life lived creatively
Happy Friday y’all! Who’s ready for Thanksgiving? I’m looking forward to seeing family and stuffing my face full of scrumptious food! This little foot stool makeover will be the perfect place to prop my feet after I’ve eaten way too much. Before I get into my makeover story, I’ve got a question. Who goes to […] Read more…
It’s time for the second installment of Easy Christmas Gifts. I think y’all are going to really love some of the projects I’m going to show you today! Just like last time, the title for each category will link to it’s list on Sew Mama Sew. The link for the project takes you directly to […] Read more…
Last month I found a trio of wooden placemats during our 100 mile yardsale trip. They’re the kind made from little round wooden sticks. I paid a whole $2 for them and everyone kept asking what on earth I was going to do with them. I didn’t know at the moment, but I knew they […] Read more…
I’ve decided to do a series on easy Christmas gifts every Monday in November. There will be handmade gifts and online gifts on my list, so something for everyone! I’m following Sew Mama Sew’s Handmade Holidays. They have a list of handmade gifts for a certain category every day. They are not all sewn projects, something […] Read more…
Who doesn’t love cookies? We may all have a different favorite, but cookies are loved by most! Like most of my projects, this cookie jar started it’s life as something else. I felt the need to preserve it and make it pretty! Adding an antiqued mirror finish to glass is really easy! I think this […] Read more…
I don’t know about y’all, but I start my day with several cups of coffee. Coffee has been part of my life since I was about 2 years old. Yep. I’m addicted. I used to sit with my Memaw Teadoddle and drink coffee from cups with saucers. We always spilled a little in the saucers […] Read more…
Today I’m going to share a crochet pattern for my newly designed Migrating Stitches Super Scarf. A couple weeks ago I opened an email from RedHeart {now Yarnspirations}. They were having a flash sale on their Boutique Boulevard yarn. This is a size 7 jumbo yarn which is used to make all the mega scarves and […] Read more…