This weekend we celebrated a milestone birthday for my husband. It was a wonderful gathering of family and friends. There were oysters, barbecued ribs and cake. All of my husbands favorite foods. I found green plaid paper plates and napkins which became the starting point of the decorations. On the table I used a scrap of left over plaid wool from this… Read More
Wing Chair Slipcover
I have always loved this wing back chair with its classic styling and flame stitch upholstery. It looked beautiful in our last house, but our new house has a lighter feel to it. A slipcover seemed like the perfect solution. I do have some sewing skills, but I have never attempted anything like a slipcover. It seemed so out of… Read More
Happy Valentine’s Day
DIY Impressionist Landscape Art
Someday I would like to invest in a nice piece of artwork, but I’m not exactly sure what I want and artwork is expensive. Being the die hard DIYer that I am, I wanted to try my hand at painting something to hang until “someday”. I am not an artist (as you can see), but I had so much… Read More
Jordan Pond House Popovers
Afternoon tea and popovers at the Jordan Pond House should be on everyone’s bucket list. The views are spectacular as it overlooks Jordan Pond and the North and South Bubble Mountains in Acadia National Park. There is outdoor seating as well as indoor seating and pets are welcome to sit with their owners outside. It’s a great way to end… Read More
Annie Sloan Chalk Paint Chair
Annie Sloan Chalk Paint Chair I’ve been wanting to try Annie Sloan’s Chalk Paint, after seeing so many wonderful ways it can be used. I found this chair for $15 at a yard sale over the summer and thought it might be the perfect project for trying this paint. Here is how the chair looked before. It has… Read More
Swiss Cross Pillow
Swiss Cross Pillow Tutorial Materials to make a 16″ pillow: 1/2 yard of linen 8 inch square of felted wool Swiss Cross Template 16″ Pillow Form Coordinating DMC Floss Thread Pins, Tapestry Needle, Scissors, Sewing Machine, Iron, and Ironing Board 1. Print cross template and cut out. Pin to wool square and cut shape out. 2. Cut one 17 ” square… Read More
DIY Chalkboard
I was perusing a little antique shop and spotted an empty frame. It was out of reach and on top of a tall cupboard. Not being one to put a shop owner out (even if it would mean a sale), I kept browsing around the little shop. That frame kept calling to me look, look at me – wouldn’t I make a… Read More
Getting Organized
I’m always trying to keep myself organized. I struggle with it all the time especially the office/crap (I mean craft) area. I found some silver baskets at Target this week (only $2.50 each). They seemed like the perfect bins for organizing crap (I mean crafts). I made some number tags to pretty them up and I thought I’d share the… Read More
Kitchen Curtains
I bought some curtains from Ikea. I wanted to update the curtains that we had, but when I hung the new ones up they covered too much of the window. We don’t really need them for the privacy. I just wanted to add some warmth to the windows with fabric. Before: Kitchen Curtains The Ikea curtains came in a package… Read More
