From the monthly archives: December 2012
You probably know that we love upcycling old things around here. This is another project that my husband, Brian, finished this fall. It’s a magazine rack that belonged to his grandparents. We’ve been the caretakers of this piece for a long time. It was a bit weathered, and I didn’t remember to get [...]
I’ve had a Dorothy moment.
You know, Dorothy from The Wizard of Oz. She winds up in Oz and spends the entire movie trying to overcome various obstacles to getting home, only to realize in the end that she’s had the ability all along. My moment relates to my living room. We’ve lived in [...]
As many of you know, my sweet husband, Brian, has been working his way through our home restoring old pieces of furniture that we’ve accumulated over the years. So far I’ve shared the kitchen island, the cupboard with legs, and the
Earlier this week my daughter was in the middle of finals. She had one morning to sleep in amidst all the late night studying, projects, work and school. But she couldn’t do it because the sun peeks through her blinds in just the wrong way. When she mentioned it to me, I knew I could [...]
These are some vintage pillows I made this week to go on the Padre Hotel chairs that Brian recently refinished. The fabric was a curtain at our family camp in New Hampshire. The curtain had been hanging on one of the windows for 30-40 years. [...]
I came across the remnants of my childhood collection of Wacky Packs the other day. I’m trying not to be a hoarder, but this kind of stuff gets in the way of my good intentions and leaves me conflicted. Anyway, I’m going to share a sticker from my collection every now and then, because one [...]
Hello sweet readers. This has been a very busy volunteer week for me, so I haven’t been crafting or writing posts this week. Since I had about five readers last year, I thought I’d share a few DIY Christmas gift pictures from back then that most of you haven’t seen. The idea is to make [...]
I came across the remnants of my childhood collection of Wacky Packs the other day. I’m trying not to be a hoarder, but this kind of stuff gets in the way of my good intentions and leaves me conflicted. Anyway, I’m going to share a sticker from my collection every now and then, because one [...]
Happy Salty Saturday! Today’s salt & pepper shaker set was found on Etsy. I love how you can see the original price of this set. This 1950s vintage set also comes with a butter dish. Bonus! Have a great weekend!
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