Keep Those Nasty Squirrels From Eating Your Outdoor Pumpkins!

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Smiles peeps, Every year I get excited when fall comes and begin decorating our front porch. I love porch vignettes filled with pumpkins, gourds and Indian corn. Then it happens, you know, you start seeing those nibbles on your pumpkins! Do you recognize this bite?  Our neighborhood has a high population... and our garden laden [...]

Cottage Lace Lamp

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Smile peeps, Today has been another beautiful day - I am enjoying every single moment. I hope these days never end! Our master bedroom has been under renovation since last October!!! Yes, that's almost a year, another project that has fought us every step of the way. UGH!!! I went to my first barn sale [...]

Trash To Nightstands

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Smiles Everyone! I've been looking for nightstands for our bedroom for a very long time. Well, the wait is finally over! Aren't they cute (2 identical ones)? But, they weren't what I had imagined!  We were driving down alleys (old part of town)  the night before garbage pickup when we spotted a vintage headboard that [...]

Porcelain Repairs

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  Over the years I've run across some great porcelain pieces - many with a nick or two.  I've fallen in love with them even with their imperfections.   Let me share with you how I've been repairing them. I found this rooster.... He's cute isn't he. BUT I didn't like his color, or the fact [...]