mason jar "snow globes"
I have to start off by saying how much I enjoyed reading all of the comments in response to my post yesterday. In a way, it was very therapeutic for me to write and I’m glad it was encouraging to others as well. This is definitely one of those not-new-at-all ideas, but they are so cute […]
letter to a new blogger
As I’ve just passed the five year mark of being a blogger, I’ve been thinking a lot about the early days of my blog. I laugh at some of the things I did and wince at others. I pressed the “start a blog” button on blogger with very little clue of what I was getting […]
recent finds & photo shoots
When we were in Charlottesville last week, Jeff extended the invitation to me to do a little antique shopping. He knows this means I will most likely fill our van with a bunch of things he doesn’t really “get.” It means I’ll buy things that I expect him to fix and it even may mean […]
epic craig's list find
I have found a lot of great pieces on Craig’s List over the years…chandeliers, dressers, hutches, cupboards, chairs, sofas…you name it. I’ve bought a lot off of Craig’s List. When I’m getting ready for a market, I troll the local antiques & furniture sections daily in our local areas to see if I come up […]
block printed wrapping paper & snowball garland
I walked into the studio ready to work on Christmas things this morning. I told Kriste at one point that I wished I could work on five different things at once. There was a bee in my bonnet. I had a lot on the wish list to get done, but I knew it was way […]
furniture feature friday | favorites & link party
Jeff and I just got back from a nice trip to Charlottesville, VA. I’ll share more about that in another post, but it was a wonderful time. Jeff took me to a few antique shops and gave me the chance to mill around. It hit me again, as I would gasp at an antique table […]
a slip turned into a slip
I found a pretty antique petticoat a few months ago at an antique store and decided it would make a pretty pillow cover. I would turn a slip into a pillow slip! Two, actually. Since the ruffle was only on one side, I made it like a slip-on pillow case instead of a traditional decorative […]
a chandelier, watering live evergreens & blue checks
The living room is in the front of our house, which faces south. Most of the day, the room gets beautiful light..streaming through the dining room and front windows in the morning and in long, golden beams through the west-facing windows in the afternoon. At night, though, this room is dark. That is because it […]