What’s Around the Corner
I am waiting for things to slow down, so I can work on some tutorials to share with you, but things keep popping up! It’s all good stuff…people want custom pieces, want to buy stuff out of my house, I’m moving into a new shop space this week…and the list goes on. I owe you some […]
“She’s a designer”
My MIL (mother-in-law) and I went to Hobby Lobby last week to buy some upholstery webbing and other supplies for current projects. We had two fidgety toddlers, so I asked if she would get eight yards of upholstery webbing cut for me while I picked up some other things. When we found each other, she […]
Holes in my House
This was what my guest room looked like about three weeks ago… Now? Something is missing. Well, quite a few things, actually. The chair, the Gausthaus sign that was above the bed and the crib rail that my antique dresses were hanging from. I sold them all (well, the crib didn’t sell, yet, but it’s […]
I’m a girl. What can I say?
Today was a great shopping day…and I love those. I’m a girl. What can I say? It started out early. My MIL and youngest boy set out to one of my favorite bi-annual community yard sales. Right off the bat, I spotted a house that had loads of antiques for sale. Most of it was […]
HGTV.com and an SOS
I have some very exciting news to share. A few weeks ago, I was asked to write some tutorials for HGTV.com. ME! Little ole me! I’ve been an HGTV junkie for years, so when I received an e-mail from them, I could hardly contain myself. My first articles will be posted in a few weeks and […]
A closed door, a kick in the pants
I’m sad to say that the shop that has sold my furniture and antiques for almost two years is closing this fall. I was really bummed and scared at first, but then I realized it’s the kick in the pants I needed to take some chances. This led to me going to the Lucketts Fair as […]
If at first it doesn’t sell…
…give it another makeover and try again. My aunt gave me this really cool antique bucket a couple of years ago. I had just started my decorative painting business and I felt like I needed to do decorative painting on everything in order to “put my stamp on it.” I painted a European floral motif around […]
Book Bundles & Birds
I decided to share another very cheap and easy home decor project today. I love the look of old books and I’ve been fortunate enough to find some cool ones on my thrifting excursions, but what if you can’t find any old books? No problem. Run (or drive) to your local thrift store and pick […]