I’m alive! And late 🙁 I wanted to get this posted before Halloween but sadly this post is now tragically out of season. However, I did get the project completed in time to go trick […]
Exploring 17th Century Dress: Halloween Witch
How to use scrap fabric: project stuffing
While trying to clean up and organize my craft room after my paper flower adventures, I came across a large basket with saved scrap fabric, or ‘cabbage’. In my quest to make sure I have […]
Single Wall Kitchen Makeover
Hello! It’s been a while so I thought I would write up a quick post on the process of my single wall kitchen makeover 🙂 As there are a ton of great DIY resources for […]
A Beginner’s Guide to Furniture Refinishing: Giving a Dresser A New Life
Unlike my previous furniture refinishing attempt, this post will be a much more comprehensive look at taking an old piece of quality furniture and giving it a new life. I went from 0 to 60 […]
How to Make a Halloween Lantern Out of Trash
Happy Halloween! This is quick little project that I did solely to make a pun I’ve been waiting 10 years to make. My dog’s name is Jacko, and so I’ve always wanted to have him […]
IKEA ALEX Desk Hack: A Beginner’s Attempt at Furniture Refinishing
I’m back! As you may know from my previous post, I recently purchased a house! I had planned on posting several fun projects by now, but the realities of homeownership quickly set in. I had […]
How to Refinish Old Door Hardware
I just bought a house! That’s why you haven’t heard from me lately 🙂 The good news is that this will usher in a whole new set of projects for me to explore. One of […]
Jack-o-Lantern Mushroom Diorama: Trash Reuse
Happy Halloween! I’m celebrating the spooky season with a Jacko-o-Lantern mushroom diorama made largely of trash. I’ve been putting off doing this project because the skills were completely new to me. However, now that it’s […]
How to Reuse Curtains: Historical Dress Adventure – III
Hello! It has been a while. This portion of the project has taken a bit longer than expected (doesn’t it always). That, coupled with some life events such as starting a new job, weddings, vacation […]
How to Reuse Curtains: Historical Dress Adventure – II
Back again to continue my robe a la francaise project, aka: how to reuse curtains (ugly curtains). In my last post, I went over hand sewing and embroidering an 18th century shift and pocket. This […]