DIY Beautify - Creating Beauty at Home

Collecting Silver Among the other things I seriously collect {ironstone, white and pink milk glass, blue and white dishes}, I've also been picking up pretty vintage silver pieces when I see them at thrift stores. I use some in displays and I like to use the trays to corral a group of objects...like candles, or glass jars full of shells in the summer, that kind of thing. The rest of it gets tucked away into one of my hutches. I recently pulled it all out to polish and... oh my goodness , I had no idea how much silver I have actually accumulated! I think I might be in the running for an episode of Hoarders if I keep it up... some call it collecting... buuuuut I may have crossed that line, if you know what I mean :) When you don't actually know how much you have of a certain thing and keep buying it...is that called 'hoarding'??...I know that's what Mr. Diy would call it! It might actually be time to let some of these beauties go because in all...

Grey Hutch Reveal Is it grey or gray? I've always written it "gray", but I think "grey" is more in vogue at the moment :) Both are correct, as far as I know. If you've followed my blog for awhile, you'll remember that back in the fall, I gave you a little sneak peek of my three hutches that I bought {2 off Craigslist}. I've shown you more details of my  thrifty black hutch and my  $40 white hutch, a true labor of love ....it's time to reveal the GREY hutch to you...and the little story that accompanies it's purchase. This hutch was not found on Craigslist for super-duper cheap. I was looking for furniture for my Shabby Scrapbook/Craft Room that I was putting together and happened upon this old hutch in a consignment shop in Florida. It wasn't for sale. They were actually using it behind the counter to store supplies. But I fell in love with it and convinced them to sell it to me! It wasn't really a steal...I think I...

We are a bacon-lovin family! Not turkey bacon...the  real  stuff! And every bacon-loving family needs a tray like this, with a vintage pig graphic that is 'painted on' using a Sharpie! My m-i-l is the Queen of theme gifts. As my boys have gotten older and harder to buy for, she looks for themes to make it a little easier (ie: favorite sports team, favorite color...favorite food ). This is where bacon comes in. My middle son has been receiving bacon gifts for the last couple of years...wild and unusual bacon gifts...bacon popcorn, bacon gum, a bacon-shaped pillow, bacon band-aids, bacon-flavored toothpaste...well, you get the idea!! What does that have to do with today's post? Nothing really :) Except that when I was searching for a graphic to use on my tray and saw this pig, I knew it would be perfect in my kitchen! And my boys might even appreciate it! This post may contain affiliate links. Find my complete disclosure policy here. I recently posted my chalk...