Second Hand Love Story is a new feature here on C8C I am a curator, collector, preservationist…OK, a thrift store junkie. I am addicted to 'The Find.' It is ALL about the thrill of the hunt for me. … [Read more...]
Sunday Inspiration Image #76 Photography by Rebecca E. Parsons
I am straying a little from my usual images of nature this week. I am including a vignette from my home that displays my Tea Bag Art. I save all my Bigelow Tea bags to use in my art. They are amazing … [Read more...]
DIY Craft – Earth Month Printable
Here is a printable for you to use in your Earth Month or Earth Day crafting this month. I love to make these tiles to decorate vignettes around my home. I can change them and update them when I like. … [Read more...]
Painting on Glass Ideas for Spring and Easter
Here are some quick and easy painted glass ideas for your Easter or Spring decor. I have painted so many things this month as a member of the Plaid Street Team. I have come to love Folk Art Enamels … [Read more...]
Free Easter Art Printable for Easter DIY Decor {Subway Tile}
Baskets, egg hunts, jelly beans and bunnies...what's not to like about Easter? Easter is my second favorite holiday.Why second? you might ask. Well, Thanksgiving is my favorite. But I do love the … [Read more...]
Ghosts of Furniture Past Update – DIY Hoosier Cabinet Restoration
The redo of my Hoosier cabinet...Taa Daa...looks for less is always best for me!!! To see the whole humble, and oh so messy beginnings, of this sad little "piece of junk" that my son-in-law refused to … [Read more...]
Moll Anderson Chats with Me About “Seductive Tables For Two”
Lifestyle and romance expert, Moll Anderson, chats with me about her newest book, Seductive Tables For Two: Tablescapes, Picnics, and Recipes That Inspire Romance. The minute I saw this beautifully … [Read more...]
The Great #MomCave Makeover Vision Board
Manifesting My Dreams La-Z-Boy #MomCave Online Inspiration Mission I am dreaming again. I have declared 2013 as a year for me to find BALANCE! A major part of that will be taking care of ME!!! … [Read more...]
Christmas Make BELIEVE Mantle 2012 ~ A Visionary Christmas Tale
Imagination is my biggest strength. I have what some might say is an 'over-active' imagination...I prefer to call it vision. Yet even a visionary can have an issue when she doesn't have a real … [Read more...]
DIY Vintage Wooden Stockings Tutorial
I am a consummate DIY re-creator...if I see something I want, but cannot afford it, I just whip up my own version. When I first saw this image of antique wooden sock forms used as a stand in for … [Read more...]
DIY Thanksgiving Chalk Board Tutorial
Do you ever have a dream project that all the pieces seem to fall into place easily? This DIY Thanksgiving Chalk Board Tutorial is one of those! It all started when HIMself and I went to town the … [Read more...]
DIY Black Bird Vignettes for Halloween
I love to create little Halloween vignettes around the house. Scary or cute, they all make me smile. I found these feathered friends at The Dollar Store last year. Remember when I did the 'Nevermore' … [Read more...]
DIY ~ My New Witch’s Shoes Transformation, Halloween Decor Vignette ‘The Well Collected Home’
Last weekend I found the piéce de resistance to complete one of my Halloween vignettes...these spidery web shoes! I got them for $2 at a local yard sale...SCORE!!! I knew exactly what I would do with … [Read more...]
HomeTalk and Talk of Home – Confessions of the Home Challenged
I have recently taken to visiting HomeTalk as a way of keeping track of my favorite DIY bloggers. I joined a while back but did not understand how great it was until a few weeks ago. There is a lot of … [Read more...]
Ghosts of Furniture Past™ – Writing Desk with Annie Sloan Chalk Paint
Transforming a Writing Desk with Annie Sloan Chalk Paint by Barbara B. Nocco, Bella Casa Decorative Finishes. Find her on Facebook. The writing desk is a piece I picked up about a year ago in a … [Read more...]
Celebrate the 4th Amelia Island Style ~ Feast & Fête
I was up early and did my 2 mile walk with Sir Chancelot along the marsh. It was really warm at 6:30 AM...so today will be a scorcher probably. When I made it home, I started preparing my Amelia … [Read more...]
A Room of One’s Own~Studio Spaces I Covet
“Women, then, have not had a dog’s chance of writing poetry. That is why I have laid so much stress on money and a room of one’s own.” – Virginia Woolf, A Room of One’s Own I started a new Pinterest … [Read more...]
3 Simple Storage Solutions for a Tiny Space { S3 }
Beautiful Ways to Contain Your Stuff Oh My Goodness...downsizing is not going so well. When we moved in January, we were committed to simplifying, paring down and letting go. Well, HIMself was … [Read more...]
Muz-ing on our Color Choices
Each month, usually the third Sunday of the month, at 4:15 PST, I have the honor, and the responsibility, of visiting the inspiring and informative Artistically Speaking Talk Show, brainchild of the … [Read more...]
Brand of Colors
A recent color consultation and analysis got me thinking...about why we choose the colors that we do. Of course we can analyze, assess from various vantage points, provide argumentation to support … [Read more...]
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