Glitter cardboard star ornaments are stunning when you use Glitterific paint, which looks like a mix of glitter and gold foil pieces. These Christmas star ornaments are so easy to make! You find these packages of cardboard stars in craft stores, and you might even walk right past them without noticing. Or, if you do […]
Rustic Bottle Brush Trees on Spool
Rustic Bottle Brush Trees on Spool: Paint bottle brush trees to match a wood spool, then glue it all together for an easy farmhouse Christmas decoration! I love bottle brush trees! After working on this rustic Christmas decoration, I want to buy up all the bottle brush trees everywhere and just keep creating with them. […]
Farmhouse Style Magazine Shares My Dove Ornament!
Farmhouse Style Magazine’s inspiring Holiday issue just came out today, and includes my wood slice ornament! You can learn how to easily make one with my step-by-step tutorial. One year ago . . . What a difference a year makes! One year ago on October 16th, I had double-hip replacement surgery. While I sorely (pun […]
Beaded Letter Ornament
Learn how to make a beaded letter ornament with my easy step-by step tutorial. Beaded monogram letter ornaments are perfect for Christmas and weddings! It’s that time of year again when me and some of my favorite DIY bloggers come together for our annual Handmade Christmas Ornament series! We purposely schedule this for the beginning of […]
Pia Hydrangea: a pink dwarf hydrangea you’ll love!
Pia Hydrangea is a pink dwarf hydrangea you will love! Learn how to care for this small hydrangea and why it’s a perfect size for your garden. I love Hydrangeas and always have, ever since I first saw the gorgeous blue Hydrangeas that were everywhere around Cape Cod and Rhode Island when I lived in […]
Should You Deadhead Knockout Roses?
Should you deadhead Knockout Roses? If you do, you’ll enjoy nearly constant blooming throughout the Summer and possibly into the Fall season. Please note: I may use Knock Out Roses and Knockout Roses interchangeably in this article. Although the official name is Knock Out (two words), there are many who use the word Knockout (one […]
Side Yard Makeover: Easy Care and Attractive
Our simple side yard makeover is easy to maintain and looks sharp year-round. We went from a mushy, unused side yard to a grass-free landscaped beauty! There are many before-and-after images for you to see! Back in 2007, when we bought our home, there wasn’t any landscaping to speak of, however there was a lot of […]
Helene Rose of Sharon: trial and error and success!
Helene Rose of Sharon is a lovely Summer-flowering perennial shrub. A beautiful shrub I almost killed. Almost. This article is about my trial and error and eventual success with this beautiful plant. I’ve got to come up with another category of plants here on Pet Scribbles. You can see my favorite plants by going to the […]
Lulu loved her blankets: a tribute to our sweet Ragdoll girl
Our sweet Lulu, a petite Ragdoll cat, passed away in February. She was 17.5 years old. Lulu was our constant companion, our little girl, our alpha cat extraordinaire. This is a small tribute about her final months. Our cat Lulu passed away back in February. I wrote a brief post here at the time, but was too […]
Shabby Books Tutorial
Make your own shabby books with paint and stencils! It’s an easy way to upcycle discarded or unloved books for a rustic farmhouse look! I’ve always loved the look of shabby books on display, and have ooh’ed and aah’ed over many a pretty shabby book on Pinterest, but have yet to make my own. Until […]