Ikea Rescue Remodel
A couple of months ago, I shared about a great contest, the Ikea Rescue Remodel. Ikea is partnering with The Family Handyman to give a $25,000 kitchen renovation to a deserving firehouse. The nominees are in and now it’s time to vote! The nominated firehouses are Redondo Beach Fire Station #1, Palos Fire Protection District […]
How to Clean Ironstone & Houzz
I often show off my ironstone collection and when I do, I almost always receive questions about how to remove stains. I’ve never actually whitened my ironstone, because I love when a piece shows its age. I understand that some people want their ironstone bright white or might want to remove a stain if it is unsightly. […]
Sneak Peeks
The next ten days are going to be intense. I’m making my final push to finish the photography and projects for the book (as well as tweaking some of the tutorials.) I did have a very productive day, so I am feeling like I’m in a pretty good place, but I do have to squeeze […]
the secret ingredient to a great blog
I’m often asked how I grew my blog to where it is today and, while I can throw out some tips and ideas and things I *think* contributed to the growth, I haven’t been able to come up with one concise answer. Well, I was inspired last night and now I have that answer. We […]
bloopers
A few days ago, I was asked by my publisher to make a promotional video about my book, so I got all gussied up with my red lipstick again yesterday and put something on film. I thought it would be fun to share some of my “bloopers” with you. I warn you, there is a […]
pictures of me
First of all, thanks so much for all of your wonderful comments yesterday. I knew I wasn’t alone in the constant struggle for contentment. Last week I went to Lucketts to have some pictures taken of myself for the book, my blog and promotional purposes. It’s pretty funny that I didn’t post my picture for the […]
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Today I was working on a chapter in my book about contentment and it was a bit of a wake up call for me. I always felt like writing a book, a for-real published and sold in bookstores book, wasn’t really an attainable goal, but here I am doing it. It’s something God brought to me as a tremendous […]
Best of MMS – French Chair Makeover & Tutorial
Welcome to another “Best of MMS” post. A few of you offered up the brilliant idea of sharing some of my past posts while I’m busy working on things for the book, so that’s what I’m doing. (I’m sorry about the wonky spacing in the post. Something funny happens when I put code from my old blogspot blog […]