Wow…I still can’t believe Christmas has come and gone and been almost all put away.  We still have some outdoor lights to take down but hubby has unplugged the lights on the white picket fence and the lighted snowflake icicles hanging from the gutters.  The only thing left lighted out front is the the up-lights [...]

I certainly don’t want to downplay the significance of Thanksgiving but I just haven’t been inspired to create anything decorative.  My creative juices are more focused on Christmas.  While I’ve held off as long as possible, I just had to share my recent project.  I’m very sure I’m not the first to start creating Christmas related [...]

Some of you who’ve been with me for over a month may remember the finial I found while thrift store shopping the end of September.  Here is what it looked like then… I even mentioned that it had already received a couple coats of white spray paint and was drying as I wrote that post. [...]

Pin It     I’m sure wreath making is not my forté but since I keep finding the forms pretty cheap, I’ll keep trying.  Here is what I did with some Goodwill and yard sale forms I found. Please note:  While I don’t expect you to find the exact same things I do, I hope [...]

  Last week on a trip to my favorite thrift store, I found a place mat for 25¢.  Well, let me re-phrase that.  I thought I had two place mats.  Even the guy who rang up my order thought I had two.  He was going to charge me for two anyway, until the lady putting [...]

  I recently saw an art project using pressed pennies in a shadow box frame, which made me start thinking about my small collection.  But I’m generally not an exact copy-cat.  I like to take an idea and run with it in my own direction. In this case, I have the darling hubby to thank. [...]

Since it’s Sunday I’ll keep this short and sweet – I had soooo much canvas leftover from making the replacement seats for the directors chairs (see here).   I went ahead and made several pillow covers for some pillows I already had on hand. some rubber stamps…. some acrylic paints   Three new pillows!   [...]

I have been seeing Sunburst Mirrors all over blogland.  Lots and lots made with bamboo skewers or chopsticks.  But the one I saw this morning made me go…Hey I can do that!  To see what got me so excited,  check out My Blessed Life’s Blog. I’ve had a bag full of clothespins that I found [...]

Quick and Easy Art   After working on my high kitchen shelf last week, I wanted to continue by adding some more art to the walls.  Except I didn’t want to run out and spend any money. So I went rummaging through my vast collection of junk randomness and found a “wicker” looking frame that [...]

It was a couple of years ago on a cold, dreary, winter weekend afternoon that I was looking for a way to create my own unique lamps.  After much trial and error, I’ve refined my process. Making the paper is my favorite part.  Now, I’m not talking about paper pulp type making paper.  It’s more [...]