My sweet lifelong friend Kim came to So Cal on my birthday weekend, and even though it was to attend a concert, she made time to meet me for...

  This is another 'just for fun' project to add to your winter decor - and also one of those projects that changed course a few time...

Christmas Day is over... and i hope you're kicking back in your pj's, enjoying this delightful limbo  between Christmas and New Year...

a contributing factor to this year's theme, O CHRISTMAS TREE  was finding three gorgeous flocked trees at Target. then i found two white...

while most of my holiday decorating this year involves re-using a lot of elements i already have along with a few new things i am making, th...

wreath number two for this year is a fun one... i rounded up some old ornaments that i don't ever use,  and gave them a whole new look w...

i have a photo of a bunch of green acorns as my screensaver, and the luscious tones moved me to try and replicate them - in paint. then i sa...

( you had to have known that was coming! ) it's Halloween day, and no one is reading blog posts... but i thought i'd put this up, an...

yes, Deb loves sweets - edible or not! and since Halloween is all about the treats, i just make my own calorie-free versions - like faux car...

this isn't actually a 're-do' of a past project -  it's that i had so much fun coming up with this idea to turn a green fau...

yes, I'm still over here re-imagining alla' my pumpkins! this time, i dug into some boxes and found a past project that's been o...

after sharing an epic paint fail ( and a fix! ) in my last post, i thought i should share another paint project - one that went WELL! inspir...

prepare yourselves, friends...  this project was actually going to be included as a photo prop in my 'posie pots' post. and then eve...

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 cov...

this wood heart-shaped planting box is the perfect way for me to incorporate nature-inspired elements in my winter decor.  even though i...

in November 2020, i created something i had wanted for a long while: a faux fireplace and mantel, as a photo backdrop. using some spare lumb...

when i was thinking about ideas for a terra cotta pot nativity, i looked online - and every rendition i saw was 'cute'. and painted....

while i'm having fun finding all kinds of ways to use terra cotta flower pots in my theme this holiday season, i needed to expand the sc...

we've all seen beautiful wreaths made from terra cotta pots, filled with herbs or succulents or flowers - in springtime. i wanted to cre...

it's tiiiiiime! (channeling Mariah Carey there...) there's no waiting any longer to start sharing holiday decor content! my muses l...