Plaster flowers are still on my adore-it list. I continue to be haunted by their frozen silhouette, their ethereal beauty. And to think, all they are is cheap plastic flowers coated in plaster! So simple with such an expensive-looking result. A few months back, I shared a post on plaster flower votives but these magnets… Read More
I love handmade ornaments and I’ve waited a whole year to share these little firs. It started with an email from my mom last fall after she returned from a local gardening shop she and her husband frequent. The link was to a darling multicolored felt stack Christmas tree pair, something for the mantel, cute… Read More
With Thanksgiving falling so late in November this year, I’m breaking my own holiday-order rule: I’m posting about Christmas before T-day has passed. Until now, I’ve held firm this rule and waited to listen to Christmas music, put up Christmas decor and talk about holiday projects until after Thanksgiving is over. It’s small percentage principal… Read More
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