THE STORIES OF THE JOURNEY WE ARE ALL ON…
04/16/2013
Last week I shared my spring mantel, and today I wanted to share a tutorial on how I made the stenciled barnwood. It is actually a pretty simple project. There are also a lot of variations that could be made to customize it as well. Tweet Pin It
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04/10/2013
The sun is finally shining and it feels so good. So I felt it was time to make the inside match the outside and put together a spring mantel. Actually, the whole family room needed a few spring touches, a little brightness. Tweet Pin It
Pin It 01/07/2013
There is so much inspiration and so many ideas when we decorate for Christmas. But then, when all of the decorations are put away – do crave simplicity for a little bit? I do. But I couldn’t just leave my mantel empty… So, I was trying to come up with some mantel decorating ideas for [...]
Pin It 12/22/2012
I shared my Christmas Mantel and Advent calendar a few weeks ago. At the time I told you I would let you know what the basket on the side with envelopes was for. Tweet Pin It
Pin It 10/17/2012
I recently came upon my two year “blogaversary”. As with all markings of time we look back and reflect. One of my favorite projects to work on in my house is my mantel. My head is spinning (when I should be sleeping – hence the dark circles!) for my Christmas mantel already. It occurred to [...]
Pin It 09/21/2012
Putting together a fall mantel seems to be one of my favorite things to do. It is actually the first real project I ever did her on my ol’ blog – I’m just sentimental like that. Plus, like so many of us, I just love the fall. My oldest daughter was born in October (one [...]
Pin It 08/15/2012
Before I start my regularly scheduled post, just a quick note to my email subscribers. I am so pleased I finally figured out how to change the template to reflect the new blog design. However, my apologies that the last two posts were delivered twice. I am fairly certain I have resolved the issue, so [...]
Pin It 06/17/2012
Thank you so much for all of the kind feedback on our summer mantel – it was a fun project to put together. As I said I would, today I am sharing a tutorial of how we put together the baseball bat flag. We obviously started with the bats. I bought then at an auction [...]
06/10/2012
Who’s ready for summer? I know I am! My kids only have seven more school days and I am counting down just as much as them! So as the lazy days of summer get closer, I thought I would bring a little summer cheer into our home and I update our mantel. Obviously the main [...]
04/17/2012
A bit ago I completed an embroidered Eiffel Tower It was part of my spring mantel If you have read my blog for any length of time, or if you follow me on Pinterest, you already know I am kind of obsessed with embroidery. Actually, any kind of hand work – embroidery, needlepoint, crewel, oh [...]
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