Sometimes DIYs go swimmingly, your whole world is rocked and you develop a false confidence that if you can make lights like this… You can do ANYTHING! “Bring it on, world!,” you shout from rooftops! And sometimes, you think you have a brilliant idea and this happens. Yeahhhhhh. That was supposed to be the DIY […]
Watercolor Heinies: Art. Tragedy. Life.
Oh, friends. Do I have a story to tell you. A story of hope, of tragedy, of aspirations for greatness and the pain of loss. Of epic, epic failure. A story to bind all of humanity. It starts, as all good stories do, with the glorious draw of tiny, deliciously dimpled baby butt cheeks. Specifically, […]
Third time’s the charm: how to make watercolor letter pumpkins
In the last post, I showed you my fall mantel with watercolor pumpkins: I was a little conflicted about the watercolor pumpkins I made. I think I like them? Sometimes, in the right light? But I KNOW I like them better than my first draft, which I neglected to show you because they were kinda […]
Ditto DIY Link Party + My Big Fat Gilded Failure
Welcome to the June {ditto} DIY challenge! Once a month ten very different bloggers are hosting this challenge to recreate in our own homes – and yours! – a project or design element inspired by a haute couture design. The idea is to inspire everyone to incorporate fine design elements into your own home in […]
That Time I Thought I Could Cut a Photo Mat by Myself
Let’s talk about art, friends. This is the art that hangs above Mila’s crib in her nursery. I’d like to temporary stop and brag about how I cut the photo mat on the left all by myself, but it’s actually kind of embarrassing. I got the “Love” print by Katie Daisy… …but then realized that […]
Adventures of a Sewing Genius
I’ve talked to you guys before about how desperately I want to be able to sew. I want to love sewing. I want to whip up a pair of drapes or an intricate pillow in a little fifteen-minute tornado of thread, bobbins and knowledge. But I am the William Hung of sewing. “I have no […]
Hi, I'm Kelly. Glad you're here! This little blog is where I chronicle our efforts to fix up our beaten-down home on a tiny budget. We're not there yet, but here's a peek at the view along the way...
