Real Decorating for Real People
Fabric is one of the great recyclables. Once you’ve created something out of large quantities of fabric, you always have leftovers, and it’s the leftovers that can make for the best recycled projects. One of the oldest recycled fabric projects is a quilt, and I have a couple photos of some of the quilts I’ve…
No need for four different wreaths when one wreath base can be reaccessorized each season. Sometimes it takes a dilemma for me to come up with a new idea. So, here was my dilemma. I have a double front door and that means two wreaths for every season or holiday and I have just run…
Selecting exterior house colors is a difficult job, but if you follow these important steps I can assure you the process will be much easier. When it comes time to select exterior house colors, whether you are building and making all of the selections at once or just replacing one of the key features of your…
Try using rough hewn wood to make certain pieces of your winter garden angel to add texture and interest. The beginning of winter is time of year is my favorite time to get back in the shop. I feel like Santa’s helper putting together great projects that could soon be underneath someone’s Christmas tree. A project like…
We believe everyone should enjoy the holidays, even the hostess, and these 10 steps will help that dream come true! Do you remember in school when your name was called you would call out, “present”? In other words, you were there, you were attending the class; you were available to participate in the activities of…
Tis the season for cookies! And, if you put together a holiday cookie exchange, you can enjoy a dozen different varieties of cookies without all the work! Sure, you have to make a lot of the cookie you decide to make for the party, but it’s so much easier to make dozens of just one…
Sometimes it takes the simplest of materials to create something very nice, and this Star of David garland is a good example of that. I think it is wonderful that the end of the year is full of celebration. With celebrations come decorations and with decorations come hand- made projects! Hand- made projects allow more than…
Create a folded greeting card perfect for a special someone at Hanukkah, Kwanzaa or any holiday you wish. This is a lovely project for you and your children. It may not be the type of card you make to send to all your family and friends, in fact, you might just keep it yourself! However,…
Making frayed flowers uses up scrap fabrics, is a fun past time, and makes everything you pin or glue them too look better! Frayed flowers are a nice way to use up leftover fabric pieces. Once you have your flowers made you can add them to sweaters, coats, aprons, bags, pillows, draperies, and more! Well I…
Inexpensive felt and beads come together to give your holiday table setting a special touch. Add embroidered names and they double as place cards. Go ahead and say it – I’m a crazy woman. I adore making holiday napkin rings as you’ve seen from the variety I have shown you over the years. Well, this is…
