Following My Own Advice
My post yesterday not only inspired those who left comments and told me so, but it inspired me as well. I’ve been working on the pair of chandeliers in my living room for months, now, and it was finally time to finish them. This is how they started out. They weren’t bad at all, but […]
Preparing Your House to Sell…to You
Every once in a while, I look at my home with a critical eye. Most days, I walk past all of the things that are undone and I don’t really notice them. It’s easy to get used to something in your home that is unfinished, broken, or downright ugly. I’m living right now in the second […]
Mirrored Side Table Tutorial…kinda
I received a lot of requests for a tutorial on how I made the mirrored side tables. Well, I was a bad blogger and didn’t take pictures every step of the way… …so, I made a video for you. I explain the process and share the information about cost, etc. This was a spur of […]
Raising a Creative Kid
I’ve had several people ask where I came from (in a figurative sense)…including my parents! A few months ago, one of my readers suggested that I share how to raise a creative child. Well, my boys are still toddlers, so we’ll see how well I raise creative kids, but I can tell you how my […]
A Scale, Spoons, & Halloween’s Over
After much work, two truckloads of trash, and a van load of stuff for the thrift store, the basement workshop is clean. We still have some organizing to do and a few projects to finish, but it will be so nice to have a clean and organized place to work. I would’ve taken before pictures, but it was terrible. Embarrassing, really. […]
A Desk, an Interview, a Photo Shoot & a Failure
That’s a lot to cover in one post and it’s a little bit of everything, so stick with me. I shared this desk in my post about becoming a vendor at Lucketts. It made its way into my possession on the day of the Junque Swap. I could hardly resist taking a piece of furniture. […]
Two Dreams
My blog designer interviewed me in July and asked for some of my goals and dreams. One was to become a vendor at the Lucketts Store and the other was to be featured in a magazine. I figured these were “wishes” more than goals and I didn’t actively pursue either one. In August, one of the […]
Guest Room Update & Bird Cage Makeover
I love my guest room, but it’s awkward. It took about three years to finally give my guests a comfortable space, but one thing was still missing. The poor person who slept on the right side of the bed has never had a nightstand. They’d have to pass their glasses or cup of water to the person […]