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…
The Fall season is in full swing, it’s pumpkin mania everywhere, and I looove it! Today, I thought I’d share one of my favorite pumpkin recipes; this one is for the most delicious chocolate chip pumpkin muffins. But to tell you the truth, we eat these year-round. My kids LOVE them and ask for them…
Are you on the hunt for some easy, Fall décor ideas? Me too! If pumpkins, fall florals, and feathers sounds about right, then read on for a simple Fall décor tutorial. *Some affiliate links used below…see my full disclosure here. Step 1: I found this twiggy floral pick in my fall stash, cut it…
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…
This is the story of a poor little neglected dresser that got a second chance. At an estate sale one day, I wandered out into a barn that was on the property. There sat this filthy little dresser whose finish had definitely seen better days. Other people walked by but no one was giving…
In this post: Tips on How to Create a Vignette The other day my little one was watching a cartoon where all the little animals were painting a house in every color of the rainbow. When they were finished (the house looked hideous, by the way), they all received their “decorating badges.” I really love…
Can walking the aisles of the craft store be considered therapy? It is for me! Ok, second question…Â Do you have any of those papier mache or foam fruits/vegetables; like maybe a pear, an apple, or a pumpkin? I had a boring pear that I have no idea why I continued to hang onto. It was…
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’ve had this ugly table that I found at an estate sale for a couple of years. I don’t know how it’s lasted so long in my possession without a new paint job. I’m usually itching to paint something. Anyhow, this boring old table is now sporting a “new” vintage color. Here she is in…
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…
I want to do a spring tablescape with a series of candlesticks and I needed them to be staggered in height. I had a few around the house and went to Hobby Lobby to purchase two more. They worked together by size, but the problem was that they didn’t match. And I wasn’t aiming for…
Spring has sprung….at least according to the calendar. Of course, those of you who are still getting snow aren’t feeling it quite yet. (My house about 2 weeks ago.) It seems like around the end of February, we all start getting spring fever. Â We start looking forward to getting out of our sweaters and getting…