Two ‘identical’ designer ottomans. One ottoman costs $1650 + tax + shipping + surcharge. The other costs $12. Which do you want? Can you tell the difference?? Elegant Ottomans image credit | tutorial | source: FeralTurtle.com The incredibly low price for this homemade piece of furniture is the use of recycled materials. Yep, your [...]
While not a pattern, DIY idea, or anything handmade by me, the Divine Creation of Mother Earth is just so inspirational, particularly in Spring, that it is worthy to write about. Spring is this soulful time when the blooms bloom, as if to say, hey, you can do this also. Just begin again. Therefore, I [...]
Fabulous! is the word that came to mind in response to Brooke’s paper-pieced kaleidoscope-quilt-pillow. photo credit | quilting pattern : by Brooke from Pitter putter stitch Quilting and patchwork can be so granny-ish, while this happy and bright kaleidoscope quilt pillow is ultra- modern! I totally adore it. Making a kaleidoscope quilt pillow [...]
Another Easter Party. I look forward to see what you’ve made, and as a reward for you I have 5 Easter flowers for your table that are a real treat. Easter flowers, bouquets, centerpieces, little dashes of flowers here and there are inspiring. My kitchen, living room and office are filled with fragrant hyacinths and [...]
Elegant, darling and warm. That sums up this cream white crochet blanket. Adorned with a chocolate brown ribbon, it makes for a delightful baby shower gift. Or, make a couple of cozy crochet blankets for your own newborn. Baby Blanket :: Free Crochet Pattern photo credit | free crochet pattern : Rosy little things [...]
Wonder what this cloth pin with a nail in it is all about?? I tell you, I did not get it either until I saw the awesome result of its use. It’s the handy-dandy super-simple DIY variety of a real estate agent/home stager’s device to hang up an entire wall photo gallery within say 15 [...]
Some souls are so fabulously creative, makes you wonder…. Who am I? Like this Russian artist Nataly Aserova, who transformed her old suitcase into a fabulous kitchen cabinet, which I simply adore. What a fun Saturday afternoon project! photo credit | detailed tutorial: http://www.livemaster.ru/topic/91418-shkaf-vitrina-iz-starogo-chemodana? Learn how to design your own cool kitchen and [...]
Featuring a reader’s work today. Miranda here took the original featured eco-friendly bath rug project into another direction by changing colors row by row, working in around the edges inwards, rather than taking the project row by row, and so created a perfect kitchen rug design. This is the result. I think [...]
I still find it hard to imagine that there are people out there, just seemingly ordinary people like you and I, who can find drab-drama remnant dressers and make a recycled furniture piece out of them that could have been in the showroom of Restoration Hardware, Williams Sonoma or some other fancy place like that. [...]
Can’t really knit nor crochet? Then this is YOUR kind of ‘crochet’ rug. In pastels this might be a baby room rug or a bathroom rug. But in bold bright reds, this certainly is the kind of rug to cozy up at in front of the fireplace. And in tiny blue-white balls or even sisal [...]
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