Today is Thrift Store Decor Team Wednesday (it is Wednesday, right?) and since we're all staying safe at home and the thrift stores are closed I dug into my stash to create a simple project made with craft supplies you just might have on hand. Except for the bird which I bought at Michaels a...
How To Style A Bookshelf
Since I had a number of people email me asking about how I decided what to put on my heftier-than-it-looks bookshelf and how I decided how to arrange it, I thought I'd throw together a quick set of steps I normally do when I decorate a shelf. And oddly enough, I didn't know I was...
New Bookshelf To Decorate For Spring
As I've been sitting at home the last few days, not going out of the house and trying my best to be a good citizen in this scary time, I've been trying to think of things I can write about here that might give you a bit of a distraction. A little bit of inspiration...
25+ Upcycled Garden Ideas
Do you love the look of using upcycled items in your garden? Sure, anybody can do your basic store bought flower pots and mass produced hanging baskets. And honestly, I've done that on occasion too. But to run across a little bit of whimsy and something unexpected in a garden? THAT is special. THAT makes...
Watering Can Spring Wreath
I always like to have a fun wreath on my door come springtime. Something other than your typical store bought wreath. Something a little unexpected. And definitely something colorful! Last year I repurposed a dustpan for my wreath, this year it's a watering can. Next year . . . who knows! I lucked out and...
Upcycled Spring Home Decor Projects
Spring is the time to open the windows, shake off the gloom of the winter season and start anew. And it's a great time to do a few upcycled home decor projects since you are cleaning and organizing your house anyway. You might as well see if you can reuse some of that junk you...
DIY Coffee Pot Terrarium
Last year I showed you my DIY Terrarium: Woodland Version and it was a big hit. This year I was itching to expand my DIY terrarium empire with something a little smaller, a little more mobile and maybe even a little funkier. BTW, before I get too far into this, today is Thrift Store Decor...
Printable Spring Cleaning Checklist
Am I the only one that starts deep cleaning one room and then SQUIRREL . . . I'm off doing something else? Totally forgetting what I was doing in the first place. This year I decided to quit chasing squirrels and get serious about this whole house cleaning stuff. So I made a checklist to...
Pinecones For Winter Home Decor
What do you do about winter home decor? Do you ignore those long, cold and boring weeks between when you take down your holly jolly Christmas decor and when you can drag out your bunnies and Easter baskets? Not me, I fill those weeks with pinecones. And a few deer thrown in for good measure. Although...