With Cinco De Mayo just days away, I thought I'd share some older content  that might just inspire a different way to approach this spri...

In a bit of a coincidence, I was notified on Wednesday that one of my past project posts for Valentine's Day decor would be featured on ...

  This is another 'just for fun' project to add to your winter decor - and also one of those projects that changed course a few time...

fall has not yet 'fallen' here in Southern California,  but it's definitely pumpkin season for me! first up, i'm sharing t...

the old saying is 'April showers bring May flowers'... but i'm ready for flowers NOW! i call these 'posie pots', and the...

how did we get to the end of MARCH already?!! this last post for the month - though certainly not my last spring project -  was a thought th...

my last post included these leafy branches that aren't leafy branches at all! the trees in my yard haven't yet put on spring buds or...

spring's arrival is just around the corner! here's an easy way to ease into it... i'm pairing my white fabric wreath that i crea...

i'm a hat girl. always have been. i love wearing them and have a pretty big collection of hats for every season. i have thick straight ...

as August comes to a close in the weirdest way possible (a hurricane in Southern California? AND an earthquake?  okay.... ) i am still str...

  yes, i'm creating a few  new 'tropical' style pumpkins this month! these work together with my previous creations - and since...

sometimes it's just best to go BIG, you know? i've been a retail visual merchandiser + display designer / stylist for over 45 years,...

did your grandma have a button box? mine did, and i spent many hours playing with the colorful contents as a child.  when my Grandma Ward pa...

continuing with my floral theme for this month, i whipped up these fanciful floral 'faux food' cupcakes... which i did  not  make wi...

a perfect way to add a spring touch to your entertaining, these easy to make 'flower power' coasters can be created in any color - a...

'reduce reuse recycle' is the leitmotif of my design & decor approach... i'd much rather use what i already have on hand her...

spring has sprung!  one of my favorite passages in the Bible speaks of spring the way i think of it: " For now the winter is past; the ...

this month i have shared a bunch of ideas for creating and decorating with mushrooms. this last one is kinda' sneaked into the blog line...

it's my birthday month - and when you combine that with my crazy theme of  March Mushroom Madness   you come up with this festive creati...

pom poms are having a MOMENT, my friends... showing up in the fashion world, in huge art installations, and home decor. while most of them a...