So…Valentine’s Day isn’t much of a holiday in our house, truth be told. We’re pretty lovely-dovey all the time (I know, go ahead and roll your eyes) and I NEVER decorate for it. But…I had a Valentines Day decorations idea rattling around in my head that just wouldn’t quit. AND it involved something I’d never repurposed or upcycled before: an antique, heart-shaped rug beater. Read more ›
Valentines Day Decorations with Vintage Valentines & Antique Rug Beater
January 26, 2017 · By · 51 Comments
Gardening Garb Clip Board
August 11, 2015 · By · 60 Comments
I will be the first to admit that this project is pretty darn simple. But it evolved from a very real need- actually, a *few* very real needs. First, I was in my crafting room and emerged determined to use up some of my supplies…and second, I have a TERRIBLE habit of ripping off my gardening gloves in the garage, tossing them about, and then having a devil of a time finding them again.
So here we are- with a simple, but hopefully very useful project using salvaged wood, vintage clothespins, and some picture hanging wire.Read more ›
Farmhouse Style Cat Toy Box and Storage
July 28, 2015 · By · 71 Comments
Compared to many bloggers, my house is a hot mess…that’s why you’ll never see a “Sadie’s Home Tour” blog post from me!! Jon and I live a very big life in a fairly small house, and I am admittedly better at crafting that I am at interior design.
And while we don’t have kids, we do have two cats…which means the floors- all floors!- are often a minefield of cat toys and other inanimate objects that became cat toys, if you know what I mean.Read more ›
Fancified Feed Sack
July 29, 2014 · By · 35 Comments
All of my vintage-loving friends have a special affinity for old linens…whether it’s cute embroidered hand towels, pretty crocheted doilies, or colorfully kitsch tablecloths, we always paw through them in shops. The same goes for old grain, feed, and flour sacks- cotton, linen, or burlap, we just seem to love them all.
I have to give credit where credit is due, and Country Living magazine came up with this first. I fell in love with this project the moment I saw it, and I knew it was a craft I needed to attempt. Our dining room needs more wall décor, and an embroidered feed sack (or 2) would be fitting (dining room…feed sack…) and quirky.Read more ›
Window Frame Decor using Crochet Doilies
January 3, 2014 · By · 113 Comments
Our entire Master Bedroom (and frankly, my blog) was inspired by an old chippy door panel that I found at shop called Piccadilly Prairie, located in Minneapolis, MN. Isn’t that crazy? But it’s true…this chippy piece of gorgeousness inspired the window frame decor you’re about to see…AND it inspired my entire blog!Read more ›
