General Blog

When I first saw the commercial for MTV's Jersey Shore, I knew it was going to be my kind of show. I loved the True Life "I'm A Jersey Shore…

Here in Midwest, basements are common. I know in many parts of the country, they are not typical. But we are lucky enough to have them here. However, basements seem…

As promised, here is the final reveal of the bed refinished project! You can check out the before here. I dug around the basement quickly and threw on the first…

Well, I did not meet my Thanksgiving deadline, but I(*) did get it finished by the new year! Here are some "in progress" pictures. Please ignore our messy garage. That…

I hate to make new years resolutions, so I am going to call these my design "goals" for the upcoming year.-I have a few boring bathroom mirrors that I want…

Oh, the toys. I am sure I am not the only one out there overwhelmed with toys taking over the living room. When the toys are not in use, I…

Santa brought me the cake stand I have been lusting after! Now, I just have to figure out how I want to use it this winter. Any ideas?Oh, and one…

As I mentioned the other day, I decided to do two trees this year. For my traditional "family" tree, I decorated it with a mixture of ornaments I have collected…

I don't know about you, but we are ready for Santa. We have our stockings hung on the mantle and are just waiting for the big man to make his…

I have been wanting a white Christmas tree for years. For whatever reason, I never actually went out and got one. I guess I was afraid it would look dated…

I love to find different ways to display some of the beautiful ornaments they have for sale these days. There are so many great color themes out there (red &…

I know it's still a little early for outdoor Christmas displays (typically I stick to the after Thanksgiving rule), but I just couldn't wait this year. I showed you earlier…

In addition to making the bulb ornament wreath, I also made a garland to hang around the doorway. The fall garland I used was pre-made and just needed to be…

Sorry for the lack of posts, but I was on vacation and not doing anything creative! But I am back and got started on some Christmas projects this weekend.My first…

Let me start by saying that scrapbooking is one crafting hobby that I do not typically participate in. I find it all very overwhelming and I am not sure where…

When I was younger, we have to carve pumpkins using only our imaginations. If we were smart, we used a pencil to draw the face we wanted to carve on…

For awhile now, I have been in search of a fabulous cake stand. I haven't found any I totally love (I don't think so anyways), but I did find some…

This was my first time ever carving a white pumpkin. I expected it to have an orange filling (like I had been told it would), but it actually had a…

Instead of spending a ton of money on a new bed for our guest room, I am hoping to refinish a bed I already own. I have had this bed…

I wanted to do a photo wall in my house and searched all over the internet for pictures of a style I liked. I didn't find anything that was totally…

For years now, I have always loved stacked glass ball lamps (I am not sure how else to describe them). I never bought one and stuck with my (cheap) IKEA…