It’s the third and final etching project today on Design Mom and this one has me totally in the Christmas spirit. Real birch branch slices with a little ribbon and etched snowflakes, so festive! Add a couple of sprigs of evergreen and you’re on your way to a rustic holiday home. The full tutorial (plus… Read More
It’s day two of the etching projects on Design Mom. Yesterday was wooden spoons and today it is wooden cutting boards. Same etching tool on a new surface with more brilliant results. My holiday table is going to look good this year. I LOVE the triangles on this handled board. Get the full details over… Read More
I have a new tool and I really like it. Today on Design Mom is the first of three cool handmade gift projects using my new tool, the Dremel, an etching tool/wood burner. I began with spoons and I signed them all with little hearts! These beauties don’t need wrapping paper, just a big ole… Read More
In our house, there are very few material items I would label precious or irreplaceable. I save those titles for the people who live here with me. :) I do like the things in my home, like our comfy couch, the rusted metal credenza, our bed and the electronic devices, but none of it brings… Read More
It might have taken me a while to put up our Halloween decorations but they were down by the next day. I keep our decorations to a minimum but even then, they begin to creep in on me and suddenly I am very motivated to put them away. We don’t have many items to span… Read More