Over the weekend, there was a two-day estate sale just down the road from my house. The first day was mainly tools and man stuff, but they had 15 of these wonderful old whale oil lamps. I ended up with these two Betty lamps! My husband stayed all day for the tools and he also […]
Refurbishing a Lamp
I have trouble seeing at night to punch without turning on all of the big overhead lights. I have a lamp next to the couch, but it just doesn’t provide much light. Last weekend, at our local city-wide garage sale, I happened upon a lamp with a swinging arm for just $1! I am hopeful […]
New (old) cabinet for my sewing room
My dad likes to use old lumber in his woodworking projects, so he is frequently salvaging from buildings that are set to be torn down. He salvaged built-in kitchen cabinets out of an 1830’s log cabin and made one set into a cabinet for me. He believes the cabinets were built when the kitchen was […]
Lavender
I have a love obsession with lavender. I love the look and smell of the flowers, I love the dried petals, and I love using lavender essential oils in my homemade cleaners. Unfortunately, I can’t seem to get it to grow in my flower garden. I planted several nice-sized plants a few years ago and […]
Painting Styrofoam Eggs
My Bonnie Bunny punch needle kit comes with a small painted egg for the bunny to carry in his basket. To make the eggs, I start with glittery styrofoam eggs from the dollar store and paint them to create primitive, speckled eggs.
Bowl fillers for September
I realized this morning that I still had my treenware bowl filled with all kinds of summer punch needle bowl fillers. And here it is already the 11th of September! I went through my bowl fillers to find ones that are fall looking but not spooky. (I will save those to add in October.) I […]
Rusty Hand Saws
My husband was cleaning out the garage this week when he came across a box of old hand saws. He figured he must have gotten them at an auction, but he couldn’t remember what he was saving them for. Since Pinterest is my go-to place for inspiration, I did a quick search to see what […]
Repainting a Wooden Sugar Bucket – Firkin
I recently snagged this wooden sugar bucket at a garage sale. I like the look of the old sugar buckets, but they have gotten quite expensive at the shops around here. So, I set out to make this one look like an old sugar bucket. First, I sanded off the old paint. I want to […]