MAKEUP FOR MATURE SKIN

During these long winter months of nesting I start the process of painting and purging. I am not painting any walls,Oh maybe just a few touch ups. But I will start moving things from one room to the next,and even giving things a fresh coat of paint. I was getting tired of my dining room hutch color and decided to brighten it up with a fresh coat of paint. I used a combination of Annie Sloan Pure white and Old  Ochre paint. My table was painted a few years ago with latex paint and I wanted to match it as much as I could. But I only wanted to use the paints I already had on hand. I am still not finished,my cabinet needs a few coats of wax. As I was painting I decided to change things around a little in here too. Yes my wall clock also received a coat of paint,pure white Annie ... View Post

A few days ago I shared tips on saving money when decorating.Today I wanted to share my living room changes no paint required. Sometimes the only thing you need to do is shop your house,and for this little change no paint was required. This time of the year when the weather is cold and gloomy I start thinking about spring. I will start adding bits of color to my rooms. I decided to hang that dormer vent a little higher,and add an old wood screen and antique painting above the sofa. Some of you may remember that wood screen and painting from my family room. For a little more color I added those dried flowers. I would love to find some pillows,but for now I just added fabric to the pillows I had on the sofa. I simply wrapped the fabric around the pillow,like a present. This room ... View Post

Let's talk about 10 tips to save money while decorating vintage style, questions and answers. Boy, I wish I had the resources years ago that I do now; I would have saved so much money then! I receive many questions via e-mail on how I decorate on a budget, where do I shop, and where do I find the things I do for decorating. Well, today I am going to share with you 10 money saving tips. Using what you have or spending very little money. Tip number one. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Paint, yes paint. It's one of the cheapest ways you can revamp a room. I have living proof if you look at the before and after photos of my home. Let's start with my kitchen. Besides my kitchen cabinets that were painted with Annie Sloan chalk paint, let's talk about my walls. (You can read all about ... View Post

A recent trip to my sweet friends shop Lucky Junk inspired me to create this easy to make banner. These cold winter days have me thinking about crafting,even though I don't consider myself a crafter. The ideas started swirling in my head as soon as I saw boxes and boxes of vintage piano rolls. These were only 4.00,I bought lots of boxes and I may buy more. I love the look of vintage paper and they look so pretty just displayed in a basket or in a wood crate. One of the paper rolls is on my table as a runner. I know I will be using these for other projects,but I love the idea of creating a banner. To make this easy banner you need a piano roll. Letters to trace. Carbon copy tracing paper. Tracing tool. Sharpie or fine point marker. First decide which font you would like your ... View Post

Happy New Year! Today I thought I would share my paint recipe for my walls,and waxing kitchen cabinets. I often get asked what paint I used on my walls in my home. The color was matched up to a paint I had so could not give a specific color. Here is the formula: And yes I used the cheapest paint possible Glidden America's finest. I know some of you are probably cringing right now. Well I have to tell you I have used more expensive paint before but when it came to touching up I found that it did not touch up any better than this paint. This paint covered my previous paint color with two coats. Being on a budget,painting my walls myself I had to get the cheapest paint and this is it. Now pictured is semi-gloss this was used only in my laundry room and guest bathroom. But I used ... View Post

How to make a  Valentine wreath was one of the most viewed and pinned posts from 2013. This valentine wreath is fun to make and super easy too! I wanted to thank all of you for following along! I have so much more to share in 2014! Wishing you and your family many blessings in the coming year! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ My daughter was home from school yesterday.She wanted to have a girls day out and shop but the temperature was 6 and the windchill was -14.Now I am no one to say no to shopping but when it is that cold I do not go out anywhere not even to shop! Other than driving my daughter to school. Instead we stayed home by the fire and did a little crafting.I wanted to make something for Valentines day.I really don't decorate for that holiday.But ... View Post