When life gets too hard…

I read this quote recently…”when life gets too hard to stand, kneel” and I just loved it.   I decided to make a sign for my sister because I knew that she would also love this quote.  Guess what?  She did!   I started with a plain wooden board I found in our basement.  I… read more »

Our numbered stairs take II

In an earlier post I talked about how I painted numbers on our staircase using craft paint and stencils.  Well yesterday, as I was cleaning the stairs, I noticed how scuffed up the risers were looking.  I started to clean them.  Then I grabbed my new found electric sander and decided to “distress” the numbers… read more »

The inspired door knob

On a recent trip to Anthropologie, I feel in love with this door knob… As much as I wanted this knob, I just couldn’t justify spending the $42 on it and believe me, I AM good at justifying purchases !   Anyway, I decided to pull out my my girls Cricut and print “enter” and “exit”… read more »

Typography memory board for Michael…

My husband Michael celebrated a birthday yesterday.   He is VERY difficult to shop for, never mind 9 days after Christmas.  But because I don’t want his birthday to be forgotten by Christmas, I try to do something special for him each year.  This year I decided to make him a memory board using our new… read more »