Wishing all of my bloggy friends a safe and happy new year! Jeanine ...
I stopped by our local thrift store on Friday with the 6 year old. It was slim pickings but I did manage to find a few goodies. This haul cost me $2.50. Missing from the photo is one cat stuffed animal and a cat book that my little guy took off with immediately after we got home (he loves cats!). Check out the green fame with the screening. Here it is now. I was able...
So our upstairs carpeting was completed today. Yay! While I was milling about the house waiting for them to finish, I started tinkering with some of my cloches and other glass pieces. Since all of our holiday goodies are packed away now, I was shopping the house for quick ways to update. This is how my faux mantel looked for the holidays. And here it is now. Less cluttered and more simple. Blue and white...
Hope everyone had a lovely Christmas! Believe it or not, our decorations are down and already packed away. We're gearing up for some much-needed home improvements and can't spare a moment. I was able to get a few items done and added to my Etsy shop before the madness ensues. Tags, tags and more tags! French ones. Religious ones. And yes, even Valentine's Day ones. That's all I've been able to get to. The hubby...
Taking a few days off from blogging and wanted to wish all of my bloggy friends a very merry Christmas! Jeanine ...
I don't know about you but Goodwill's been a bust for me lately. With Christmas right around the corner, I've been trying to avoid the stores and work with what I have lying around the house. I've been saving these bottles (mostly salsa ones!) for a few weeks now. Yesterday, I decided to embellish them. I broke out some French book paper, lace, baker's twine and some charms. I got busy gluing and wrapping and...
Truth be told, we don't do a lot for New Year's Eve. I, for one, do not like being on the roads when there are a lot of people out drinking. We usually stay in as a family and eat all sorts of goodies as the night goes on. This year, our boys asked if they could stay up late with us. How can I say no? We have some festive hats and horns from...
If you've flipped through a recent Pottery Barn catalog, you've probably seen where they cover a wall with vintage book paper. I love that look and would be ecstatic to do something like that in our house, but I don't think my husband would go for it. Plan B: give a vintage chalkboard a similar look. This is the chalkboard before. Pretty ugly, no? I bought it a couple of years ago with the intention...
How excited was I when I won one of my sister Kathy's giveaways (CreativeHomeExpressions) last week? My special delivery from Susan of EvelynandRose.Blogspot.com arrived yesterday. Two beautiful handmade ornaments. And how adorable is the Santa tag? I love them! A big thank you to my sister and Susan! Jeanine ...
I've been showing some of our Christmas touches for the past couple of weeks now. Here are a few more to share. The $24.99 Target wreath that I snagged for $3 at our local church thrift store. The Merry Christmas sign is from Walmart. I wanted to keep it simple. Some bells and greenery hangs from our porch light. Santa has definitely come to town! Here... And here. Snowman hat on a stack of books....
Tinkering with some Dollar store match boxes over the weekend and came up with some petite pretties. I used some French book paper and religious images found on Etsy to dress them up. Slide open the box and... You find a little surprise inside. A small square religious metal - also made using the Etsy images. These would be sweet to give as a gift, but I must admit...these are for me! Jeanine ...
I've had this vintage milk bottle carrier for a couple of years now. I dress it up and down depending upon the season. I gave it a quick holiday makeover and have it on the trunk we use as a coffee table in our livingroom. I made the wood pieces quite a few years ago and break them out every December. I added some Mason jars and festive candy to add a touch of...
