I’ve had a lot of people leave comments over the last few years, wondering how I get so many projects done each week, so I thought I’d share a few of my secrets. 1. First of all, I know many of you are employed outside the home. I am not. Both my blog and my shop ARE my business, and both were started because I am a homeschooling mom, and if I was to bring in any income, it needed to {Read More}
Answering Questions about the Silhouette Cameo and A New Canvas Wall Print
December 29, 2014 by 15 Comments
I’ve gotten a lot of questions about the Silhouette machine I use to cut stencils for signs and canvas wall prints, and I’ve always responded to the individually, but I’ve had several more readers contact me lately, and rather than continuing to respond individually, I figured it was time to write a post about it, because obviously, many of my readers have questions about it. One reader in particular sent me a list of questions, so I’ll address those first, {Read More}
Wooden Tray Makeover as Antique Crate
December 28, 2014 by 9 Comments
I bought a wooden tray a few weeks ago at a thrift store, and pulled it out recently to work on. I batted around a few ideas of how I wanted to fix it up, and what popped into my head, was to make it look like the top of an old shipping crate. I searched for inspiration on Google, and ebay, and then I found this antique crate on Etsy. The crate is from the same company as this {Read More}
Farmhouse Kitchen Wall Update
December 13, 2014 by 10 Comments
I thought I’d change gears this week, from Christmas projects, to the changes we made to the wall behind our stove in our farmhouse kitchen. I really hadn’t intended to overhaul the look of this wall, but one project leads to another…and often another, and that was definitely the case with my kitchen wall, as you’ll see. It all started when we got a new oven range hood from Westside Wholesale. Obviously, it’s a modern appliance, so once we got it installed, the {Read More}
Farm Store Painted Sign
December 7, 2014 by 8 Comments
I’ve had paint “fever” lately. Some weeks I want to do nothing but repurpose old book pages, some weeks I just want to fuss around with old metal junk, and other weeks, I want to paint everything in sight. Fortunately, I have a fairly good stock of salvaged wood to work with, so I sorted through my supply, and spotted a side rail from an old bed. That would do nicely for a painted sign. I had just received a {Read More}
Vintage Inspiration Party #166 – Even the Grinch Would Be Inspired!
December 2, 2014 by 9 Comments
Welcome to the Vintage Inspiration Party! We can officially say, “Merry Christmas” now, can’t we?!! Christmas is coming…and a junk style Christmas it will be! I’m so glad you are here to join in the fun. This morning, I wrapped up my 12 Days of Christmas event, but the season is young, so I’m looking forward to lots of Christmas inspiration all month long. If you missed any of the 12 days, you’ll find them all here. Get yourself {Read More}
Wish List for Christmas Chalkboard
November 29, 2014 by 4 Comments
Welcome to day 9 of my 12 Days of Christmas event! Did you hit the stores to find great deals on Black Friday? I don’t like waking up so early in the morning to stand in the cold, so I never do, but I do need to get busy with my Christmas shopping, because I know the next month will fly by. For the last several weeks, my kids have been mentioning ideas of gifts they’d like for Christmas, and I told {Read More}
Rustic Sign for Christmas – 12 Days of Christmas {Day 5}
November 24, 2014 by 26 Comments
Rustic Sign for Christmas – 12 Days of Christmas {Day 5} The project I had planned for Day 5 of my 12 Days of Christmas was a bust. It just wasn’t turning out as I’d envisioned it, so I was wracking my brains to come up with another project. Then I realized I didn’t have a sign planned yet, and I love doing signs for Christmas. While soaking in the bathtub later (a.k.a. my “office”), I looked up at the rustic {Read More}
Barnyard Animals Rustic Sign
November 13, 2014 by 13 Comments
Inspiration for a project often comes in the most unlikely of places, but the inspiration for my latest project surprised even me. It wasn’t Pinterest, it wasn’t an arts and crafts show, it wasn’t another blog…it was while I was eating at a fast food restaurant.
British Inspired Teen Bedroom Makeover
August 24, 2014 by 28 Comments
Whenever I’m giving a room a makeover, I’m always flying by the seat of my pants, with only a general idea of the look I’m going for. I figure it out as I go, and as I root through my house and workshop to see what I have to work with, but this time it was a doozy. You see, a few weeks ago, I decided to give our bedroom a makeover. We haven’t done a single thing to it, since {Read More}
