Hi guys! Today I am going to share something special I made for my mom for her birthday this year. We have a thing for bluebirds in my family, especially vintage bluebirds. So, I thought I would try and make …
Happy Friday everyone! Week two of Kitschmas is coming to a close and we are going to end with another gift guide. Today I am going to share with you my favorite gift ideas for the kiddos, or kids of …
Happy Friday everyone! Got big plans this weekend? I am planning on taking it easy, maybe doing a little sewing and a little reading. Before I sign off for the weekend, I thought I would share some of my favorite …
Happy Friday everyone! I hope you all have had a wonderful week! Are y’all ready for a fun long weekend? I am really looking forward to cooking out and spending time with the family! Before I sign off for the …
Happy Friday everyone! It’s Easter weekend! We are planning for a nice long weekend here! Hopefully we can get some hiking in one day! Before I head out for the weekend I thought I would share my favorites this week …
I have been having such a blast with my vintage craft series so far this year! So, I thought it would be fun to make an Easter craft and share it with you guys this week. My …
Happy Weekend guys! We have had a wonderful week here! My sister is home for spring break and I have been spending lots of time with her! I have added several shops to my favorites this week on Etsy. There …
Happy Friday everyone! I hope you all are having a great week! We are looking forward to the weekend. My sister is coming home for spring break and we get her for a whole week! Before I head out to …
Happy Friday everyone! It is the last Friday in February. I swear this month flew by! We have been snowed in a lot over the last couple of weeks with the icy roads, so I have added a lot of …
I am a big fan of quirky! Things that are a little unusual and a little funny, a little cute, always make me giddy! I’ve seen some really cute stamped silver spoons on Etsy, stamped with the words “lets spoon” …
I’m not big into scrapbooking, but I do love all the papers and embellishments! My mom and I are always picking up scrapbooking supplies, but we seem to hoard it more than use it. I have been wanting to make …
Happy Friday everyone! I hope you all are enjoying your week and looking forward to the weekend! I have been looking for a calendar for my kitchen and my craft room for a while now. There are so many amazing …
Hey guys! The past few weeks have been a little of a whirlwind! I can’t belive this year is already almost over, I swear it has gone by so fast! I am knee-deep in making holiday gifts for my own …
Hey everyone! I’ve gotten a little behind on my gift guides this year with so much going on around here lately. So we will be playing catch up this week. The first guide I am going to share with you …
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Hey everybody! Can you believe it’s the end of October already! I know I’ve said it like a million times, but this year feels like it is just flying by! I’ve been really busy finishing up Halloween crafts and planning …
Hey guys! Today I am going to share an easy decorating diy with you all. I have a serious love for vintage tin toys! I usually don’t indulge myself since I am drowning in all my other vintage collections. However, …
I swear this month has just flown by! It’s going to be fall before you know. I have not been pinning a whole lot over the past month since it has been a little crazy and my sister is home …
Last week I shared this diy pallet wood star with you all. I had made the star for my porch. When I went to hang it, it looked a little plain for my taste, so I decided to paint it. …
Just as I was saying “I can’t believe it’s May already,” the month is just about over! This May has just been flying by! Before June creeps up on us, I thought I’d share some of my favorite pins from …
Hey everyone! I am excited to share that another Let’s Shop Local event starts tomorrow! This Friday through Sunday, May 16th-18th, Let’s Shop Local is having a handmade market fair as part of the wicked fun Got To Be …
Spring is here, and for many of us it is synonymous with craft show season. There are bunches of craft shows in the Raleigh Durham area where I live. One of the best local shows is most definitely The Handmade …
Happy Friday everyone! I am on my way to the Liberty Antiques Festival today, but I did want to pop in and share a little gift guide with you all! As you know, Mother’s Day is just around the corner. …
As many of you who follow this blog already know, I am head over heels for Pinterest! It is so fantastic having so much inspiration at your fingertips. I have been a little busy the last month but I was …
A couple of weekends ago I had the pleasure of attending the March Let’s Shop Local shopping market. For all my local readers out there, Let’s Shop Local is an organization dedicated to showcasing and supporting local artists in the …
A few weeks ago I was browsing through Etsy, and I let out a gasp. You know, one of those gasps that women do so well, that can either be from fear or extreme excitement. My husband refers to it …
Pallets are one of my favorite items to repurpose! The wood has a cool rustic look, and you can usually find them for free. I have been wanting to try to embroider some wood for a while now. My hubby …
