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woah oregano! or, 16 things to do with too many herbs Use fresh or dried herbs in potato salad or on ...
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how i made a doormat with those straw trivets I am IN LOVE what you have created with this am...
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bright floral dish made in brazil I came across your blog post as I was searching...
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craft magazines, old and new: part 2 of 3 I still have a couple Hands craft magazines
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Category Archives: something old, something new
buttons
i was looking through some old projects and i noticed a trend: i tend to use buttons as embellishments. for example, i put some on tara’s pillows… and most recently, on these knit leg warmers… they were absolutely superfluous in nature. not … Continue reading
audrey o’clock ~ featured on “better after”
my audrey hepburn clock project was recently featured on better after. if you’re a fan of before and after projects, there are loads of ideas and inspiration there. here is a collection of some of my previous before & after projects: … Continue reading
old clock, new clock: how i made my audrey hepburn clock
i see old clocks in thrift stores constantly, and i’ve always wondered if i could somehow take them apart, keep all the good bits, and change the rest. i finally caved in to this idea the other day. i liked … Continue reading
Posted in around the house, something old, something new, thrifting & vintage, tools, tips and techniques
Tagged audrey hepburn, my fair lady album cover, reassembling clock, refurbishing old clock, removing clock hands, removing clock mechanism, spray painting a clock, thrift store clock
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these lamps have 9 lives, currently on #2…
i don’t normally go dumpster diving or garbage picking, but sometimes, one person’s trash really is another person’s blog material. cliché cliché, i know… my neighbour was throwing out this pair of old lamps. they were not much to look at… …but … Continue reading
how i made a doormat with those straw trivets
you know the ones i mean. a few weeks ago, i was wandering around the ‘net and came across a cool wall hanging made entirely of straw trivets. what would make this story better is if i had a link … Continue reading
