A Beautiful Mess Podcast
Elsie + Emma are sisters and co-founders of the top DIY blog — A Beautiful Mess. They have written over seven thousand blog posts, so it seemed like a good time to start a podcast! The sisters have a lot to say on everything from home and DIY to family life and business. Visit abeautifulmess.com/podcast for show notes.
Episodes
This week we're recapping our favorite things from the past year, including movies, books, purchases, favorite memories and new things that we tried.
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Favorite movie:
Elsie - Weapons and The Italian Job (1969)
Emma - Wicked: For Good
Favorite book:
Elsie - The Wedding People and 100 Years of Solitude
Emma - Lessons in Chemistry, Funny Story, and The Sev...
This week we're doing a Comfort rewatch episode for a holiday movie that we love, The Family Stone from 2005 and we're dedicating this episode to Diane Keaton.
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Cozy interiors:
Front room with the Christmas tree
Entryway
Favorite moments:
Emma - Love story bet...
This week we are riffing about our favorite Christmas cookies to make every single year, and we're updating you on our novels. So two of our favorite subjects, cookies and novels!
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Top 3 Christmas Cookies:
This week we're going to share ideas for putting together advents, unique ideas, low cost or free holiday gift ideas, epic personalized gift ideas and neighborly gift ideas. And we'll also share our book report.
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Adult Advent Ideas:
Books
Lipgloss
Hair oil
Dutch oven
Water bottle
Small treats
T-shirt
Kid Advent Ideas:
Reuse old toys
Cookies
Candy
Snac...
This week we are talking all about holiday traditions, things we do for Christmas, things we do for Thanksgiving, anything cozy, interesting or quirky. And at the end of the episode, we'll also have a book report.
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Themed Than...
This week we're sharing all the details of our recent trip to Italy, specifically Florence and Venice. If you're planning to travel to one of those places, or if you're in the mood to just travel vicariously through our stories, it's gonna be a big story time episode today.
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This week we're sharing our holiday seasonal bucket list and how to make your own. If you're like us and you get a little overwhelmed by the long to-do list this time of year, we definitely recommend creating a bucket list to keep the magic in your schedule during the busiest season.
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This week we're sharing our stories about how we're changing careers in our thirties and forties. What led us to this point and the logistics of making it happen. If you are in a similar position or dreaming about starting a new career, we hope that this episode will be helpful and encouraging for you.
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When approaching your second act:
Give yours...
This week we're sharing the story of how we became influencers and why we decided to retire from it over the past few years. There are so many pros and cons to this career path that we don't hear talked about often enough. In this episode, we'll share our experiences as well as any advice for anyone considering going into influencing.
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This week we're sharing our annual tradition Ghost Story episode. Every year we read listener submitted ghost stories and it's so much fun. If you're easily scared, don't worry most of the stories are typically pretty cute but we'll give a warning if anything is going to be scary.
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This past year Emma and I both spent a significant amount of time off social media after more than fifteen years working professionally as social media influencers and running online businesses. Today we're going to share what we learned offline including the pros and cons and how we want to approach social media moving forward.
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This week we're sharing tips for cleaning out and curating your closet for fall. We're also diving into Color Analysis and how it changed the way we shop, tips for collecting vintage and how to make a dream closet mood board.
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Book recommendations:
The Curated Closet by Anuschka Rees
Personal Color by Anuschka Rees
Wear it Well by Allison Borns...
This week we're sharing our recommendations for a fall reading list, movies to watch and decor ideas to get into the festive spirit. We'll also share design decisions that we regretted.
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Top 3 Fall Books
Emma
- The Stepford Wives by Ira Levin
- The October Witches by Jennifer Claessen
- The Wrong Way Home by Kate O'Shaughnessy ...
Today we're gonna share the benefits of being a part of a local book club and creative ideas for starting your own. We get a lot of questions about how to make adult friends and hands down a book club is the best way to get started! At the end of the episode we're also sharing the hills we'd gladly die on.
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Dream Boo...
This week we're dissecting a favorite comfort watch movie for decor and home inspiration. This one is perfect if you need something to get into that autumn mood. This is an ongoing series for us, and this week's selection is Mona Lisa Smile from 2003. We'll also be sharing a book report and our best ideas for freezer meals.
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Decor inspirat...
It's time for a big renovation update. Both the things that have gone well and the things that didn't go as planned. I'll also share my tips for renovating a kitchen as a parent to two young kids and what we're excited to finish next.
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What'...
This week we're sharing updates on we've been writing AND reading so far in 2025.
What have you been writing?
Emma- Finished first draft of her new novel, The Wedding Photographer and updating her other novel, Cloud Nine
Elsie- Rewriting novel, The Surrealist and working on 2nd novel
What have you been reading?
Emma - The Nature of Witches, Lessons in Chemistry, The Love Hypothesis, and Who's That Girl
Elsie - The Wedding ...
We are back for our fall season with weekly episodes beginning with our traditional Autumn Bucket List episode. In this week's episode we'll plan our seasonal list of fun things we want to try and do during the upcoming fall season.
You can support us by leaving us a couple of 5 star recipe reviews this week at abeautifulmess.com. Have a topic idea for the podcast? Write in to us at podcast@abeautifulmess.com or leave us a voicemai...
This week we're sharing our lists of comfort things including fragrances, movies, books, snacks and even travel locations. We'll also share our ideas on memory keeping for those of you who need to print of some photos from your phone.
You can support us by leaving us a couple of 5 star recipe reviews this week at abeautifulmess.com
Have a topic idea for the podcast? Write in to us at podcast@abeautifulmess.com or leave us a voicema...
This week we're sharing listener questions we collected from a recent survey. Thank you to the more than 1000 of you who took the time to respond to our survey. In this episode we'll share answers to questions in the categories of business, art and writing, home decor, family lifestyle and unhinged personal questions.
You can support us by leaving us a couple of 5 star recipe reviews this week at abeautifulmess.com
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