If you follow me on Instagram or Facebook, you know that my husband and I went with our 4 kids to do some canoeing and kayaking over the weekend. It’s becoming our tradition to do this each summer, and I look forward to it every year. We usually do it on a Saturday, but my my oldest son’s work schedule conflicted with that, so we did it on Sunday this time, and that’s the only day I want to do {Read More}
Farmhouse Friday #16 – Ironstone, Crocks & Pottery
July 24, 2015 by 3 Comments
It’s my favorite day of the week – Farmhouse Friday! This week is filled with lots of eye candy with ironstone, crocks and pottery, and ways to use and display them in your farmhouse decor. Here are a few of my favorite ways to display my ironstone pieces, crocks and pottery… In my Antique Style Cupboard …and in my Repurposed Window Display Shelf, …and my small collection of crocks and bowls on my Antique Sewing Table. Now let’s look at {Read More}
DIY Concrete Tree Slice Nature Cloche
July 22, 2015 by 21 Comments
Do you ever buy something, convinced you are going to do something really cool with it? You aren’t 100% certain what that really cool thing will be – you just know it will be once you figure it out. Well…last year I bought 2 of these glass domes. I knew they were from cage lights, so I figured that’s what I’d do – make a light. So, I searched the internet for some inspiration… … and I found this Mariner’s Lamp from Restoration Hardware. {Read More}
Bugs, Grease, and an Antique Cutting Board
July 15, 2015 by 39 Comments
Old barns have the best stuff in them, and there was a fair amount of stuff in our barn when we bought our house. At first glance, you wouldn’t have thought there was anything really worth keeping, but that’s what makes a barn a good mine – you have to dig for the good stuff, and you have to be willing to look beyond layers of dirt and, creepy crawlies, and spider webs. One of the things we uncovered was an old wooden crate. {Read More}
Keeping Time
July 11, 2015 by 11 Comments
It was a quiet day at my house today. The 3 oldest kids were all at work, and my teenager left to stay with a friend, so it was just hubby and I at home. I thought about going to the flea market, since I haven’t been there yet this year, but one look at the forecast convinced me that it wouldn’t be fun walking around during a downpour and thunderstorm. So, since I don’t have any great finds to {Read More}
Well, Butter My Bread! {Baking Center Sign, Apron, and Table Runner}
July 8, 2015 by 26 Comments
My poor bread machine has been sitting forgotten and forlorn in my pantry for more than 3 years. It was one of my most dearly loved kitchen appliances, helping me bake fresh bread 3 times a week, but when we moved from Missouri to Illinois more than three years ago, it got stuck in the barn while we remodeled our kitchen. By the time the remodel was finished, I had gotten used to buying store-bought bread, and just stopped making homemade {Read More}
DIY Watercolor Pillow or Wall Art with Transfer Artist Paper
July 5, 2015 by 42 Comments
Some people can’t wait to try every new kind of technology that hits the market. I am not one of those people. I avoid new technology like a toddler voids a nap, like a husband avoids to-do lists, like a teen avoids chores, like a… …..well, you get the idea. I don’t like new technology. Once I learn to do something, I don’t want to learn it again every time a new version comes out, and in this day and age, {Read More}
Old Feed Sack Style Tote Bag, Sign or Pillow
July 1, 2015 by 15 Comments
I can’t believe it’s already July, and I still haven’t gone to a flea market even once yet. I really need to remedy that soon. I know they say you won’t miss what you don’t see, but just thinking about all the good pickins’ I might be missing makes me crazy! One of the things I keep a lookout for is old feed sacks and grain sacks, but I’ve only found a few of them in the last few years.
Stencils Organizer, Photo Display, or Whatever Holder
June 22, 2015 by 10 Comments
Do you ever buy something, and don’t have a faint clue what you need it for – you just know at some point you’ll need it for something? Now, I have been know to buy things that I never end up using, but I love it when months after purchase, I discover my instincts were right after all! During the winter, my youngest son had a basketball tournament in Kansas City. Whenever we travel, I like to hit some big stores {Read More}
Stenciled Drop Cloth Pillow and Down Time
June 10, 2015 by 23 Comments
My stencil sales have been coming in at a somewhat slow and steady pace, which was fine, because it was a pace I could keep up with. Then BAM, as soon as I introduced the Milk & Cream Co. stencil design, orders started pouring in. I wasn’t prepared to get so many orders so quickly and I spent the weekend up to my ears in Milk and Cream. Of course, that’s a very good thing, but by yesterday I was exhausted, and in dire need of {Read More}
