There’s a thrift store by my house that I frequent. They have an old beat up china cabinet full of cloth napkins, placemats, doilies, and handkerchiefs. So many times I have passed by the handkerchiefs never giving them a second … Read the rest
Rooster Painting
I love how Lindy borrowed a painting she loved from a neighbor so she could recreate it herself! I’ve painted many things myself based off of pictures in magazines and other sources, but have to say I’ve never thought to … Read the rest
Cutlery Caddy
I’m really loving what Lisa from Recaptured Charm did with this child’s wooden tool/toy box caddy. She transformed this thrift store find into a rustic, charming cutlery holder with some paint, glaze and a little embellishment.… Read the rest
Fire and Water Centerpiece
You know what I like about many of the home decorating projects at Martha Stewart’s website? The directions for the project can be explained in one paragraph. When I saw this centerpiece idea I had one of those “why didn’t … Read the rest
Pinwheel Baby Mobile
Before I even mention this mobile, isn’t the paint on the wall cute? Love the colors and striping! Okay, back to the mobile. Kat over at measuring my Life in Love made this really adorable mobile from paper pinwheels. She … Read the rest
PB Inspired Mercury Glass Pumpkins
I stopped by Robin’s blog, All Things Heart and Home today to find a great tutorial on mercury glass pumpkins. Pottery Barn offered these last year and they are no longer available. I’m sure that even if they were available … Read the rest
Ladder Photo Display
I love this photo display. I have a ladder just like this in my garage just begging me to turn it into something. Looks like she used wire to hang the frames from the ladder rungs and used black and … Read the rest
Halloween Head Wreath
Nancy Fishelson Inspired French Gray Chair
Jami over at Freckled Laundry shows you how to turn a yard sale chair into a chic designer inspired focal point. Because Jami only found one chair, she decided to turn this into a time out chair, complete with book … Read the rest
Guitar Turned Clock
Gail over at My Repurposed Life made me smile this morning. I love how she took this beat up old guitar, rescued it from the garbage, and gave it new life as a functional clock! And using guitar picks to … Read the rest
Halloween Advent Calendar
Alison from Oopsey Daisy made this candy covered Halloween advent calendar to count down the days to that spooktacular holiday. She’ll not only show you how she made it, but gives you the downloadable numbers you’ll need as well.
Head … Read the rest
Wall Mural: Tree Branches
I will be moving in a couple of months and this inspired me. I love the tree branch and the little love birds are the perfect topper. Nicholette over at Craft Envy got her inspiration from a wall sticker that … Read the rest
Halloween Subway Art
Ahh subway art, it’s all over the blogosphere and such a fun and quirky way to decorate a room or entryway. I knew the holidays would bring about more and am happy to see they are already popping up … Read the rest
Get a Custom Tile
If you haven’t seen these custom tiles around the blogosphere yet, you are in for treat. Renee from Kudos Kitchen is a talented painter and will take your blog logo and paint it on a custom tile for you. That’s … Read the rest
Make a Metal Basket
Suesan over at the blog Frou-Frugal came up with this cool idea using pipe strapping. After checking out some video tutorials on basket weaving, she went to work creating this funky metal basket.
See how she made this unique metal … Read the rest