Quick. Guess what this was supposed to be!?!? Stencils are not always easy, people. Sometimes they revolt against you, and your “art” ends up looking like a big blobby mess. Oh, little crate. I had so much hope for you. Now we have to wait for the sun to shine before I can...
I am lucky enough to be guest posting on an excellent blog called Inspiration Cafe today! This is a collaborative blog (with many fantastic bloggers as the hosts) allowing different people to show off their projects and ideas. My “Golden Horse O’ Dreams” is showing off his...
I’ve always had this romantic notion of growing a lush vegetable garden in my backyard. The children would run barefoot across the grass over to tomato vines heavy with fruit. They’d pop plump peas into their mouths after pulling carrots dusted with dirt out of the ground. I know...
I love to decorate spaces for my girls. It might be because I can use colours that I wouldn’t ordinarily use for myself, or perhaps it’s my love of things cartoonish and whimsical. When you move in with Mr. A-Framed-Hockey-Jersey-IS-Art, you give up a teensy bit of your decor...
So, I’ve already admitted that there are certain areas of my house that don’t get as much attention as they should. Typically, these areas live behind doors that are able to be closed quite quickly (like closet doors). There has been one area that I’ve neglected, oh…...
Well, Easter weekend may have muddled up my plans to post this in March, but nevertheless, here it is: my “reads” for this month. Please let me know if you pick up one (or both) of these books! Over the winter months, I like to read. And every once in a while, I get a […]
I have been impatiently waiting to dye Easter eggs with the girls. I recently came across a picture on an older cover of Martha Stewart Magazine (thank you, Library, for always having years of magazines for me to borrow) that sparked my spidey creative senses. Source The eggs featured...
Our girls love dressing up. When you are four and two (or 30 and 32), slipping into the Land of Make-Believe brings extraordinary possibilities. Pop on a black hat, and suddenly your slippers are worn leather boots, and your wand is a chipped sword. You are a pirate, and you can...