Hey everyone! The other day Daryl and I reinforced the chicken coup with extra chicken wire. We ended up having a few scrap pieces left over and I thought I would save them for a project. I have used chicken …
I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again, I LOVE Pinterest! I pin a lot and I get so much inspiration from all the beautiful things on Pinterest! This month I have pinned a bunch of new items to …
Happy Friday everyone! Welcome to my first full artist feature of 2014! I am so excited to showcase one of my absolute favorite Etsy shops, Little Low Studio, with you all today! Little Low is a fantastic shop full of …
Happy Friday everyone! As I mentioned the other day, one of my favorite things about the new year is getting new calendars for our home! I always get at least three. There’s one for the kitchen, one for the office, …
One of my absolute favorite things about starting a new year is getting new calendars. I thought today I would share my favorite free printable calendars from some really fantastic designers on the web. Here they are: Get this Whimsical …
Hi everyone! Welcome to day ten of my 12 Days of Handmade Gifts! I love snow globes! The kitschy-er the better! When I was little whenever we went somewhere really cool I bought one of those tacky snow globes …
Hey everybody! I am sooo excited to announce that the new holiday issue of Inspired Ideas Magazine is out and available! It is one of my favorite online mags. I have two projects in the current issue, Vintage Wrapping …
Happy Friday everyone! I hope you all have had a fantastic week! The last few Fridays I have been sharing gift guides with you with some of my favorite gift ideas from Etsy’s wonderful world of handmade artists. Today I …
Hi guys! Welcome to day four of my 12 Days of Handmade Gifts! Today I am going to share this fun button project with you! I LOVE vintage buttons and have a ton of them! They are one of the …
Hi guys! Are you all getting into the Christmas holiday yet? I decorated my home a couple of weeks ago. I can’t ever wait till after Thanksgiving. Christmas is my favorite holiday! I finished up the last of my Christmas …
Happy guys! I hope you all are enjoying Thanksgiving weekend! We are going to be putting the Christmas lights up on the house this weekend. I am so excited! Today’s gift guide is for all of your furry friends. Don’t …
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Hi guys! Welcome to day ten of my 12 Days of Christmas crafting! Today I am going to show you how to make these fun extra large holiday card signs to hang around your holiday home. This is such a …
Hey there! I hope you are all enjoying your weekend! I meant to share this with you guys last night, but the time got away from me. Etsy is so full of wonderful artists! You can find something for everyone …
Hi everybody! I am very excited today to share my favorite pins from Pinterest from the last month with you all today. I didn’t have a lot of extra time to pin lately, but I did add to some of …
Happy Friday everyone! Today I am really excited to share one of my favorite Etsy shops ever, Nicola and the Newfoundlander. Nicola and Bren, the fantastic artists behind the shop, create hand printed comfy clothing and reclaimed wood jewelry and home …
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A few weeks ago I found the cutest little vintage advertising pins while browsing through etsy one evening before bed. They really popped out at me, so I just had to get them! I thought they would make a really …
Happy Friday everyone! Do you guys remember that fantastic vintage shop, Sushipot Vintage, that I shared with you all a few weeks back? Well, today I am going to share Suzanna Scott’s other fantastic handmade altered art shop with you, …
Hi guys! Today I am going to share one of my favorite new diy’s with you. I have been seeing a lot of button art lately like this button monogram from American Crafts. I love the dimensionality of it, and …
This year I have been getting really into Instagram! I love posting pictures! This year I started doing an Instagram every day with the end goal of creating an Instaprint calendar for 2014. I discovered Printstagram last year around the …
Happy Friday everyone! I hope you all had a fantastic and safe 4th! For americans, we celebrate Independence day with fireworks and flags. Today I would like to share with you some of my favorite flag “old Glory” flag finds …
Happy Friday everyone! I hope you all have had an amazing week! Today I would like to share one of my favorite Etsy Vintage shops with you all, Sushipot Vintage. This shop is so wickedly quirky with items ranging from …
Happy Monday everyone! I hope you all had a lovely weekend! We had a very busy weekend! My sister Hannah’s senior prom was saturday. She looked so beautiful, and I will be posting pictures soon! The other big even this …
Happy Friday everybody! I hope you all have had a lovely week! As some of you all know by now, I absolutely love chickens! I have a small flock of backyard chickens that we keep at my mom’s house. Having …
Happy Friday everybody! Today I am very excited to share one of my new favorite shops on Etsy with you, Raw Bone Studio. Robin, the fantastic artist behind the shop, creates a wonderful array of mixed media fiber folk art …
I am so excited that Spring is finally here! We have had unusually chilly weather for this time of year here in NC. I can see the trees and the flowers are starting to bloom and there is a little …
