Insta-Style: Holiday Drink Coasters + Free Printables
Make holiday drink coasters for Thanksgiving and Christmas gift giving or entertaining.
I have a holiday inspired Insta-Style for you today.
What’s Insta-Style? It’s a series of simple projects for which no tutorial is needed.
You may not own the same items I show in the series of posts, but I am hoping that the ideas will inspire you to look at everything around you with new eyes and ask yourself…”what if?” to come up with your own Insta-Style decorating ideas.
What Can You Create When You Repurpose…
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A Simple Pleasure
The best part of my dayis when I walk through my front door after spending 8 hours at work. Being home is heaven and I want to make the transition from the business world to my haven feel special. Crossing the threshold starts the transformation, but I like … Continue Reading...
How To Paint a Rug on Your Floor
I painted this rug on my mudroom floor about 14 years ago. I call it my antique rug nowadays as as it is getting a little shabby. The hardwood floor in this room is going to be re -done soon and the rug will have to be sanded off for refinishing. I will … Continue Reading...
How-To Make a Valentine Gift Tube
I am sending this covered gift tube to my daughter, Mandy who is away at The University of Vermont. It is filled with lots of kisses - Hershey Kisses that is. I want to send her something unique that won't fit into her dorm mailbox. This way the mail-room … Continue Reading...
Kids Room Decorating Ideas | Signature Table
This project is for all the moms out there who still have little children. There are many kids room decorating ideas that you can do, but this is one for your kids to do. I know you must be thinking- what the heck...about the table in the above photo, … Continue Reading...
She’s Got Style! Kim Johnson Gross
The beginning of this blogging journey of mine :) I have only been blogging for about two months and so many amazing things have happened to me in that short time. I have connected with so many of you and have learned so much knowledge that I … Continue Reading...
DIY: Office Chair Makeover with Fabric
This is my desk chair. It was in a photo on a previous post I did about organizing my creative space. You can find more in my post, here, Getting Organized. A few of you asked me if I was going to do a post about the chair. So I decided, why wait - here … Continue Reading...
How To Make Wipe-Off Labels for Organizing Your Stuff
When paging through the Ballard Designs catalog a few years ago I came across little enameled re-writable name plaques. They were white and outlined in black. They were Oh, so French, and Oh, so expensive! I thought of so many uses for them, but knew I … Continue Reading...
How to Make a Stackable Basket By Using a Lid
I, like many of you... am in super organizing mode. The new year always deserves a fresh start and I am going through every room of my house purging all the clutter and organizing the rest. One way I try to tame what is left is to place the stuff into … Continue Reading...
DIY Kitchen Makeover
This post is for anyone who hates their kitchen cabinets and is thinking of doing a DIY Kitchen Makeover and transforming the cabinets with paint. I could have named this post: How to add molding easily to stock cabinets and how to paint cabinets to look like … Continue Reading...
How to Make a Chandelier Chain Cover
I am going to show you how you can easily make a chandelier chain cover. I created this fabric chandelier chain cover as a project for a decorating book I wrote back in 1994 that was entitled, Instant Decorating. At the time, purchased chandelier chain … Continue Reading...
Gift for a Foodie: Five-Star Chef
I have to admit...I don't like to cook, but it is something I need to do on a daily basis. To make the process more doable I like to to pretend I am a chef. Pretending calls for “props and wardrobe”. Most of us have the props - pots and pans like they use … Continue Reading...
Diana Vreeland Would Have Loved Blogging
Love this quote from Diana Vreeland... … Continue Reading...
How-to Make a Partner’s Desk
Do you have a home office that serves as you and your spouses work area but can't figure out how to share the space? Sounds like you need a Partner's Desk. My husband I made the partner’s desk pictured here, so two people could work at the same time. I … Continue Reading...
Merry Christmas
After all the crafting, decorating, shopping, baking, and wrapping… the day is finally here. I hope your Christmas is everything you hope for and more. Enjoy … Continue Reading...
Christmas Tree Ornament Made Using a Tiffany Box
My sister received a gift from Tiffany's and asked me if I would like the box to repurpose it. I happily took it knowing the teal color would work well in my decor. After some thought I came up with the idea to make a Christmas tree ornament. If you … Continue Reading...
Easiest Christmas Cookies I Ever Made
I love Christmas Cookies. Every December my friend, Karen has a cookie exchange - which is lots of fun. She decorates her house beautifully and always serves delicious munchies and her famous Bourbon Slush (yum). Many of my friends who I don’t get to see on a … Continue Reading...
