If loving the home I have has anything to do with new creations that refresh old spaces, like this old sign shutter shelf, I am well on my way! Last week, I had a jolt. I went for a walk, and to my surprise, a dream farm I have long coveted over was wearing that annoying enticing FOR […]
Welcome to Party Junk 272 – an upcycled link party Every Friday, 7 PM through Sunday 11 PM Pacific Happy upcycled weekend, everyone! I admit, I have not posted much this week. Spring break is in full swing, and when the opportunity to hit the movie theatre or go shopping with my son appeared, out […]
Dear Dream farm, we need to chat. When I moved into my current home, it was because it was within my budget and in a nice, family oriented neighbourhood. It was a mess, but eventually as time moved on, I had the help I needed to fix it up. (My story is HERE) Today? My […]
click click click click click… “WOW! Did you see this?!” “Funky Junk Interiors is creating this super cool upcycled dollhouse out of all reclaimed finds! And it says here, it’s going to be donated to a place that works with kids!” “Wow… can I see?” (Coffee design – National Coffee stencil – Go design – BINGO stencil) “Ok, that’s just cool! Check out […]
Welcome to Party Junk 271 – upcycled ladders! Part of a salvaged junk link party. Every Friday, 7 PM through Sunday 11 PM Pacific Happy weekend, everyone! Whadda week. Between working on an upcycled doll house project and planning a few trips in the future, where has the time gone? Be sure to tune in Tuesday when […]
What does a rickety ladder have in common with two cute cats? For starters, they landed in a magazine! Hello there Country Woman! It’s been nice creating for you once again! When I was summoned to come up with an upcycled project, my eyes fell on an old ladder, destined to be something much cooler…while still […]
Visit the entire dollhouse series HERE Today ended up being kind of a maintenance kind of day. My son needed to have some work done on his braces, so I pulled him out of school for a quick hour. What makes our little treks into town special is always stopping at Tim Horton’s. I get […]
Visit the entire dollhouse series HERE Did you know that (my) Barbie is a junker? Oh, she’s hip all right. She’s into reclaimed wood, repurposing, old sign stencilling, and even collecting home decor from the great outdoors. So, remember the upcycled doll house I’m making from a book shelf? I had picked up a bunch of thrift store […]
Welcome to Party Junk 270 – an upcycled link party Every Friday, 7 PM through Sunday 11 PM Pacific Happy weekend, everyone! And what a week it’s been. Between trying to plan ahead (summer), finding a place for a new stash of wood, and other overdue projects, I’ve reverted back to working off a to do […]
Maui Sometimes you’ll find gaps in my blogging schedule. And that’s because ‘the current zone’ I’ve sunk myself into hasn’t allowed me to surface yet. Getting stuck in zones can eat me alive. Anyway, because that whatever it was took so much time out of my life, I’ll write a blog post about it, but then leave […]