We’ve had the house we have lived in for the past 27 years on the market for the past seven months. We’ve been living in our lake house for most of that time. Ignoring the house that’s on the market. Poor house. It sat while we played, telling ourselves we would get the rest of […]
Haunted Halloween Decor!
I love when the temps drop like a spider from his web. Leaves turn as my own thoughts turn to all that’s FALL and HALLOWEEN. No blood, gore or plastic floating heads… (Not that there’s anything wrong with that.) More of a grown up, warm, cozy, snuggle under the covers sort of decor. This house […]
Monogrammed Burlap Pillow for a Good Cause!
I’m going to a party. A party for a good cause. It’s called, “Nite in Olde Cumming,” and is the one fundraising event that Sawnee Woman’s Club has each year. This year it is Saturday night, March 22nd, at the Three Chimneys Club House. Just let me know if you want to come! I’ll meet […]
Gilded Mirror How To
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 […]
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 […]
Taller Vanity Finally Finished!
Finally, finally finished! Well, except for hanging the clean hand towels! How is it that I look at all of your wonderful DIY projects and you all write about doing it in an afternoon, or, for a major DIY, maybe it takes you two days? This seemingly simple DIY took us WEEKS of trying this […]