I don’t usually celebrate Mardi Gras, but I love the colors so much. Purple, of course, green and gold – you can’t beat that color combination! So I decided to make a cool Mardi Gras centerpiece out of masks and wine bottles. (more…)
DIY Valentine’s Day Vignette
I got a new narrow bookcase so I can now have a nice holiday display in the entranceway of our apartment. I went a little overboard with my Valentine’s Day craft ideas, but I couldn’t help it, I just had so much inspiration! Come look at my Valentine’s Day vignette. (more…)
Owl-entine’s Bunting
I’ve been getting really into Valentine’s Day crafts this year, and like most of my crafts, I ended up adding owls to my Valentine crafts!
DIY Silverware Kitchen Wreath Craft
Now, as I’ve said before, I love wreaths. But this wreath definitely isn’t your run of the mill wreath for the front door. No, no. This is not one of your momma’s door wreaths. This is a hardcore kitchen wreath. (more…)
DIY Lamp Makeover
This is the story of a pretty easy lamp makeover and a terrible, horrible, no good, very bad DIY lampshade. (more…)
Top 5 Posts of 2012
I’ve seen many other blogs doing their top posts of the year, and I LOVE the idea! What a great way to look back on the year and remember all of your best projects. Because I only started this blog half-way through the year, I’m only doing my top five posts – enjoy! (more…)
DIY Christmas Wreaths
Happy New Year everyone! I took a little break from blogging for the holidays, but I wanted to share with you my secret holiday obsession…wreaths! I love them. I love them so much I had three different Christmas wreaths up this year. (more…)
How to Decorate Cookies with Royal Icing
Number 20 on my list of 20 wishes for 2013 was “Learn how to do really cool icing on cookies.” So with a couple of cookie exchanges on my calendar I decided to use the opportunity to learn how to decorate cookies with royal icing frosting. (more…)
DIY Tree-less Christmas Tree
This year I took part in the 1st Annual Ornament Exchange hosted by One Artsy Mama. The rules were to make or purchase an ornament for your partner according to their likes or preferences, and then ship it by November 30. (more…)
DIY Wine Cork Christmas Tree
I love wine and I love crafting. So it makes sense that I would combine the two. I made a wine cork pumpkin craft a few months ago, and now I’ve made another wine cork craft!
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