Wordless Wednesday – By the Fire

Last week we got a 1/4 cord of wood, not enough to last us the season, but plenty to get started and keep the wood ring full and the fire going for a couple of weeks. I also received a handmade steel fire poker forged by my daughter! Continue Reading ….

DIY Popsicle Stick & Wooden Bead Trivet

  NEW!  Buy the kit! I’m now offering this project in a craft kit! No tools needed, just you and some time! Recently this photo of my popsicle stick trivet appeared on DIYLife. I was blown away by this and it has inspired me to finally write a tutorial for it. I originally made a trivet like…

Wordless Wednsday – Chopped Wood

Wordless Wednsday – Chopped Wood (From our Neighbor’s Dead Tree), originally uploaded by HarmonicMama. Continue Reading ….

A Treasure’s been Hiding in my House

A few years back I was at a yard sale and spied a great set of Mid-Century Modern (MCM) candlesticks.  I picked them up for just a couple of bucks and they’ve been in my living room ever since.  The other day while scouring eBay for some MCM sconces and saw a set of candlesticks that looked just…