This is not one of my boys' favorite vignettes of mine. School starts here in 2 weeks and they are not amused by how I dressed up my little vintage desk. I, on the other hand, think it's adorable. I used a vintage Thermos, microscope, Scrabble letters and message board to "celebrate" the upcoming school year. Sorry boys! Jeanine ...
Why yes, I have started some Halloween projects. If you've been following me for a while, you probably know that Halloween is my favorite "holiday." And it seems every August, I start to get the itch to create some creepy decor. This tray was actually inspired by one I saw on Pinterest and was super easy to make. First, I grabbed the metal tray from our local thrift store. Next, I gave it a...
It was chilly and rainy here yesterday. Yes, in July! Since we were trapped in the house most of the day, I took advantage of the down time to make a new set of lavender jars. I made some a few months ago and they are sitting on my kitchen window ledge. This time I used some aged-looking French script paper. I ripped the pieces to make the paper look older and used some...
I scored this little plant table at a garage sale a couple of weeks ago. It was $3. I finally got around to painting it this week. It was a bit hit and miss. I painted it white. Then I tried the Mod Podge method to add a French graphic. Fail - I peeled it right off. Then I tried to do a farmhouse stripe design. Fail - I smudged the paint. Sooooo.... I went...
I spied this cabinet on the curb back in April. Yes, April. It sat and sat and sat in our garage. I was waiting on the weather and going back and forth on what color to paint it. Finally, I decided on gray, and this past weekend - with a little help from the hubby - I finally gave it the makeover I had been envisioning. The girlfriend who helped load it in the car...
What do you do when you come home from a short vacay to Philadelphia? You whip up some pretty jars using waterslide decal paper. Well, at least that is what I did. I saved these pretties a few weeks ago. One contained jar sauce and the other held jelly. I gave each jar a few coats of white spray paint and some sanding. Then I printed out my images onto waterslide decal paper. If you're...
