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Meet Miriam, the dresser. I guess you can call her a proper kind of gal.  She prefers tea over coffee and PBS over Fox. She is a member of the regional curling club and surprising, a heck of a thrower.  She attends a weekly book club, but keeps it secret that she prefers Danielle Steele romances over the prescribed historic novels. She considers herself a bit of a foodie, and never misses a chance to catch the syndicated show, The French Chef, as Julia Child is one of her heroes.  She lives a comfortable lifestyle, but shares it with no one (nor any animal friends), although she has a beautiful garden that would rival any master gardener. She immensely enjoys her job as the curator the local historic society and plans on working until her feet can no longer hold her up. As you can see, Miriam came to me already beautiful.  The grain would be such a shame to cover up.  So, I thought by adding the little bit of color to the trim (Annie Sloan Old White chalk paint)...

Kind of super excited to be part of a shop that has cool events, like a Vintage Wedding Weekend !  This Saturday and Sunday, February 16th & 17th,   Robin's Egg in Milford, NH will feature an abundance of wedding decor in every style; cottage shabby chic, rustic, eclectic, vintage . . . .  There will also be local bakers, florists, and photographers.  Kind of wish I was getting married again.  (Sorry Tom). Here are a few of the wedding items I will have for sale for our shoppers.  You can also purchase them from our Etsy Shop. I'm loving these wedding centerpiece boxes.  Each comes has a table number painted on it and a unique set of knobs.  And I imagine them going home with guests who play some ridiculous game involving their birthday or passing something around to the music played by the DJ.  Yup -- been there, done that. Know what's a simple way to add a little rustic decor to your tables?  Birch tree table numbers, that's how!...

I kind of wanted a fun valentine for my little girl's preschool class. In keeping with our local school distric'ts no junk food policy, this was my perfect opportunity to excite the kid with imagination and forget about the cute little pink and red M&Ms they're missing. And I'm kind of loving this moustache craze; please don't judge me; I grew up with Tom Selleck as a heart throb. Not sure if they are still terribly appropriate in "real" life, but I'm digging all the quirky decorations, cards, and home decor available in the marketplace. My inspiration came from a page that I re-pinned on Pinterest.   Needing a fun little valentine, I dove right in. Here were my supplies: Fun, heavy paper Glue gun Scissors Xacto knife heavy paper for templates skewer skick After printing my free sheet from my pinned website , my preschooler and I decided which lips and moustaches we liked the best, and then traced and cut them out of a manila folder.  You can us...

Meet Nathanial. Born in the 1970's, he was always a child of nature.  Rather than riding his Big Wheels down the neighborhood sidewalk, you could find him in his backyard collecting leaves and peering at insects through his magnifying glass.  As he aged, he never lost that love of nature.  Years ago people would have called him a tree hugger, but today, he's considered smart and sensible.  He recycles, and even takes the time to separate the cardboard.  Why not save another tree?   Nathanial can be whatever you want him to be.  A woodsy dresser to add that serene touch to the bedroom.  A console where your TV couldn't look more striking on top of this guy.  Or a buffet for your dining room where you hide all your fancy linens and silver.  Although he is painted grey, he is no Christian Grey, otherwise I'd be keeping him. {Oh no, I think I've revealed too much.}   I've got a thing for birch trees.  It's an illness, really...

While I'm working on another dresser (still chewing my nails deciding which direction to take it), I finished a few signs and another silhouette.  Yeah!! First, the silhouette.  I've been looking for some new silhouette ideas and a customer had me make this for them, and I was off to the races with this new concept.  What is different about this than the past ones I've made, is I created a box frame around the silhouette, which pulls the art away from the wall 2 1/2", creating the nice affect.  She measures 19" X 16" X 2 1/2". Here is a photo of the art on the wall (ugh -- why don't I have the perfect lighting in my house to have beautiful photos?!?).  I've made this little guy available in our shop on Etsy.  Now, for the signs.  Oh, how I love making signs.  So much fun, and they can make such an impact.  This Guest Cottage sign was made from reclaimed pallet wood.  It is all hand-painted and covered in a coat of polyacrylic and measu...

Okay, I feel like I'm way behind the times by not making a decorative wreath sooner than this as I've seen them on Pinterest forever.  But I recently came across this tutorial and I loved the look. She used felt for her wreath, but I had tons of painter's cloth hanging around from the lovely ruffled curtains I made, so that was the medium of choice. The mirror was screaming for a little help, so I listened.  And the dog doesn't seem to mind either.   If you'd like to make one of your own, first you need the supplies: 1.  styrofoam circle (and man these can be expensive, so use your coupon at AC Moore or Michael's).  I choose an 18" circle, but you can go smaller or bigger. 2.  scissors 3.  drop cloth (I used a good part of one package that can be purchased at Lowes or Home Depot) 4.  straight pins 5.  pencil 6.  template to make your circle 7.  ribbon for hanging 8.  hot glue I chose to use a 4" lid from the top of a jar of n...