I’m going to test your literary knowledge today, okay? I’m going to quote a paragraph from a book, and you see if you can tell me what book it’s from. It’s a classic, so I think most of you will know it. Here we go …
Birch Tree Bark Trends I’m Loving Right Now
November 6, 2016 by 5 Comments
“I’d like to go by climbing a birch tree~ And climb black branches up a snow-white trunk Toward heaven, till the tree could bear no more, But dipped its top and set me down again. That would be good both going and coming back. One could do worse than be a swinger of birches.” ~ Robert Frost Here’s a little known fact about me. I’m a tree hugger. No, I’ve never chained myself to a tree to save it from {Read More}
Magnolia House Style Kitchen Sign
November 3, 2016 by 8 Comments
If you could go on a one-night getaway, where would it be? I can answer that in two words … Magnolia House. I could happily just stand in front of it and stare at the front porch and gabled roof for days. Can you imagine hanging out in the living area surrounded by shiplap walls, or eating breakfast in the charming breakfast nook? If you haven’t seen it, click here and you’ll see why I love it. At $700 a night, {Read More}
Wagon Wheel Farmhouse Christmas Candle Chandelier
October 30, 2016 by 13 Comments
I’ve got an upcycled wagon wheel project to show you today. But first can I whine a little? Yesterday was one of those no good, very bad, everything-seemed-to-go-wrong days. It started out great. The sun was shining, the weather was warm, and I woke up raring to get to work … … and then I slammed my finger in a door.
Weekending: 100 Screw Holes Later and Fall Window Box Update
October 28, 2016 by 13 Comments
I did something really dumb, and now I have to pay for it. If you do the crime, you must do the time, as they say. Believe me, I regret my crime and wish I had been smarter. My crime? It was putting screw holes into the wood walls in my kitchen. Not just a few holes. I made loads of them. Every time I showed you a photo like this … or this … or this … I put more holes {Read More}
Fighting Over a Rusty Dustpan {a repurposed fall wreath}
October 26, 2016 by 47 Comments
I never, ever, ever in a million years thought my husband and I would argue about a rusty dustpan. Let me rephrase that. I never thought we’d ever argue about which one of us owns a rusty dustpan. He usually makes smart mouth comments about most of the rusty junk I’ve hauled home, so when I carried a totally rusted old dustpan into the kitchen and plopped it on the table to repurpose into an alternative fall wreath, I never dreamed it would {Read More}
Barn Wood Candle {Easy Tin Can Project}
October 20, 2016 by 8 Comments
Every time I go on a road trip, I pass so many old barns that are falling down, and it kills me to see all that amazing barn wood just rotting away, especially since I could think of hundreds of projects to use it on. Well, I was in the craft store a few days ago and found some amazing scrapbook paper made to look like old barn wood. … Had to have it!
How to Create a Twinkling Potpourri Light
October 3, 2016 by 12 Comments
On Saturday I shared a fall farmhouse table setting that featured jar candles (thank you all for the sweet comments!) and I promised to show how to repurpose the candle jar once the candle has been used up … … because if you’ve visited my blog for any length of time, you know I love repurposing jars!
Table Setting for Fall in Non-Traditional Colors
October 1, 2016 by 12 Comments
Normally I love the earthy brown, orange, and yellow colors of fall, but this year I decided to break away from traditional fall colors, with a lighter fall farmhouse table setting. Before my mother-in-law passed away earlier this year, she and my father-in-law had started going to estate sales. She knew that I love old things and bought me a vintage tablecloth at one sale. I’ll never forget when she called to tell me she was sending it to me. She said she {Read More}
Homemade Gifts and 80’s Wooden Bin Makeover
September 19, 2016 by 7 Comments
I just got home from New Mexico and haven’t worked on any new projects yet, so I thought I’d share a few homemade gifts that my mom and I have given over the years. We don’t make as many handmade gifts as we used to – simply because all of our houses are maxed out with decor, but those used to be the only kind of gifts we gave. I’ve also got a quick makeover of a 1980’s potato bin that {Read More}
