Christmas 2013 Recap
I’ve gotta say…it was really tough for me to get in the spirit of Christmas this year. I’m not sure what it was. It’s my favorite time of year and I usually can’t wait to put the tree up and start listening to my Christmas play list. I love the decorations all over the house, […]
The Only Gift – A Christmas Song
For those who don’t know, I have a musical background. Musical theatre was my hobby and passion throughout my childhood (and I later earned my degree in that field) and I played a variety of instruments. My mom was a music teacher and taught everyone in my family how to play guitar and music was […]
home projects completed in 2013
It’s been quite a year for changes in our home! I left my space as a vendor at Lucketts in January and that freed me up to work on my home more. We had been putting off a lot of projects because I was so busy with my retail space, so now I actually had […]
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What speaks to you?
I must admit that writing has been tough for me the past couple of days. Usually, I’m bubbling over with words and ideas and writing a post is very easy. Today, I’ve started three different blog posts and can’t seem to pin any of them down. I don’t plan my blog posts out in advance. […]
French Daybed Reveal
I apologize for missing FFF last night! My site was down, which you might have noticed if you were trying to link up. So, we’ll suspend our furniture link party until after the holidays. Just save up those furniture projects for a couple of weeks. A few months ago, I bought a caned French daybed […]
wiped out, great gifts & more for sale
Oh my word. My online shop sold out of just about everything, so I spent most of the day packing up orders. I need to figure out how to set up a more efficient workflow. I ended up going up and down steps for each order, so it was my workout as well. Multitasking at […]
Jewelry for Dressers
One of the fun parts about giving a dresser a makeover is accessorizing it with pretty knobs. Think of hardware as the jewelry for dressers; a way to complete the look and take it to the next level. When I first started refinishing furniture, I was partial to clear glass knobs. I bought a huge lot […]