Valentine's Day is just three weeks away, and love is definitely in full bloom at our house. Over the weekend, I worked on three different love ribbons that are currently for sale in my Etsy. The first one is just simply...love. I hand-stamped the word (several times!) on some off-white seam binding ribbon. So simple, yet I adore how it came out. So much so that I kept some of the ribbon for myself as...
I've had this pretty, white Ikea pitcher for a few years now. I had originally given it a Frenchy makeover using waterslide decal paper. Since, I'm trying to "shop the house" this month, I decided to give it a facelift. Because... ...the elements were not kind and this is what it looked like yesterday. Yuck! Thankfully, Goo Gone was able to remove the waterslide decal stickiness, and I was able to replace that label with the...
A few months ago while driving my boys to school, I spied a bedspring on the side of the road. Let's just say I could not stop my car fast enough and load it in. It was your standard brown bedspring, and it's been sitting in our garage awaiting the end of the holiday season. Once January 1st came around, I got busy. I started by giving it a few coats of white paint -...
Christmas is a big ol' blur for me. Between all of the Elf on the Shelf craziness, shopping, wrapping presents and hosting Christmas day, I'm finally able to breathe. I've already taken down a bunch of our Christmas decorations. In their place, I'm going with a winter theme. The winter vignette above is in our livingroom. In the dining room and on our antique desk, I have another winter setting. I found the winter printable...
I love, love, love scented candles! I couldn't light them for years when my boys were small because I was always afraid they would get burnt or knock them over. Now that they are older, I'm thrilled to be able to indulge in my passion once again. With that said, I must admit I'm a picky candle connoisseur. If a scented candle doesn't actually give off a scent, I will skip it. So imagine how...
