A friend of mine works as an activities director in a long term memory unit. She was given a budget and tasked with redorating a screened in-porch and outdoor sitting area. She found a vintage mauve watering can at a thrift store and asked me to paint sunflowers on it. I would never have thought to Continue Reading
Proverbs 31 Woman Watering Can
I've been thinking about starting a Virtuous Woman painting series for a while. My plan is to paint specific parts of The Proverbs 31 Woman's story on watering cans and buckets as 2020 progresses. Proverbs 31 reflects the life of a woman who earns money from home while taking excellent care of her Continue Reading
DIY Cottage Garden Sign
Do you like to decorate your home and garden with signs? Signs that contain quotes and sayings tell the world who we are, what we believe, and what is important to us. Inside my home, I have signs that read "Home Sweet Home," "There's No Place Like Home," and "Blessed." My DIY Cottage Garden Sign Continue Reading
Rustic Strawberry Cherry Painted Watering Can
Even though I can't go berry picking this year because of the corona virus, I can still remember those glorious days when I took my kindergarten and first grade classes to the berry patch. After I stopped working to come home, I started taking my own beautiful children to gather strawberries. If you Continue Reading
Spring Meadow Painted Watering Can
Although we’ve curtailed all of our social and sports activities due to the coronavirus, I’ve been walking in the park everyday and working in the yard. Since I’m stuck at home anyway, it’s a great time to spruce things up around here. For the past few years, I’d been using a plastic green watering Continue Reading
It’s Finally Fall at Our Little Cottage
I don’t remember autumn EVER arriving as late as it did this year. It was nearly October, and I’d barely cracked the lids of the storage bins holding the girls’ long-sleeved shirts. The joy of the first cold snap this week (meaning below 70 at 3 o’clock in the morning) was like Christmas morning to Continue Reading
Make A Festive Football Garden Flag
College football season will be here soon! If you live in SEC country like I do, you need to be ready. My household, and my dad’s household, have cut cable ties and switched to streaming television. The big thing on everyone’s mind is, “Do we have the SEC Football channel (we do)?" and will it Continue Reading
Little Liberty Hand Painted Flower Pot
Little Liberty Hand Painted Flower Pot I’ve been having so much fun painting lately. Although I’ve already made an Uncle Sam Concrete Paver and an Ice Cream Cone Flower Pot, there was one more project I wanted to do for July 4th. My personal bathroom is decorated in a “big city” theme that Continue Reading
DIY Aged Copper Patina Outdoor Table
DIY Aged Copper Patina Outdoor Table Welcome to June’s Pinterest Challenge, hosted by My Pinterventures! This challenge is all about not just pinning the things you like, but MAKING IT HAPPEN! For a long time I had this wobbly, raggedy side table. I kept talking about using my Aged Copper Continue Reading
Hand Painted Ice Cream Cone Flower Pot
Hand Painted Ice Cream Cone Flower Pot Lately I’ve been seeing tons of patriotic summer treat designs in housewares, fabric, and crafts. I adore red, white, and blue donuts, ice cream, popsicles, and popcorn. Since I’m participating in the Craft Room DeStash Challenge, I wanted to make Continue Reading