Nothing says lazy summer day like a gently floating butterfly. In an effort to keep those lovely days in mind all year long, I’ve created a butterfly cloche to remind myself that those summer days are never too far off. Easily done and completely customizable to match your decor they’re a wonderful little fantasy piece.
Yarn Storage Art
A viewer wrote to me with a dilemma. Her yarn supply was getting out of control and although she had it all stored neatly in bins, she couldn’t see everything she had. Not to mention that getting to some of the yarn involved shuffling bins around and copious amounts of digging. So here is…
Leather Belt Shelving
I love leather belts. I love rustic wood planks. So…..why not put them together into some useful (and chic) shelving. I was truly shocked how easy this was to put together, an impressive DIY for any of you putting off your first project!
Acrylic Knife Block
I love this project for several reasons. First, my old knife block sits on the counter taking gobs of space while harboring who knows what kind of bacteria and germs in those dark slots in the wood. Secondly, I’m never quite sure what knife I’m grabbing and usually have to go a couple of rounds…
Hardware Christmas Tree
We all have it. That drawer of random hardware. Or maybe it’s a garage shelf with bits and pieces. Well let them sit there no longer! Here’s a great way to pull them together into a bohemian Christmas tree that could really stay up all year long.
Succulent Heart
Everyone knows my love of succulents. There’s such a variety, they take very little care and they live forever. I did a similar project to this before where I mixed them with roses and used floral foam. I wanted to revisit the project and find a way you could permanently plant in the heart box…
Veterans Valentine
A Veterans’ Valentine Wreath, for all of our great American service people who are serving or have served our country.
Ice Skate Frame
What does one do when Olympic gold medal winner Tara Lapinsky is coming to town….make an ice skate frame, duh. When I was putting it together though I realized how great it would be for commemorating so many milestones – ballet slippers for that first performance, baby shoes for those first steps, wedding shoes for…
Squirrel House
Worried about your furry tailed friends this winter? Well, one way to help them out is to build a squirrel house….that’s right…it’s a thing. Not only are you helping out the little guys, they/re actually a pleasure to watch care for their families throughout the year and also help with reforestation as they really don’t…
Cardinal Heart Wreath
I don’t know why I’ve always associated Valentine’s Day with the first whispers of spring….as an adult I now realize in reality it’s the dead of winter. But, old habits die hard, and these wreaths, although not delusional, do hint at what’s to come in the months ahead.
Teapot Lamp
I don’t know if it’s Alice in Wonderland, high tee at the Ritz, or the kookiness of a tea cozy, there’s something about a teapot that’s always charmed me. Now take that charm and add a bit of drama and utility and you have this teapot lamp. I’d been eyeing them on line, but at…
Cherry Scones
This year we had another bumper crop of cherries. While I was happy popping them into my mouth one after the other, with the occasional cherry pie thrown in, our youngest daughter had other ideas. “I wanna make cherry scones Papa!” the three year old proclaimed. Now, I love making scones, during the summer we…
Picket Fence Pulley Planters
If you haven’t noticed, pulleys are all the rage. I’ve always loved them for their rustic, farmhousey (okay, that’s not a word), semi-industrial look, but I also love them for their usefulness. Here’s a project I did for a viewer who was confined to a wheelchair, but wanted picket fence hanging baskets – pulleys to the…
Designer 101 – How to Choose a Paint Color
Painting a room has to be the most cost effective, gratifying and easy way to completely change a room. Take $30 and 2 hours and a room can become completely different. That being said, picking colors is not easy. When confronted with the thousands of colors available at a paint store it’s very easy to…
Designer 101 – The Right Lighting
I would argue that lighting is the most important element in a room. I’d rather spend an evening in a room with bad furnishings and good lighting than the other way around. Good lighting adds charm, warmth and ambience to a space. It makes performing tasks easier, and perhaps best of all, it makes everyone…
Giant Silver Bells
Getting a lot of impact in your holiday front yard decorating can be difficult….and expensive. A lot of what’s out there isn’t necessarily the most sophisticated and if you do find what you want it will cost you a fortune. In trying to solve that problem, I created these oversized bells. The trick? They’re made…
Reindeer Advent Calendar
As you all know, I love an Advent Calendar! Here’s my take on it for this year – a little modern…a little Scandinavian. Very simple to make, you can bust it out in a couple of hours…and who doesn’t want a reindeer carrying presents hanging out in their house for the month of December!
DIY Manger
When I was a wee lad I started going to a ceramics studio with my grandmother. Every time I went it was so exciting to look through the molds to decide what I was going to make. One year I made a nativity set – being a young modernist, I painted all the figures white with…
Cornhusk Dolls
Growing up near Colonial Williamsburg I have always been obsessed with early American crafts. I saw some of the craftsmen there making cornhusks dolls as a kid and next thing I knew I had dragged my mom to the craft store to get the supplies. We had a great time making them and even decorated our entire…
Grandma Etta’s Parker House Rolls
Nothing tastes like the holidays more to me than my Grandma Etta’s Parkerhouse rolls. She would always give me a heads up when they’d be coming out of the oven and I’d sit there with her eating fresh warm bread slathered with her home made jam…nothing tasted better. Well, my mother carried on the tradition…
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