This is an exciting week for fellow lovers of fabric and home decor. Over the next four days, nineteen blogging friends are sharing DIY decorator pillows made with gorgeous fabrics from OnlineFabricStore. Pillows are one of the easiest ways to change the look of a sofa, chair or bed. Making a DIY decorator pillow isn’t…
When I stop to think about it, my front door has seen a lot of wreaths over the years. I get so much enjoyment out of making wreaths to adorn my door. A preserved gourd wreath crafted from gourds that I dried and stained graced my front door in 2012 and then again in…
Fall is in the air and it’s time to decorate our homes for the season. It’s always nice to decorate with the real thing, but for for the crafty types, it’s also fun to make a DIY version of an item found in nature. Acorns on the ground are a sure sign that fall is…
Can you believe that the 4th of July is just a few short weeks away? I love patriotic decor and am excited to share my Patriotic Industrial Star as part of a Red, White, and Blue Inspiration Tour that I’m participating in with 15 other bloggers. You’ll find the links to the other projects at…
I’ve been busy decorating my home for Easter but lacked a centerpiece for my dining room table. After glittering some faux eggs and nestling them in book page filler in a vintage ironstone vegetable dish, I had the perfect centerpiece for my table. Glittered Easter eggs are a quick and easy to make craft. …
Pennants have been the rage on blogs and on the Internet for several years. I’ve even made pennants for bulletin boards at school. Crafting a pennant from cereal boxes is a great way to upcycle something that nearly every household has on-hand. Making a cereal box pennant produces a pennant that’s strong and that will…
Have you started to decorate for Easter? This weekend I pulled out my Easter boxes and got a good start. After the cold winter we’ve had, it’s nice to make the house look like spring even if it is not quite warm outside. Even though I have boxes of Easter things, I still enjoy…
Have you started decorating for Easter? I haven’t but plan to do so soon. I love Easter decorations and like to enjoy them for many weeks before the big day. The newest addition to my Easter collection of decorations is a handsome pair of hand painted bunnies. Are they not the cutest? I found this…
To decorate my front door for March, I made a unique St. Patrick’s Day wreath. I used utility wire to make a wreath form in the shape of a clover and then I added Boxwood sprigs to decorate it. I love how this looks on our front door; it’s the perfect early March door decoration….
Did you know that fabrics can be painted with chalk paint? Before Christmas, my friend Nancy transformed a thrift shop pillow into one perfect for her Christmas décor with chalk paint. I didn’t get my act together to make a Christmas pillow like Nancy’s, but I did use her technique to make two pillows for…
Have you been bitten by the chevron bug? For a year or more chevron has been the rage yet I still don’t own a thing in that pattern. I wanted to make a wreath for February that incorporated red and was inspired to make a wreath with a chevron pattern. The chevron pattern doesn’t stand…
If you’ve been a long time reader of my blog, you know that I love to make wreaths, especially wreaths for holidays. My front door has been bare for a good while and a recent few days off from school allowed me time to craft a wreath for Valentine’s Day. A door with a wreath…