Last year I decorated a few paper mâché boxes for Christmas. Not only do they make great decorations to use around the house, but they’re perfect for packaging that special little gift. Here are a few that I made last year. Every year I buy a roll or two of wrapping paper with a brown background. I keep them in an old crock next to … Continue reading little Christmas boxes
Every time I have a sale on Etsy, my phone goes “cha-ching”. It’s a lovely sound. Sometimes when it “chings” at work, someone will ask, “What is that”? I’ve been known to answer, “I just sold Minnesota”. They laugh, since they know I have a part time business on Etsy selling wall decor made from vintage road maps. This is when I feel like a … Continue reading selling texas
I found this lovely picture at our large fall flea market in September, and knew instantly I wanted to decorate my fireplace mantel around it for Christmas. There was something about the picture that spoke to me and made me feel so peaceful. Snow falling and softly covering everything, always fills me with a sense of peace, especially when I don’t have to drive in … Continue reading christmas mantel
A few weeks ago I found this poster size reproduction botanical print at Elm & Iron, a local store which carries a unique and lovely collection of home decor. I love the detail on this print and knew it would go nicely in my living room/dining room area which is decorated in greens, beige, and wood tones. I started by cutting a piece of … Continue reading a diy winter wall decor
This week’s bouquet comes from the last flowers of my garden. The echinacea are having their second bloom of the season and their last hurray. They started blooming in July and I think the heat and dry summer was just too much for them, as the flowers were pale and scraggly.. This second flush of flowers is much more vibrant and beautiful. The deep jewel … Continue reading this week’s bouquet
We’ve had such an abnormally hot fall, I found it hard to bring out the fall decor when it still feels so much like summer. But then, we had our first real cold snap, and that was enough to cool off the attic where all the seasonal decorations are stored. I brought down all the bags of colorful fall decor, but the older I get, … Continue reading fall decorating
Sometimes it takes me awhile to get in the mood to decorate for a new season. Usually, it’s just a matter of being too busy. But, this Sunday afternoon, I felt like playing and fiddling with the cement urns that sit on each side of my garage. The urns held Boston ferns all summer, so I pulled them out, put them in black plastic pots, … Continue reading fall outdoor decorating
This week’s bouquet starts with some golden rod that I nabbed from my elderly neighbor’s yard. Usually it is only found along the road side or in a country field. No one purposely allows this weed to grow in their yard. This year, while she was away, her son’s chopped down every weed and flower growing in her yard, but fortunately they missed her golden … Continue reading this week’s bouquet
Does your porch become a “catch-all” during the winter? A place where everything lands, to be “put away another day”? Well, that’s my screened-in porch from November to April. Yesterday, the sun was shining into the porch in such a beautiful way, that I wanted to sit and relax there, but it was such a mess, and so dirty from six months collection of dust … Continue reading opening the porch
Spring is slow coming this year. With very cold nights and brisk days, everything is hesitant to make an appearance. Usually by now, at least the forsythia are starting to bloom. Since, it is still brown and drab outside, and the calendar officially says it is spring, I decided to bring out the spring decor and make it cheerful inside. I started with the kitchen, … Continue reading bringing spring inside
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