Hey Friends! 🙂 I love to decorate with old antique bottles! Usually I can score some cheap old bottles at the local flea markets. Unfortunately, when it comes to flea market finds, “cheap” is usually synonymous with “not clean.” And trying to clean old bottles with bottle brushes is a pain in the you-know-what. I’ve [read more…]
The Chippy Paint Layered Look Using Chalk Paint
Hey Friends! I am becoming totally addicted to painting with chalk paint! These days as I wonder around my house I look at stuff and think “I need to paint that!” So why did I go out and buy a couple of wood trays to paint, you ask? Because One Kings Lane asked me to [read more…]
5 Tips for Antiquing & Distressing Furniture
Hello! 🙂 I’ve been asked a lot for tips for antiquing and distressing furniture. I’m certainly by no means an expert, but I have learned a few things working on projects both on and off the blog and I thought I’d share. 🙂 The following tips are for antiquing and distressing a project to look like an actual vintage [read more…]
5 Tips On How To Keep Sunflowers Alive And Fresh
Fall is upon us, and one of the favorite flowers for fall (say that 3 times really fast!) are sunflowers. They are gorgeous, easy to grow, and make beautiful arrangements for fall decorating. Unfortunately, a lot of people have told me they have had a lot of trouble keeping sunflowers from wilting after picking. But after you read [read more…]
Shabby Chic Fall Decorating Tips
I am in the process of decorating my living room using Shabby Chic décor as my inspiration. It is far from finished! But then I reminded myself I started this blog with the intent of sharing my projects in the process of getting it done. Waiting until everything is perfect would mean waiting forever, because it [read more…]
5 Natural Garden Fertilizers You Can Find In Your Kitchen
Depending on where you live, it’s time- or will soon be time- to plant your spring garden. I always try to use natural products in my garden, since natural products are: A. Natural, and B. Usually cheaper than something manufactured and sold for a specific purpose, and C. Works just as well (if not better) as [read more…]
Death and Taxes… and Flowers
Tax season is upon us, and as usual, I procrastinated getting them done until almost the last minute. Every year, I buy a copy of TurboTax in January and say triumphantly “As soon as I get all my tax documents in Feburary, I’m going to get them done!” In February, I say “I am so [read more…]
Tips for Photographing Trees In Bloom!
The most prominent crop in our neck of the woods is almonds. In fact, our little town is the “Almond Blossom Capitol of the World.” No, really. 🙂 Our house is surrounded on all four sides and miles around by almond trees. They come into bloom this time of year which allows for some gorgeous [read more…]
