Old drawers from desks and dressers are plentiful and can often be found for cheap or even free. Every spring when the curbside junking season hits, I accumulate a fresh stash {"Curbside Junking Adventures and Tips"}. And when I've got a lot of something, it inspires me to come up with an idea to ... Read More about Repurposed Drawer Wall Pockets
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Snowy Junk Love
Most of my blog posts are written to inspire or inform. I love encouraging you to decorate your home uniquely, or to recreate something that has potential! But today's post is all about fun; it's completely for entertainment! Because if you've found your way here, I'm guessing you love pieces with ... Read More about Snowy Junk Love
4 Steps to Take When Your DIY Project Fails
When you're a creative DIYer, every project is not destined to come out perfectly as you imagined it. Yes, this can be a major bummer and can be hard to move on from. I know; it happened to me this week. I'm sure many of you can relate, so I thought we could share our grief today and process a ... Read More about 4 Steps to Take When Your DIY Project Fails
Top 10 Posts for 2018
It's a New Year, which means it's time to look back over the previous year a little and set goals for the next! It's always fun to see what reader's found interesting. Sometimes it's a project that I fell in love with also, but then other times it's a quick off-the-top-of-my-head post that I slapped ... Read More about Top 10 Posts for 2018
Vintage First Issue Postal Stamp Ornament How To
Postage stamp collecting has been a hobby for a long time! It was especially popular with postwar grade-school age children in the 50's. My dad had albums full of stamps from all over the world. He had an advantage over his friends finding stamps because his mom was a post mistress. I'm sure her ... Read More about Vintage First Issue Postal Stamp Ornament How To
Vintage Thread Spool Mini Wreath How-To
The graphics on the ends of vintage wooden thread spools have always intrigued me. Guess I just love the old font styles, pictures, and even the colors. They harken to a simpler time when women could actually sit still for a length of time and create something with their hands. Vintage graphics ... Read More about Vintage Thread Spool Mini Wreath How-To
Stenciled Cobweb Mirror DIY
X marks the spot. With a line, line, line, and a dotty, dot, dot, dot. Spiders, crawling, up. your. back... Do you remember saying this little rhyme as a child and drawing on your friends back with your finger? Can you finish the rest? Maybe this childhood chant inspired me into a spider theme ... Read More about Stenciled Cobweb Mirror DIY
5 Creative Tips for Using Vintage Hardware
Vintage Hardware can turn a ho-hum piece into a work of art! Whether it's a piece of furniture you're giving a makeover to, or an accessory that could use a little boost, adding extra character with some time-worn hardware adds that extra special touch. I love when I can dig into my hoard collection ... Read More about 5 Creative Tips for Using Vintage Hardware
Decorating with Crows and Enamelware
Summer is drawing to a close and fall is right around the corner. The bright primary colors and playful accessories at my house are being put to bed. I'm ready for some subtle color themes before I jump full throttle into harvest and pumpkins. My store display roots are whispering September subtles ... Read More about Decorating with Crows and Enamelware
Re-purposed Wheel Flowers
When you're a junk lover, extra pieces of this and that tend to gather! It can be fun to combine some of these forlorn pieces that are laying about and turn them into whimsical, unique art! I'm always challenged to find a new purpose for downtrodden junk, which you can see from the glimpse of my ... Read More about Re-purposed Wheel Flowers