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Sue Stone-Artist Spotlight I was perusing Pinterest, as I often do, and came upon a beautiful hand stitched portrait. I was immediately drawn to it , so I clicked over to the original source. It landed me on the website of the wonderful Sue Stone. Sue Stone is an amazing fiber artist based in the UK. She works with mixed… Read More
In All Things Give Thanks Wrapper Printable This months free printable is a candy bar wrapper. I used it to wrap chocolate bars for favors on my Thanksgiving tablescape. The wrapper will fit around a 1.55 ounce Hershey bar or any candy bar that is similar in size (5 1/4″ x 2 1/4″). Two wrappers will print on each piece of… Read More
2014 Thanksgiving Tablescape – I know Thanksgiving is still three weeks away. Believe me when I say I am not trying to rush the holidays. November is going to be a busy month for me, so I thought I’d start the month with my tablescape. For this years Thanksgiving tablescape, I mixed some vintage pieces with my everyday dinnerware, and added… Read More
DIY Canvas Art- Here is a super quick and easy DIY abstract art piece that requires absolutely no skills at all. If you can make a five pointed star shape, then you’ve got this one. I wanted something simple, but large on the left side night stand, because I like balance, and the right side of the bed has… Read More
Cranberry Cheesecake Bars Recipe We love cheesecake in our house, so when our son came for a visit last weekend, I made a batch of these Cranberry Cheesecake Bars. Any recipe that has chocolate chips as one of its ingredients is always a big hit. I managed to get a few pictures of them before they were devoured. Enjoy, … Read More
The Fall Home Tour That Almost Wasn’t I most definitely was not in the best fall home decorating spirit. In fact, I kind of went kicking and screaming into fall. I wasn’t ready to give up summer. Summer was fun. I traveled a lot. I spent a month in Maine, two weeks in Massachusetts and went to a wine tasting on… Read More
Life is a Song Printable This months free printable is a quote from Mother Teresa. I find a lot of her quotes inspiring, but this one is speaking to me this month as I am trying to live in each moment rather than rush them along to prepare for the next one. Does that make any sense? I think the whole… Read More
I recently watched this pretty incredible video of a man who handmade a translucent wooden shade by turning a stump of wood on a lathe. I was so impressed. I showed it to my husband and asked him if he could make one for me. I got the are you serious look. Ha, I didn’t think so, but wanted to check first. … Read More
Edible Sunflower Cupcake Toppers Dress up store bought cupcakes with these easy to make edible sunflower cupcake toppers. They are quick to make and only require a few ingredients. All you need is a bag of yellow candy melts, some mini cupcake liners, blackberries and a knife. 1. Separate one dozen mini cupcake liners and press them open slightly. 2. Melt 1/2 package… Read More
Fabulous Free Beginner Acrylic Painting Tutorials – My house is a mess. Laundry is piling up. The sink is full of dirty dishes, and the dishwasher is full of clean dishes, but I am not stressing about it. In fact, I’m feeling quite the opposite – calm and relaxed, because I’ve been playing with acrylic paints on canvas all week, and it has been… Read More
