I will be perfectly honest… I just barely got the last of my Valentines decor down, and I am not personally planning to decorate for Saint Patrick’s day. Do you think I am a stick in the mud? I have nothing against Patty’s big day, I just think I will probably end up just dying my scrambled […]
What do you think?
I would really like some input, I am making some faux roman shades for my master bedroom. I have two options. I pinned the fabric up to see what it might sort of look like…. ( the room is a little dismantled at the moment, excuse my re-arranging!) What do you think?… I want to […]
A Very Valen-tiny Table Setting! Table-scape for the kiddos.
This is my final Valentine’s table-scape. It is all about bright red, candy and kids… Okay maybe leaning toward the girly, okay, totally girly… forgive me, I have a little girl! I was using what I had, and well, that is what I have, besides, isn’t Valentines a little girly anyway? Here is what […]
A House Divided…But in a good way: Screen Building Tutorial
I am very excited to show you the project we have been working on. First, let me give you some background. I used to work at Icon Health and fitness while attending college. No that doesn’t mean I worked out a lot, I worked in the legal department and the treat drawer was huge… I gained weight while […]
Family Time, Valentine’s Table Setting
Okay, I realize that I didn’t get this up yesterday… but the good news is that I cleaned my house! Yea!.. well, I cleaned the downstairs, today I need to do the upstairs. (less excited) yea. Anyway, I am going to show you the family or group setting, which also had a theme. I guess […]
Hot Date? I sure hope so! Valentines Week, Table Settings
Well, I hope you have plans for Valentine’s, whether it is a hot date, hanging out with good friends or a family night. Either way, you need to eat right? Good, cause at our house we have this joke, that goes something like this,Person 1 “What do you want to do?” Person 2 “I don’t […]
A Diamond is Forever, these just look like it! Kids Craft
I Heart You! Valentine’s Heart Door Hanging
You all know, or will learn that I love to look at Martha’s decor ideas. She has great ideas, well she and her team of fellow “Marthas”. Anyway, I saw this: It is a carnation heart arrangement. It looks beautiful, don’t ‘cha think? The problem is, I don’t want to spend a ton of money on […]
Updating a Book Shelf
I wonder, do you have one of these book cases? or one very like it? Wanna give it a face lift? For $20.00 to $60.00? It’s easy…. come check out updating a book shelf. I had two of these babies. These cheap bookcases, are like the stepping stones to furnishing your house, it is […]
Blorange; Inspiration Monday
Blorange… What does that mean you ask? Oh, it is the clever thing I just copied uh… made up, where you mix two words together. You can do it with names, (my husband and I would have to be Casstin) places, (take Texarkana)… So, you know, let me translate, it means blue and orange. I think […]
Confession
Do you guys ever feel stress? I am sure I am the only one in this little world that does. ha. That thought is a little self absorbed I am sure. Well, this is a rather frustrating thing for me to admit, let me explain. I got my degree in interior design. I am on […]
Craft-aholic! DIY Designer Lamp Shade
Today I am excited to show you a project submitted by a friend, Sonja at Craft-Werk. When she submitted this project I actually squealed when I saw the image, it is that cool. The idea is so simple, with such a great effect. Do you remember in December how we had 12 Days of Paper […]
New Year’s Eve; Inspirations
Sorry for the last minute inspirations post! For some reason New Year’s ideas are a little harder than Christmas, Thanksgiving or Halloween to find. New Year’s ideas seem all the same… There are a ton of silver cardboard hats and sound makers, but I have had less luck finding true inspiration. I guess it is because we […]
Just my style
I may be back later today with more blogs but for now, I just took this quiz over at Ethan Allen, it was kinda fun. Go check it out. I am Loft. According to them. The funny thing is Justin and I just made me a table with a base just like one of the […]
On reflection…Making a Mirror
About a month ago my friend Em called me asking about remodeling. Her husband was going out of town for the weekend, and she had HUGE plans for the master bed and bath. She was wondering if she could do it all, and she was very hopeful. Since she knew that Justin and I have been doing things […]