Hello Everyone! I haven’t done a whole lot of extra pinning this month. However I have found some very cool pins to add to my boards. This month I added an Easter board and I have enjoyed looking through all …
I have been an avid user of sharpies for some time now. When I was in highschool my friends and I used to doodle on each others jeans or sneakers. It is one of my favorite craft items. I absolutely …
Spring may not quite be in the air, but Easter is fastly approaching! I love crafting for Easter as it is the first cheery glimpse of spring in my house. There are so many fabulous  spring and Easter DIY projects …
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Hello Everyone! I meant to put this post up yesterday, but I just didn’t get the time. Hey, at least it’s still technically February! Pinterest still continues to be one of my favorite things! It’s a constant source of inspiration …
Happy Friday everyone! As many of you know, Etsy is home to some of the coolest artists around the world! One of my new favorite shops, Dancing Seeds Mobiles, comes to us from across the sea in Israel. Noa Sadeh …
Some of my best memories of being a teenager were afternoons spent with my grandfather searching through the boxes of records at Goodwill. I love to craft with vintage records that won’t play anymore, or fun and unusual record covers, …
One of my most treasured possessions in the entire world is the collection of old family slides my grandfather gave me shortly before he passed away. I spent hours scanning them in a little at a time, and actually still …
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Hi everyone! Welcome to my first Pinterest feature of the year. Most of you know by now, I just adore Pinterest! I admit, I am hooked. I’m sure some of you are too. There is so much inspiration to be …
Hi Everyone! Today I have a special Etsy feature to help welcome the new year! I have compiled a few of my favorite calendars from Etsy’s wonderful artists. There are wall calendars, desktop calendars, posters, and tea towels. There were …
Hi everybody! It’s Wednesday again, and it’s time for another holiday gift guide! This week I am showing off some of my favorite gift ideas for the gals in your life. Today’s guide features handmade gifts for gals from the …
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As some of you already know I am smitten for vintage buttons! I love the styles, the textures, the colors! I am always looking for new ways to use my buttons, and had recently bought some small green ones that …
Hiya everyone! Welcome to day 2 of my 13 Days of Halloween! Today our DIY comes from one of my favorite craft buddies, my mom. The other day I was making some fun little ghosts figures for the mantel and my mom …
Hey Everybody! I have a very special feature for you guys today! I am showcasing one of my new favorite Etsy shops, This Little Pigment. Andie Freeman, the artist behind the shop creates beautiful oil and watercolor paintings and soldered jewelry. …
Today I am thrilled to share with you all the work of one of my favorite Etsy artists, Khara Ledonne. Khara creates fantastic little paintings in vintage brass ball lockets in her little studio in Brooklyn. I absolutely adore her work! It amazes …
One of my favorite things on the internet these days is Pinterest! I love how I am able to find amazing things and connect with people who share my style and interests! I see and have discovered so many blogs …
This friday I have a special treat for you! Today I am featuring one of my all time, tippie top, absolute favorite artists on Etsy, Sara Pulver and her wonderful shop, 3 Crows. I found Sara’s work a couple of years ago, …
I have been meaning to feature this shop for a while now. This is an Etsy shop that my mom and I have together and have recently added art prints to. The Fabulous Life of Roux Toulouse is a children’s …
Today I have a fun art craft for you all. Use old pallets to make a “canvas” that is both shabby chic and well, cheap! I stenciled a quote on mine, but you could use any subject matter you like. …
This weeks featured artist is by far one of my favorites! Kate Hindley is an amazing children’s illustrator from the UK. Her work is whimsical and oh so cute, and I love the personality that she gives to her charachters …
Local Gems is a new feature to my blog where I am planning to showcase some of my favorite places around the Raleigh, Durham, triangle of NC. So, I think it is only fitting that my first “Local Gems” post …
This week I am featuring a wonderful potter, Catherine Reece from the wonderful world of Etsy. Take a peek: Catherine’s work is whimsical and adorable. She even makes cockroaches look cute with her “cockroaches in love” items. And I love …
As you all know by now, I have a small obsession for all things vintage and cute. So, naturally this weeks Etsy fave’s vintagey goodness should be no surprise on why Miss Bluebird and Oscar would be one of my …
My fellow blogger, the Lovely Elizabeth from www.letitbelovely.com , has sweetly nominated my blog for the Sunshine Blog Award! A very big “Thank You” to you Darlin’! Elizabeth has a fantastic blog, where she shares her love of crafting and …
I have been meaning to start this for a couple of weeks now, but have been so busy. Today will be the first of many I heart Etsy posts. Every Friday I will be highlighting one of my favorite artists …
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