Hi guys! I hope you all are having a great week! A couple of weeks ago I found these fantastic house shaped unfinished wood shelves at Michaels. I snagged them up as I just had to have them to do …
Hi guys! I love finding different ideas to make unusual Christmas wreaths. I found this vintage Better Homes and Gardens Treasury of Christmas Ideas book at the thrift store last year. It is a book made with their favorite projects …
Hi guys! I know a lot of us are gearing up for Halloween crafting, if we haven’t started already. So, today I wanted to share a little round up of all of my Halloween crafts from the last couple of years. Hope …
Happy Monday Everyone! I hope you all had a good weekend! We took the pups on a beautiful hike at Umstead park. They had a fantastic time and it was a lovely day! I picked up a new set of …
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Happy Monday everyone! Can you believe it’s March already? I am so looking forward to spring time, longer days, and warmer weather! It’s time to start seeing some lovely color again. One of my favorite things about spring is that …
It’s been a while since I have added any new posts to my home tour to share with you all. Quite frankly, my house had been a disaster for months before we did an early spring cleaning back in January. …
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One of my favorite things to gift at the holidays are lovely handmade pillows. They are something that just about all the gals on my list love! And in my opinion, you can never have too many pillow covers! I …
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Hey guys! Is everybody getting ready for turkey day? I am super excited this year since we are having a lot of the family getting together! We are looking forward to seeing everyone! It’s going to be a great kickstart …
One of my favorite spots in our home is the window at the kitchen sink. I love the view to the screen porch and back yard and it is a cute little size and perfect for cafe curtains. It is …
DIY Upcycled Vintage Tea Towel Christmas Curtains Read more »
Hi guys! Today I am going to share my new Halloween wreath DIY with you all! I have been a fan of Tim Burton and Nightmare Before Christmas since I saw the movie when it came out in theaters when …
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Hey guys! Halloween is coming early to the blog! Every day this week I will be sharing a new Halloween DIY with you all! To start off the crafting I thought I’d share my favorite project first. I am a …
A few weeks ago I had the pleasure of shooting a beautiful wedding with my mom. The bride and groom were completely adorable and the wedding was so sweet! I knew the theme of the wedding was designed as a …
Hey everybody! Today I have something very special to share with you!  I am participating in the 2014 Dog Fence DIY Hackaton from DogFenceDIY.com. My mom has had this old side table that we have been wanting to turn into …
DIY Upcycled Pet Bed from a Side Table for the 2014 DogFenceDiy.com DIY Hackathon Read more »
Over the past couple of years I have gotten really into making upcycled lamps! I have several in my home, and a whole list of more lamps and shades I’d like to craft. One of the lamps I have been …
Happy Monday everyone! I hope you all had a wonderful weekend! Daryl and I made tamales and it was so much fun! We also had some nice cool weather yesterday. I think fall is definitely starting to show here in …
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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, …
Hey everyone! It’s that time of the month again where I share my obsession with Pinterest with you all! As far as social media goes, Pinterest is my black hole. I get lost in it all the time! This past …
Hey guys! I know mason jar crafts have become such a popular craft item these days! I believe there are several pins on my diy pinterest board that are all about decking out those fantastic little jars. …
Happy Monday everyone! I hope you all had a lovely weekend and a great start to August! I cannot believe fall is just around the corner! Thank goodness we still have quite a few weeks of summer weather left around …
Beau favorite thing lately is to be outside lounging in the yard! We’ve set up shop at the Raleigh Flea Market a couple of times this month. I always love being out there! We had a lovely …
My hubby makes the most beautiful hand turned seam rippers… Chicken Balloons, need I say more 😉 …. Is this the sweetest face, or what! Beau flying his invisible plane… My newly painted dresser and …
Happy Monday everyone! I hope you all had a wonderful Easter weekend! My sister was in town yesterday, and we took the dogs to the dog park. Beau loves to play with his sister Sadie! I have always been a …
This past week we have been pretty busy. Daryl and I set up shop at the flea market last weekend. We took out a lot of my handmade items as well as some beautiful furniture from Marcy’s shop Sunflowers in …
Two weeks ago this past Saturday we lost our favorite rooster Mabock. He was a beautiful black silkie rooster, and the sweetest we have ever had! Somehow the side door of the coop was not properly closed and the girls …
My sleepy Beaureguard…. Daryl and Beau at Wrightsville Beach… Me and Beau at the beach. We’ve both got some serious fly aways… Can I please have some oysters? Please… Prancin’ in the sand… My …
Sadie came for a sleepover this past weekend… We took the puppies to the dog park and they had a good long play session… Sadie bravely barking at the big dogs walking by… Sometimes a dog just wants to be …
Although we have had an unusually cold winter, I am growing more and more excite that spring is on the way! I am so looking forward to warmer weather and working in the garden! So, I thought I would share …
This plastic bunny is one of my favorite flea market finds! My favorite Dunny and a cute little vintage deer… I love the way my upcycled slide lampshade projects the photos on the wall… My favorite shelf in the kitchen… …
