frugal decorating

Years ago, I began collecting vintage Putz houses. I just loved the pretty pastel colors of all the little bottle brush trees growing up nex...

Here is a great gift idea for the artist in your life! Create a little travel paint set, using student grade paints. I use mine for art jour...

I have a confession to make:  I may be an Altoids tin hoarder. I love them so much. I use them to organize jewelry when I travel, to keep ar...

Making beads can be really addictive!  Here is a way to make a rolled bead that uses fabric instead of paper and is embellished with strings...

About fifteen or so years ago I stopped making cookies to give away at Christmas. Instead, I began making Christmas ornaments to give as gif...

I recently posted about our antique bed makeover, but I forgot to share something really important -- how we convert our antique beds from d...

Paper bead making is addictive! It's also an easy, inexpensive, and portable craft. It's a great way to use up scraps of pretty pape...