This antique crystal chandelier hung in my mom Nadine’s house for many years. It was dirty so I set out to remove the grime. How To Clean An Antique Crystal Chandelier with bloopers. How To Clean An Antique Crystal Chandelier with bloopers When we cleaned out my mom's house no one else wanted this chandelier. There were even under the breath mumblings of “It’s ugly.” I pleaded its case “It’s an art deco chandelier. With real crystals.” No takers. Lucky me. It arrived safely in a box in ... View the Post
Archives for January 2013
Clearing Out Kitchen Clutter and Chaos
As many of you know over the summer we moved into a new home and my kitchen is now half the size of my old kitchen. Given that I regularly cook up to three meals a day this has been a source of ongoing frustration for me. First and foremost I purged all the dishes, gadgets and other paraphernalia that I had not used in over a year. That lightened the load considerably. The new kitchen layout was used how it best suited me and I took advantage of wire shelving to make the most of tight spaces. ... View the Post
Can We Climb For You?
My husband works for a large aeronautical company. Every year the company organizes a strictly volunteer fundraiser for the American Cancer Society’s Climb For Cancer. It is held in February on Phoenix’s South Mountain. The company provides T shirts that the participants wear. You are allowed to submit one name to be placed with 1oo’s of other names printed on the back. In previous years names such as Pop Gunn, Uncle Pete, and Grandma Karen were listed on the back of the shirt. Last year ... View the Post
Transforming the Office Part II Creating Simply Pretty Curtain Panels
Thank you all so very much for all your kind comments on Friday’s Part I post. I spent a few hours on Saturday sewing the curtains for the office and am pleased with the results. They aren’t to bad for $20 worth of material. Transforming the Office Part II Creating Simply Pretty Curtain Panels. Transforming the Office Part II Creating Simply Pretty Curtain Panels The curtains are simple panels. A design that is perfect for a beginning sewing project. When dealing with large amounts of ... View the Post
Stitched With Love
Today is Epiphany. The twelfth and last day of Christmas. I am not really one to go around boasting “Look at what I got for Christmas…” But everyday, sometimes several times a day, I find myself walking into Sweet Boy’s room with a singular purpose: to look at, touch, and marvel at a piece of handiwork that has been over 100 years in the making. A few years ago Grandma Jingles led me into her bedroom and asked me to open her decades old hope chest while she sat on the bed. Together we ... View the Post
Transforming The Office For Under $30 Part I
Happy Friday! I am slowly but surely Transforming The Office For Under $30 Part I. Transforming The Office For Under $30 Part I This was the office space when we moved into the house in July. Can you say dark and dreary? I wasn’t sure what color direction I wanted to go in so I just lightened the space with some leftover paint~Dover White SW 6385. What a difference! The dark rattan blind was replaced with a white plantation blind found at Goodwill. As the move was a major ... View the Post