Round Top Antiques Week has come and gone yet again. It's still my happy place. Aisles, rows, tents, miles and pastures full of the things I love. It's a treasure hunter's paradise. I took close to a gazillion pictures this go round so get your drooling eyes ready. As I hunt through the fields trends emerge. Slowly but surely things repeat and if you pay close attention you can see the trends coming and going. Here is what I saw this Spring 2017 Antiques Week Show! Galvanized Everything - ... continue reading...
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Behind The Scenes Of A Blog For A Non-Blogger: Tips to help your favorite blog
Tips to love on your favorite blog! Every other blog post I write is for you. Today is kinda about me. I'm sorry. Really I LOVE to share ideas, creativity and friendship through this space. But today is a little different, I'm letting you see behind the scenes of a blog for a few reasons, the main being I need your help. All your favorite bloggers need your help. The thing is you can't help if #1 we don't ask and #2 you don't know how. Today I'm filling you in on a bunch of stuff I had NO CLUE ... continue reading...
Cheap to Chic Bar Stool Makeover With My NEW Spray Tent
I'm a messy painter. It's a fact. It doesn't mean I'm a bad painter, I just get it everywhere. My artist friend says that's a sign of creative people. I'm sticking with her theory :) I got a new toy that has helped me wrangle in splatters and spills, over-spray and oops moments and it has been a blast to play with. Thanks to my friends at Wagner for sponsoring this post and sending me the greatest product for messy folks like me...a new paint spray tent! (there are affiliate links in this post, ... continue reading...
10 Tips for Change: A Room Deconstruction
10 Tips To Change A Room Re-decorate her room was the #1 item on my daughter's birthday wish list. Well, she asked for that and chickens, which we are working on. (eeeek and yayyy!) (Update, they are here, meet the chicks) After all she is turning 12 and entering that tween stage of life, outgrowing her old ways and learning new. My mom took her shopping for some new bedding to help with the makeover process. After perusing Pinterest and gathering ideas, Mae picked all the bedding herself and ... continue reading...
How To Drill A Pocket Hole One Board Stool
How to Drill a Pocket Hole Our family loves to play games. Now that my youngest is old enough to join in we often sit around the big table in our living room and play various board games. The problem is we never really have enough seating around the coffee table that is close enough to guard your hand. And you know we can't have people peeking at our hand!!! My love for all things budget conscious had me devising a way to get three little stools that would tuck away under our coffee table ... continue reading...
DIY Bird Nest Wreath: Spring Inspiration
DIY Bird Nest Wreath Turn an old shutter into a simple bird nest wreath to show off in your nest. Perfect spring inspiration inspired by our feathered friends! If you sit still outside long enough and listen you will hear tiny chirps filling the air. Spring brings baby everything. Intricately wrapped straw, branches and found things meticulously crafted into a tight little bundle of a home are awe inspiring to me. Fill it with babies and I'm done. How sweet is spring!? This ... continue reading...
DIY Chicken Wire Cloche Tutorial Spring Table Ideas
Chicken Wire Cloche Tutorial This spring table has a few elements you can steal for spring or Easter decorating ideas. Like a chicken wire cloche or newspaper nest. Nothing cost much and most of it you already have! What's even more inspiring about today's post is the fact that it comes with extra ideas as part of a Spring tablescape blog hop. You will get a chance to visit some lovely ladies and their creative ideas all week long! This February I was invited to visit the New York ... continue reading...
Thrifted Planters For Spring
Upcycle thrifted planters for spring home decorating ideas. Sometimes you have to think outside the pot. This spring I wanted to add some fresh greenery to the scene. I looked high and low for some faux plants I could live with, but they just weren't for me. Luckily I had some garage sale finds stacked up and waiting to save the day. See how I used thrifted planters to add touches of spring throughout my home. I really was determined to find some fake greens for ... continue reading...
Adding Age With Architectural Elements: 10 Ideas
Decorating with Architectural Elements If you are like me (and I think you are a touch or you wouldn't be here ;) )you like old stuff. Old houses, old people, old ways. The thing is we can't always have an old house or expensive old antiques. But we can add age to our new stuff with architectural elements from days past. Here are a few fun ways you can easily add some random thrifted finds to add instant age to your home and surroundings. Whenever I hit the fields at Round Top I am drawn to ... continue reading...
Your Presence is Medicine
I sat in the middle of the church and stared at the rows of heads lining the pews in front of me. Over and over I felt this strange but simple message. Your presence is enough. We were gathered to celebrate the life of my best friend's dad. He had suddenly and unexpectedly passed away. His death was literally as far out of left field as you can ever image. And all I could think about in this place was how it would all be better if he were just here. His presence was the only prescription ... continue reading...
