It’s almost time for summer vacations! Do you have pets? What do you do with them while you’re on vacation? We go camping a lot and we take our dog Corsa with us. We were having a big problem with her dumping over her food and water, but Handsome Hubby has a great trick to keep […]
Archives for May 2013
A wash tub fire pit: how to find the right parts to make one.
We went camping over the Memorial Day weekend and we took our wash tub fire pit with us. I really love this thing. It throws more heat and it channels the smoke up, out and away from you. With a normal campfire, there is usually an entire area that is getting smoked out, but with […]
A rat by any other name…
It’s been a while since I had a Grant story for you. Lots of little things happen daily, and I usually just end up Instagramming them (#grantism) but I had to share his latest obsession with you: Rodents. I was going through Grant’s school papers in his backpack and found one of his math tests […]
Going camping and choosing recipes from Rook No 17.
I’m super excited to be going camping for Memorial Weekend. It is not our big annual camping trip (that’s in a few weeks) but this one is up to our local mountains. Two hours from our door-step, it’s going to be a great little getaway. We’ll be bringing our washing-machine-turned-fire-pit… …and will probably be making […]
An easy recipe for cream based pasta sauce (using store-bought cheese spread.)
Pasta: It’s easy, filling and great comfort food. It can get pretty boring though, if the only time you are eating it is with some type of red sauce. Particularly if it’s just jarred sauce…. not that there’s anything wrong with that. Yes, I am Italian, and yes, I take short-cuts in the kitchen all […]
An easy ombre globe.
I love this little globe I picked up at a yard sale a few years ago. I have transformed it a couple of times over. It’s had two Halloween make-overs and been repainted for Valentine’s Day. I have another project coming up, but in the meantime, I got a wild hair and decided to do […]
Some quick and easy Patriotic Projects. Just in time for Memorial Weekend.
As we are gearing up for Memorial Weekend (and current projects that I have in the works are not finished) I thought I’d share a couple of my previous Patriotic Projects. Each one is a tutorial, just follow the link. Land of the Free Because of the Brave artwork tutorial Old Glory Spray Paint Artwork […]
Mother’s Day Brunch Wrap Up 2013
We had our annual Mother’s Day Brunch on Sunday. I did not get too wild and crazy with the decor… nothing hanging from the ceiling… just a simple, coastal theme and color palette. It all started out with these paper napkins that I turned into invitations. That was the jumping off point for […]
Faux Red Coral made from sticks & spray paint.
Summer is coming and the seasonal tide of coastal decor is starting to pull at me. I have previously made faux starfish and red and white coral out of salt dough, and today I am going to show you another super easy way to make a faux red coral. Want the secret ingredient? Sticks. this […]
Easy antique wash for distressed artwork.
I make “subway” or typographic artwork on a fairly regular basis. I am not too precise about the process, which is why I love the, um, distressed look. Distressing artwork that is less than perfect covers a multitude of sins and makes it a “I meant to do that” finished product. Here are a few […]