It's literally a White Wednesday here today. We had our first snow fall yesterday and it's bitterly cold. Perfect for breaking out some Annie Sloan Chalk Paint and shopping the house. I bought these crowns from Decor Steals a couple of years ago. Here's what they looked like before: I gave each a couple of coats of ASCP in Pure White. I also broke out some stamps and hand-stamped joie and faith on two of...
Happy new year everyone! Now that all of our Christmas stuff is (sadly) packed away, I'm gearing up for, yup you guessed it, Valentine's Day. I'm starting with these cute little peat pots: I gave each a coat of white paint to start. Then I added my love - or what's really Ikea's version of Washi tape. I picked it up a couple of weeks ago during our last trip there. It comes in a...
Anyone else dreading New Year's? Well, not so much New Year's, but more the pressure to make resolutions that seem to go out the window by Valentine's Day?! For 2015, I'm going to try really, really hard to stick to my resolutions. I don't have many: Resolution #1: Stop buying things we don't need and put that money to work in a high yield savings account. No, my kids don't need another Lego set. And,...
Hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas! Now that things have finally settled down here, I was able to get in some crafting last night while the boys had a playdate. I've been swooning over this Vintage with Laces button box for weeks now. While going through our Christmas decorations, I came across a little wood box and thought it would be perfect for a copycat. Here's my version: I used vintage sheet music on the top...
My, my how time is flying. Three more days until Christmas Eve. I haven't been able to take a breather so I'm just sharing some vintage Christmas card images. I bought a disc of the images from eBay a few years ago. Way before Etsy became all the rage. I use them in a lot of my Christmas decorating and crafts. Some of them appear to be pretty old. Overall I'd date them all...
I can't believe Christmas is just days away. I am scrambling to wrap presents, plan my Christmas eve menu and attend my boys' class parties. Even though I closed my Etsy shop for the holidays on Monday, I've been stealing some time to create some new items that I'll be adding after Christmas. I found these great vintage religious images and thought they'd make for some pretty tags. I added some tiny rhinestones and...
