Do you love old rulers and tape measures? I do! I’ve been stockpiling yardsticks and have a bunch of them, but still haven’t decided what I’m going to do with them. I’ve hung a few in my house that are favorites, but I really need to come up with a project to use them. I’ve been trying to learn more about digital “crafting”, so I thought these old rulers and tape measures would be fun to use in some digital {Read More}
Make an Autumn Sign with Wordle That Changes Each Time You Click!
August 30, 2013 by 11 Comments
Create an autumn sign with Wordle! Have you used Wordle to make word art yet? If you haven’t, be warned…it’s addictive. You create a list of words (I went with an “Autumn” theme for mine), then just generate the Wordle. You can select your color scheme, layout and font, so it’s limitless what you can create with it. I wanted to turn my Wordle into an autumn sign though, so I: 1) painted an oak cabinet door with chalkboard paint, {Read More}
Decor Steals Typography Bamboo Floor Mat Knock-Off
August 19, 2013 by 27 Comments
Decor Steals Knock-Off : Typography Bamboo Floor Mat The Typography Bamboo Floor Mat sold by Decor Steals is wildly popular, and though they recently offered it for a great price of $119.50, that still isn’t affordable for everyone, so I decided to try creating my own version for less money. I ordered a bamboo floor mat runner, sized 24″ x 72″ on Amazon and paid $27.99 (including shipping fees). Here’s my version. I selected fonts and created a vinyl stencil {Read More}
Soft Cottage Colors for DIY Rustic Backdrops
August 10, 2013 by 3 Comments
A few months ago, I showed you some backdrops I painted and sold in my shop. After those sold, I made a few more…and those sold. A photographer bought a few of them for photo backdrops and someone else purchased a few to use at a baby shower. I love knowing how things I made will be used by others. Soft Cottage Colors for DIY Rustic Backdrops Originally, I was just selling mint green ones, so I decided to expand {Read More}
Enjoy the Ride… {Free Bicycle Images to Use with the Silhouette}
August 9, 2013 by 6 Comments
I had planned on painting my rusty, sweet old bicycle this summer, but I still haven’t gotten around to doing it yet, but I did paint another old white bicycle, but this one is on a wooden sign. I’ll show you how easy it is to create one of your own, with bunches of bicycle images to choose from. First, go to Dafont.com and download the Sepeda font HERE. Every letter of the alphabet is represented by a different kind {Read More}
Christmas Tree Garland & Gift Wrap Embellishment
July 13, 2013 by 20 Comments
It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas…in July! Like many of you, my family’s Christmas tree has a very eclectic look. We have ornaments I’ve bought the kids each year, we have ornaments that were given to us, and ornaments the kids have made. Each one is a memory of a Christmas past. As much as I love it, I’d really love to have a Christmas tree that has an all soft color palette, with lots of texture, {Read More}
Pretty Painted Clipboard Photo and Ephemera Display
July 10, 2013 by 11 Comments
I’m a bit of a clipboard addict and love using old clipboards as displays for photos and other bits and pieces of ephemera. I really love it when I find one that has developed pretty darkened patina, as this one has. I don’t mess with those – I use them as they are. Occasionally though, you find a nice old clipboard at a thrift store or yard sale, but it’s been doodled on by a student. In cases like that, {Read More}
15 Clever Hanger Ideas via Hometalk {You Know I Love a Good Hang-up!}
June 28, 2013 by 4 Comments
I really enjoyed putting together my 20+ Thrifty Farmhouse Decor Ideas board for Hometalk, so I was thrilled when they asked me to curate another board for them. The theme of this board is Clever Hanger Ideas. (Click on this image to see them all) As you all know, I’m constantly making new “hang-ups”, so this board was one I could really hang my hat on! Every clever hanger I selected is one that you can create yourself, and all {Read More}
Repurposed Books Light – A Bright Idea
June 13, 2013 by 10 Comments
Once in awhile, I have a “light bulb moment”. Usually I have to tinker around with things for awhile before I figure out what I’m going to do with them, but when I found a plain white light bulb socket at a thrift store, and I knew I had an Edison-style light bulb at home, the light in my head went on, and I immediately knew what I wanted to do with it. A few antique books, 2 screws, and {Read More}
Antique Ceiling Tiles Cabinet Doors
April 25, 2013 by 26 Comments
The curtains I made from on old canvas bag for under my kitchen sink were getting kind of grungy looking. Too many wet, and dirty hands had pushed them aside to get into the cabinet. Rather than constantly needing to wash them, I decided I wanted to go back to a regular cabinet door, but I think I must have used the original cabinet doors on some other project, because we couldn’t find them. Instead, my handy husband made me {Read More}
