Life is not a fairytale… …but we do all have dreams of “happily ever after“, so it’s no wonder that this is my #1 MOST PINNED on Pinterest BY FAR: Not too surprising, since every little girl grows up dreaming that one day she will meet her prince charming. This is a stamp that I…
Well… it actually started out as a DICTIONARY wreath, but after giving it a good start, I just decided it was not quite what I wanted and started over using some Christmas wrapping paper that I happen to LOVE. So, I ripped off the dictionary pages and went to work. This goes against my best…
True, artificial flowers could never compare to the real thing, but somehow when I am creating these, I feel “the mystery, the excitement, the awe of a flower”! I first fell in love with these as a headband for my grandbabies: Then I started using them for jewelry: as a pin, attached to a necklace,…
I have a confession to make. Scripture is my greatest inspiration, but when it comes to Do-it-yourself (DIY) ideas, I pretty much steal them all from Pinterest. (You can find all of my info on About.me HERE.) I’ve seen several FAVORITE PINS posts, so I thought it would be fun to share some of my recent favorites with my…
I guess I’ve been an “old soul” since childhood, because I love and appreciate things from the past: books, quilts, doilies, embroidered hankies… I am always mixing the old with the new. I love finding new ideas, but there might just be a doily under it, or an old book beside it. :0) Isn’t that…
I’ve posted some pictures of my fireplace mantels in the past, and since it has been a favorite I decided to start new board on my Pinterest just for mantel ideas! It’s always fun to find new ideas from Pinterest, and this one came from a Pinterest-inspired wedding reception that I did for my nephew in…
Time for a DIY! It’s been awhile since I’ve posted one, so here’s one of a baby girl shower my daughter and I did recently. My daughter is the visionary of our team, and she came up with the idea of scavenging items from a local consignment store to find items that would represent each…
The first of the daffodils are blooming, and I’m inspired! Puxatony Phil sure failed this year, and according to the “news” reports, he is facing criminal charges and possibly the death penalty! Wow, really? No fear, I’m sure it’s a joke, but for this warm weather person, having snow the week before Easter is not funny! I…
It’s been awhile since I posted a DIY, and since much of my decorating involves shifting things around to make them look different, I thought I’d share how I do it with a before and after: I simply took some pieces from my Thanksgiving mantel… …a simple twig wreath that I purchased several months ago for less…
After several inspiration posts on Pinterest, I have decided that I LOVE spray paint! For all you “real wood” lovers out there, I do have an antique dresser that I want to redo, and I will want to strip it and stain it, but for this old dresser that nobody wanted, I decided to try…
It was several years ago that I heard a statement that I can never seem to get out of my head and my heart (not that I want to!). My husband preached a sermon on compassion and had given every family in the congregation a token reminder of this principle: “Every Person Matters” He had…
I have always said, SIMPLE is best, and when it comes to furniture, I LOVE my leather. It’s easy to clean, lasts long, and since NEUTRAL is always my first choice for big items, and you can change the pillows to change the look any time you want with little investment. This summer I saw a DIY on…
