A Cultivated Nest

My Household Notebook

I saw a Mary Englebreit illustration recently that said - “Your Home is Your Canvas Make Something Of It”. Love that! Anyway, that made me realize that one of the tools that I use to make the most of my home is my home management binder because it helps me keep everything running smoothly! Actually it’s my Home Notebook and it holds information that I need/want at my fingertips. It also gives ... Read More about My Household Notebook

I Heart My China Cabinet

Oh yes I do! It was a Mother’s Day gift about 5 years ago and it’s one of my favorite pieces of furniture. It’s always so much fun to re-arrange my dishes and it’s a no cost way for me to get my decorating fix when I want to change something. I decided to add some Valentine decorations this year. Usually I do a little something in my dining room or on my fireplace mantel but I’m really enjoying ... Read More about I Heart My China Cabinet

Guess What I’m Doing Today

Can you guess what I might be doing today? Yep, playing with dishes and adding some Valentine decorations! Totally unrelated....Have you bought your primroses yet? I bought two and put them in green mercury glass votives that I got at Big Lots! I went in to look at their garden benches (one of mine is falling apart) and took a look at the home decor area and they have lots of Mercury ... Read More about Guess What I’m Doing Today

Valentine Decorations

Hi everyone! I think it’s time to get out a few Valentine decorations. Last year I made a Valentine Tree using branches from my yard which I spray painted white, empty food boxes and some scrapbook paper. I pulled some cereal boxes and some goldfish boxes out of recycling because I didn’t have any card stock and it’s a good way to re-cycle those boxes. I traced a heart shape and cut ... Read More about Valentine Decorations

Those Toile Candles

Hi everyone! Judging from the emails and comments, you all want to know where I got the toile candles from. Well I didn’t buy them. I made them! They're really easy to make! I had originally used plain white candles but thought it looked a bit boring. I thought “ I wish I had some of those black and white striped candles or better yet, toile candles.” I went looking in my paper stash, found ... Read More about Those Toile Candles

The Black Bureau-Thrift Store Style Decorating

Hi everyone! I realized I never did a post about goals and projects for this year and maybe I’ll do it another time. I can share that my Number One Project for this year is to organize my clothes closet which has become a catch all for all sorts of overflow! I have a bookcase in there, a plastic storage bin filled with dishes, pillows, a round glass table topper….I could go on! I’ll be sure to ... Read More about The Black Bureau-Thrift Store Style Decorating