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On cleaning sprees & whimsy
Read more: On cleaning sprees & whimsyI have been having the best time redecorating. My second-youngest moved out and I’ve remade her room into my new office/craft room, which inspired me to redo things all over the rest of the house. One of the biggest parts of this has been re-organizing and cleaning out stuff we no longer need, and stuff…
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Kitchen reno Part 1: mystery leak
Read more: Kitchen reno Part 1: mystery leakIn our previous home, we did a dramatic yet budget friendly DIY kitchen makeover, which mostly consisted of painting our old cabinets. It really came out fantastically, and held up really well over the the 10+ years we lived in that house. No chipping, no yellowing. They still looked great. We did a few other…
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Roaring Twenties Anniversary Party
Read more: Roaring Twenties Anniversary PartyFor our twentieth wedding anniversary, we decided to celebrate 1920’s-style. We are not in a life stage where epic vacations are a reality, but twenty years of marriage is a big deal, especially to have dealt with all we’ve dealt with and still actually LIKE each other. We wanted a fun celebration, and a speakeasy-themed…
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hand-stitched rail fence baby quilt
Read more: hand-stitched rail fence baby quiltMy youngest grandchild is three years old now. I cannot even handle it. Before little Davis came along, and while I was still on a creative high from how well Journey’s watch-me-grow quilt turned out, I started planning the baby quilt I’d make for him. (Humor me with this is catching-up post; I have a…