Fall is in the air and it’s time to decorate our homes for the season. It’s always nice to decorate with the real thing, but for for the crafty types, it’s also fun to make a DIY version of an item found in nature. Acorns on the ground are a sure sign that fall is…
This shop is part of a social shopper marketing insight campaign with Pollinate Media Group® and Office Depot, but all my opinions are my own. #pmedia #inspirestudents https://my-disclosur.es/OBsstV Now that we are well into September, students are back to school and adapting to the new school year. This is the fourth week for my students…
Welcome to the $500 Sweet September Cash Giveaway! Can you believe that it is already September? I know I can’t! It seems like just yesterday that I was getting out of school eager to start the summer and now I’m back with two weeks of instruction completed. Are you ready for another giveaway? This time…
Late last winter I found something that I had been searching for, a vintage school map. I found my treasure in one of my favorite downtown shops, Estates Revisited, and it is extra special because it is from a local private school. I’m so glad that VES contacted Estates Revisited to find new homes…
It’s the end of August and time for another installment of Themed Furniture Makeovers. If you aren’t familiar with this series, a group of blogging friends who enjoy painting furniture team up each month to make over a piece of furniture with a theme. This month’s theme is decoupage. I wasn’t sure what I’d make…
I love it when people move and put things they no longer want on the curb for the trash man. Last summer I found this lamp in a box at the end of a neighbor’s driveway and immediately liked its botanical theme. It didn’t have a shade or any parts but I knew it would…
Growing up, my very favorite mystery series was Trixie Belden. Trixie and her best pal Honey constantly found themselves in the middle of a mystery that had to be solved. Trixie’s brothers Brian and Matt, along with Honey’s adopted brother Jim, and their friends Diana and Dan, all played big parts in solving the mystery. …
I’ve always heard that, “Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.” I hope that the talented Pam from House of Hawthornes agrees with this because I 100% copied her clever idea for making a lamp from a vintage thermos. Pam found her thermos at a yard sale and mine was a dumpster diving find. I…
Today is my 41st first day of school: 13 as a student, 4 in college, and 24 as a middle school teacher. That’s a lot of first days, you’d think I’d be an old pro at it by now but believe it or not, I still get a bit nervous. This year I have reason…
Our front entry had a dirty little secret. You can’t see it from the street, can you? Our entry looks like that of many Cape Cod style houses in our town: covered entry, tan paint, and a Chippendale storm door. Take a closer look. Can you see the dirty little secret now? Look…
It’s August which means gardens are producing abundant supplies of tomatoes. My favorite cherry tomato variety is Sun Gold which is fabulous for eating straight off the vine. We also enjoy them sliced in half and tossed in a bit of rice vinegar. Another way I like to use my abundant supply of Sun Golds…
It’s no secret that I love vintage treasures and have fun shopping for them at thrift shops, yard sales, and sometimes even in a neighbor’s trash. Finding a treasure for a free or a bargain is the ultimate shopping high for me. Trisha from Black and White Obsession and Brynne from The Gathered Home…