life lived creatively
Do you have a top you love, but something’s a little off? Most people don’t realize that ready made clothing does not fit most people off the rack. Some have good tailors while some just got lucky! I had a friend of mine ask about altering clothes to be more personalized & better fitting. So, […] Read more…
It’s Wednesday which means it’s time for some more DIY goodness! Today I’m showing you another repurpose of my old jewelry box parts. I decided to turn this part into an office organizer with a bonus planter top. Now I’ll have some greenery to liven up my office/entry. Yeah, my “office” is in my front door entry area! […] Read more…
I’ve been promising a jewelry box makeover for two months now and I’m finally done! This turned out better than I had hoped! It’s much more functional for jewelry storage, even though it’s a little “Frankenstein-ed” together. You also can’t really call it a box anymore! This is a fairly long post with lots of […] Read more…
Did you ever need something to do a task only to realize you had what you needed all along? Since I’ve been re-working my garden beds, I needed a watering can for areas that the hose doesn’t reach. I know I had several at one point, but they have mysteriously disappeared! Y’all, it’s been years […] Read more…
Today I’m going to show you how I took some upcycled objects & turned them into much-needed sewing storage. Most of my little sewing notions are in plastic cups which is not working for me! I needed something that was easy to access for my most used sewing supplies. This was fairly easy to put […] Read more…
I wasn’t sure this post was going to happen today! The weather has been crazy today in my area. I spent an hour huddled in the bathroom with my son & dogs because of tornado warnings. It has passed over, for now, & everyone’s safe. Some bloggers have posts ready well in advance, but I […] Read more…
Way back when I started this blog I mentioned that I garden. I also showed a picture (from a distance!) of my overgrown, weed infested, garden. There were several different things that led to this, but this year I’m determined to get it & my side gardens back under control! I started with one of […] Read more…