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Fall Wind Catcher

Last Fall I was looking for a project and I saw a cute Wind Catcher. I thought to myself, “I can make one of those.” So, I did. I did not think to post pictures along the way, so I’m using my finished piece for 

Brace & Bit Coat Rack

Back in the spring, I was up at the library and I came upon these books by Sue Whitney & Ki Nassauer.   I was instantly in lOvE!Sue and Ki had a project in one of these books that I need to rip-off replicate. A 

Mercury Glass Bird

I was out looking at Thrift Stores the other day when I came upon this bird. I didn’t take more before pictures, so you can’t see that this little guy has a slight crack along his head. The color is a terra cota with a 

Pumpkins Gone Wild

I was looking out my bathroom window this afternoon and imagine my surprise to see these two little cuties out there. I went outside to take a closer look. Why, Hello there Cutie. Aren’t you just the cutest little pumpkin? Socutesocutesocute. If it’s on my 

My Ears Are Burning

HoLy HoT gLuE bAtGiRl,  it appears that someone likes me…they Really like me.  Amanda, over at CraftGossip left a note on my Metal Basket post that I’m featured over on their new Home and Garden Channel. I checked out their site and they’ve mentioned me 

Metal Bling Basket

This summer I’ve been working on a Sue Whitney-type project that involves this: Love that patina! At any rate, I was working with some metal strapping. I’m sure there’s an official guy-type name for it, but I’m going with metal strapping since it’s metal and 

Burlap Candle

The menfolk in my house have been whining complaining about all the Frou-fruing I’ve been doing. I saw these cutes candles on House of Smith’s post about a recent trip to Pottery Barn and Bam! just like that…inspiration struck. See, I’ve got this candle in 

Faux Mercury Glass Pumpkins

I love pumpkins. I think they are about the cutest thing ever and if I could get away with it, I’d have pumpkins all over my house. All year round. Sadly, I can’t get away with it. My people wouldn’t let me. I look forward 

Journal Tutorial and GiveAway!

This past winter, I was lurking, stalking enjoying some of the fabulous blogs out there and I spied a post about making covers for the composition notebooks. Since I didn’t own a sewing machine at the time, I wasn’t inclined to make such a thing. 

When The Estate Sale Gods Smile

A few weeks ago, I was coming home from working out. Around these parts, Garage and Estate sales start on Thursday and it was an early Thursday morning. I was talking to my BFF at the time and was just telling her how I was