From the monthly archives:

May 2010

The Winner of the styledi Bracelet

May 30, 2010

Congratulations to Commenter #27 27 Sharon 05/09/2010 at 9:59 pm [edit] I like the trust fund bracelet the best. Please enter me in your lovely giveaway. Thanks. Sharon Starlight Primitives Sharon, I will contact you via e-mail and look forward to hearing from you and sending you your bracelet. Thank- you to everyone who stopped [...]

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Time for Some Red, White, and Blue

May 28, 2010

It’s a holiday weekend. A red, white, and blue one. Time to go to a parade and wave a flag, cook up some yummy delicious food for a picnic or BBQ, and time to give a little thought to all of those who have served or are currently serving in the Armed Forces. On the Pionner Woman’s site [...]

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How-To Make a Teapot Lamp

May 24, 2010

Have you ever seen this clever teapot lamp from Anthropologie? Typhanie over at Shoebox Decor has a great tutorial that doesn’t require you to have to drill through the china to add the lamp parts, making a knock-off creation of this lamp very easy and a whole lot more affordable. You can check out her [...]

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Easy Embellished Envelopes

May 21, 2010

It is the time of year when many of us will be giving the gift of money to graduates and newlyweds. Good manners require you to follow protocol – you put a check into a card, seal the envelope, and hand it to the recipient. Creative manners allows you to follow your spirit. When you express [...]

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My “Junk”ing Weekend

May 17, 2010

My youngest daughter. Mandy came home from college this weekend and was itching to go junking. I had not planned on doing so, but she is only going to be home for 2 weeks, so I decided, why not, it was a beautiful day, so off we went. It was my first treasure hunt of the season. We went to five [...]

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HandmadeNews.org

May 13, 2010

I am so excited to tell you that I am featured today over at handmadenews.org. Sara Moore who is the head of the content department over there contacted me a while back about interviewing me. To say I was honored is an understatement. I just want to thank HandmadeNews and Sara for putting me in their [...]

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DIY Desk Set

May 12, 2010

This project is one of my favorite types - one that re-purposes, recycles, and reuses odds and ends we have sitting around our homes taking up space in their boring original states. I tried to take what I learned at summer camp a long, long, time ago and make the basic project a bit more stylish, worthy enough to sit [...]

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4th Annual Cottage Charm Giveaway

May 8, 2010

Kim over at Twice Remembered is hosting the 4th Annual Cottage Charm Giveaway I am going to participate. Here, at InMyOwnStyle I will be giving away one bracelet. You can see a more detailed description of each bracelet over at my website, styledi.com One lucky reader will win one of these styledi bracelets valued at $89.00. [...]