I look out the window and not much of anything is blooming right now, except for my Camellia bushes. Yesterday I decided to cut a few and scatter them throughout the house. For a festive look that didn’t scream Christmas and more like New Years, I added the stems to a few mercury glass candle holders…
What a blast at the Better Late Than Never Holiday Inspiration Party last week. If you missed it you can click here. So many awesome and creative holiday ideas that my head is still hurting, or would that be because of the champagne? We rounded up the top 5 of the party fav’s out of…
“Ya’ll , come on in!” That’s what you would hear when you step into my home , or better yet “hurry shut the door, don’t let all the flies in”. Welcome to my house where no frills meets a bit of glamour this year. Where burlap collides with mercury glass balls. And where poinsettias get dressed in…
I interrupt your regularly scheduled Christmas project posts to bring you something much more, well entertaining to say the least. With 3 dogs, 2 cats, 1 pony, 3 gold fish and 2 donkeys, oh and 3 kids, there’s no denying that I love my animals EXCEPT for those fury little flying rodents called Squirrels. All week I…
I brought this thrifty find home the other day, but I am clearly in a state of confusion. Not because of how pretty it looks once I cleaned it up and painted it or that it’s a perfect size as an accent piece and easy to move around the room But this, this is what’s…
My little guy just loves his cars and trucks so I was thrilled to turn an ordinary bulletin board in his room, into a “corky”car lot! The project started off with a bulletin board and a coat of red spray paint. I got the idea to paint the cork board from this tutorial I saw here….
The party was great but the inspiration greater! There’s no stopping some of you especially with a can of spray paint in your hand. Instead of BYOB it’s now BYOSP aka- bring your own Spray Paint. Like Simplicity in the South’s Magnetic Chalkboard. Her finishing technique on the frame was brilliant. or Greylane Home’s outdoor…
What do you get when you take a recycled tomato cage from the garden and add some burlap from the craft room? A Burlap Cornucopia For this super easy project you will need: Tomato Cage Wire cutters Burlap- to wrap around the cage cornucopia wire – to wrap the end of the cornucopia form glue…
The real Oscar worthy performance in my Media Room is this ticket sign. With a couple of script changes we turned this project into a real show stopper. Here’s the supplies and steps needed to make your own sign. Supplies Needed: Finished Ply Wood ( for this project I used 2 sheets of 2ft x4ft) Jig…
I have something to tell you today…. Something that I have never shared with you…. Something that I think you should know…. Something that without a doubt will change your life, your fruits life and more specifically your banana’s life. How many have bananas that after a few short days after you buy them look similar to…
OMG!!! I can’t believe it. Oh gosh, I don’t have anything prepared. Okay (imagine me crying like a baby), first I would like to thank the members of the academy for this award. This is truly an honor and something I have wanted since birth, well maybe before that. To the other actors in this category, you…
There is a revolution making it’s way around my house. Really. Not kidding. It’s called the Chalkboard Revolution. Have you heard of it? Initially it got started here with this board that I made on the wall in my game room Next, it surfaced in my kitchen on some re purposed trays hanging on the wall Now, I…