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It looked better in my head

I wanted to hang something “subtly” related to the 4th of July, and though it would be fun to use this picture frame (which had already been spray painted white) with some clearance Christmas ribbon and left over blue tissue paper.  I made pom poms and hung them from the frame.  It came together in …

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Pinwheels for Gifts

This week’s file for the DtsArt team is a set of pinwheels–aren’t they cute? The one with the stars would be perfect for your 4th of July parade or picnic.  But they’re not just for blowing in the wind any more.  You can find them in banners, wreaths, cards, and in my post today, as …

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Happy Father’s Day

Morning all!  Just wanted to share this picture with you today: Many thanks to Amy at Positively Splendid who provided the idea and image at the top left.  I made my own chalkboard by cutting the shape from a box we had in the garage and sprayed it with a few layers of chalkboard paint.  …

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DIY Colored Twine

Have you seen this stuff around?  Have you seen people making their own?  I saw this tutorial several months ago, so it’s been on my to do list for a little while.  When I won a Michael’s gift card from Sarah at EmmyLouBeeDoo, I bought some crochet thread and markers (plus the paper I used …

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Dollhouse Makeover

Several weeks ago one of our neighbors brought us this dollhouse, knowing we have two girls who would love to play with it.  They were right.  And even though it had a couple layers of super old contact paper on it, and was dusty from sitting in a garage for so long, I knew it …

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