O.K. so I saw this great pumpkin in the Ballard Catalog. It's a white pumpkin with a black Fleur de Lis and I thought "I can do that". I already had a stencil that had a fleur in it, some black craft paint, tape, brush. I'm all set. Well, I couldn't get that stencil to sit flat on the pumpkin. I taped it (strapped it down really), I used spray adhesive, I held it down with my fingers, I cut it ... Read More about Poor Pitiful Pumpkin Stencil Project
White Pumpkin Makeover
It was finally a little cooler today so I felt motivated to start doing some fall decorating. Starting with my foyer. I'm not done yet but I thought I'd show you my pumpkin topiary. Here's a very quick way to makeover a craft pumpkin. I started with this urn (which already was in the foyer with some faux orchids in it) and I painted it black. I didn't have any black spray paint (oh no! how ... Read More about White Pumpkin Makeover
Easy Money Saving Tips – Watching the Pennies Add Up
"A penny saved is a penny earned." "Look after the pennies, and the dollars will look after themselves". I think we all grew up learning those phrases! It just means take care of the pennies (watch those small amounts you spend) and they'll add up to big savings overall with time. Here are some easy money saving tips that I do and some that were shared by readers of my blog. All you frugal ... Read More about Easy Money Saving Tips – Watching the Pennies Add Up
Motto Plate Collection
I'm sharing my motto plate collection today. This plate is special because a friend gave me the plate above as a house warming present for the first house we owned and it started this small collection. It combines so many things I love, plates for one and words. I love things with words or monograms on them. It's such a lovely sentiment don't ya think? How true is that?! This one I found at ... Read More about Motto Plate Collection
Screened Porch
Last year we added on a screened in porch (almost a necessity in buggy Hotlanta) and I'm just now finishing up decorating it. Well I got a good start on having half of it done! I painted the floor a soft yellow. It's actually a stain called Historic Yellow or Colonial Yellow...somethinglikethat. This is the mirror that I painted with that pretty blue oops paint. I am actually getting ... Read More about Screened Porch
Small Things We Do To Save Money-Easy Money Saving Tips
Easy Money Saving Tips Looking for ways to save money on a tight budget? I thought I'd share a few of the small things that we do to save money and share a recent thrift haul too! Remember that small things add up! I’d love to hear what easy things you do to save money so be sure to share your tips in the comment section (be sure to check out the comments for more tips). Small Things I ... Read More about Small Things We Do To Save Money-Easy Money Saving Tips