red clawfoot bathtub

My Garden Bathtub

I spotted this old forgotten bathtub beneath layers of junk, cobwebs, debris and dust in my neighbors barn.

Repurposing Record Albums

Are you a fan of fans? I am! The idea to re-purpose records into fans came to me on a shopping trip a few years back. Here’s how it happened…

Rock Collecting

 I was cleaning and organizing my craft room and found a paper bag full of a collection of rocks. Most folks would probably see this rock collection as ho-hum and ordinary. This sentimental mom, however, saw them as precious reminders of when my kids were little and full of curiosity and wonder.    So what …

Creating a Valentine Display – part 2

   In part one of Creating a Valentine Display I showed you how to decorate the mantle of your fireplace. In this post I’ll show you my step-by-step to decorate your hearth for Valentines Day.    This may be obvious, but I do want you to know that you can ONLY do this if you …

Creating a Valentine Display

Now that the Christmas decorations are stored in the basement, it’s time to think about decking my halls for Valentine’s Day. I’ve found that the easiest place to add a pop of festivity is on the mantle of the fireplace. In most houses, the fireplace tends to be the focal point of the room, making …

Framing your collections

When it comes to decorating, I’m a little slow to hang things up on the walls. It’s partly because I’m afraid to hammer nails into a perfectly smooth wall; what if I miscalculated and it’s not in the right spot?  It’s also because I want to be absolutely certain that whatever I’m hanging is staying …