Mr. Claus has been a wee bit jealous that I’ve made a lot of projects dedicated to his wife, so it was time to give give the jolly old guy some attention too, with a pallet wood Christmas tray. I wouldn’t want to get on his naughty list!
Like a Kid Again and a Country Christmas Table Centerpiece
November 9, 2015 by 18 Comments
I wish my family had owned a video camera when I was a kid, back in the 70’s. Because if we had, I would have proof that once upon a time, before childbirth and aching knees, I was a pretty athletic person. My kids never saw me climbing the trees in our yard so many times, I wore the branches smooth. They wouldn’t believe I always did the “guy” version of push-ups and pull-ups in PE class – not the girl version. {Read More}
Toy Sleigh Makeover
November 5, 2015 by 20 Comments
When we visited family in New Mexico during the summer, they sent me home with quite a few things, like my husband’s grandfather’s old tools that I turned into a keepsake displlay (seen here), and this toy sleigh. It isn’t very old, and looked a bit ho-hum – like something from an 80’s Lillian Vernon catalog, but I thought a makeover might do it wonders. My original plan was to paint the wood white, and add a little sign on the side {Read More}
Very Simple Christmas Decor
November 4, 2015 by 10 Comments
After declaring my goal of not exhausting myself this holiday season, and doing very simple Christmas decor in my house as much as possible, I looked around to see what would require only minor tweaking to make it look festive for Christmas, and I spotted the boxwood wreaths that I hung over some of my favorite old platters. They’ve been there since spring, when I participated in a Design Ingenuity event, and I knew it would be really easy to make {Read More}
Farmhouse Christmas Ornament
October 25, 2015 by 28 Comments
When my kids were younger, our Christmas tree was pretty random looking, with an assortment of kid-made ornaments, and store bought ones, but the last few years, I’ve done most of the decorating and have gone with a theme for the tree. Two years ago, I did a “Vintage White” theme, last year, I did a “Gold and Glittery” theme, and this year I decided I want to do an “old-fashioned farmhouse Christmas” theme.
