Hydrangea’s are one of my all time favorite flowers, along with lilacs. Unfortunately, I was never able to grow them myself. But, every year at the Scituate Arts Festival I go to the same vendor who sells bunches of dried ones for $5 a bunch. They last such a long time & there are so …
Michelle James
With a yard of burlap fabric you can make a pretty no-sew valance in about 15 minutes! I needed a new curtain to go over the kitchen sink & knew I wanted something that would not cover too much of the beautiful view, so I thought a valance would be perfect. I looked at Kohl’s …
As I’ve mentioned many times before, Fall is my favorite Season! I have such fond memories of my Mom & this Season & attending yearly art festivals, especially the Scituate Art Festival, which was this weekend (squeals with excitement). My Mom took art lessons the last few years of her life & I remember how happy …
I have finally accepted the fact that I will probably never have an entire room devoted to creating, but that is ok because what I do have are two large closets in the master. As I really only need one, I decided to make the second closet into a craft closet. There are all sorts of …
I found this awesome glass bottle at Job Lot for $5. They called it a “moonshine bottle” which I thought was funny, but it looked like a demijohn to me. I kick myself for not buying the blue one too as when I went back to get it they were gone! Well, I was browsing …
I made these pumpkins last season, but was new to the blogging world so never linked them up to any parties. I really think they make a big impact & thought I would share how simple these are to make. I originally saw this idea on Pinterest & just tweaked them a little with things …
Well, I survived moving my daughter into her dorm room & I actually handled it better than I expected. She also handled it well & I am so proud of her for being strong enough to not only leave home-3 hrs away no less-but also for conquering the first week as well as she has. …
Finally, my favorite is a “chicken wire” cloche. I purchased a black desk trash can, cut off the rim with tin snips & spray painted it antique white. I also made a “cake plate” to stand it on with a glass candle holder that I painted the same yellow as the Dollar Store plate. I …
Next, I purchased a beautiful brown tin vase & simply filled it with 8 bunches of flowers. I completed it with the same fall leaf ribbon. This beauty only cost $8!
Years ago I found this awesome wood caddy at an antique store. It was stained a dark wood & I refinished it in burgundy to go in my guest bathroom to hold magazines. As I am updating to a new color scheme of soft blues & greens, I gave this an update similar to my …