Valentine’s Coasters
Another Valentine’s Day decoration. Super easy, super cheap (like .24 cents each cheap). Expect to see these for future holidays as well. The base of the coaster is a .16 cent ceramic tile from Lowe’s, and the paper on top is cut from a…
Valentine Garland
I like to decorate for holidays but often times (especially for the more minor holidays) I think about it so close to the holiday that I don’t manage to get much done, or have time to enjoy the decorations. I think this year I’ll be more…
Table Lamp Transformation
I have a lamp that I like a lot. It was handmade by a great-great-great uncle (I think that’s the number of greats, at least) in 1942. I recently had it rewired but haven’t purchased the entirely right shade for it yet. The shade…
Soneto XVII
Today’s project was another pillow for our bedroom redecoration. I used the same fabric as the paella pillow and sewed a simple square cover with an opening for the pillow (I might sew the opening closed later since the pillow insert is washable). For…
Birdhouse Coat Hooks
I made a set of three birdhouse coat hooks for my son’s room – I made a set for my daughter before she was born and they’ve been so handy that I decided Domi needed some too. These were made with unfinished wood birdhouses…
Accent Pillow
Today I made a second accent pillow for our bedroom. My mom gave me the pillowcase sometime last year; today I put a filler pillow in and hand stitched the pillowcase closed.
Decorative Pillow Using Paella Rice Bags
I have a long term project for this year (or hopefully just this winter/spring) to redo our master bedroom so that it doesn’t look quite so much like a college apartment. I’ve been contemplating the look I’m after for quite awhile now, but the…
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