(A little late with this post as I forgot to get a picture of the finished product at Christmas. Finally, got around to it.) One thing I’ve been meaning to try on Pinterest is bleaching pine cones. I’ve seen some posts that say it didn’t work and others that did. I really like the way … [Read more…]
It’s been a while since I have posted. Today, I’m finally sharing something I did about 6 weeks ago! I had purchased a capiz shell hanging chandelier (the kind that doesn’t have a place for a light) back in September on clearance in the OBX. I got it for $20! I had decided that … [Read more…]
This week, I put up a shelf in my recently remodeled bathroom. While cleaning out my attic, I found a crown molding shelf that I had never hung. I started by repainting the dark wood a metallic palladium silver. Then, I realized that it just wasn’t what I wanted in the bathroom. I ended up … [Read more…]
My one thing a day-throw away project is going well. I’m ahead of schedule, which is great, because it always gets so busy in the spring. I started with Christmas items as I put them away, headed into Connor’s closet for a little and now I’m going through my kitchen, one drawer/cabinet at a time. … [Read more…]
College visits, Christmas preparations, a history bee and STILL working on the bathroom. For the most part, it is finished. I wanted to add a tiled, shimmery mirror above the vanity and after finding a few that I liked online, realized that I needed a narrower than the normal width mirror, due to my choice … [Read more…]
This was a Pinterest-inspired project, with a few tweaks, that I made at the beginning of the summer. I have a fascination with glass insulators and a friend of mine got a box of them at an auction and gave me a few. I started looking for some Pinspiration and found them used as a … [Read more…]