magnolia necklace
Between stripping paint and refinishing a piece of furniture, cleaning the house a bit, tagging pieces for Lucketts and working on some freelance stuff, I did a little bit more Christmas decorating. When we were in Raleigh, I trimmed a bunch of branches from my in-law’s magnolia tree to use in my holiday decorating […]
Decorating for Christmas & a Giveaway
Just a few years ago, I couldn’t wait to decorate for Christmas. I had to restrain myself until the day after Thanksgiving and then the tree was up and the halls were decked. Now, my freelance writing has me decorating for Christmas in July and Thanksgiving in January and I don’t feel quite as antsy […]
from two to one
I don’t always get things right the first time when it comes to furniture makeovers. I finished this piece, but it never sat right with me. I didn’t like the hardware and the finish wasn’t my favorite. I let it sit in my foyer for a few months until I decided to tackle it again. […]
Some of my favorites…
I don’t know about you, but I’m a little freaked out that Thanksgiving just passed and Christmas is right around the corner and I’ll have to get used to writing a new year on my checks in just a few weeks. Ack! Yikes. Deep breath. Aside from things sneaking up on me a bit, I […]
Silhouette Portrait Giveaway!
***This giveaway is closed. *** I know everyone is in frenzied shopping mode today, so I thought I would share a couple of giveaways! First, I am offering up the new Silhouette cutter – The Portrait, which is a smaller (and less expensive) version of the CAMEO. You can make all sorts of beautiful things […]
Antique Farmhouse Giveaway!
***This giveaway is closed. *** Today being black Friday and the official start of Christmas shopping, I am bringing two awesome giveaways. This one (which is second) is for a $50 gift credit to use at Antique Farmhouse for two winners! Its a great place to shop for gifts or decorating pieces for your home. […]
Writing a Book | Acknowledgements
Since today is a day of Thanksgiving here in the US, I thought it was a good time to combine saying thanks and sharing just a little more about the book-writing process in one post. I had already turned in the final manuscript and my editor, Michelle, asked me to write my acknowledgements. Oh…I hadn’t […]
Lucketts Latest | Mercury Glass & Hats
I know it is total torture to those who aren’t local when I show pictures of the Lucketts Design House. I hate to tell you that it’s even more beautiful in person! I know…rub it in. Well, if you weren’t aware, Lucketts has opened an online shop where they sell some of the beautiful pieces […]