Category Archives: DIY

First Apartment: Living Room Before and After

  ***Scroll WAY down for all the pics***   The plan was set.  Adrienne and I would drive to North Carolina the first week of June while Erica was at Girl’s Camp.  We would decorate her bare-bones apartment during that first week while she started her new job.  I would drop her off at work, run errands, and then after work we… Read more »

Craft Show Display Ideas for Greeting Card Vendors

    It’s been a long time, folks!  I have two babies graduating in two months…one from high school and one from college.  Needless to say, things behind-the-scenes have been a little crazy. I participated in my first craft show in December.  I made 800 cards in 6 weeks.  I am glad that I did it, but I’m not sure… Read more »

Shadow Box Room Decor

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You can view the other room décor items that I made for my daughter Erica’s room HERE (giant paper rosette,) HERE (upcycled bulletin board,) and HERE (upcycled chalkboard.)I purchased a bunch of shadow box frames several years ago from Target for $3.24.  (Does anyone ever buy stuff at Target that isn’t on clearance?!) This project was very easy to make.  I… Read more »

Make a Giant Rosette to Decorate Your Room

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You can read about the first two room décor projects that I made for Erica’s room makeover HERE (paper rosette bulletin board,) and HERE (upcycled chalkboard.)In keeping with the Parisian theme of her room décor, I made a giant paper rosette for her to hang from her ceiling fan’s pull-chain. I made the giant rosette with the “Designer Rosette Bigz… Read more »

Upcycle a Bulletin Board with Paper Rosettes

My daughter Erica and I recently re-did her bedroom.  (You can see her upcycled chalkboard HERE.)  We found a plain bulletin board at TJ Maxx.  She had collected some postcards from IKEA when she was in the pre-planning stages of the room re-do.  We decided to put them on the bulletin board, but of course I couldn’t stop there…  … Read more »