Last December one of the last projects I was working on in preparation for our sailor girl coming home for the holidays was refinishing a dresser with chalk paint. Spring break has finally arrived in our local school district and that means Lenny and I are on Spring break as well. This year, we are visiting …
Give new life to candlesticks with chalk paint! I found these old candlesticks that were covered in melted candle wax in the fireplace at Nanny’s house (now our house) and, well, they just looked like they had no life left. But, I knew when I saw them that some chalk paint could work miracles on these old …
I recently shared a blog post on how to spray paint glass vases over on Kenarry. If you haven’t tried spray painting glass, you’ve really missed out on an easy and fun DIY project. But, don’t worry, I’m going to share some tips for using spray paint on glass so that when you’re ready to tackle …
November is a special time for most families here in the U.S. where we all, hopefully, pause for a moment to reflect on all the many blessings in our lives and truly give thanks. In keeping with the “give thanks” theme, I thought I’d share my Fall Burlap Give Thanks Pillow Cover Tutorial with you …
A couple of weekends ago, my hubby and I went on a trip for a long weekend. Included in our trip was four hours of shopping at the IKEA store in West Chester, Ohio. This was our very first visiting an Ikea store! We were both amazed and overwhelmed with the selection. My Lenny was …
I spent some time today perusing The Wood Grain Cottage‘s blog. Shayna is the creative voice at The Wood Grain Cottage and she has some incredible projects featured on her blog. If you haven’t been to her site – go there now! One of the projects on her site that caught my eye was the …