I'm happy to say, the creativity gene has been passed!

The project today is one I borrowed from Mother Nature. 

The bills are a fact of life, so why not give  them a pretty spot while they're waiting to get paid.

I discovered an easy and inexpensive solution to securing 
a shelf or attaching pallet wood.

A beautiful day on the deck perfect for a little flag making...

I am in total need of fixing the cat scratch damage on my basement stairs! 
My cat lives in the basement at night and apparently when she is there she likes to use the stairs as her scratching post. At first we thought it was no big deal. The basement after all is the dumping ground for my craft messes. But it is starting to look like the stairs may not outlast the 15 year old cat. Update: that cat lived to 23!!

I was trying to think of something to cover the cat scratches that would also keep the cat from ruining the stairs.
At Home Depot I found plastic corner molding for drywall. That's it, just what I needed for this fix!


I stapled it to the sides of the stairs and it totally solved the problem!


Sorry Kitty.... !!

While I was down here I thought the stairs could use a little makeover so I…

An aging technique on this very shiny bucket was just the  beginning of this project...

Yes, you can paint a metal light!

A quick and easy tip for hulling strawberries from  an item you probably already have in your kitchen...

The minute I saw this at the thrift store I knew exactly
where I was going with it.

The Country Living Fair was great, but on the ride home...

I bought bottle caps and magnets to do a 
little project with my class. 

Sometimes a brand new project is born from an old one.

Going to the Country Living Fair is great enough.

Homeroad is using some good garden junk this summer! Repurposed and found items displayed in the garden for instant decor!

Now this vintage toolbox can be saved!

Sometimes the marriage of 2 pieces is just meant to be...

A Vintage stool get's a nautical makeover today.