hobbies
Two of my favorite hobbies are photography and decorating. My darling husband bought me a nice DSLR camera for Christmas (and Anniversary and Birthday hehe). I've enjoyed playing around with it and experimenting with the settings. I'm really excited for the weather to get better to actually take some awesome pictures with it. Another hobby is decorating. I never used to care about decorating or crafting, but I think getting married did the trick. I've been in extreme nesting mode the last…
Campaign Dresser (finally!)
I FINALLY "finished" the campaign dresser for my office. I didn't even paint it - so you must be thinking what took so long?? When I origin...
10 Spray Paint Tips: What You Never Knew About Spray Paint
Spray paint is my favorite way to stretch my decorating budget, and over the years I've used it on just about everything (like it's getting ridiculous). So, today I've compiled a list of my top 10 ways that you can use spray paint to transform items in your home. Enjoy! Let's get started. #1. Spray paint small accessories As a reformed hoarder of thrift store junk, this is probably my favorite way to use spray paint. Just take any plain jane trinket, none of which will match if they come…
A Visit to the Bachman's Spring 2011 Ideas House...
A visit to the Bachman's Ideas House in Minneapolis, is always fun and full of inspiration! If you've been following my blog for awhile you may remember the posts I did on the four Ideas Houses from 2010. There are links farther down on the sidebar for those. The theme for this house is European Romance! Be sure to click on any photo you'd like to see enlarged! The charming umbrella arrangement above is on the door into the main house...feels so much like spring! Decorative spring…
Letter Art
Thought this was a super cute idea. { Somewhat Quirky } has the tutorial, but it's just one of those cardboard letters. She used Alene'...
Your place to buy and sell all things handmade
This is an antique ladder that has been made into a 90 degree corner bookshelf. It attaches to the wall with 4 'L' brackets, so it can hold plenty of weight....great for people with big book collections! The bookshelf extends about 4' on either side. Its a great conversation piece and room accent, definitely a must have. Some assembly is required, shipping require it to be disassembled. There are directions included to assemble. Books not included. **shipping will be adjusted based on…
Copper Penny Backsplash
I so, totally, want to do this someday. These photos are from a local B&B, off of Sayles Boulevard, here in Abilene. I think I can imagine how it was done ... just regular adhesive? Regular grout? Any ideas or pointers?