Pom Pom Wreath Mirror…
It arrived yesterday ... and now it's settling in. Taking hold. A vice grip on my stomach. Spreading waves of fear throughout my body ... from the bottoms of my feet to the tips of fingertips. Yesterday was the … [read more...]
Snow Christmas Tree … and $100 Gift Card Giveaway
This post should really be called, ‘Now I’m a believer …’ You see, this is our family’s first fake Christmas tree. And that’s a big deal. A bigger than big deal. A HUGE deal. Because we’re a hard-core-don’t-even-think-about-trying-to-sway-us real tree family. Falling pine needles and all … For me, it dates back … [read more...]
Sunday Features
While I hustle and bustle to paint ‘our canvas’ with Christmas spirit today … “Hey honey, don’t forget our ceilings are 9 1/2 feet tall so you can go for the 6-to-7-footers,” I call out as my husband and kids head out to Home Depot to get the real but no longer living tree … I thought I’d leave you with some eye candy from … [read more...]
Super Saturday Link Party
So, it’s been quiet around here. The blog, I mean … not the house. No, the house is a flurry of activity as I desperately play catch up to get my holiday decorations up. I feel so terribly and dismally behind the proverbial eight ball. And to add insult to injury, this past week the blogoverse virtually … [read more...]
Blue and White Bathroom Makeover
Have I ever told you the story of how we found our house? Or that we barely even looked at any houses before deciding on this one? Or that we had a 5-7 year plan for this house …. and here we remain 19 1/2 years later? Mike was on a business trip. Our realtor called with a “for sale by owner” … [read more...]
Super Saturday Features
Sunday is a day of rest … a day to rest your weary I’ve-been-baking-and-cooking-and-cleaning-Thanksgiving-weekend self in front of the computer and check out all that is awesome and amazing in the diy and home and food blog-o-verse! My favorite part of Sunday morning is catching up on my favorite blogs … [read more...]
Super Saturday Link Party
It’s that time again. Time when the Super Saturday Link Party starts up. So show me what you got. Oh, and when you link up here you’ll be linked up on all our blogs … And a text link back to my blog is always greatly appreciated! When you link up, you are giving us permission to feature your project on our blogs and … [read more...]
A Heart-to-Heart …
From time to time, the blog and I have to sit down and have a heart-to-heart. And, no, this isn’t the post where I tell you I’m closing up shop. The shop will stay open. The shop hours, however, may change. For the short term. I think it’s important to look back at why I started this blog. And what I hoped … [read more...]
Sweater Vases
I fell in love with the sweater vase the first time I saw it … and here is where I’m supposed to link to the blog post where I first saw a sweater vase. But, honestly, I just can't remember where. So, instead, I did some research about the origin of the sweater vase. Because I'm crazy like that. Google search and I are … [read more...]
$500 Visa Gift Card Giveaway
We are so excited to be hosting this great Christmas Giveaway with some of the most wonderful bloggers on the internet! What's required you ask? All you have to do is to follow the blogger or hopefully blogger(s) of your choice on Pinterest! That's all there is to it! And each blogger that you follow gives you another entry for a total of 14 … [read more...]
Super Saturday Features
Okay, I did not host the Super Saturday link party last week .. a link party that goes live at 5 on Friday (Chicago time), which a dear blogging friend pointed out is not Saturday as the link party name clearly states. She’s lucky I enjoy me some snark. Otherwise I would have to break out the wet noodle for some lashes … [read more...]
Super Saturday Link Party
Five o’clock on a Friday evening is my favorite time of the week. Especially at this time of year when the weather outside is crisp and chilly … By 5 o’clock on a Friday evening I’m settled in for the night … sometimes even settled in for the weekend. All warm and snuggly and indoors. The errands are … [read more...]
How to Paint a Sink & a Giveaway
This isn’t the first time I’ve painted a sink. I’ve done it before … before I was blogging. Back when I was just a blog reader. A student of DIY blogs, if you will … Had I known back then that I would start a DIY blog, I would have known to take a proper before picture. Like so. Of my … [read more...]
Holiday Mason Jar Party
It’s here … The moment we’ve been waiting for … The culmination of many weeks of hard labor. And creativity …. It’s time for our Mason Jar Holiday Extravaganaza! That’s right, we all shared our mason jar creations with you … and now it’s time for you to share your mason jar creations here with … [read more...]
Car in Jar Snow Globe
I was so confident that this project would come together easily … easily and peasily, if you will … And, truth be told, once I had my supplies it was a breeze … {The jar I used is a 16-ounce Ball Canning jar. Here's the Ball Canning link ... I found mine at Target. Here's the Target link ...} The … [read more...]
Thanksgiving Wreath
Okay, I've got a new gig ... No, no. Not another blog. Two is enough. But when the amazing sisters at Made From Pinterest invited me to be a monthly contributor on their blog, how could I refuse? I mean, I love Pinterest. I love making things from Pinterest. It was a no brainer. And if you want to see what I loved on … [read more...]
How to Install a Kitchen Faucet
Chicago is a city of neighborhoods. Sure, there’s the super cool downtown area with the tall buildings and architectural river tours and magnificent mile shopping extravaganza and The Bean … but to the north and south and west (but not east because east would put you smack dab in the middle of Lake Michigan) you’ll find … [read more...]
Master Bedroom. Again.
It was two years ago this week that I started blogging. On one hand, it feels like time has flown by. And on the other …? On the other it feels like I’ve been blogging forever … and ever. The funny thing is that so much has changed since then. While other things have … well … simply stood … [read more...]
Holiday Mason Jar Extravaganza
So I was sitting here in front of my laptop a few weeks ago minding my own business … checking out some of my favorite blogs. Sharing stuff on social media. Reading comments from you … my lovely commenting readers … thank you!!!! Basically avoiding the chaos around me. The mason jars that need to be painted … [read more...]
Mercury Glass Mason Jars
I fear I may be a little bit obsessive … just a little bit. A teeny tiny little bit. You see, I came across this tutorial at Landeelu for mercury glass look mason jars. I even featured the project on my mason jar blog. But I couldn’t let it go. Couldn’t shake it. Those mercury glass mason jars took hold. Took … [read more...]
Wood Pallet Monogram
Hmmm … That was my husband’s reaction the first time he sat at the dining room table across from my attempt to create a typography wall art feature. It’s just something I’m trying out, I quickly explained. Hmmm …. You know, it’s just some wall art that uses our initials, I … [read more...]
