Just your average prep transpired for ‘the boy’s room’. The big purge landed everything in the living room. Oh joy… Something you should know about my son is he’s all about go go go. When inspiration hits, you have to really motor to keep up! Being that I couldn’t ‘keep up’ at this very moment, I […]
I finally enticed my son to jump in, and get a cool room as a result, while learning a few new DIY skills he’s never done before! Mom is very proud. 🙂 Let me take you through a little trip down memory lane on this one. “the playroom” Once upon a time, this lucky boy […]
Rusty junk gear and funnel Christmas candle centrepiece with vignettes It’s been great being home again! My work has finally finished up until the new year, so today started off slow and easy, with computer and coffee. So I was playing on the blog (maybe for too long??) when my son asked me if it […]
By now, you FJI regulars have caught a glimpse of my stepladder Christmas tree this year. You kind of have to do a double take. There’s a stepladder buried in this picture. Here, let me prove it. After the fiasco of landing two bad real trees last year and them both dying within a week, […]
This is a story of winning a contest for building an off-the-wall pallet sofa. “Hello, Donna speaking…” “Hi Donna! This is Cheryl from Earth Day Canada’s Upcycling Challenge…” Poor Cheryl didn’t have to say another word. For this is where I got POSITIVELY GIDDY. You see, in late summer I entered this Canadian challenge […]