I love finding new ways to use old things and, over the Christmas holidays, I was in Old Town St. Charles, MO, taking pictures of the main street, which is just chock full of incredibly historic buildings, cobblestone streets, and during the holidays, some of the most gorgeous decorations and engaging street performers you’ll find […]
Category Archives: Upcycling
Heh. D’ya like that? That’s what I’m telling The Hubs anyway. Because $399 is what this: DID NOT cost me! My huge, stylishly aged leather camera bag / traveling office cost me a grand total of $40! If you remember, I’m not much in to current fashion trends. I’m not a fashionista in the traditional […]
Hi, everyone! If you follow me on FACEBOOK, you saw that I posted a sneak peek of today’s project. I have to say, this one is so from-the-hip that I wasn’t sure if it would turn out a project success or a project fail. (But, you know me – you’ve would have seen the report […]
Hi, there! Glad to see you! If you remember from my Goodwill Hunting post last Monday, one of the little “treasures” I found was a cheap-looking cream plastic lamp. Honestly, when I suggested turning this into a lamp that would fit in with The Girl Child’s Steampunk-inspired bedroom, she looked at me with a fair […]
Hey, there! I’m so glad you stopped by today! Got a chair makeover that I am really excited to share with you! If you follow me over on my Facebook page, you may have a seen a nice little harp-backed chair I picked up on one of my local Goodwill runs a few weeks ago. […]
Making our home friendly for The Girl Child’s Teacup Yorkie, Abbey, has been one of the main focuses we’ve had since we got her. She’s so little and what’s accessible to our other three dogs is just too big for her! After finishing the Pet Steps, we were on a hunt for a bed for […]
As I’ve said in a previous post, my daughter has a tiny bedroom and a huge sense of style. She’s in love with all things Steampunk right now. She had a small vanity I had refinished that (sort of) doubled as a desk, without having enough room for either job. Now, if you know my […]
Hi there! I’m going to start this blog off with a small job I did over the holidays. This is going to be a simple project, but an example of finding a way to fill a need in a hurry. And, believe me, this qualifies as a refurbishing project if anything ever has! A little […]