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 …
Happy Monday everyone! I hope you all had a fantastic weekend! I am very happy that we are now ushering in February! It is one of my favorite months! I love to decorate for Valentine’s Day! One of my absolute …
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Happy Monday everyone! I hope you are all enjoying the new year! It is getting really cold here this week, and there is talk that it could possibly snow. I love it when it snows! This week, I compiled a …
Happy Christmas Eve Everyone! I hope you all are enjoying the holiday! Are you excited Christmas is practically here? I am! One of my absolute favorite things about the holidays is decorating my home. So I thought I would share …
Hi guys! Welcome to day eight of my 12 Days of Handmade Gifts! Today I am going to share a great gift idea for anyone, but it is especially useful for friends who just moved into a new home, or …
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 …
Christmas crafting for me has come to a close, and now I am working on handmade gifts for family. I wanted to share a few Christmas decorating DIY’s with you before Christmas gets too close to make them. Here are …
Hi guys! Welcome to the second post of my 12 Days of Handmade Gifts here on the blog. Today I am going to share a super fast and fun DIY, Family Portrait saucers. This is not a new idea. I …
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Hi everyone! Welcome to day eleven of my 12 Days of Christmas crafting! Today I am going to share with you one of my favorite projects I have made this season, my vintage christmas tablecloth blanket. Some of you who …
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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 …
Hi everybody! Welcome to day six of my 12 Days of Christmas crafting. Today I have an extra special advent calendar to share with you all! I am going to show you how to make an advent calendar with a …
Hey everybody! Welcome to the third day on my 12 Days of Christmas! Today I am going to share one of my favorite new Christmas crafts, Vintage Christmas Wrapping Paper Mats! I love how they add a cute festive touch …
Hi guys! I love making memo and organizational boards around here, which is kind of funny since I am not an organized person. Making a memo board from an old window is really pretty easy. I made this one to …
Hi guys! As some of you know by now, my little bell jars are nothing new around here. My small obsession with them started with this post last Christmas. They are so fun to make, I have been making some …
Hi guys! Today I am very excited to share my suitcase table with you! This is a diy idea I have seen all over Pinterest, and it has been on my to-do list for quite a while now. Â This past …
As many of you probably know by now, I have a small obsession with vintage linens. I hoard sheets and tablecloths that I find in shabby condition and repurpose them into many different projects and items I make. Months ago, …
Hi guys! Today I am going to share one of my favorite rooms from my home with you all, my bedroom. We physically didn’t do much to this room besides paint it, scrape the ceiling, and add some custom shelving …
Hi guys! I hope you all are having a lovely week so far! I am really excited because this weekend is the Liberty Antique Festival in Liberty, NC. It is one of the best shows close to me and my …
Happy Monday everyone! I hope you are all having a lovely start to your week! The weather here has been really nice, and the leaves on the trees outside my window are just starting to turn color. I can’t wait …
Favorite Vintage Finds of the Week- September 23rd Read more »
Hi guys! It is the third Wednesday of the month and you know what that means! It’s time for some Pinterest love! This month I have added a couple of new boards that I think you all are going to …
The Wonderful World of Pinterest- September 2013 Read more »
Happy Monday everyone! I hope you all had a beautiful weekend! The weather here was so pretty! It was our first real taste of fall. One of the things I think of when I think of fall is plaid prints. …
Favorite Vintage Finds of the Week- September 16th Read more »
One of my most treasured possessions is a large lot of slides that my grandfather had from when my mom and aunt were growing up. There are hundreds of slides, and some really fantastic pictures. We scanned a good most …
Hi everyone! As some of you have already heard, I recently have been lucky enough to blog for a Martha Stewart Crafts campaign from The Blueprint Social for Plaid. I received a box of goodies from Martha Stewart’s new decoupage …
Mid Century Inspired Lampshade with Martha Stewart Crafts Decoupage Medium Read more »
Hi guys! I picked up this vintage radio from the flea market months ago. It was pretty hideous and definitely needed a little tlc and recovering! I recently found this large scrap on wallpaper on Etsy and immediately knew it …
Hi guys! I hope you all had a beautiful holiday weekend! I always enjoy having an extra day off with my hubby! This week’s craft projects are dedicated to Martha Stewart’s new decoupage line. A few weeks ago I received …
Happy Monday and Happy Labor Day everyone! I hope you are all having a fantastic and restful holiday! Daryl and I have been busy trying to put my car back together today, and we are getting ready to make poblano …
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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 …
I know I’ve said it like a million times before, but I LOVE Pinterest! Don’t you! This month I have added a few new boards to my collection. Among my new boards are two dedicated to a couple of my …
Hi guys! A few weeks ago I was at the Habitat for Humanity Re-Store and found this lonely little chair. I thought it had a good design and it was sturdy, better yet, it was a whopping three dollars. Custom …
Happy Monday everybody! I hope you all had a fantastic weekend! Those of you who follow me regularly know that I have a special weakness for vintage ceramics. My hubby calls me a hoarder, and every time I come home …
