I open my Christmas tubs each year and always end up saying things like, “Oh, I love this….” and “Oooh, I forgot about that one.” I think most of us don’t have the budget or the space to completely re-decorate for Christmas every year. I wouldn’t want to, anyways. There’s something comforting about pulling out…
Are you a Christmas minimalist or do you really deck the halls…and the bathrooms…and the laundry room….and every place in between? I think I’m probably somewhere in the middle. I love to decorate for Christmas, but I generally keep it in all the main living areas in our home. It does, however, tend to take…
Happy Friday! Have you decorated for Christmas yet? I absolutely love decorating for Christmas and was excited to get started. So, a few days ago, my husband pulled all the tubs down from the attic for me and placed them in the garage. And then… I took a furniture painting detour;) You see, I’ve been…
I just wanted to pop in and tell you about my favorite online meal planning and grocery shopping subscription service. It’s called Plan to Eat and they’re running their once a year sale for 1/2 off! By the way, this is not a sponsored post, but there are affiliate links used. I just love Plan…
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…
Can I squeeze in one last fall post? I did a fall craft the other day and wanted to share it with you. It’s so very simple and yet very textural and interesting. *This post contains affiliate links; disclosure here. First, I bundled some dried wheat that I picked up at Hobby Lobby. I also…
Much of blogland seems to be ready for Christmas as soon as Halloween is over;) But Autumn is my favorite time of year and Thanksgiving is one of my favorite holidays and I want to savor them for as long as possible! So, I’m still decorating and photographing leaves and pumpkins and am not quite…
Are you “pumpkin-ed” out? Or can you stand one (or two) more pumpkin tutorials? This quilted pumpkin tutorial is easy and makes a really unique fall decoration. Also, a reader asked me how to make the velvet pumpkin that I used in one of my fall décor tutorials. So, I added that tutorial to the…
Neutrals in home décor are hot. Now I know there are many color-lovers out there, but just a quick look through Pinterest or decorating magazines will show how popular the neutral look has become. There’s even a whole magazine devoted to white interiors! As a furniture painter, I want my work to sell, but I…
7 ways to use a cloche….do you have any other ideas? So, what do you call this: a cloche or a bell jar? The words seem to be interchangeable, but I always end up using the term, “cloche” (pronounced klōsh). Whatever they are called, they can be really lovely in home decor. The more important question…
Who’s ready to exercise their creative muscles? Oh, good! Then come take a look at my latest project. I just completed three pieces of pumpkin artwork that I made while watching an eCourse by Amanda Hilburn at The Little Bluebird Gallery (I’ll put a link to it at the bottom of this post). By the…
Fall always means decorating in warm colors. Right? Not so fast, red, yellow, and orange. This year, I’m easing into fall decorating with cooler colors. It’s been so warm where I live and the flowers are blooming and the grass is still green. The warm colors of fall just seem out of place right now….