With the school year wrapping up, it was time to make more thank you gifts for Elise’s preschool teachers. I truly believe that gift cards are sometimes the most appreciated, but it doesn’t hurt to pair them with a little something handmade. Decoupaged clipboards are easy to make, and they’re the perfect companion to a […]
Project FAIL: Painted bathroom sconces
I don’t think I share enough of my project fails with you. Not that I have a ton of them, but when they do occur, I’m usually discouraged and it hardly seems worth the effort to put together a post about it. But I don’t want to give off the impression that everything happens without […]
Quick and easy ‘Happy Birthday’ banner + printable
I did not do a lot of decorating for Elise’s birthday party. I did, however, make a super quick and easy ‘Happy Birthday’ banner that made us both happy. And today I’m going to show you just how quick and easy it was. First, I started off with a pre-cut pad of paper (called a mat […]
Antique mall finds: Vintage kitchen
I picked up a couple of vintage kitchen items on a recent adventure to the antique malls. I love this jadite green scale. It’s in great condition with just the right amount of patina. It was $20, which is more than I would normally pay for a such an item, but it’s so perfect. Plus […]
Curb appeal: Adding board and batten cottage-style shutters
After a bunch of curb appeal improvements we did in 2011, I was thinking the house was looking pretty good. But after we removed those giant Rose of Sharon bushes last year, it was glaringly obvious there was something missing. Once upon a time our house had shutters. You could see sloppy paint outlines on […]
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