guest room curtains…check
I tend to get a little bit aimless around the holidays. Those aimless times are when it’s hard to be your own boss. I have long lists of things I want and need to do, but I don’t have anything pressing. (Actually, I need to finish my Christmas shopping and that’s getting pretty pressing…) When […]
ottoman slipcover tutorial
My blog was eerily quiet for a couple of days until I realized there was an error with the comments plugin! Well, it’s back up a running, so you can talk to me again. Before the Chapel Market, I made a slipcover for an ottoman I found at a second-hand shop and promised a tutorial. […]
good reads
I really enjoy reading. I don’t read novels very often, because I get so engrossed in them that I neglect everything else and stay up until 3:00 in the morning to get to a “good stopping point.” So, I usually refrain unless I can’t resist or I’m stuck in bed for some reason. But I […]
cinnamon ornaments
I’ve been wanting to make cinnamon ornaments for our tree for a couple of weeks and there just never seemed to be a good time to take over the kitchen counters with the endeavor. We had a dusting of snow this morning and I had a relatively open day, so I decided to dive on […]
furniture feature friday | favorites & link party
I spent a good part of the day today making cinnamon ornaments, which filled the whole house with deliciousness. It was a fun “craft” to do on an overcast day with occasional flurries. The boys wanted to eat them as an after-school snack, but I had to explain, at least twice, that they have glue […]
how to make yarn pom-poms
I’ve been using a lot of handmade wool poms in my Christmas decorating and I didn’t even think about making a tutorial for them. A tutorial was requested, though, so I thought I would oblige. I made these when I was a kid, to use on hats, hair ties, socks, slippers, etc. I think most […]
ramblings, workshops & open by chance
As we work in the studio, Kriste & I talk a lot about decorating. We chat endlessly about styles, trends, what’s inspiring us now, blogs we like, what we think is being overdone, etc. Having worked alone for such a long time, I love the interaction and find it makes me think through my own tastes […]
Christmas decorating | the kitchen
I got out of bed this morning and was ready to do some more Christmas decorating. I had toyed with the idea of going to the studio and doing some work there, but the kitchen was calling my name. It needed a bit of cleaning and I really wanted to give it some festive touches. […]