Have you seen all the cool uses for over the door organizers? I have seen them for shoes, in pantries for smaller items, craft rooms, and even had a friend use one at her wedding in the bridal suite for anything and everything you might have forgotten but need! It was great but none of […]
DIY Dog Bowl Chairs {Elevated Feeding Station}
Being DIY/crafters we often run into situations where people have old furniture that they just “knew” we could do something with. More often that not this turns into a garage FULL of pieces I have NO clue what to do with! So when life gives you lemons (aka furniture you have no clue what to […]
Installing a Split Face Travertine Tile Backsplash
Believe it or not, I didn’t start this project with the intent of installing a split face travertine tile backsplash. The original plan involved the simple task of removing the old microwave and installing the new stainless steel one. But like many of my DIY projects, this one took on a life of […]
Monogrammed Jewelry Box
If you are looking for a last minute gift idea, boy do I have the project for you. What do you think about a $ 1.00 monogrammed jewelry box? Not bad huh? I recently entered contest offered by Debbiedoo’s and Fox Hollow Cottage. They were giving away a $ 50.00 gift card to […]
We have a thing for trees … Christmas Trees
In our house we have a thing for Christmas trees. We LOVE them. In fact we have 8 trees in our house and the number seems to be growing! Our main tree is in our family room and sits right next to our Pottery Barn Inspired Santa. This tree was my grandparents. It’s about 30 […]
Handmade Christmas Stocking
There is nothing more beautiful than a handmade Christmas stocking. When I was a little girl my grandmother hand made each grandchild one stocking. She hand wrote our names on each one and then carefully changing the stitch length embroidered our names on top. When they moved each grandchild was given their stocking and I […]
Christmas Banister Garland
Having a large entry way has it’s perks. You can go over the top with decorations and they aren’t overwhelming. Last year I started our banister garland with two lengths of garland and a few glass ornaments. It was nice but I really felt sorry for the rest of the banister upstairs. It just looked […]
Black Bookcase Makeover
Way back when I was a little girl, okay probably more like a bratty middle schooler but that’s another story, I begged my parents for an unfinished bookcase that I wanted my dad to stain using a pickling effect. They finally gave in and got me this cool bookcase. For years the bookcase was the […]