New Bedroom Curtains

I’ve finally gotten around to a window treatment for the bedroom. I got a steal of a deal on these curtain panels from Ikea, but still need to hem them.

Pachamanca Party!

We’ve started the tradition of having a pachamanca party at our house each summer. This year was the second year we’ve done it, and it turned out really great – I can only imagine what next year might be like. The basic premise is…

Cleaning and Decorating All Day

I didn’t stop for more than a few minutes today and didn’t have a chance to take any photos of the decorating I’ve been doing for the party tomorrow – I’ll try and take a moment before things get crazy to take some pictures…

Red Pom Poms

I’ve been decorating all day trying to get ready for our big bash Saturday – today I’m making pompoms to hang off the patio umbrella to spice it up a bit.

Bunting Night Four – All Done!

I finished the bunting! Yay! It turned out really cute. I used 5/8-inch polyester ribbon and sewed each triangle onto the ribbon. I just estimated the spacing so its not always entirely even but that helps its sweet folksy look. I decided to divide…

Bunting!

We’ve got a party coming up this weekend and I’m making bunting to decorate the patio. My stepmom gave me a big bolt of fabric left over from a 20 year old decorating project, so I decided to use that for the bunting. Step…

Easter Eggs in the Trees

We finished part two of our garden Easter decorating today. We took plastic Easter eggs, strung heavy-duty thread through them using a sewing needle and hung them from our front-yard oak tree. The smaller solid colored eggs were super easy to string because each…

Decorating the Garden For Easter

It was so beautiful today that on the way home from the store my daughter and I had the same idea – lets decorate the garden for Easter! We got out the eggs we made last year (plastic Easter eggs stuck onto little sticks…