Nothing spells progress quite like when your mantel is decorated for Christmas! And this year, my illuminated old windows Christmas mantel comes with a little heartwarming memory story attached. Create an old world rock fireplace without destruction – tutorial HERE The fireplace mantel is glowy, snowy, with plenty of greens and a grapevine / pinecone […]
The day I came across a Folger’s coffee can full of rusty washers at the new and used store, I giggled. I plunked the can down on the counter all proud of myself, and the sales guy raised his eyebrows, and threw me a “WHAT are you gonna do with all THAT?!” “I dunno. How […]
This window setup was meant to be temporary. But one day my son stopped in his tracks, pointed and exclaimed, “I LOVE THAT!” Well, my boy doesn’t generally give a HOOT about any staging I do, so this stunned me. And made me leave it. 🙂 But I wanted a touch of Christmas attached. So […]
I thought I was so smart, and brought out a faux Christmas tree from storage. I tried to cheat and leave the lights on and just poof out the branches, but it looked awful. So I stripped the lights off and did it right… straightened each and every branch one. by. one. It still looked […]
Make an all season twig pine cone Christmas garland for free! Christmas decorating has been on my mind lately. Coming up with fresh, new ideas takes a little forethought, so the best thing to do is really get off the computer and play. Well, for me anyway. Desiring a new garland for the fireplace, I […]