Stairwell Reveal

I FINALLY did it!



Can you tell what it is?


I am generally not a procrastinator, but I certainly was dragging my feet on...


 painting the railing. 



It had an oak rail, newel posts and partial oak tread.

Share the LoVe!

Be My Valentine! This photo card was sent free for purchasing onlineWELCOME, in individual photo framed letters taken of architectural elements from buildings, for a client. I dug this out of my 'stuff' and finally framed it. Wrapped with red and white cord and a key to my heart!

My Winter Putz Houses!

German verb putzen, which means "to clean" or "to decorate." Mass-produced cardboard Christmas villages became popular in the US during the early and mid-20th century, while porcelain versions became popular in the later part of the century.

Winter Plate Banner

Different!

That is what I like to do...

Something different...

Not the same ol' thing!

I have made banners for Spring...

Updated Guest Bathroom Reveal!

More Beadboard...

More Trim...

New Crystal Sconces...

New Granite...

New Vessel Sink...

New Delta Vessel Sink Faucet...

New Shower Curtain...

Painting of Mirror...

New Vanity Hardware...

It all equals my update of our Guest Bathroom!

Winter 2014 Decor

This post is picture heavy;

 No words needed; 

Just sit back and enjoy!

The Right Place At The Right Time!

Talk about LUCKY! I was at the right place at the right time on this one!

Where have you lived?

I had been working on Christmas gifts and this is one of the projects that I did for my 23 year old daughter, Lisa.

Highlights of 2013

This year, instead of listing 10 or so things that I think were the best posts of my 2013, 

I am going to list in categories instead!                   Here we go...

Category - Chairs

2 chairs come to mind. My most popular post on a chair that I painted the upholstery and sewed a cover for the seat and a pillow.

Christmas Greenery Dress Form Tutorial

Want to make this?

Cute Skate Ornament and More!

As every Christmas draws near, I hand make an ornament for each of my kids and grandkids. Of course Hubby and myself too.

This year, I was reminded of a fun day we had at a local skate and game place.

That brought me to come up with making a felt shoe. The wheels are sewing machine bobbins and each is decorated with felt holly and greenery. I always tag them with the date and name.

I hope that they like them.

You can see more ornaments HERE and HERE.

A Bit More Of A MacKenzie Childs Christmas

Based on my last post about getting rid of some of my overloaded Christmas decor, it was a split on people that believe that you can't have too much Christmas decor and others like me that want to simplify the huge process of storing so much stuff for 11 months out of the year and then killing themselves with putting it all out in record time to enjoy for...a month!

Christmas In The Livingroom

This year I realized something...

 I have been OVER-DOING Christmas! 

Round Mirror Love

I have an attraction to old mirrors and this round one is currently one of my favorites!

Remembering back when I was just a young 20 year old and an old oak secretary was given to me and my hubby. It was the kind with the glass door display cabinet on one side and the drawers with slant opening desk and a mirror above. Well that old mirror was all messed up and I didn't appreciate it and had it re-silvered.

Today, I probably would not do such a thing.

But then again, there is paint that I would do!

Here is how this mirror looked when I first got it (sans the mirror)...

Table Settings Eye Candy Ideas

Every year our church as a

 Holiday Extravaganza 

where ladies decorate a table and host it for the evening of food, fellowship and fun.


Here are some, but not all of the tables that were decorated this year...a good way to get some ideas for your holiday table setting.



There are tons to share, so grab a drink and sit back...I'm sure you will find a favorite one!

  

Birthday Girl

My daughter

After years of infertility since the birth of my son, Charlie,
 9 years prior

Songbook Page Christmas Tree

I have a wreath that I made using rolled music book pages...


And thought, "Hey why not make another shape out of the same rolled up pages".


Plus, I wanted to show you early enough so that you could make one for Christmas if you so felt the desire!



I started with a clear plastic cone shape like this, but you can use any cone made out of different material like heavy card stock...

How To Make Faux Chalkboards

Recently I shared with you a few pictures from my Son's wedding.

To not step on any toes, I told my Daughter-In-Law (DIL) that she needed to tell me if she wanted me to make something for the wedding.

One of the things that she asked me to make was a couple of chalkboards.

This was my problem...How would I get these chalkboards from Illinois to Kansas in our car without messing up the writing?

Here is how I solved this issue...Faux Chalkboards!

A Floor Lamp to Drool Over!

I recently did a post on this side table






Now I want to show you just how UGLY







This floor lamp started out...

Edgar's Bed!

This story is pure Kismet.


Here's my story as it happened!


In our new hobby garage, we have an attic storage space above with a drop down ladder.


I was up there selecting furniture to bring down to paint.


As I was stacking things up for Hubby to help carry down, I stacked an old vintage leather suitcase on top of this...