Category Archives: CREATE
master bedroom = peace and love
I do sleep nice and cozy in my peaceful room. I love it! I have always felt like a master bedroom should be a sanctuary, no tv (finally won that argument) in it to be distracted by, no work, just … Continue reading
three shades of blue!!
I couldn’t decide what color of blue I should use in our sunken family room, so I did all three. I love a good big stipe, so I did three. I finally felt like painting. My relationship with painting my … Continue reading
create your own matte
Sometimes you just have a wall that is very long and very large and you don’t know what to do with it. Here is an idea you can do yourself. Take a photo you like (these photos are 8×10) and … Continue reading
a mat redo
Just like a pillow redo vamps up a new look in a room so does a mat redo on your framed photos. In my other house these mats where white, but when we moved I wanted a redo. So with … Continue reading
rolled up roses
It is snowing in the trees and I felt like being crafty and watching my favorite version of Jane Eyre, the 2007 version from BBC miniseries. Love it! So while I watched, I created these lovelies. I did a small … Continue reading
deja vu
It seems to me it was just a mere four months ago we were in a construction zone…oh wait…it was. It maybe that we are needing to be hospitalized. our warning sign, thanks monkey 3! We have started another project, … Continue reading
can’t just run to tjmaxx
Living here in the sticks makes it difficult if I want a quick decor change or something new to put on a wall or a table and for those of you who know me, know that is often. I have … Continue reading
create things of sentiment
I have a box. A box I put letters I’ve received from family, friends, my monkey’s and one from a stranger. I have always been a sentimental person, when I was 14 I caught my first fish I kept him … Continue reading
new uses
I am not much of a canner, my first attempt at it was jam. It did not turn out to be a good experience. I put cornstarch when it called for corn syrup and I forgot to put the lemon … Continue reading
a do it yourselfer
It is always a good feeling when an idea in your head pans out and the outcome is better than you expected! We bought these traffic lights on ebay. When “they” say you can buy it on ebay, you pretty … Continue reading