becoming, chapter two

To say that I was overwhelmed by the response you guys left after I wrote Becoming’s Chapter One last week is an understatement.  I tried to sit down that day and reply to each of your 150+ comments, and I just honestly couldn’t.  I felt so raw, so...

chalk paint and a giveaway!

Remember the coffee table preview?  And my new profession of love for a certain paint? Here it is.  Annie Sloan’s Chalk Paint.  The lovely and talented Miss Mustard Seed revealed it on her blog and we had spoken that week…I was sold to try it.   And...

Becoming, Chapter One

Well, I’m doing it. I’m going to share something very private and very real with you here.  I was very convicted a while back to tell my story.  Not because it’s great, or I am.  But because it needs to be told…I learned that last week. For the...

repurpose a flea market frame

Thanks to all of you for your sweet comments yesterday on my spring mantel. As I mentioned yesterday, my favorite part was the repurposed flea market frame.  It’s certainly not a hard project, but one that appears tricky.  Not at all, though. First, you’ll...

Spring Mantel

It seems like just yesterday I was decorating the mantel for spring last year.  Three seasons, one new camera, and no more lost-Ava-pounds later, it was time to do it again. It all started with my flea market finds with the mantel mania queen.  It was fun bouncing...