Make, Build, Sew, Paint, Dig, Dog, DIY … (and if all else fails, hide it with fairy lights)
…a bad homemaker! Would that I could get started on that fireplace project! But a week that included school holidays, and snow and sick days for the fam meant it turned out to be a …
I think I’m ready to tackle my next project… …one I keep finding excuses not to do. You may recall, that’s one of the reasons I started this blog. It helps me commit and follow through…usually …
Need some easy peasy party decorations? Give me 15 minutes and 12 balloons and you’re in business with quick, inexpensive DIY balloon topairies! Last year at this time, I was pretty occupied with creating …
I’m almost finished packing away the last of the holiday decor. Yes. I KNOW it’s almost the end of January. We were so darn disappointed about the lack of snow this year, that we decided to …
Maybe it’s the caffeine, but I’m pretty revved up about all the possibilities of upcycling coffee sacks. There’s no mention of upcycling or repurposing coffee sacks on my to do list–and of course I’ll have to …
I’ve been reviewing my ottoman project, which I’m generally pretty thrilled to have tackled. I greatly enjoyed learning about and trying tufting, and am looking forward to taking on a headboard project after the holidays have …
Christmas card displays and traditions…I’ve enjoyed reading people’s posts on how they decorate for Christmas. So many lovely traditions and crafts! One thing I haven’t seen much of this year, is how folks display the …
Last July, I spent a minute or two thinking ahead to how I might decorate our trees for Christmas (Didn’t see it? Find it here). I wrote about a few of them and noted that …
I ended up building my DIY Tufted Top Storage Ottoman using repurposed coffee bean bags. LOL, now it really is a “coffee table”! Done! Finished! Completed! You might remember that my plan was to …
When researching how to piece the fabric when tufting an oversized cushion, I thought there must be some secret way to sew the pieces together so the fabric would be wide enough. I went to several …
