When I was at Bella Rustica, I did a workshop on working with tools, with the premise of faking being a real builder. I showed various photos of the ‘oh so impressive things I’ve built’, and then after each one, showed my cheat methods on how I did it. This rustic garden shed was my […]
Welcome to Saturday Nite Special, the multi themed DIY link party! * Home Decor / Gardening * Crafts, / Sewing / Recipes / Printables / Blog tips * Theme of the week Every Fri 7pm to Sunday 11 pm Pacific. Hello and happy fall weekend! Has the weather officially changed in your area too? Loving […]
Critiques can be one of the hardest things to accept for creative types. Art is so personal. Who’s to say if something you do is wrong? Is there a wrong to the creative process? How dare someone critique my art! 🙂 Does this sound like you at times? Well, here’s why I think it’s healthy […]
One of the highlights of travelling down south to Bella Rustica was visiting The Milky Way Farms. The property, originally owned by the Mars Bar creator Frank Mars, resides on 1100 acres of gorgeous rolling Tennessee hills and ancient trees. The main home was open to touring during Bella Rustica, so my blogger gal pals Rhoda and Sandra […]
For years, and I mean YEARS, I denied myself a decent vacuum cleaner. (my sad sad tale and your recommendations are HERE) I’ve been using the same ‘ol beat up one from 20+ years ago. It has duct tape around the hose, squeals at a glass shattering pitch when it desires, and when I turn it […]
