success comes to those who try

I could have gone out and bought the chandelier I desired to have, that is if I could find what I wanted.  And that’s really the whole point of DIY isn’t it, besides the satisfaction of saying; “I did it myself” or the part about saving a lot of money by going the DIY route. 

rusty wire, a focal & the finished design

I really wanted to create something wonderful today So I gathered some rusty wire a lovely focal bead and whipped up this  little cross my camera didn’t want to play today, so my finished design was photographed with my iPhone, i guess it’ll do in a pinch. just some wire and a stone a little

rust. zinc. galvanized. oh my!

My mouth begins to water and I get this urge to run toward objects that are rusty (big shock!!!) galvanized or made of zinc. I’m quite fond of copper too. But lately, zinc…oh my, it just makes me swoon. Especially if it’s dripping with some lovely powdery patina. Yum! Goodness you’d think I was talking

Curb Appeal…Front Door Before & After

Dear Neighbors, I am so sorry. I never realized how ugly my door was until I decided it needed to be painted. I took photos for this blog post and when I went to crop and upload the photos, I almost cried. Wow! It was so ugly and you endured it all this time. Funny

Darlin…You Love Me? Then You Must Love My Rust

Nope that wasn’t in the wedding vows but I knew before I said “I do” that I was in for a lifetime of… Packer football (he’s a die hard fan) Ranger baseball (because there were no baseball teams in WI) fraternity reunions and road trips with kids and dogs I knew that he smoked and