Little Bit of This and a Little Bit of That
I worked on a lot of stuff today but don’t have much completed to show for it. The temperature finally crept above 50 degrees here (well, okay, it was right AT 50) so I got some more paint on the headboard. It still needs…
Evolution of a Bracelet: Beaded Friendship Bangle
I started out with plain knotted friendship bracelets, then I moved on to beaded bracelets, then I made some plain knotted bangles, so the obvious evolution was: Beaded knotted friendship bangles! Oohhh I’m liking this one, and I’ve still got a handful of bangles…
Bedroom Gallery Wall – Framing the Irregular Sizes
After I framed all the photos I wanted to use that were standard sizes, I was left with photos (mostly old) that were not standard sizes. Tonight I got to work framing those for our bedroom gallery wall.
Adding Wall Art to the Master Bedroom
We finished painting our bedroom yesterday, and we’re starting to “dress it up” by adding in the different components of the redesign. The first new items to go in are a trio of maps over the bed that reflect where I’m from, where my…
Ruffled Bed Coverlet – Again?!
Sewing . . . sewing . . . sewing . . . Man this is turning out to be a boring project – I sure hope it turns out well. It would actually be a great project for a beginning seamstress since it’s just…
Ruffled Bed Coverlet – Part 2
It turns out that we’ll be doing the bedroom redo this weekend, rather unexpectedly, so I’ll be working frantically to get my projects done before then. The headboard is actually more of a priority but it didn’t get above 50 degrees today so I…
Ruffled Bed Coverlet
On to the next project for the bedroom; I’m starting on this one because it’s too cold to paint the headboard tonight. I’m making a ruffled coverlet for our bed. Tonight I’ve cut the base fabric and all the strips for the ruffles (which…
Using Beach Pebbles to Create a DIY Decorative Mirror
Last summer we spent a wonderful week on a family vacation at the Oregon Coast. The house we rented was right on the ocean, on a great beach with only one slight drawback – the 20 yards of rocks and beach pebbles between the…
Reversible Bucket Hat
I made this hat today, but neither of my kids would cooperate to model it, so I had to use Mr. Sleep Sheep here: This is a Martha Stewart crafts pattern – it was pretty straightforward after I figured out how to tape the…
Threaded Bangle Bracelets
I got the idea for these threaded bangle bracelets from this pin on Pinterest, from the website Mary & Patch. I like the effect on the bangles (cheap ones I got from Fred Meyer for $2). I used a different knot than the…
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