I’ve wanted to make a pom pom garland for quite a while now and you’ve probably seen a tutorial or two for these. I’ve read a few myself but ended up tweaking the tutorials after practicing to make it just a wee bit easier to do … ’cause I’m all about easy. After I took my…
The other day I saw a canvas bag that said “Farm Market” on it and I thought … why not create a similar bag for my monthly trips to our local flea market? The vendors always put your items into plastic grocery bags and I’m always afraid they’re going to rip while shopping. A canvas bag…
Christmas is less than 2 weeks away. Can you believe it? This year I got my decorating done early thinking I’d have more time to enjoy the holiday as opposed to rushing around. The time has gone by so fast! If you need a quick and easy project to finish up your decorating, you might…
Whew! I think all my Christmas decor has now found a place in my home for the holidays and I can start to focus on some fun stuff like these DIY Christmas stencil projects. My friend Jennifer Rizzo designed a collection of beautiful Christmas stencils and I had the honor of trying them out complements of Royal Design…
Let’s not kid ourselves. As wonderful as it can be, Christmas can be a hectic time of year. To help make things simpler for you, I’ve collected 25 DIY Christmas decorating projects here in one post. In addition to some of my own projects, several of my blogging friends have given me some of their projects…
Thanksgiving is a few days away and that means I get to set a pretty table for the family and cook a fabulous turkey with all the trimmings. This year I’ve ordered a fresh turkey for my family from Reams Meat Market, which is well known throughout Chicagoland. I decided to customize our Thanksgiving table…
Yes, I’m getting started with Christmas early this year. Every year I wait until after Thanksgiving and then I feel rushed and pressured. Not this year. I vowed to start with a few DIY Christmas decor projects and these bleached and glittered pine cones are a favorite of mine. Pine cones are special at the…
If you need a quick and easy Fall decoration that’s economical and looks pretty too, then you’ve come to the right place! Using just a few items, I’ll show you how to make 5 minute mason jar candles for Fall that create cozy appeal in your home as the days grow shorter. You don’t even need…
Pine cones are a great decorating resource because you can find them for free on the ground! The only problem is, they’re always brown. So I thought, why not paint them? You can easily customize pine cones with the paint color of your choice. This post shows you how to paint pine cones … it’s…
Today I’m joining a group of amazing bloggers to bring you oodles of Fall decorating projects and each one comes with its own free printable! How great is that? I’m sure you’ll find at least one Fall project you’ll want to try! My tutorial for all of you is a super easy (I love super…
We’ve had wonderful weather this summer! In fact, I have yet to turn on the air conditioning. I think that’s a first for me. Usually we’ve had steamy 90 degree days by now. With summer comes the opportunity to guest post on some of my fellow bloggers’ blogs, with everyone busy taking vacations. This week I guest…
Lately I’ve been doing a lot of summer decorating in the house, so I thought I’d take a little break and make a simple summer banner. Last Christmas I purchased a chipboard banner and decided to try something similar for summer. So today I’m going to show you how to make a simple garden banner…
Lately I’ve been wanting to do something with dish towels, napkins, pot holders, etc. I’m not sure why … I just thought it would be a quick and easy way to add some prettiness to the kitchen and dining room. So I broke down and took a trip to Hobby Lobby for some inspiration and…
Just a couple more days until Easter and if you’re like me, you could use just a few more decorations. Both my grandchildren are joining us for Easter dinner and I want to make the house as festive as possible … but of course, I’ve waited until the last minute. I found a few Easter…
To help beat the cabin fever that has been settling in, I ran out to the store and picked up a houseplant, and I don’t know if it was the weather affecting me or what, but I thought this cute little ivy could use some color … so I made colorful button flowers to brighten…
Last week more than 30 bloggers came together for a spring inspiration mega party and over 300 projects were linked up! That’s a lot of creativity and work all in one location. I’ve spent time combing through many of those projects that were shared and want to highlight a few of my favorites, which ended…
