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 […]
How to Embroider a Hanky (and Fold) Part 2
Folding a Hanky to fit into a 5″ x 7″ Organza Drawstring Bag is simple, but looks so nice when folded this way. Start with your starched, embroidered hanky… Since this is the long-overdue “Part Two” of the “How to Embroider a Wedding Hanky,” you may want to head on over to that […]
How to Embroider a Wedding Hanky Part 1
I love machine embroidery. I’ve been stitching on my sewing machine for many years, so when I was introduced to embroidery using a dedicated embroidery machine in about 2004, I was hooked! Custom hankies, done for weddings and other occasions, such as a baby’s Baptism, are treasured keepsakes, easy to do, and don’t take […]
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 […]
It’s a BLOG!
I am a baby blogger, and have had my other blog all set up at www.quirkykim.blogspot.com for several years. Since I had no idea what I was doing all of those years ago, and only wanted to share a few thoughts here and there, I did only that. The posts were VERY few, and far-between! […]
Faux Paint Treatment Not Always Best!
What was I thinking? I think I was thinking, in the mid-nineties, that it would be fun to try a sponge technique on my small laundry room wall. And paint over part of the hooks that were already there, and do a really messy job, overall. I obviously stopped even seeing that wall. Until I […]
Potential Buyers a Bust
Dining Room Six days of full steam ahead. And I mean FULL STEAM. In my last post I mentioned that we were contacted by a realtor who wanted us to have our house of 27 years SHOW READY. To prospective buyers who wanted to see THIS house. Perfect for them and met all of their specs. […]
House Not Yet Ready, but People ARE! ACCKKK!
Here I am writing about all of the decluttering and touch ups we WILL be doing on the house, getting it ready to go onto the market in the spring. In two months… We just had a call from a realtor-friend who said a family is looking NOW for a house in our exact neighborhood, […]
Organizational Giveaway!
I and 14 other bloggers are so excited to provide you with this opportunity to make one of your New Year Resolutions come true! We all want our organization to be pretty and sometimes that costs money so we are offering all of you the chance to win $150 to The Container Store! in our […]