We have very exciting news! Our Crafty Home has been nominated for The Homies, Apartment Therapy‘s DIY Blog awards! The list of competitors is impressive but we’re asking everyone to take a couple of minutes and vote for us, and all the other DIY blogs you know and are nominated. Here’s a link to [...]
As I look up to this week’s project, I realize that I’m always learning something new with each new item. This week was no exception. I learned volumes. We have a small room off of the kitchen which has just been converted into an office that would also serve us as a craft room. We found [...]
Who isn’t addicted to Downton Abbey? We have been searching for an appropriate cocktail that is reflective of the time, but we realized that most cocktails did not really come of age until the American prohibition (talk about being crafty!) However, we recently came across a gin and Cointreau cocktail that was invented in London [...]
We’re ready for Christmas and here’s a few pictures of the trees this year. The one in the family room (above) always has the most history. We always make sure that it features ornaments from all the trips we’ve taken, along with personal photos of our family and dogs. You can see (below) some of [...]
We spent our Thanksgiving holiday with Brent’s family in Stuttgart, Arkansas and it was really AWESOME (f0r a Jersey guy like me, that is). The Thanksgiving holiday week is actually a huge deal for the town of Stuttgart, also known as “The Rice Capital of the World” (I like to say it in a Celine [...]
As many of you know, last year’s Halloween wreath was featured in this month’s Woman’s Day Halloween Celebrations. We were very excited when the magazine selected us and were quick to put one together for the photo shoot. If you can’t find the magazine anymore, here’s a link to our wreath on their website (including [...]
Maybe we’re going a bit overboard here in New Jersey, but we decided to bring all of our outdoor furniture and plants inside. This is the result…a very empty porch and back deck! It took us three hours to bring everything in and now we feel like we’re living inside a plant shop….but better safe, [...]
We went to Maine for vacation this past week…here are some pictures. Enjoy! Blog this! Bookmark on Delicious Recommend on Facebook share via Reddit Share with Stumblers Tumblr it Tweet about it Subscribe to the comments on this post Print for later Bookmark in Browser Tell a friend
We just returned from a fantastic trip to Madrid and Barcelona and wanted to share a few memories from our trip…enjoy! Plaza Mayor – Loaded with tons of shops and restaurants, this was our first stop once we got to the city. It was the perfect spot to begin our trip! Blog this! Bookmark on [...]
OK…not necessarily a crafty post this time. While my mom was visiting us from Arkansas this past weekend, we were talking about the old ceramic Christmas tree that Grandmother Barton used to have at her house. Looking back, it seemed like we spent most of our weekends growing up hanging around the dining room at [...]
