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

when planning for our recent campout with our Lemon Drop Divas group, i knew i would incorporate the 'county fair' theme in our trai...

it's not a party without some fun decor, and this easy-peasy bunting project is perfect for summer fun! whether you're hosting a bac...

these fancy 'county fair'-style ribbons appeared in my last post, as accents on the 'Dime Toss' game sign and the end of the...

it's SUMMER and time to party! and quite by accident, i just created a HIT of a party game... when our fabulous girl camping group the L...

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. ...

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 ...

this project has an interesting beginning: i was taking our garbage cans out to the curb for pickup one morning. and there at the curb was m...

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...

spring is here, and things are starting to bloom! looking for a fresh addition to our spring decor after removing the Easter eggs, ...

wishing a happy Easter and a blessed Resurrection Day to all of you, my friends...  and if you don't mind, i'm going to '...

 going through an old journal, i stumbled across these photos.. . from 1995. (that's so long ago that i used an old-school film-...

when we moved into our newly constructed house almost four years ago,  the entire backyard was nuthin' but dirt. together, Mom an...

a brand new year is a fresh new start, in so many ways... every year, i choose a single word to be my intention and focus (rather than...

on a cold winter-y January day,  we can always count on a soft sweater and a fuzzy blanket to warm us up. why not incorporate that in...

i love creating a fresh look on our front porch for each season.  okay, it's not a porch. more like a 'vestibule' - long, na...

our Happy HULAdays theme begins at the front door,  with a totally terrific tiki welcome... i made these guys by simply painting fa...

my thinking is: if you're going to do a Christmas theme, do it all the way. the  TIKI tree in my last post was just the beginnin...

 nope, this is NOT your ordinary Christmas tree... THIS, my friends, is what our tree looks like THIS year: it's a TIKI TREE! o...

i created this tree last year, from  lampshades and wire lampshade frames & a wire waste basket. that was after i had stepped away...