It's hard to be sad when you are creating something. If you make simple ring wreaths in minutes, your joy will outlast the time spent creating. If you have little time to create a whole wreath, well, this is the answer! We're gonna create three wreaths in minutes. Remember that delicious ... READ the POST

While the grandkids were playing catch one of the chandelier globes broke. Time for a new chanty and time-out for the kiddos, but save any unbroken light fixture globes to make a cloche. Do you have a passion for the bits and pieces of lamps and chandeliers? I do. The best place to find lamp ... READ the POST

Do you like unique lighting? I keep waiting for oil lamps to make a comeback. My son and I would light an old oil lamp in our little duplex. You know, the duplex next to the train tracks with windows that rattled when a train went by. The oil lamp was an update to using a candle. Now that we live in ... READ the POST

Upcycle a button collection into a tree. I used an assortment of wood buttons for my tree. Any type of buttons or colors would look adorable. Do you have special buttons? My mom has a button that she and her sisters used for a game. It’s a large dark red button from a coat. The button is on a ... READ the POST

The farm next to my grandparents had buffalo. The 1/4 mile road to my grandparents’ farmhouse ran along the neighbor’s fence, and when I got the newspaper for my grandparents, I would watch the buffalo. Maybe that’s why I like buffalo check so much. Because I live in such a small town, ... READ the POST