continue reading for all the details...
5.10.2024
paint a faux 'rusted' metal mailbox
5.03.2024
welcome to an epic crafting fail. and a fix!
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!
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...
1.12.2024
time for a change... a new 'mantel'!
(and those sharp dark shadows from the 'firebox' drove me mad!)
12.08.2023
terra cotta Christmas: 2 nativity scenes
into something ELSE ...
12.01.2023
terra cotta Christmas: faux painted tree ornaments
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 scope... enter my favorite tool: PAINT!
i rounded up some unused ornaments from my stash
and transformed them using my faux terra cotta paint technique.
it's easy, cheap, and a great way to revive unused items!
continue reading for the details and some of my top tree decorating tips...
11.24.2023
terra cotta Christmas: clay pot wreaths
i wanted to create a wreath made of pots
that fit this year's terra cotta Christmas theme...
simple, subtle, natural. and 'wintery' in feel.
11.17.2023
terra cotta Christmas: clay pot trees
came across my screen - and wouldn't you know it,
(i used to be on the visual merchandising design team there,
and love keeping up with what they are doing now - it's amazing!)
those are turned wood trees on the mantel.
that was subdued, simple, natural, and elegant -
to embody a new theme for the holidays this year...
10.31.2023
painted 'chocolate' pumpkins on a sweet sweater cake
which made me start thinking about making a very REAL cake
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!
10.03.2023
faux 'jadeite' pumpkin paint tutorial
the pretty seafoam - mint - jade greens of jadeite dishes and cookware
remind me of the color of our Shasta trailer (see my last post!)
and because of that, i've found these greens combine well with ANY color.
in late August i picked up a ceramic pumpkin mug at Dollar Tree,
and decided to try my hand at re-creating the luminous look of jadeite -
with paint.
and it worked!
continue reading for my color-matching process and paint tutorial...
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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7.26.2023
'Christmas in July': SanTIKI mug
7.19.2023
tropical tiki transformation
6.21.2023
display seashells in a gumball machine!
collecting & displaying seashells is a top summertime activity!
i've share many ideas before (linked below this post)
and now i have a different way to show off your shells
by using an unconventional container...
...continue reading for this easy paint & display project!
6.07.2023
sandy castles
continue reading to see my sneaky trick...
5.17.2023
deb flips the bird... ?!
the very last one they had in the store,
4.05.2023
Pyrex pattern Easter eggs
AND by two previous projects i've created inspired by them.
it's certainly true for me, as well as 'inspiration comes from nature'.
another source of inspiration for me is my own previous projects.
i love using similar concepts and elements from my stash
to create new 'home decor that's not from a store' in different seasons!
i hope you enjoy my last Easter decor project this year!
be a good egg and continue reading for a really easy tutorial...
3.25.2023
Easter egg mushrooms!
ah, but these are no ordinary mushrooms - these are made from eggs!
you can use REAL eggshells, as i did, or simple plastic eggs to get this whimsical result.
(i know, eggs are really pricy right now! i always save the shells to use in my garden,
but i'm always happy to turn 'trash' into 'treasure' via crafting!)