we arrive at the end of the year, and the start of a new one... we've made it, and that's cause to celebrate! whether you gather wit...

Merry Christmas Eve! today i'm sharing a craft project that came to mind LAST year - i just didn't make them until this year! this ...

when i choose a theme, my mind runs rampant with ideas to incorporate that theme in every possible part of my decor. case in point: the pres...

when i can find a short-cut, i take it. no shame in that. so when i saw some knit stockings at Target for a mere $3 each, i grabbed one! by ...

handpainted ornaments are trending this year, so i wanted to somehow incorporate that into my sweet sweater season theme... by using a soft...

on a cold rainy fall day waaaaaay back in 2007, i visited designer Danny Seo's blog... and when i saw a photograph of something Danny ha...

grab a cuppa' something, friends, because this post is LONG! i'm sharing three different types of sweater trees with you today... ea...

let's start off with a warm, welcoming touch for winter at the front door... today, i'm re-visiting a past project: the scarf-wrappe...

confession: i'm really awful at sending out Christmas cards. sigh. in 'the old days', our annual family card was a huge producti...

along with our homes, i think WE deserve some 'decorative' touches for the holiday season! my original Sweet Sweater Santa hats have...

i've made a lot of things this year, and this project ended up being my very favorite one. i've selected it as my very first '...

well, here we are, friends.... the holiday season is upon us! i've been giving this year's theme a great deal of thought over the p...

for my Thanksgiving table decor this year, i've rounded up most of the newest pumpkins i created along with my new Sweet Sweater 'Sh...

the two bright, colorful tablescapes featured in my last post are built on top of this rainbow-hued runner. made from paint chips and freeze...

Christmas is a time of year when adults actually get to behave like kids. it's completely socially acceptable to love cute decor and cut...

  faced with a creative challenge, i usually turn to paint as a solution. unable to find THE ribbon i had envisioned in my mind, i made my o...

half the fun of giving gifts at Christmas is wrapping them! i've come up with some easy ways to make gift tags, bows, and even wrapping ...

i don't let what's available at stores limit my decorating plans. i just take what they provide and then add to it or rework it to m...

i'm really having fun this year making current trends my own. my DIYs fit my style, my color palette, and my budget but give me all the ...

my most popular idea shared here last Christmas was my faux wood trees, made from wood-print scrapbook paper.  i could never have anticipat...