Succulent Wreaths are all the rage now, but you can save a lot of money if instead of buying one pre-made, you make a wreath! Before I decided to make our wreath I looked up prices at sites like William Sonoma, Pottery Barn and Smith & Hawken – they are all selling nearly identical wreaths […]

If you follow our Facebook page you heard a month ago about a wonderful consignment sale find – a vintage school desk! It brought floods of school memories for me, and it was a perfect size for my preschooler. But it was peeling and drab. It needed a makeover. Many of you wonderful friends and […]

This Christmas my daughter inherited my childhood dollhouse! And if you are a long time reader, you have heard about this ongoing project to decorate the dollhouse, make furniture and pretend doll food for it! This week I figured out a way to make a  wooden doll couch and chair for it – without cutting […]

Sure, you can buy rhinestone covered cell phones, and mirrors and sneakers! They are tons of fun. But did you know you can easily bling out your own stuff? You can – and it’s very easy. One of my absolute favorite “bring the bling” projects are sneakers for kids! I made some this year to […]