Winter Apothecary Jar Ideas
After taking down all my Christmas decorations, things were looking very plain around here. I didn't want to leave my…
General Blog
The Reveal of the Refinishing Project.
As promised, here is the final reveal of the bed refinished project! You can check out the before here. I…
Update on Refinishing a a Bedroom Set
Well, I did not meet my Thanksgiving deadline, but I(*) did get it finished by the new year! Here are…
Project Goals for 2010
I hate to make new years resolutions, so I am going to call these my design "goals" for the upcoming…
Toy Storage Organization
Oh, the toys. I am sure I am not the only one out there overwhelmed with toys taking over the…
Merry Christmas to Me!
Santa brought me the cake stand I have been lusting after! Now, I just have to figure out how I…
Our "Family Tree"
As I mentioned the other day, I decided to do two trees this year. For my traditional "family" tree, I…
The stockings were hung…..
I don't know about you, but we are ready for Santa. We have our stockings hung on the mantle and…
White Christmas Trees
I have been wanting a white Christmas tree for years. For whatever reason, I never actually went out and got…
Ornaments in a Jar
I love to find different ways to display some of the beautiful ornaments they have for sale these days. There…
Christmas Apothecary Jars
I am not sure if this is my final product, but I wanted to share my Christmas Apothecary Jars with…
Outdoor Christmas Decorations
I know it's still a little early for outdoor Christmas displays (typically I stick to the after Thanksgiving rule), but…
Christmas Garland
In addition to making the bulb ornament wreath, I also made a garland to hang around the doorway. The fall…
Making a Bulb Ornament Wreath
Sorry for the lack of posts, but I was on vacation and not doing anything creative! But I am back…
Scrapbooking
Let me start by saying that scrapbooking is one crafting hobby that I do not typically participate in. I find…
Pumpkin Carving – Stencil Style
When I was younger, we have to carve pumpkins using only our imaginations. If we were smart, we used a…
In search of…the perfect cake stand.
For awhile now, I have been in search of a fabulous cake stand. I haven't found any I totally love…
White Pumpkin Project #2
This was my first time ever carving a white pumpkin. I expected it to have an orange filling (like I…
There is nothing better than being organized.
In my opinion, being organized makes life a million times easier. That's why I fell in love the minute I…
Refinishing a wood bed.
Instead of spending a ton of money on a new bed for our guest room, I am hoping to refinish…
Photo Wall
I wanted to do a photo wall in my house and searched all over the internet for pictures of a…
Lamps for Less
For years now, I have always loved stacked glass ball lamps (I am not sure how else to describe them).…
Uppercase Living
When I first got invited to an Uppercase Living party, I'll admit, I wasn't very excited. I could not understand…
White Pumpkin Project #1
For my first white pumpkin project I decided to paint one of the pumpkins. This way, I can get two…
The Pottery Barn Outlet
Like I said before, Pottery Barn is one of my favorite places to "borrow" design ideas from. Because I am…