Archives for February 2012

I am blessed... are you? The answer to that is of course, yes.... It doesn't matter what your circumstances are there is ALWAYS, ALWAYS someone  somewhere who would look at your life and think  YOU are blessed. Every day we hear of the awful things that man inflicts on man This week alone I have heard of  children killed in a school shooting a … [Read more...]

I promised you a copy of the Mom's Life poster I showed in my post yesterday and here it is: I absolutely LOVE it and have had many people (of the Mom persuasion) stand there and read it....laughing. Enjoy! A MOM'S LIFE  by  Delia Ephron  Take it downstairs when you go Don’t leave it there, take it upstairs. Is that yours? Don’t hit … [Read more...]

First off, let's congratulate Honey at 2805 for winning the  Twilight inspired pillow! Yay! If the winner will forward her address, I'll get it in the mail! I will be putting these pillow covers in my Etsy shop if you'd like one! On to today's post....... I love words! I love typography, words in books (no Kindle for me),  A Mom's Life by … [Read more...]

I've mentioned before how magazines inspire me in decorating and  making use of items I own or find in different ways. I know many of you find the same inspirations.  I was in the grocery early this week and came upon a brand new magazine. I wanted to share some pictures from the premier issue. Vintage Style is from the company that published … [Read more...]

Good Morning Dahlings!! TS is off on a grand adventure today! Once a year the Mid-Atlantic Quilt Show comes to town and today is the day! I am not a quilter, although I have made some quilted things. But, these works of art are not to be missed and are awe inspiring .....especially the hand quilted entries! The hours and hours of work are … [Read more...]

Today I want to show another idea for one of those little ceramic vases/jugs I picked up recently. Remember these? I used burlap on the first one...tutorial here Today I'll show you how I did this faux zinc bottle You'll need:tinfoilMod Podgeblack and gray paintgessoI chose to make a strip around the main part of the jug so I measured and cut a … [Read more...]

We had some frost last night. No snow, just frost.  But for a couple hours, it looked so pretty with the grass all dusted white  and the rooftops sugared like a gingerbread house.  All gone now.....it leaves me with a longing for SNOW.  We haven't had any here this year. In fact, in general, North America has been low in the snow department.  Ski … [Read more...]

I go through spurts of sewing and this weekend I was spurting for some reason! I thought I'd show you another side of what I do with some of the re-purposed clothing I make to sell. I find most all of my clothing pieces at thrift stores. This bag is made from a skirt I have had in my "to do" basket for quite awhile. It's frayed and shabby, just … [Read more...]