…to a beautiful home
~Mother’s Day Etched Glass Gift~ As a mother, I love to receive gifts that are made from the heart and that remind me how special it is to be a mother. Sometimes it’s hard to create a gift that mom can not only use but keep and cherish forever. Martha Stewart crafts makes that [...]
~Identify Yourself~ I have to admit it…I love monograms. In fact, my children (who have long since outgrown personalized clothing) laugh about how they had their name on every article of clothing they ever wore when they were small. I not only dressed them in matching outfits, but they did usually have their name [...]
~”Sew” Amazing Pillows~ Today I’m sharing my DIY throw pillows that I made for my sectional at my beach house. I knew I wanted beach appropriate pillows for my sectional, but I didn’t want to go overboard with the tropical theme. I wanted a touch of the tropics and I wanted colorful and fun! [...]
~Color, Color, Color~ I love color! It adds fun and vibrance to a space. It always brightens the room. It puts a smile on my face. When I found this great bamboo and glass top coffee table at a second-hand store in Florida, I fell in love. When I saw it was only $40, I [...]
~Fabulous Fabric~ I am so excited to be sharing my latest creations using some new HGTV Home Decor fabric found exclusively at Jo-Ann Fabric and Craft Stores! When I found out that I was getting the opportunity to review their new fabric from HGTV, I was ecstatic. Mainly because I have a love of [...]
~DIY Sea Life Wall Decor~ I think we all have a favorite space in our homes. It’s a room of our home that when we walk by it, we smile. It makes us happy. Maybe it’s the colors, maybe it’s the furniture, maybe it’s the accessories. Whatever it is that makes us happy, we [...]
~DIY Hand-painted Wood Sign~ I think snow has been around for a lot of us lately, but I am definitely ready for spring! So much so that I decided to create my own “sign of spring!” Pun intended… I always gauge spring by the buds that begin to bloom. It’s my favorite time of [...]
~Bamboo Shade~ I have loved the look of bamboo shades for a while now. A beautiful bamboo shade paired with gorgeous curtains is a look to long for! Here a few examples of the look: via BHG via Traditional Home ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Sometimes…It’s Okay to be Fake When I began my home office makeover I [...]
~What an Honor!~ #47 in the Top 100 Art Blogs I’m excited to share that House on the Way was named #47 in the Top 100 Art Blogs to follow in 2013 by Couponaudit.com. Take a look at the chosen blogs and have fun finding some new blogs to follow. An infographic by [...]
Treasure of the Heart I have fallen in love with the beautiful crafts created right from the pages of a book! Have you seen the wreaths, butterflies and other goodies? All you need to do is hop to Pinterest for inspiration or stop by Jennifer Rizzo’s daughter’s room or check out the gorgeous starburst [...]
Lots of Love Valentine Crafts Valentine’s Day is starting to creep into our minds. Our thoughts are turning to Valentine’s parties and decorations. Our mouths are watering over thoughts of chocolates and candy hearts. Today, I’ve steered my thoughts toward two tissue paper Valentine crafts. It all began with some lovely pink tissue paper [...]
New Year…New Mantel Decor Is everyone else as glad as I am to have the Christmas decorations down?!?! After a couple of days, I have FINALLY gotten the Christmas decorations down and packed away! Now, I’m on to putting the house back together again. Usually after the holidays, I try to jazz things up [...]
Christmas Wreath and Front Porch Decor Today I’m sharing my Christmas Front Porch Decor. It consists of my wreath, garland and a lit topiary on each side of the door. The wreath on my front door has a large red ribbon with a bow made from my favorite black and red check layered on [...]
Custom Family Rules Artwork Builder Signs By Andrea I am so excited to tell you about a great product by Andrea at Signs by Andrea. It’s called a “Custom Family Rules Artwork Builder” and it lets you instantly build your own custom set of family rules, choose from several artwork design styles and pick [...]
Ho Ho Ho Santa carries some weight around here… I was always the child that wanted to believe. If I were in the movie Polar Express, I would be the only adult that could hear the bell! That’s one reason I love my Santa’s Belt theme Christmas decorations… …that and I just think it’s too [...]
Santa’s Belt Christmas Tree Topper Christmas tree toppers are fun and easy to design! Use your imagination and create a topper to remember! A great tree topper starts with ribbon and a great bow! Here I have used red glitter ribbon and layered it with red and black check ribbon. Wired ribbon is a [...]
DIY Christmas Staircase Decor This Christmas I decided to try something new! Every year I string garland along my staircase. It’s always beautiful and I’ve always loved it, but this year I found this great idea on Pinterest and decided to give it a go! I wanted something new and different for my Christmas [...]
Take-Out Box Christmas Advent Calendar From childhood, I have always loved a Christmas advent calendar. I remember my mother getting the boxed calendars with the little punch-out doors. I saw one at Michael’s yesterday. It brought back fond memories. I always loved opening the little door to find the chocolate surprise! When my children were [...]
How to Create a Beautiful Thanksgiving Table When we think of Thanksgiving, one thing that immediately enters our mind is the Thanksgiving meal and inevitably the Thanksgiving table. We all want a beautiful Thanksgiving table in which our friends and family can admire and enjoy as we gather together to celebrate this wonderful holiday. I [...]
Leaves, Mums & More This Saturday, my church is hosting a Ladies Inspirational Day and I have been working on the Fall flower arrangements for the tables. Since I was already at work, I thought I’d share my steps for arranging flowers. Keep in mind, I am not a florist and I’ve never taken [...]
Inspiring in Black, White & Aqua As you know, I’ve been working on an office makeover for myself. I’ve been working on a few things, like adding some stripes to a bookcase, re-doing a chair and personalizing some cute boxes for organization. I decided I should create an office inspiration board with some of [...]
Sun, Surf, Sand and a Pumpkin! This past week has been Fall break for my kids, so we hightailed it down to Florida. We were welcomed by sun, surf and sand…and my lovely dining room… Over the summer, I worked on the dining area of our vacation home. I wanted to make it light [...]
It’s Navy, Baby! Today is Day 11 of our 31 Days to a Beautiful Home and I have created a navy & creme inspiration board for your living room. I’ve chosen pieces from 3 of my favorite places to shop…West Elm, Ballard Designs and Ikea. I love the color navy. It’s such a great [...]
Re-Do of a Chair Re-do! Day 6 of 31 days to a beautiful home and another step done in my office makeover…the office chair. Several weeks ago, I showed you this chair re-do. I intended for the chair to be used at our vacation home, but I have since decided that it would be [...]
Stunning Swan For about a year, I have kept a picture in my phone of a wooden sign with a painted swan. I found it at Coastal Living magazine’s website and have been intending to make my own version one day. Well, today’s the day! I am so excited about my new completed project! [...]
