

In just 2 short months I turn 38 years old, and have now lived long enough to see a decade I grew up in, chosen as a theme for an upcoming event.  A decade doesn’t get chosen for an event theme unless it’s long gone passed for a while now. I mean, no one’s really […]