We have been very fortunate this summer to take a few mini vacations. One with just my husband and I and others with our whole crew. While on vacation I was able to catch up on some fun reading. On the top of my want to read list was The Magnolia Story. I am a huge fan of Fixer Upper, the…
When you are in the business of buying furniture and other items to recreate sometimes you can find yourself with too much stuff! The easy projects seem to always find their way to the front of the line while some of the other random cool pieces get pushed back to the back of the shop. So I have been on…
Being a picker is a fun job but it can also be a little bit scary. Let me tell you a little story about a lady named Estelle and how she gave me a scare. One afternoon I stopped by a yard sale. After talking with the older gentleman and his adult daughter I learned that his wife had recently…
When a friend calls you and says “I pulled something out of the trash for you”, you just say thank you. You never know when someone else's trash is going to become a treasure. In this case this nondescript hodgepodge of wood became a cute functional coffee table! I started out with the round top and square base. The…
Do you love the look of rusty tin but don’t have access to it? Well no worries! I am going to show you how to make shiny new tin look like it just came off of the side of an old barn in only one day. First things first, buy your tin. For my project I needed a big piece…
Spring has sprung here in North Carolina. Which means it is time to get outside and start planting! We have a small garden every year, but this year we are planning to work on the asthetic part of our yard. We have lived in this house for 3 years now and have done nothing in the way of landscaping. So…
Do you ever feel like you are always looking for a place to sit down and put on your shoes? Or even just a cute bench to fill a corner? Well you are in luck today! This cute little DIY bench can be the perfect addition to your mud room, entryway, porch or just about anywhere else you need to…
It is Spring and craft show season is among us. Spring and Fall are my busiest times of the year for craft and vintage shows. When I first got started in this industry I did every show I could get into. I thought why not. Then after leaving a show where we had 30+ vendors and only about 15 people…