First of all, let me welcome all new readers visiting from Four Flights of Fancy. I hope you find a cozy place here and stay awhile:) For those of you regulars, I am guest posting …
A month ago, my dear friend Cassi asked me to whip up a duvet for her son Bex's room. She had fallen in love with this perfect brown dot from Dwell Studios, which doesn't come in …
Today I wanted to show you how I put our weekly meal plan into writing. About six-months ago I painted one short wall in our dining room with chalkboard paint. It quickly became the weekly meal board, …
Corners are bad for the Qi in a house. At least, that is what I learned from the Feng Shui books that I bought and studied a bit a couple years ago. I've never gotten technically …
Because of my ever-stylish younger sister's rotating wardrobe, I am occasionally the recipient of perfectly wonderful, barely used cast-offs. Last fall, she handed me down a few pairs of shoes that she no longer used, and these …
I am a regular stuff sorter, and have also mastered the art of selling our cast-offs and turning our trash to cash. In the last two years I've made over $2000 by selling things just …
October is here again! Last year I cut out a couple simple little bats to perch in my living room. They were nice, but a little too plain. So, this year I resurrected the bat pattern that I …
Do you save gift bags? I do. And all of the tissue paper inside them:) In fact, don't actually remember ever buying a gift bag. Sometimes they can use a little sprucing up before being …
The turn of seasons is a perfect time to clear the closet. I always enjoy pulling my sweaters and boots out of summer storage. It makes me excited for pumpkin treats and apple cider! However, …
I told you how much I loved the experience of turning my huge, ten-month-old calendar shirt into Eliot's teeny tiny romper. Here's a few photos...it's not a real tutorial, but gives you an idea of …
Remember how we love to pick peaches? Well, one of the reasons is to make fresh peach jam to preserve the taste of summer all winter long. There is not much better on a bleak …
Wow, this post has been a long time coming. I spotted this chair at Goodwill in July of 2008. Yep, three years ago. It was something I normally would have blown right past because, let's face …