Mitch has been taking guitar lessons and is now playing in a band with a group of students at the music school. Their instructor sets up little “recitals” around town… usually at coffee houses or in restaurants. The businesses like them because they come with a built in audience of family members and friends (all […]
Archives for December 2011
Top 10 Tips, Tutorials and Projects from 2011… as ranked by you.
Yesterday I posted my Top 10 Grant stories of 2011. I ranked them in order of how hard I laughed when he said/did these things. Today I am counting down my Top 10 Projects and Tips for 2011 as ranked by readers’ visits. 10. Mod-Podge Chair Tutorial 9. Spring Artwork Tutorial 8. Recipe for Apples […]
The Top 10 Grant Stories of 2011.
Although lately I seem to post a lot more craft projects than I do stories about Grant, these little anecdotes are some of my very favorite posts. (Grant and his antics are the reason this blog got started in the first place!) As the year draws to a close, I thought I’d share my Top […]
Merry Christmas to all!
Our home’s Christmas decor… better late than never.
The month of December has just flown by! I haven’t had time to do all of the things I wanted to, but at the same time, I’m not stressed out at all. (Other than having my exterior Christmas decorations ripped apart due to a roof emergency…) Anyhow, I didn’t link up to any holiday “home […]
3 simple Christmas traditions to start for your kids.
If you do it twice, it’s tradition. That’s kind of a family motto. The only way to start a tradition is to just start doing something. It doesn’t have to be a big, elaborate thing. I told you about our family Christmas tradition of going out to see lights by boat, but we also have […]
Make easy Christmas garlands & wreaths without time, money or talent. Seriously.
Yesterday I shared how to hide everyday artwork by just covering it with fabric and adding a wreath. Today I’m almost embarrassed to show you this stupid-easy way to turn the fake, plastic greenery into something that looks totally real. For free. It’s fast, easy and literally anyone can do it. When it’s fake, you […]
An easy way to turn your everyday wall art into something festive.
The things that work with my everyday decor sometimes just won’t work at Christmas time. For example, I love the Family Rules art piece that hangs over the buffet in our dining room, and come October, its orange color is a perfect pairing with the black and silver of my Halloween decor. However, when Christmas […]
My favorite Christmas Tradition: a boat ride through Naples.
We have lots of family traditions this time of year, but one of my favorites is looking at the Christmas lights by boat. We live near a neighborhood in Long Beach, California called Naples. Naples is an island neighborhood, and in the center of the island is a loop of canals. Each year we rent […]
The one where Southern California weather jacked up my Christmas decor.
It’s Christmas time! Perfectly trimmed trees… angelic children, playing nicely in front of a roaring fireplace… the delicious smell of holiday baking, wafting through the house… wrapping and shopping are done… That’s the image that many of the gorgeously decorated homes all over the internet are showing us. But there are a few brave bloggers […]