Just recently I wrote a post about being married for thirty years and some advice about what I think has helped us survive thirty years. I also shared a project that I did specifically for our trip to the beach where we renewed our wedding vows. We just came back from a trip to the NC beach […]
Category: arts and craft project
THE HALLWAY IS COMPLETELY COMPLETE!
Do you know the feeling you get when you’ve worked really hard for really long on something and you just completed it and you look back and say, AAAHHHHH!!!! (insert sigh noise) That’s what I’m doing right now. The hallway renovation is finally and completely complete. Let’s look back on all that we’ve done before I […]
2016 PROJECT RECAP
Hey Girls! (and Guys) I hope your Christmas was wonderful. I got to spend time with my sweet family and it doesn’t get much better than that! This year was full of projects and crafts that I just loved working on. 2016 PROJECT RECAP A WINTER WREATH I wanted something pretty and wintery for the windows […]
A ‘JOY’ SIGN
Here in NC, the weather is very gray today. Wet, cold, and gray! Since we were stuck in the house, I thought I’d get the girls to help me with one of my Christmas projects. A ‘JOY’ SIGN I had everything I needed in the house: A cabinet door The letters “J” and “Y” A […]
AN AUTUMN WREATH
I want to first and foremost welcome all of you first time visitors to my little old blog. A few days ago, I had a whopping 11,000 visitors to my page in one day and I am just so humbled to have you come. Thank you so much and please stop by as often as […]
HOBBY LOBBY TRIP ~ exactly one year later!
Hey Sweet Friends! Yesterday, I took a trip to Hobby Lobby with my dear friend Mrs. H. She’s the one who has the gift of shopping and numbers. She knows how much everything costs everywhere. I don’t know how she does it but when I want to buy something she can tell me if it’s […]
A GNOME GARDEN ~ happy birthday sweet friend!
I have a sweet friend who celebrated a birthday last month. I wanted to do something special for her this year. She, unlike me, has a green thumb and she LOVES gnomes. I’ve seen on Pinterest broken planter fairy gardens. They are so pretty! Why can’t I do it with gnomes? I ordered a bunch […]
A LARGE MIRROR ~ on the cheap!
I found a great idea on Pinterest… AGAIN! Source We’re slowly finishing up on the upstairs hallway. You can see all the inspiration here. We’ve completed hanging the board & batten this weekend. We have filled in all the nail holes, sanded and also added some extra pieces that we had left in the foyer […]
A POST CHRISTMAS PROJECT ~ A winter wreath
I got to spend a fun day with a dear friend talking over breakfast and doing a little post-Christmas shopping. We went to the Garden Supply Center in our town. My friend whom I will call Mrs. Queen Shopper knew that they were having a 70% off sale on their Christmas decorations. And WOW what a […]
CHRISTMAS 2015 HOME TOUR
Christmas is my FAVORITE time of year. The beautiful lights and the Christmas songs. I especially love all my family being home for the holidays. Well, I think I have finally finished my Christmas decorating for the year and I wanted to share it with you. Enjoy! DINING ROOM FAMILY ROOM Fireplace Mantel “JOY” bottles […]