If you haven’t noticed yet, I absolutely adore Christmas decorating. I will keep going until Christmas Day. If there is an empty nook, I need to fill it. I wanted a wreath for a bare wall in our entry and came up with this Winter Rudolph Wreath that has the option of a removable nose….
It’s been a while since I’ve shared anything cross stitch related with you. I was always a slow stitcher, but these headaches are making it worse, so I haven’t felt like I’ve had anything worthy of a share. This month, though, I’ve had the last of my swaps for the year due, and have managed…
I have always had such a fascination with mixed media and altered art. It was always one of those skills that I envied in others but never felt like I could pull off myself. I’m getting braver in my old age, though, and have decided to just go for projects that I’ve thought about trying….
May means that we’re in the home stretch for the school year. It’s quite wet here in Chicagoland and the neighborhood is all sorts of green. We’re all antsy for the leisure of summertime, where we make our own schedules, spend lots of time outside, and just have fun with each other. I opened my…
We work hard on making sure our home is nicely decorated and comfortable. We paint, hang pictures and artwork, pick out our furniture, fixtures, etc., and find rugs to suit our look. We want people to come into our home, look around, and comment on how nice it is. What we often don’t think about,…
We’ve been big into making our house lighter, brighter, and happier. We had a dark brown bookshelf that was functional, but needed cheering up, especially since it was going in Madeline’s room. I first shared my Stencil-Topped Bookshelf on Hazel and Ruby’s blog, and I’m happy to be able to share it here. I used:…