3.15.2024
easy-peasy twine nest
2.23.2024
ease into spring with a faux moss wreath
spring's arrival is just around the corner!
here's an easy way to ease into it...
2.09.2024
faux terra cotta painted hearts
one last 'heart'-themed project for the month!
when i found four plastic hearts in my stash, i turned two of them
into faux moss covered topiary hearts (see my last post, linked below).
i held two back for this project -
an easy faux paint treatment that turned two cheap plastic hearts
into something much more elegant and 'natural'.
using paint to change things is one of my favorite approaches
to seasonal decorating (and to not BUYING more stuff that i have to store)...
continue reading for my easy tutorial and a few more ideas!
2.02.2024
'moss' heart topiary
as i was creating the large faux 'moss' heart in my last post,
i unearthed some small plastic hearts that i had previously painted.
(those posts are linked below this one)
i decided to recreate them to coordinate with the larger 'moss' heart.
covering these lil' hearts with moss-like green yarn and fuzzy fabric was easy,
then i turned one of them into a tiny topiary.
continue reading for an easy tutorial...
1.26.2024
plant a faux 'moss' heart
even though i'm not focused on creating for a specific 'holiday' now,
moss is a hot home decor trend this winter
and is showing up in many spring decor collections online...
from sculptures and floral designs to very large framed art pieces made of moss.
and with a lot less mess!
continue reading to see more details and my big 'secret' for moss...
1.19.2024
a serene winter wreath
i love a seasonal wreath, don't you?!
this simple winter season wreath
is created from remnants of an old white matlasse' bedspread
and adorned with natural elements from my yard,
reflecting the way winter looks and feels where i live.
1.12.2024
time for a change... a new 'mantel'!
(and those sharp dark shadows from the 'firebox' drove me mad!)
1.05.2024
welcome, winter...
(and yes, some say emptier.)
why not welcome the new year with the lightness of a refreshed home?
as i plan and create new projects for the upcoming season,
i'm asking myself questions about how i want my home to feel,
how i want to feel IN my home, and how i can inspire you
to create a home you love to live in.
12.29.2023
winter inspiration
12.22.2023
wishing you the happiest holidays
11.04.2023
diy tomato cage 'cornucopia' door + wall decor
or as welcoming 'wall art' anywhere in your home.
10.31.2023
painted 'chocolate' pumpkins on a sweet sweater cake
which made me start thinking about making a very REAL cake
10.24.2023
easy 'dot' candy pumpkins
10.17.2023
faux food 'caramel apple' pumpkins
spurred my 'fall feels' - and my taste buds for all things caramel.
it's my favorite fall flavor, and i love indulging it...
from scarfing down Werther's Original caramel cremes
to sipping a caramel apple martini on a cool but sunny late afternoon.
with those thoughts already swirling in my head,
seeing a photo of a green apple being dipped into melted caramel
inspired something else... this fun 'faux food' bit of sweet fall home decor!
how it started:
would work for the glossy dimensional caramel effect,
so i proceeded with this project as i had with that one.
(my faux honey jar is linked below this post)
... continue reading to see how it's going, and how you can make them, too!
9.19.2023
glass pumpkin gumball machine
9.05.2023
a NEW LOOK for my Original Sweet Sweater Pumpkins!
it's time for sweater weather AND sweater pumpkins!!!
8.22.2023
TROPI-fall woven palm leaf pumpkins
i'm not making something from scratch or giving a total makeover.
this time, i'm simply adding one new detail to an existing item
and making it MUCH better than i found it!
i was at my local Habitat for Humanity ReStore looking for something else
when i came across a pile of fake fruit on a shelf...
...continue reading to see what these looked like when i found them
and what i did to them!
8.15.2023
easy raffia-wrapped TROPI-fall pumpkins
continue reading to find out my secret...
8.01.2023
fall favorites: ALL of the pumpkins!
a month that i always think of as 'summer's golden hour'.
and fall is just around the corner.
i LOVE summertime and am always sad to see the season go,
and usually i keep creating + sharing 'summer' content this month...
and that means PUMPKINS!!!!
"Do *I* like pumpkins??? Yeah. Yeah, I like pumpkins!!!!"
not only does it describe me, but the voice actually SOUNDS like me!
(it isn't me, but it's a bit eerie hearing it all over social media every fall!)
so yeah, i like pumpkins. i've collected them all of my life,
and i REALLY i like making pumpkins
out of just about any element + material i can find...
from painted tin cans to silvery trays, rusty metal junk, and copper kitchen scrubbies
to sweaters and yarn and lace and macrame' and even balloons,
from faux painted concrete, terra cotta, kintsugi, and Pyrex + china patterns,
to ping pong paddles, plant pots, wire waste baskets, picture frames, books, and paper,
i've made DOZENS of pumpkins over the past three decades...
and i'm sharing a link to ALLLLL of them!
i hope these projects inspire you to try a few new DIY pumpkin projects this fall!
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