aging terra cotta pots
There are some people who like things shiny and new. They want to be the first person to own something. They like the smell of a car with 32 miles on it. They want their furniture to be delivered, tags still attached. I am just not one of those people. Unless we’re talking about electronics, […]
dear reader | to the one with the tiny room
You hear me talking about rearranging furniture and you look around your “cozy” room and laugh. Everything is wedged perfectly in the space and any rearranging would be impractical at best and a fire hazard at worst. You want to change things around, to experience the joy of getting a new look without spending any […]
the antique, hodgepodge potting bench
Don’t you love it when projects come together perfectly? Such is the case with this hodgepodge of a potting bench. We just finished it today and it looks even better than I imagined. It’s especially exciting, because we already had the workbench in the basement (it was free with the house) and I bought the chicken […]
step-by-step dresser makeover
Thank you so much for all of the wonderful feedback on my very first MMS Milk Paint “commercial”. It was so fun to put together and I was proud of it, but your comments were a confirmation, so thanks! The bar has been set for the second one! Today, I thought I would share more […]
the yellow dress & the dresser
I took a big step today. I’ve been talking about making a “commercial” for the MMS Milk Paint line for a long time. Over a year at least. When I talked about it in my brainstorming sessions, it seemed easy. When it actually came time to make one, it seemed hard. And I kept pushing […]
how my business began | part 3 | now I’m an entrepreneur…
As far as degrees go, I probably have one of the most useless degrees when it comes to preparation for the business world. I have a degree in Musical Theatre. My class schedule sort of looked like Fame. I went from tap to private voice lessons to costume design to acting. My backpack was filled […]
the transferware jackpot
I know this is going to be an incredible shock to some of you, but I love ironstone and blue transferware. I would say it’s out of hand, but I do sell far more than I keep, so it’s not totally out of hand. You can tell the minute you step in my house, though, […]
how to sew a zipper closure on a box cushion
We’ve been chatting about sewing lately and I have something to confess. Zippers terrified me for years. Well, maybe not terrified, but I thought they were too complicated and I avoided and side-stepped them. I just made envelope closures on the underside of cushions. And they’re usually held together by safety pins. Yeah. If you […]