Archive for the ‘the house’ Category
New Art from Old
Have some old art laying around collecting dust? Then this is perfect to give that art a brand new beautiful life! All you need is that old art, some sticker… (Read More)
O Tannenbaum Pt. 2
O Christmas Tree, O Christmas Tree, Your branches green delight us! They are green when summer days are bright, They are green when winter snow is white. O Christmas Tree,… (Read More)
A Homemade Advent Calendar
Since this is the first year that gck-1 has really gotten into Christmas and understands it all, I figured that having a homemade advent calendar would be so much more… (Read More)
My Crafty Closet
I’ve had several requests to see just exactly where I do my “crafting”. And every time I wanted to show the pictures… I changed it. I moved the desk here,… (Read More)
Goodwill = Good Finds
I’ve been trying to make it a point to pop in to one of the Goodwill’s around here every weekend. I’ve been taking the advice of other amazing “thrifters” and… (Read More)
A Wedding Gift
B and I got married on 10-10-09 and one of my most favorite gifts that we received was from his Aunt V. She made us this incredible quilt. I mean… (Read More)
Vintage Sheet Love
Finding vintage sheets around here isn’t exactly easy… nor does it happen very often. It’s so rare that I dread even trying to go in search of them because I… (Read More)
Summer Cleaning
I have one main goal today. Clean the heck outta my house. To purge the unnecessary. To organize what’s left. All while dreaming of new paint colors for some rooms,… (Read More)
Cheese Balls
They were like $6 at Wally World. You should have seen gck-1′s eyes when she saw them. I just couldn’t resist. I swear I only bought them to turn them… (Read More)
I Can See!
“I can see! It’s a miracle!” –Batty Koda, Ferngully There’s something you should know about me… I don’t like doors. Especially closet doors but that’s a whole ‘nother… (Read More)
Vinegar?
From time to time I stop by the AllYou.com website to browse away. I saw this featured article on 36 uses for vinegar and thought that it might actually be… (Read More)
V-day Decor
One of the easiest and cheapest ways to add lots of awesomeness to your decor is through printables. If you haven’t already taken advantage of some of the ones that… (Read More)
Shan Kishi
Sushi. You either love it or you hate it. It’s taken me about 5 years to fall in love with it. Little story about Shan Kishi… the first time we… (Read More)
Treasure Hunting
I wish we had more thrift stores around here. I don’t count any of the consignment shops because, well, almost all of them carry crap. Dirty crap. Dirty overpriced crap…. (Read More)
Christmas Decorations
Decorating for Christmas is almost as good as Christmas itself. It’s my absolute favorite holiday and if I could, I would leave my Christmas stuff up all year long! I… (Read More)