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 Monday everybody! I hope you all had a lovely weekend! This week is going to be crazy. My baby sister is heading to college at UNC-Asheville this weekend! I still can’t quite believe it! We’re trying to cram in …
Hey guys! Today for bike week I am going to share a fun summer wreath with you all. A few weeks ago, I was browsing through TinyThingsAreCute.com and I happened upon this little plastic red bike cake topper. It was …
Happy Monday everyone! I hope you all had a fantastic weekend! Today I have some really fun vintage finds to share with you! When I am at home I leave the tv on when I am working because otherwise it …
Blind box toys are one of my favorite things! I can’t help myself and any time I come across some I have to buy one. For those of you who aren’t familiar with blind box toys they are small vinyl …
I love little plastic animals! I used to have a small collection of them when I was little. There have been so many toy animal craft projects circulating around the internet that look like a total blast to make! Here …
As many of you know by now, I am an avid record collector. I LOVE vintage vinyl and I love to craft with vintage records that are either scratched or super cheesy. A few weeks ago I snatched up a …
Happy Monday everybody! I hope you all had a great weekend! My little sister Hannah graduated highschool this weekend and we had a fun luncheon with our closest family and friends. I will be posting pics and a few party …
Happy Thursday everyone! I hope you have all had an amazing week! Today I am going to share with you a fun DIY you can do with vintage wallpaper. These little letters are so sweet and they are so fast …
Hello there! I am really excited to share this diy with you guys today! I have been wanting to make this little lamp for some time now. Now that it is finished, I am happy to say that it was …
Hello everyone! Sorry I have been mia the last couple of days. I have been under the weather. But I am back and excited to share this project with you all today! I am going to show you how to …
Hi guys! I am so excited to share todays project with you! Today I am going to show you how to make a duvet cover for your comforter from a sheet, some fabric, and a vintage tablecloth. Some f you …
Hi everybody! I had meant to post this one yesterday, but sometimes there just are not enough hours in the day. You know what I mean? We are getting ready to go up to Washington D.C. for Hannah’s highschool graduation …
Easter is just brimming with sweetness! When I think of Easter, or spring for that matter, I think bunnies, baby chicks, and everything blooming. It is just a lovely time of year! Back during the Christmas holiday I made some …
Merry Christmas Eve everyone! I hope you all are enjoying the day! I just finished the last of my wrapping yesterday. I love wrapping with craft paper! Of course I just had to incorporate some vintage element into the wrapping …
Hello Everyone! Today I have a cute vintage inspired craft to share with you, Pine cone Elves. You can find the vintage version at flea markets, or online at places like Etsy and Ebay. Most of the time they are more …
Christmas is by far my most favorite holiday of the year! I love holiday decorating, holiday parties, and most of all, making cute christmas goodies for my home! This month I will be featuring a new holiday project each weekday …
Hi everybody! Welcome to day 10 of my 13 Days of Halloween! Today I have a really fun and easy DIY for you! I am going to show you how to add decorative decals to thrift store plates to spell …
This is so cute, I may just have to make one for next year… This is one of my absolute favorite Halloween pins- so cool! Seriously! How cute is he? Love the textures in this bunting! So fliipin cute! These …
 As my mom can tell you, I can’t celebrate any holiday without making at least one bunting. I love buntings! They can be really easy to make and add a little bit of extra oomph to a room. A few …
13 Days of Halloween- Alexander Henry Ghastlies Halloween Bunting Read more »
 Hello there! Welcome to day 7 of my 13 days of Halloween! Today I have a cool craft to add some style to your mantel this year, spooky hurricane glass candle holders. This craft is really easy to make, and really …
13 Days of Halloween- DIY Spooky Hurricane Glass Candle Holders Read more »
Hi everybody! This post was meant to go up yesterday, but I’ve been having a camera issues so it is a day late for the party. From now until Halloween I am going to be posting a new Halloween inspired …
13 Days of Halloween- DIY Halloween Ornament Wreath Read more »
Today I have an awesome DIY for you! I am going to show you how to turn an ugly thrift store lamp into an adorable polka dot lamp you’ll enjoy for years to come. I love lamps! However, I don’t have too …
Fall is one of my favorite seasons. The weather is gorgeous! It’s the time of year where I break out all my sweaters and scarves, and get to wear boots again. Fall is so cozy! I never really decorate for …
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 …
Today I have a really simple and cute DIY decorating tip to share with you. I have seen all kinds of painted vases and vessels all over Pinterest, and they are so fantastic and fast way to add a little …
Today I have a fabulous and really simple craft for you all, doily buntings! These shabby buntings are great to decorate with! It’s a great use for your doily collection, and if you don’t already have your own, you can …
Anyone in my family can tell you, I am crazy for vintage hankies! I absolutely love them and use them in my decor all the time. I buy them different places, from etsy, the flea markets, antique …
I’m very excited to announce the opening of my updated Etsy shop Sweet Sophie Blue( www.sweetsophieblue.etsy.com )! I have been adding several items over the last couple of days, my favorites I have …
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