Last August the Fashionista moved into her first apartment. She took most of my home office furniture with her. My office sat empty, save for a desk, for a long time. In early December Santa gave me a whopping $100 for new furnishings. This new project is the Craigslist Disaster turned French Beauty. Craigslist Disaster turned French Beauty I scanned my style file for inspiration and decided I wanted a little something like this: I became a Craigslist stalker. Some of you may often ... View the Post
Painting Bathroom Cabinets
I have wanted to update our front bathroom cabinets since we moved in five years ago. Painting Bathroom Cabinets. Painting Bathroom Cabinets My cabinets were originally a shiny oak. Lightly sanding the shine off is a must. Next came one coat of primer. Followed by two coats of white latex paint. A bit of distressing, a wash of glaze, new knobs and hardware completed the task. Are you considering painting your cabinets? Laura ... View the Post
Like Sands Through The Plexi Glass
My friend T arrives today. I have been spending the past few days preparing a few things for her visit. One thing that she loves to do is relax in our Roman tub. I thought a container of bath salts would make for a happy invitation. Like Sands Through The Plexi Glass. Like Sands Through The Plexi Glass I purchased a carton of Epson salt in the pharmacy department of Wal Mart. The shatterproof plexiglass containers were found in the food storage section of the store. I already had the ... View the Post
Cute Valentine Crafts
Cute Valentine Crafts: I adore frothy decor confections for this, the most romantic of holidays. Cute Valentine Crafts Life may very well be like a box of chocolates and the empty containers can be just as sweet. Wielding a glue stick and a roll of crepe paper begin by just folding a pleat and gluing it down. Using the edge of the box top as your guide continue to do this 500 times. :) Then add lace and trim with a glue gun. Add some paper punched hearts and a bit of Valentine-themed ... View the Post
Because it’s funny
Because it’s funny. My Sweet Boy is all boy. Because it’s funny Because he is all boy, after a few wearings (seriously~like 3 or 4) his jeans end up looking like this: He says that the holes are caused by playing sports, but I wonder if he is secretly doing this: Iron On Patches So off to the sewing section I go to pick up a packet of iron on patches. Normally I get a 4 pack of dark denim but recently a two shade pack accidentally made its way into my cart. I didn’t notice the ... View the Post
Don’t grab the hot end!
Last Friday the weather was glorious here in Phoenix. (For those of you shoveling snow just remember for five months out of the year it is hot enough to singe your eyeballs.) I had reserved a spot in Terri Brush’s beginning soldering class. It was held in a lovely home in Phoenix that even had a pond full of koi. Don’t grab the hot end! Don’t grab the hot end! Roses and vincas were all abloom. The event was hosted by Melrose Vintage and they had set up a few of their delightful wares ... View the Post