Rag Rug

 The making is simple but time consuming.
The result is worth it. :)
Cut tons of 2 inch strips of material then sew them in rows onto and old hand towel.

Create A Wipe Off Board/Jewelry Holder

I made this board out of an old frame and scrap material left over from a quilt I made a couple years ago.

Cake for breakfast

Cake versus doughnuts.

They pretty much seem the same to me. Therefor this morning I sat down to a delicious slice of apple cake and a steamy cup of my favorite Huckleberry coffee. 

This post is for all who covet my cake.

The Strawberry Kitchen

Stephen and I moved into a new apartment and I've been basking in the joy of decorating.

Here is a before and after of our kitchen.

Before

After

 I took the middle cabinet doors off so I could display my china on the top shelf. The gingham curtains a made from scrap material left over from an apron.

This bookshelf used to be black. Now it's another kitchen cabinet.

I'm using our Trifle bowl as a spice holder for now until I can fill it with chocolate.

I'm still collecting strawberry decor for the kitchen. It's been very fun to look for things since strawberries are not a very popular theme. These cups are part of a strawberry set of dishes that were my Grandmothers'.

A handkerchief from an antique store.

From Old to Older

 In our bedroom we had an orange cedar chest of drawers that was Stephens. (I painted it white soon after our marriage because it looked capable of causing bad dreams.) We also had a little, brown child's size chest of drawers that I used as a nightstand. For Stephen's side of the bed we picked up a wooden nightstand at Goodwill. With some paint a screwdriver and sandpaper we now have coordinating furniture in a rustic vintage style that matches the decor of our bedroom.

Goodwill nightstand before

 Afterwards

 I added a crystal handle

 from Hobby Lobby.

 My little nightstand.

Stephen's orange chest of drawers.

The Older the Better

I love vintage! Everyone that knows me knows I should have lived in the 40's and am sad that I did not. Our bedroom has a sweet vintage style to it. Here are some things that I pulled out of the hope chest to decorate it with.

Hand embroidered pillowcases from my great aunt and a quilt top I never quilted.

Goodwill mirror

This was a little Goodwill project. I love mirrors and this one just needed a little paint  and love. Now it's part of  a happy home.

Before

After

Insirational Home

A variety of home decor ideas. Most of them are from

digsdigs.com

Inspirational Dresses

These are some inspirational pictures that I've found recently from ShabbyApple.com.

Valentine Cheesecake

This was our Valentine Chocolate Chip Cheesecake. It came out wonderful. I used some tips I found in the Kitchen Bible about making cheesecakes and it made a huge difference. You separate the eggs. Beat the egg whites together until still and fold them into your batter at the end. Add the egg yellows as usual. It makes it very fluffy and creamy.

A Few Of My Favorite Things

  With the help of my Hubby I've been taking pictures of some outfit ideas. I thought that if I took pictures of outfits I liked then on the days I don't know what to wear maybe I'll see something I like. Perhaps if there is anyone out there who cares where I shop this will interest them.
Yellow sweat- from a clothes bag, Blue Dress- cast off from my sister, Boots- Rugged Warehouse $10
Scarf- from Hubby

Scarf- Wet Seal ( had it too long to remember what it cost.) Blue shirt- TJMaxx $5, Berry colored skirt- from sister, White tank top- TJMaxx, American Eagle Jeans- Goodwill $4, Necklace- another hand-me-down.  

Eyeshadow that I like. Belk $10

  

Yellow sweater- from clothes bag, Necklace- Christmas present last year, Flowers shirt- Kohls $7, Jeans- Old Navy clearance $10

Boots- Goodwill, Skirt- Old Navy Clearance, Berry colored shirt- had forever, Cream sweater- Old Navy clearance, Brown Vest- Rue 21 clearance $5.

Skirt Makeover

 I took two hand me down skirts and made them into one I enjoy wearing. It has pockets! They are my new best friends. I can't tell you how much I enjoy wearing a skirt with pockets. :)

Here you can see where I attached the brown ruffle to the underskirt.

I drew the flower onto the material with a pencil then embroidered over it.

By drawing the stitches tighter than they should have been at the pocket I made a little ruffled edge.