Dollhouse Remodel

Dollhouse Remodel

Last winter, stuck inside for the pandemic lockdown, I decided to work on one of those projects saved for a rainy day. I knew this project would take more than a rainy day, and this one did take several months. My sister found the broken down old dollhouse I had made...
DIY Note Cards Made Easy

DIY Note Cards Made Easy

As you know from previous posts, I love making personalized greeting cards to send, especially using encouraging quotes and verses. I’m making some of my digital card files available now for sale in my shop so you can make your own DIY note cards – easily...
How to Paint Cement Yard Statues

How to Paint Cement Yard Statues

In some circles, cement yard statues are considered tacky. I’ve seen some really cute ones but never knew how to paint cement yard statues to look classy and not tacky. We’ve had these two yard statues in our family over 20 years, since the kids were...
Pink Vintage Tea Party

Pink Vintage Tea Party

We’ve been planning a tea party for Shreya and her friends for months, and the day finally came last Saturday. With 13 girls on the guest list, we decided to include the 7 moms and 2 grandmas to make it a mother-daughter tea party. Of course, I spent several...
DIY Tea Party Fascinators

DIY Tea Party Fascinators

In preparing for the Mother-Daughter Tea Party we had recently, we put together kits for the girls to decorate hats to wear at the party. I didn’t want to leave the moms out, so I decided to try my hand at making a few tea party fascinators in case they wanted...
Mother-Daughter Bracelets

Mother-Daughter Bracelets

DIY Mother Daughter Bracelets We gave these mother daughter bracelets out as personalized gifts in favor boxes at our Pink Vintage Tea Party. They turned out so pretty and were easy and quick to make. Most of the supplies can be purchased on Amazon – with links...
Designer Flavored Cupcakes from a Cake Mix

Designer Flavored Cupcakes from a Cake Mix

I love any excuse to make cupcakes, so I jumped at the chance when I was asked to make cupcakes for a recent event for 50 guests. I usually stick to basic flavors, like chocolate, vanilla, red velvet and occasionally strawberry. But this time, I decided to experiment...
DIY Circle Pendant Jewelry

DIY Circle Pendant Jewelry

Here’s my short tutorial for DIY circle pendant jewelry… You know how I love to make inspirational mugs and Scriptural greeting cards. In 2014, we were planning to attend an international convention in Quito in Jan 2015, and I got the idea to make...
Scrabble Tile Jewelry

Scrabble Tile Jewelry

 Perfect gift for Scrabble lovers!A couple years ago, I made at least 100 of these Scrabble tile necklaces to hand out as convention gifts in Quito Ecuador. Scrabble tile jewelry is a unique and really quick and simple gift to make.Besides necklaces, these Scrabble...
Farmhouse Hutch Makeover

Farmhouse Hutch Makeover

For a couple years now, I’ve had half my kitchen painted and decorated farmhouse style. It’s taking a little longer on the other half since I want to add new countertops, so I decided to go ahead and share what I’ve done so far, including this...