Have you ever been to a painting party? You know, one of those parties where an artist guides a group of friends as they paint a canvas and everyone brings their own beverage;) I love going to those, but my last piece of “art” did not turn out the way I wanted it to…. I…
You might remember this DIY tassel keychain tutorial that I showed here on the blog in February. You might also remember that I could not make up my mind about the design, so I created three different keychains. So today, I’ll share the second DIY design: a floral wood bead keychain. hemp cord wood beads…
My oldest baby turned 16 this week. Whaaat! How did that happen? My little boy is legally old enough to drive a car! And on a side note, have you reached the age yet when you see a kid pull up in the parking lot and hop out of the car and the first thing…
Are you a romantic when it comes to things like Valentine’s Day? Sometimes, I feel like that gene sort of skipped me ?. I did, however, pull off a pretty romantic gift for my husband last year and wanted to show it to you. This print is called “Mates for Life” and came from Uncommon Goods….
Whew, it’s cold outside! I can’t stand it when it’s super hot, so given the choice I’d usually pick colder over hotter. But parts of these last couple of weeks have been an altogether different kind of cold! Thankfully, (around here at least) we had a nice break from the arctic air for a couple…
Verdigris. Isn’t that an interesting word? And apparently it can be pronounced in a few ways. One dictionary website said it was pronounced “ver-di-gree” (which is how I’ve always said it). Another site said “ver-di-greece”. And we actually have a town named Verdigris here is Oklahoma and they pronounce it “Ver-di-griss”. Potato, patato…let’s just find…
I’ve got an easy, interchangeable wood bead garland tutorial for you today. Have you seen pretty pictures in magazines or on Pinterest with strands of wooden beads casually draped around a bottle or wound through a vignette? Wood beads add interest and texture and I think they look great in a variety of decorating styles…
In this post: How to paint a gingham pattern….the easy way. According to the old saying, watching paint dry is super boring. But what about the actual painting itself? Is that boring? Not if you’re painting furniture! I love to paint furniture but can’t stand a boring paint finish, so when I gave my “barn…
Sometimes it just takes a little extra effort to take an ordinary finish to something special. This is easy to accomplish with a paint aging technique. Do you remember my table that I updated with a new “vintage” color? It started like this….. And ended up looking like this….. I went over how I…
I love home decor magazines and catalogs. It’s an “I-can’t-pass-them-up and I-read-them-cover-to-cover” kind of love 🙂 As much as I enjoy reading blogs and perusing through Pinterest, there’s just something about beautiful photos that are printed on actual paper. Anyway, I received a Grandin Road catalog in the mail and spied some candle rings covered…
Some things have the function that you need, but not the form that you want. That was the case with my entryway closet doors. They were perfectly functional, but not my style. My doors were “paneled on the bottom and louvered on the top” and just didn’t fit the look of the room.So, I decided…
Have you seen those metal garden spheres? They look like this…. I love the look of them, but not the price. So, I’ve been trying to find a metal that I could use to make them. It had to be thin and flexible. And not too expensive…otherwise, I might as well buy the real thing! Problem was,…