31 Days of Before & After ~ Day 11 “A Picture Window”

Before I begin today’s “before and after” post I wanted to thank those who have sent emails, left comments here and on the facebook page. I won’t lie to you, it is gratifying to know that someone is interested in what you have to say. A few, including my wonderful supportive husband, have asked why

31 Days of Before & After ~ Day 2 Rustic Glass Votive

I love texture. Love to add texture to objects and love to see texture on objects. To me…texture adds a touch of rustic. Since my world revolves around rustic, I find ways to add texture to just about anything. A few day ago I wanted to make a simple glass votive candle holder, a bit

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. 

skirting an issue & justifying another

I’m a groupie, I’ll admit it. I follow, I browse and glean tons of info from the blogs I follow. I have one or two blogs I read everyday, don’t always comment but I read and take note of topics I want to come back to. That is why, for me anyway, that I often

red, white washed & blue… [DIY Place Mats]

Ready for a fun weekend? Me too! Fun in the sun, hot dogs, hamburgers, iced tea and watermelon!  I can’t wait! I have a confession… I’ve been wanting to make a tablescape for awhile but just never had the confidence that could pull it off… but being that it’s the 4th of July…I thought why

industrial hardware for windows

I could spent hours in the hardware store I love all of the gadgets in the hardware isles pipes, nuts, bolts, screws, thingamajigs…you name it! my latest fascination is the galvanized steel finish I blame it on Christine at Great Oak Circle she’s taken a hiatus from blogging and I miss her muches. but before

DIY…Floor Treatment Revealed

my inspiration for our son’s floor project came from the April 2011 issue of Cottages & Bungalows isn’t that the way it always goes? see it & want it this time…we followed through. See right there it say’s  “Creative Flooring” They weren’t kidding! However they could have also added other adjectives; like… easy affordable beautiful

Lost on Facebook?

Looking for me? “FACEBOOK CHANGES” again!!!! [copied text  from the actual event] Have you noticed that you are only seeing updates in your news feed from the same people lately? Have you also noticed that when you post things like status messages, photos and links, the same circle of people are commenting and every……one else