Ahhhh. Amazing what a fresh paint color will do! As promised, here's my progress on my Bloggers Without Borders project, my Ugly Duckling Dining room... This was in the midst of the chaos-- forgive the blur, I was a little weak from that dad gum stomach bug. :-) The paint color is Behr's Silver Sateen, the same color I used in my Mom Cave (which is adjacent). And because just painting isn't enough, I decided to reconfigure the … [Read more...]
Thrift Store Frames Revamp {Chalk Paint}
July 13, 2012 by · 14 Comments
I'm alive but functioning at about 50% -- not good when you have a dining room in total disarray and company on the way! I've put my indentured servants teenagers to work helping clean and fluff for the grandparents... times like this I love having older kids! Thank you for your well wishes yesterday - I so needed your words of encouragement. I was hoping to share a fully completed project today using these thrift store frames, but I'm … [Read more...]
Blogging Without Borders {Ugly Duckling Dining Room}
July 2, 2012 by · 28 Comments
It's here! Time to reveal my project for our Blogging Without Borders project! The idea behind this project was to encourage us decor DIYers to break out of our comfort zones when transforming a space in our homes. We can all paint a room, right? But what about those project ideas you pin but in the back of your mind you're thinking it's probably too complicated or over my head? I know you have those thoughts. Or maybe I'm the … [Read more...]
Haven-Bound and Map Podge Candles
June 20, 2012 by · 14 Comments
Thanks for all your sweet comments and words of encouragment on my porch progress post! I'm just glad to no longer be embarrassing my neighbors (though they're much too nice to ever admit it)! Now, onto later this week... I haven't had butterflies like these in YEARS. You see, this week, I'll be at Haven, a conference for DIY/decorating/crafting bloggers. I'll be in the company of some of the most inspiring bloggers in the blogosphere, … [Read more...]
True Blue {Flea Market Find}
June 14, 2012 by · 18 Comments
She had me at "hello." I knew exactly what I wanted to do with her. And where I wanted her to go. I even envisioned a vibrant color. Source: alittlebitoshizzle.blogspot.com via Heidi on Pinterest And I had an inspiration photo (thank you, Pinterest!). And that is how this $2 girl went from this... Are you ready? Are you sure you're ready? Are you really, really ready??? For this... I am … [Read more...]
Easy DIY Moss and Burlap Wreath
June 6, 2012 by · 8 Comments
Once I finally took down my evergreen "M" that hangs in my kitchen window through the winter months, it just looked so bare. When I then painted the walls that very pale gray-green, I knew I needed something with a little punch hanging there... can't be too sleek and neutral now. :) And I wanted natural elements -- or something resembling natural elements anyway. So I gathered up a few things I had laying around from other projects: a … [Read more...]
Burlap Wrap Vase (the No Sew version!)
May 16, 2012 by · 11 Comments
If you've been reading here long enough, you know I'm a non-sewing decor blogger. I'd love for that to change, but I'm not in a big hurry to break out the sewing machine and learn. So when I got a load of this from Laura over at Top This Top That... Source: topthistopthat.blogspot.com via Heidi on Pinterest and this from KariAnne at Thistlewood Farm... Source: thistlewoodfarm.wordpress.com via Thistlewood on … [Read more...]
Sheet Music Canvases… the Pass It On Project
May 11, 2012 by · 11 Comments
I teased y'all the other day with my Pass It On Project. :-) It evolved over time and provided a little creative therapy for me in the process. I've been wanting to do a sheet music project for quite some time -- and have probably pinned a dozen or so to try. About a year ago, I scored two books of vintage sheet music from Woodstock Antiques and this project seemed the perfect one to use a bit of it. Sheet music is both graphic and … [Read more...]
Going Green…
April 12, 2012 by · 6 Comments
Hi gang! I'm posting over at Fancy Little Things today about easy "green" decorating... here's a hint: check your pantry or your grocery store circulars. :) Pop over and say hello! How about some Thursday eye candy for you? Source: tumblr.com via Heidi on Pinterest Ahhhh. Have a great day, everyone! … [Read more...]
Goodwill Chair + Chalk Paint
April 11, 2012 by · 10 Comments
So excited to share this little furniture makeover with you! Remember this chair I scored at Goodwill for $1.50? Sorry for the blurry iPhone picture, but you get the gist, right? Well, after some tlc, Annie Sloan Old White and clear wax... Isn't she a cutie now? All decked out in her Old Time Pottery fabric and chalk paint? A little distressing, some waxing... I have to say, the lipstick on this pig did the … [Read more...]
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