Handmade United States Patriotic Decor There are thousands of wonderful things about this time of year, but one of my favorites is fireflies. I remember running around in our yard, filling up an empty mayonnaise jar until the jar glowed like a miniature night sky.
Handmade United States Patriotic Decor | Creative Ideas from Sea to Shining Sea!
June 14, 2017 by Leave a Comment
Flea Market Style Book Giveaway
May 14, 2017 by 135 Comments
Welcome to our Flea Market Style book giveaway! If you’re new here, I’d first like to say WELCOME and Happy Mother’s Day! Enter to win a copy of Better Homes and Garden’s best selling book, Flea Market Style. This giveaway is for new email subscribers and existing subscribers as well.
Clementine Wooden Crate Floral Centerpiece
May 4, 2017 by 11 Comments
Clementine Wooden Crate Floral Centerpiece Step-by-step tutorial to turn a Darling Clementines crate into a charming & cheery tabletop centerpiece that is waterproof inside and can be replanted as the seasons change. If you’re a longtime follower of my blog, you may remember the clementine crate makeover I did several years ago. I spotted another one at a thrift store, but they were using it as a holder for comic books they were selling. What a waste of a darling crate! I was {Read More}
Lemon Inspired Rustic Table Centerpiece and Fresh Homemade Lemonade Recipe
March 29, 2017 by 1 Comment
Affordable Gift Ideas & Thoughtful Tips| My Favorites for the Farmhouse Kitchen
March 23, 2017 by 1 Comment
Farmhouse Projects That Multi-Task
March 16, 2017 by 7 Comments
Are you a multitasker? If multitasking was an illness, then I’d have a terminal case of it. I’m always doing two things at once, and I try to make my farmhouse projects do more than one thing, too. No lazy projects in my house – they all have to work hard to earn their keep. Does this rustic shelf look familiar? Well, it started out as the prototype for the base of my DIY rustic handled crate. It was just a dry {Read More}
Farmhouse Style DIY Decor Made with Salvaged Wood
February 24, 2017 by 7 Comments
A farmhouse wooden swing shelf, plus a collection of 13 DIY decor projects all made from salvaged wood. A few years ago, I made an Old-Fashioned Swing out of salvaged wood. On cool summer mornings when the birds are chirping, it’s the most relaxing thing in the world to pretend I’m a kid again, without a care in the world, and swing to my heart’s content. PIN IT! I looked out my front door at it a few days ago, and {Read More}
Where to Find the Best Vintage Style Industrial Decor
February 15, 2017 by 10 Comments
Have you all been watching Timeless? My daughter got me started watching it, and now I’m hooked. Lucy, Wyatt, and Rufus go back in time to stop Garcia Flynn from killing important people and changing the course of history. I love the story line, but seriously … If I were Lucy, I’d be buying everything I could get my hands on and transporting it back to 2017! 🙂 Time travel shopping. Wouldn’t that be amazing?
How to Make Simple Farmhouse Decorative Pillows, a Few Tips & a New Video
February 10, 2017 by 8 Comments
In my opinion, some words should be eliminated from the English language. “Throw pillows” is one of them, and only “decorative pillows” should be allowed. Let’s think about it. The word decorative is an adjective. It’s a harmless adjective that describes things. But the word throw? That’s a verb. And my family takes their verbs seriously.
The Lazy Girl’s Guide to Make a Farmhouse Barn Quilt Block Sign with Step-by-Step Tutorial
January 29, 2017 by 31 Comments
Do you remember when I wanted a barn quilt, but I soaked in my bathtub while my son drew all the painting lines for me? And do you remember the time I had to patch 100 screw holes in my kitchen because I had drilled so many screws into the walls? Both of those stories illustrate something I’m embarrassed to admit … I can be kind of lazy. But sometimes laziness pays off when I figure out an easier way {Read More}
