Gold is making a come back. Metals are in. So when the Dwell with Dignity Folks asked for the help of the Atlanta Bloggers Group to create the decor for an upcoming makeover for a deserving family, we were happy to help! Erin Spain is the leader for this project. Her blog is http://diyonthecheap.com/. She […]
Simple Valentine Decor
I’m not a gal who does red. If I can help it. At Christmas I will avoid red in my decorations. I’m a green and silver and gold gal. But sometimes, like for Valentine’s Day Decor, even a green gal needs a pop of something that might be a spot of red. Hot pink, […]
Heart Garland How-To
And, how NOT to, I suppose! I was going to scrap (get it?) the whole post, because this very simple, but fun low-tech craft was to get us all in the mood for some LOVE. Well, at least in the mood for Valentine’s Day. But when I created the craft, step-by-step, it ended up being […]
Kim Banta Demo 2013
My other life. Acting on camera and voice acting, too. I’ve acted professionally for the past 27 years and counting. It’s pretty amazing and fun that I get to wake up each morning and not know who I might be! Here is my film and TV demo, showing some more recent work. Kim Banta Acting […]
Thankful Embroidered Banner
Last year I actually created this jaunty little fabric banner. I had used my Accuquilt cutter with the triangle die to cut the pennant shapes in some scrap fall-like fabric. Then I created a stitch file and a letter for each pennant, and saved them as machine embroidery files. I was just sort of playing. […]
Halloween Home Decor Inspiration!
Halloween Home Decor does not have to be childish or gory. It can be just slightly dark and dreary and a bit “off.” And grown up. I have tried to create just that feeling in my own home decor, this year. No slime anywhere! No blood and guts. Just a feeeeling. Moments of darkness, […]
River Rock Ghost Magnets
Well, I have a big, white refrigerator. Just the color of a ghost, right? Not as transparent, but you get the idea. I love nature and river rocks. I could fib and say I got them from the beach up on Owasco Lake, one of the finger lakes of Upstate New York. The beach in […]
Cottonelle GHOST How-To!
EASY Mini-Ghost! The Cottonelle Folks were kind enough to send me some wonderful Cottonelle Bath Tissue. I knew I wanted to let you all know how well it performed, but…well, um, I was in a quandry as to how I might describe my experience, however pleasant it might be! So, since Halloween is my all-time […]
How to Stretch Mustard…
I was so looking forward to lunch today. We had a great treat; thinly sliced roast beef, instead of our almost always turkey. Filling my arms with all of the fridge goodies, I felt the mustard was awfully light. Oh, no. I had such a hankering for that spicy deli mustard slathered onto my white-wheat […]
Custom Embroidered Wedding Hankies
Before I head to the lake again, I thought it might be fun to show you a few pics of the wedding hankies I embroidered for my daughter’s best friend. It was a wonderful wedding, a couple of weeks ago. The bride, Emily, asked for these hankies for her mom, her gram, and her MIL. […]