For over a year, our back door has been unusable. Stuck shut. Completely worthless. The problem: the door was out of square with the frame. There were giant air-leaking gaps all around. We could see those cartoon dollar signs floating out of the cracks. Oh yeah, and we couldn’t open it. I tugged so hard, […]
Buffet & bookcase: Living room furniture additions
It’s been quite a while since I did anything with the decor in our living room. I’m itching to change the wall color and to switch out the curtains, but upending a room that is functioning just fine doesn’t even make the bottom of the priority list around here right now. But we did manage to swap out a couple of undersized […]
How to make surprise ball party favors
I am woefully behind in sharing a backlog of posts with you. It seems I have time to do the projects, just not time to share the projects. Anyway, this was a party favor I made for Etta’s first birthday way back in March (aka a million years ago). I lost momentum in posting party projects, but finally, […]
DIY Craft kits for kids: Upcycled Altoids tin doll bed
I started making these DIY craft kits for my daughter as an alternative to the pre-packaged kits from the craft store. This post is the third installment in the series. See more here >> ————————————– Upcycled Altoids tin doll bed The inspiration for this project was sort of a mystery for a while. I saw a photo […]
Curb appeal detail: Brass griffin shield plaque
I’m less of a “front door seasonal wreath” person and more of a “brass griffin shield plaque” kinda girl. Pretty, right? Pretty menacing. Griffins are protectors (or so says Wikipedia), thus this pair is perfect posted by the front door. Think they’ll keep the hooligans away? I found the brass plaque nearly three years ago […]
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