The new decorations for the family room are coming along rather slowly. As I mentioned in an earlier post, I was on a spending freeze. It's been lifted, but I have so many things I want to buy! I consider myself lucky that I have some kind of freedom to contemplate these things, but don't you just wish you could go out and buy whatever you wanted without worrying about the price? For instance, … [Read more...]
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Halloween Preview
Well, I don't know how you ladies do it, but you're waaaay ahead of me getting your decorations out for fall. However, what about Halloween? I can't decorate for fall unless I first get all my little ghouls out! It is my 2nd favorite holiday to decorate for (you can probably guess the 1st), and I just loooove going shopping for little spiders, witches, etc. This little witch is my new favorite. … [Read more...]
Winter wreath
Anyone else see inexpensive faux wreaths all over stores and wonder what to do with them? Just me? K, thanks. I knew I could do something creative with them, so I added some paint to make one that could last throughout the winter. My house sits farther away from the road, so I like to go with "impact wreaths" (made that term up), so you can see them better as you're driving by. How to Make a … [Read more...]
Fall Candles
Oops. Sorry. I haven’t posted in a few days. Wrestling season officially begins tomorrow. As a coaches wife, that means widow season. So, I spent some time cherishing what it feels like to have a husband. Now…back to work! Over the summer, I bought some decorative wood pieces that needed some love. The tray, I turned into this. The wall pocket, I turned into this. If you look … [Read more...]
The Cabinet is D-O-N-E
Okay. So it’s not completely done. I lied. But I figure I have held you off on this project for long enough. It just needs to be jewelry-fied, so I guess you can see it by now. Let’s take a look at the before, shall we? I loved everything about it—the glass details, the shape, the storage, etc. The wood was beautiful, but it was badly beat up. That certainly helped with my decision to … [Read more...]