i'm at a vintage trailer rally at the beach this week, so i thought i'd share photos of the 'glamping' decor that i created ...

as August comes to a close in the weirdest way possible (a hurricane in Southern California? AND an earthquake?  okay.... ) i am still str...

this project is a bit different than my usual... i'm not making something from scratch or giving a total makeover.  this time, i'm s...

  yes, i'm creating a few  new 'tropical' style pumpkins this month! these work together with my previous creations - and since...

before i start sharing NEW pumpkin & fall decor ideas, i wanted to time-travel back to last September and show you my 'TROPI-fall...

our backyard in Southern California underwent a transformation back in 2020.... when the pandemic shutdown happened and we had to cancel our...

i always tell people 'i see things differently '...  that means i use elements & materials in ways they weren't intended to ...

i read that term - happy MAHALOween - on a tiki bar's website. when this fun phrase gave me a way to incorporate my love of tropicana de...

i spied this item one day at Lowes - do you know what it is? in my endless search for things i can turn into tropical decor for our home, i&...

i was cleaning our indoor tiki bar the other day, and as i moved some of the tiki mug collection off of a shelf to dust it, i sat the two ce...

this project was hatched when i started to throw something away... and then thought twice about it! my 'thing' is to embrace the ...

daffodils are my very favorite flower... i have loved them since i was a little Debby, and saw the happy, silly, bobbing heads in Disney'...

i'm in a tropical state of mind, if you can't tell... since i can't visit the island this year, i'm creating a tropical vibe...

as i was making my new Sweet Sweater Pineapples (shared in my last post - link below) i came up with a few more ideas for easy-peasy pineapp...

sweaters? in SUMMER? over the past 14 years, i've come up with all kinds of ideas using sweaters as crafting material, and created near...

 when we moved into this house four years ago, our decorating modus operandi was truly ' use what you have '... more than 90%...

last winter, i created a lot of tropical & tiki decor as part of our fun 'Happy HULA-days' Christmas theme. you've se...

yes, yes, i HAVE lost my everlovin' mind, thankyouverymuch ! last Christmas, in the midst of my flurry of decorating in our Ha...

along with the plethora of tikis i've been creating, i've added some other tropical decor elements to our home for summer... ...

yes, you CAN live in a tropical paradise - right where you are ! i've always said that if you truly love a place, you shouldn...