I’m so excited to finally share our circus-themed nursery! When we found out we were having a baby we couldn’t wait to put together a fun little room for her. We had actually been planning on doing a circus theme since we started trying so we’d picked up some items[Read more]
A little over a year ago, I found this dresser and matching nightstand in one of our local thrift stores. They were very beat up and the finish was in absolutely terrible shape, but I fell hard for it’s very cool, oh-so-mid-century lines and the thrift store was only[Read more]
Hi everyone and welcome to this week’s edition of Thrifty Thursday, where I share my weekly thrift store/swap meet/estate sale finds. Today I’m sharing a very special find, one of my favorite pieces and something I was looking for a very long time- a mid-century modern hutch to display my[Read more]
I don’t know about you, but I love making pillow covers! They’re such a simple and gratifying project that you can do in a spare hour or so between other sewing projects, they’re a great showcase for a fun fabric, and they can really change up the look of a[Read more]
If you’ve been reading this blog for a while, you’ll know that I have something of a black thumb when it comes to gardening (though I’m trying to get better, really!) Last summer, I tore up the backyard planters and tried to grow some veggies, with very limited success. I[Read more]
Hi everyone! First of all let me apologize for the radio silence around here over the past week. I was hit pretty hard with a nasty cold last Sunday and for the life of me I couldn’t muster up the energy or motivation to blog (in fact I could barely[Read more]
I’m so excited to finally share this project with you! I bought this set at a local thrift shop almost a year ago for just $15! I fell totally in love with the adorable ice-cream shop vibe and snapped it up as soon as I saw it (even though I[Read more]
The weekend before last, I got an itch to make over our backyard. Don’t ask me why…I’ve never been much of a gardener, but suddenly I got the strongest urge to plant my own vegetables and to make our back patio a pretty place to hang out. I guess it’s[Read more]
A reader recently asked me how I made the origami flowers that I have featured in my blog header, and I thought “why not make a tutorial”? I made these years ago when I worked at Achievement House. Part of the work we did involved recycling the paper from old[Read more]
Hello everyone! Last weekend I made a fun little pillow for my aqua chair. It’s the same pillow form I used at Christmas for my ornament hankie pillow, and I figured instead of packing it away I should just make some different covers for it that I can switch[Read more]