DIY Vintage Chic
Hello, loves. Yesterday, I put finishing touches on the packaging for two custom orders. {Thank you, Alima & Deborah!} I thought the packages looked adorable, so I wanted to share these little lavender burlap bags with you! As usual, I kept the packaging simple with "fl" stamped on cotton scraps and attached with a clothespin. A few … [Read more...]
Hi, loves. If you have a small kitchen like me, you might also struggle with places to put stuff and keep the clutter to a minimum, (especially if you love to cook and/or have a teeny addiction to all of the cooking "candy" at Williams-Sanoma). Not too long ago, I shared my DIY Wire and Nail Hanging Spice Holder with the hometalk … [Read more...]
I hope you had a lovely weekend and Monday. The weather was absolutely beautiful here and Saturday marked the start of my oldest boy's Little League baseball season. I'll share our little photo shoot on Thursday...and a bit more outside of laundry, lavender, and lately, furniture painting. I promised the whole Viv first, so here she … [Read more...]
Hi, lovelies. Technically, it's still Thursday...even though it's a late post. I wasn't able to post on Tuesday, so I didn't want to miss Thursday too... ...and I'm d.y.i.n.g. to share a little sneak peek of Viv. (Remember her?) I got up bright and early this morning and got to work, hoping to have Viv painted, waxed, and styled tonight, but … [Read more...]
Thank you so much for the sweet comments on my lavender desk. As promised, here's the tutorial to achieve a pretty, faded, weathered, and crackled finish on your furniture pieces using crackle medium and Annie Sloan Chalk Paint. While my desk is lavender, the techniques can be applied to any color that YOU love! Step 1 Paint your piece … [Read more...]
I think I established in my last post that Motivational Speaker isn't in my cards ;), but I'm happy my words resonated with some of you. I really should stick to laundry n' stuff though. ...like the lavender desk that I painted yesterday. I've actually painted it thrice. It used to be white. (Click HERE for the way before and dabble in … [Read more...]
I've been somewhat tongue tied (or finger tied) since returning to my blog after two months away. I have so many thoughts to share with you, but haven't been quite able to write them down. Writer's block, I suppose...or my little ones? ;) I keep this blog (and you) so close to my heart that I find myself choosing my words carefully, not in … [Read more...]
Yesterday was another b.e.a.u.t.i.f.u.l. Spring day. We took little Grey on his first fishing trip! We didn't catch anything, but he was just as happy to have a pole with a worm on the end of it. Have I ever told you that I love to fish? Get me on a boat in the middle of a lake and I'm a happy girl. I could sit there all day. I grew up in a … [Read more...]
Happiest Sunday. It's been a beautiful and sunshiny week here. And you know what that means... Clothesline time! (You'll have to take my word for it because my linens are now in the basket.) (The basket that I found at Goodwill for $3.99.) My favorite smell ever in the history of ever is the scent of freshly washed, crisp, line dried … [Read more...]
Happy Monday, lovelies. I wanted to share a little family room progress with you. Since my last post, I primed and painted to get ready for the maple plywood planked floor installation. Well, almost finished painting. I still need to finish painting the trim...and now the ceiling, which was an afterthought because the two whites don't … [Read more...]
