We Are the Women Who Blog
Do you realize how awesome we are? I’ve been thinking about all of the hats we wear as DIY bloggers and I was pretty darn impressed with us as a group. We sew and slipcover… …design rooms… …and take pictures all along the way. We repaint, refinish, reinvent, and repurpose. We build… …by ourselves and on a […]
Workshop Series – All About Fabric with Jami from Freckled Laundry
There are times when a new blogger comes along and you just know their blog is going to be awesome and a daily read. Jami from Freckled Laundry is one of those special bloggers. She has a beautiful style, great pictures, and informative content. Jami has a passion for textiles that rivals my love of furniture. […]
Dining Room Table
Months ago, while almost four feet of snow was on the ground and my spray booth was closed for the winter, I got the itch to paint. My Craig’s List dining room table had been staring at me for over a year and now it was time to make it what I knew it could […]
Everything is for Sale
Guess what is on its way to Canada right now? Did you guess correctly? It’s my antique chicken feeder that I found at a killer yard sale. I wasn’t planning on selling it, but someone asked to buy it, so it’s on the way. And guess what’s getting on a bus on Monday to find a […]
A Little “Play” Time
I was supposed to go to Six Flags today with a bunch of teenagers, but the heat index today was over 103 degrees, which was way to hot to spend outside all day with my two toddlers, so we stayed home. Around lunch time, when my husband was between roller coaster rides, he called me. “What […]
Do you really think I’m mean?
I had so many people send me e-mails and comments asking for a tutorial and fabric source for my dining room curtains. Come on, ladies! You’re my girls. Do you really think I would leave you all hanging like that? All you have to do is pay $50 for the e-tutorial and I’ll tell you everything! […]
Sneak Peek – Dining Room Curtains
It was a giddy moment when my new curtains went up in my dining room this afternoon. I still have one more panel to make and a few more finishing touches and the dining room will be done**. The best thing about these curtains? They look luxurious, but each panel took about 20 minutes to make and […]
A Vintage Find With Many Modern Uses
Yesterday, I shared some of my newly acquired yard sale and flea market finds and this vintage milk delivery box was among the deals. It didn’t look like this when I bought it, though. The box was in excellent condition with a clean interior (it wan’t all rusted and nasty), but the paint advertising the […]