my friends, i'm absolutely THRILLED to finally be able to share this news that i've been keeping a secret for several months now... ...

i was out running errands this morning when inspiration hit me... an item at the store i was in reminded me of something i had used before, ...

i've had to get creative to bring a fall feel into my home (there's not a fall leaf in sight outside and it's still in the 90...

here in Southern California, we don't get 'fall leaves'.   not at my elevation, anyway. up in the mountains it's a bit diffe...

i can't even say this is a 'craft' project... it's more like an 'arrangement' project. it's just stacking things...

if you've been around for awhile, you know that i've got a thing for pumpkins ... it all began with my sweet Grandpa Ward, who had a...

salvaged silver trays paired with simple kitchen serving tools become elegant pumpkins in this project, and can be adorned with just about a...

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 ...

sometimes an idea comes outta' nowhere. sometimes, nature is the inspiration. and sometimes, another creative person does something new ...

i've used glass globes from light fixtures in many ways over the years, from turning them into pumpkins in fall, making snowmen out of ...

it's my birthday week ;)  and if there's ever a day that a girl deserves to wear a crown, it's on her birthday / week / month. ...

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...

today i'm sharing a project that uses the OTHER 'color of the year', Ultimate Gray. (since most of my recent projects have been ...

do ya' wanna' build a snowman?! (given the current weather conditions across the continent, maybe not!) nothing around here is safe ...

the last two 'embellished' hearts i have to show you are quite simply  'junk makeovers' of an old glass heart-shaped dish an...

you've seen my unusual yellow heart decor in previous posts. now that it's February, i'm taking the Valentine's theme a BIT...

  as i was placing three silver trays on my mantel (see my last post), an idea for using them in a different way crossed my mind... i love u...

rummaging through a cabinet one day, i rediscovered four screen food covers. they came from Dollar Tree and to be honest, i don't think ...