Susan from Homeroad gave some plain brown willow baskets a new look with just a little paint. Susan says, "My baskets are inexpensive thrift store finds painted to look like the more costly baskets sold in the Wisteria catalog. Just a little white paint makes a huge impact!” So very true! Talk about a simple [...Read More]
Leaf and Acorns Pillow Cover
August 17, 2011 By 1 Comment
With visions of fall dancing in her head, MJ from 517 Creations spied a lovely autumn pillow with a large, brightly colored leaf and acorns gracing the front. Since the almost $100 price tag completely obliterated any idea of actually purchasing the pillow, MJ simply made her own. After adding the acorns and stitching on [...Read More]
Ruffled Linen Hand Towels
July 31, 2011 By 2 Comments
After a quick trip to Joann’s for a yard of linen, Debbie from Confessions of a Plate Addict set out to create her own linen hand towels. She simply cut two square pieces from the linen, hemmed three of the sides, and then edged the fourth side with a gathered length of remnant linen. I [...Read More]
Sleek Dutch Chest of Drawers
March 14, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Since I am bragging about Shaunna today with the launch of her Creating Your Masterpiece e-book (see previous post) I thought I would share one of her knock off projects that she highlights in her book so you can see the talent this girl has. This is probably my most favorite furniture makeover out there, [...Read More]
Wine Jute Bag
February 2, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Alison from Classy Columbus Designs made some canvas wine bags to dress up some gift for Christmas. She says, “I found these wine bags for $19 each in the December 2010 Wisteria catalog, and although they are burlap, and mine is from a dropcloth, mine were virtually free to make with items around the house! [...Read More]
