Raise your hand if while on your summer picnics you put pairs of shoes on the corners of the blanket to keep it from blowing away? Yep, you do it too, huh? Well here is a simple idea using grommets and golf tees to keep your blanket in place. No more wind {…Read More…}
I have seen pharmacy bottles with vintage labels on them everywhere lately. All the décor magazines have them and they make the perfect little vintage whimsy in a vignette or as a vase with flowers in them. Well today I invited Angie from the Country Chic Cottage over to show you a Pottery {…Read More…}
I wanted to highlight a few things around blog world today. Are you part of Blogfrog? Blogfrog is an awesome community where bloggers and moms collide. I am part of the Coffee Talk community sponsored by International Delight. It is a place to sip and share ideas about everything from fashion to décor and crafts {…Read More…}
It is hard to believe school is winding to an end and summer is upon us. For those of you with school-aged children that means you will have a lot of extra time with your little bambinos. While this is an awesome blessing, choruses of “I’m bored,” and “I’ve got nothing to do,” may soon {…Read More…}
One of my very first advertisers, Paper Beads by Janice Mae is giving away three lucky IC readers a paper bead roller kit. Now you can try your hand at making these gorgeous beaded baubles yourself. And let me tell you…they are sooooo fun to make. Here are some custom paper beads that {…Read More…}
On Tuesday I showed you this sideboard that I have had the privilege of making over for my friend Carrie. Click here if you missed Antique Sideboard Makeover {Part 1}. I left you yesterday at it primed. Carrie wanted the piece painted black for a nice neutral base for all of her pretties {…Read More…}
I don’t know why it never occurred to me to paint my knife block before now. I wanted to add a few more red accents in my kitchen and thought I would attack my knife block with some red spray paint. Doesn’t the updated block look so much nicer {and cleaner}? I have had {…Read More…}
