You all love mason jars, right? Yeah, that’s a silly question! I collect old ones, and my favorites from my collection are displayed on the new kitchen window shelf my husband made me last year. Well, a few days ago, I shared a little wooden crate I had upcycled to look like an old produce shipping crate. It has the words, “Sweet Harvest Produce Co.” lettered on the side, but that lettering was only part of my newest Vintage Sign Stencil design, so I’m {Read More}
The Great Outdoors + Arrows Stencil Designs!
April 7, 2016 by 6 Comments
Some of my best memories are memories made outdoors – camping, fishing and bike riding with my parents and sister, and then with my husband and kids when I had my own family.
Flatware Carrier That Looks Like an Old Crate!
April 3, 2016 by 10 Comments
We don’t have a Costco where I live, so when I get the chance to shop at one, I’m like a kid in a toy store. I want to taste all the samples, I want to stockpile commercial size containers of minced onions, and I get sucked in by cool things I don’t see in my local stores. Normally I resist the urge, because I’m either traveling by train with limited luggage, or I’m traveling with my family, and there’s no extra {Read More}
Chalk Spray Paint Review + Farmhouse Coasters
April 1, 2016 by 8 Comments
I hate being the bad guy when I review products, but I always want to share the results I get using a product with you, so you are informed before you spent your money. Unfortunately, today is a bad guy day. Since I use paint on a lot of my projects I love to try different types, so I can make the best choices for my projects, so when my husband brought home a can of Valspar Chalky Finish Spray Paint, I {Read More}
Kitchen Graters Turned Clipboards
March 27, 2016 by 16 Comments
I’m fully convinced that men are selectively deaf when traveling with women. They become so focused on the destination that they don’t seem to understand that women like to “stop and smell the roses” along the way. Here’s how it works when my husband and I are traveling… I spot an antique store, and suggest that we should stop. He pretends he didn’t hear me and keeps driving. He puts on his headphones, to ensure he doesn’t hear my next suggestion. {Read More}
Reclaimed Wood for My Spring Entryway
March 26, 2016 by 4 Comments
Whenever possible, I always choose reclaimed wood over brand new wood, because I want the aged and weathered look, so when given the chance to get some reclaimed wood for free – you can bet I’ll take it! Remember that chippy weathered photo backdrop I shared a few weeks ago? Well, that photo was the top of my mom’s old picnic table, and she told me I could keep it (yippee!!), so my husband took it all apart and we transported {Read More}
Easy Rustic Handled Coffee Tray
March 19, 2016 by 9 Comments
The last few months of my dad’s life, his internal clock got a bit out of whack. While he was still able to walk by himself, he’d wake up in the wee hours of the morning, make some coffee, and park himself in the recliner to drink it. He usually fell asleep with it in his hand, and my sister and I often tried to remove the cup so he wouldn’t burn himself, but the moment he felt the cup move, {Read More}
My Vintage Typewriter Gets a Brand New Job!
March 11, 2016 by 18 Comments
I absolutely love my vintage typewriter, but when your house is small, it’s hard to justify something that’s taking up space, but doesn’t have a real purpose, and since the typewriter doesn’t work, it doesn’t have any purpose other than to look pretty. I was walking by it recently, and suddenly I had a light bulb moment. What if it could still sit and look pretty, but get a new job so I could justify the space it’s taking? Can you {Read More}
Industrial, Cabin and Farmhouse Style
March 3, 2016 by 7 Comments
Farmhouse homes are my favorite style of house, but if I could get a 2nd house, I would love to have either a mountain log cabin, or an urban industrial loft. I like to come up with ways to integrate the different styles I love into the home I have, so when I spotted a corrugated metal and wood framed mirror at Decor Steals, it reminded me that I still had some corrugated metal left over from our shed-turned-guest room remodel. I don’t know what {Read More}
Make a Farmhouse Pedestal Stand
February 27, 2016 by 9 Comments
Do you know how to make a pedestal stand? I love these things to pieces and have a few new ones that my husband and I finished this week! Not only do they look super farmhousey (yeah, I made that word up), but they earn their keep in the kitchen. Since I have a serious shortage of counter space in my kitchen, everything has to be functional, and can’t just sit and look pretty. The first one we finished was made {Read More}
