DIY Little Girl Lamp Shades

As most of you know, I am a nanny for two girls, ages 5 and 7.  The girls are in the process of getting new décor for their bedrooms, and their mom asked me if I could find or make lamp shades to match the new décor.The youngest is a girly-girl, and her room has lots of pink in it with fashanista accents. This is how her shade turned out......The oldest girl has more of a funky look to her room and just got blue and black zebra bedding. ...

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I Heart My New Wall Decal....

I feel the need to apologize for the pictures in this post.  I’m certainly not a professional photographer…..far from it actually, but I do try to post decent pictures on my blog.  It must have been the lighting or something, because all of these pictures look dark and unfocussed to me.  Perhaps it's time to invest in a new camera.  Anyway, this is the best I could do with these pictures today, so here we go........  ...

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The Versatile Blogger Award x2

                       I have some exciting news to share with you! This past week, I was given the Versatile Blogger Award, not once but twice!  Yes, after receiving a message from  Melissa at Love Bug Living letting me know that she was nominating me for this award, I received a message later that same day from Jessica at Green PB&J's...

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Oil Rubbed Bronze Glass Door Knobs for Less

I don’t know about you, but I love the look of oil rubbed bronze glass door knobs! They add so much character to a space, and in my opinion, they look a lot better than the builder-grade brass door knobs that most houses come with.  When it came to our master suite, I knew I wanted glass door knobs, but glass door knobs are EXPENSIVE!  I couldn’t find any oil rubbed bronze glass door knobs online for less than $25, and I needed six...

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Embellish Frames with Scrapbook Paper

I heart scrapbooking paper!  I hardly ever find time to scrapbook anymore, but scrapbooking paper is still one of the most widely used items in my craft closet.  It is so versatile!  When my husband and I first got married, one of our registered wedding gifts was Target’s black collage picture frames to hang on our bedroom wall.  After framing some of our honeymoon pictures, I decided to embellish the frames with some leftover...

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Easy and Inexpensive DIY Framed Art

Today I want to share with you an inexpensive and easy DIY project that I did when I had my first apartment.  Pictures frames do not always have to hold pictures.  Sometimes inexpensive frames can easily accessorize a space on the cheap.Years ago, I found a box of frames (10 frames for $8) on clearance at Kirkland’s.  I used several of the frames in my first apartment to display Scripture as artwork in my home.  I simply used...

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October Baby Review

Source            While most people are excited to see the blockbuster hit Hunger Games,  the film October Baby was on my must-see list this past weekend.  Don’t get me wrong, I’ve read the Hunger Games trilogy and am anxious to see the movie.  I’m sure I’ll be sharing my thoughts about the trilogy in a future blog post, but today I want to share my thoughts about a different film...

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I've been featured......

I have a bit of news to share today. A blog that I follow, Keeping It Simple, featured one of my projects, "Flower Wreath from Book Pages":) Be sure to check out Keepig it Simple to see what other creative ideas were shared and to see other blogger's featured projects.    I also added the post, "Flower Wreath from Book Pages", to my featured projects page. You can visit that page to see what other blogs have featured...

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Monogram Wreath

Several months ago, I saw a monogram wreath on an Etsyshop that I really liked.  Go here to see my original inspiration.  I knew that I could make a similar looking wreath for less money than it would cost to buy it off of Etsy.   For someone who is not crafty, Etsy is a great place to buy a variety of unique hand-made items.    However, I would consider myself crafty.  Often times, it is much...

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Upcycled Night Stands

I have another thrifty guestroom project to share with you today……..Last summer, I paid $4 a piece for these tables.    When we finally got around to fixing up the guestroom, I decided to use the garage sale tables as night stands for the room, but they needed a little fixing up before I used them in that space. To do this, I painted the tables with some sample antique white Annie Sloan’s Chalk Paint that I got for free with one of my paint...

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