my favorite seasonal decor is the kind that happens when i'm just playing around with things in my studio - and an idea hits me. i love ...

this project may not fall within my usual 'seasonal home decor' category, but it certainly fits my 'use what you have' philo...

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

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...

even though we're currently enveloped by abnormally cold weather here and it feels a bit like winter is never going to end, it's ti...

May Day is just a few days away, and i'm ready to add some happy spring vibes with some small flower baskets. first created back in 2013...

this 'sunny' summer project is the third in a series... designed to bring a fun, colorful vibe to my garden this season and hopefull...

welcome to part two of my 3-post sunny garden art series! today i'm sharing the fun sunshine 'sculptures' that i created outta...

talk about sun salutations! i was staring at some junk that was sitting in the garage the other day, decided it looked a bit like something ...

bird nests seem to me to be a sign of springtime... over the years, i've been lucky enough to have found a few real ones,  incorporating...

i sometimes see something online that inspires me,  and i take the idea a bit further... add or subtract or just let it jump-start my ...

decorating with succulents and cacti is a hot design trend right now... these easy-care, high-impact plants are making appearances  in ...

while songbirds love to come and splash in our backyard  salvaged galvanized bucket fountain , i noticed that the tiny wrens and hummin...

in March, we worked on the raised herb garden in the backyard, ordering plants online from our local nursery - who offered curbside no-c...

spring and summer bring out my green thumb, and having a potting bench to plant, replant, and putter around on is a necessity. me b...

this post wasn't planned and i am not on a book-painting bender. (just in case you are concerned about where my creativity is taking...

over the many years that i've been decorating 'on the cheap', i've sewn, hot glued, and simply tied on  a LOT of pi...

i finished planting our backyard 'Victory Garden' on Sunday afternoon. then realized i wanted some plant markers... after half ...

'nesting' is kind of the mood of the moment, isn't it? as part of our newly-required 'social distancing' practices,...

as a decorator / designer, my BIG thing is using things differently . differently than everyone else, for sure - but also differentl...