"When you change the way you look at things, the things you look at change." ~ Wayne Dyer ~ I just salvaged this rusty metal...

I found this beautifully illustrated farm alphabet in the back of  Farmyard Favorites.  The original book was published in  1917, and is 13...

I've been thinking up ideas for Christmas  projects. After sharing  one of my ideas, Mom  offered a  simple glass canister  she didn...

"Lord, make us mindful  of  the  little things  that  grow  & blossom  in these days to make the world beautiful for us....

"It was one of those  March days when  the  sun shines hot and  the  wind blows cold: when  it is summer in the  light, and winter ...

Yesterday I happened across this post at The Vintage Bag Lady blog.  The beautiful pictures inspired me to create a re-purposed centerpiec...

I originally created this wreath with Thanksgiving in mind...  but as I went along, I opted not to use color, so it turned out looking like...

"There is no season when  such pleasant and sunny spots  may be lighted on,  and produce so pleasant an effect on the feelings,  ...

  I've had this dark green, rooster-painted box with drawers for about a year now.  My mother-in-law gave it to me in the hopes that I...

Last fall I went to my grandma's yard sale ~ and came home with two children's chairs in the back of my car.  They were a cute pair...

 Sometimes I look at something and see potential... but for what?  I think it over and over, only to come up empty.  Today, I went out to...