When I finished sewing the bedding for my bedroom and making the slipcover for my French settee, click here, I wanted something a little more striking for that space above the bed. This is a difficult space to work with, since most artwork isn’t wide enough to look good above a bed. I found exactly […]
12 Christmas Ideas
I thought about making another Christmas project for you, but who am I fooling here, I have Christmas shopping to do. So what’s the next best thing? How about a review of previous Christmas posts? This is one of the reasons I refer to myself as “The Lazy Martha”! Let’s look at a […]
Vintage Bedding Details
Ever since I found my antique French linen bed spread for my room, I have been looking for more wonderful vintage bedding for my house. I found a set of 4 matching vintage pillowcases all with hand crocheted lace edging. I thought these would be perfect for the girls room, since I need 3 pillows […]
Happy Holidays in the Dining Room
My daughter has been lamenting that it doesn’t feel like Christmas because the house isn’t decorated, and we don’t have a full-sized Christmas tree this year. (Not my fault, REALLY. It’s the table we inherited from my MIL… the table that knew too much that is in the way. We’ll have room for a tree […]
A Spoonful of Merry Christmas
Joy to the world, and Merry Christmas. It just has an even nicer ring to it when it’s stamped on silver. I love silverware and I love to talk, so it such seems like a great marriage to me. SILVER + WORDS = FUN CHRISTMAS decorating. I made these using metal stamps that I got […]
Homespun Christmas – Handmade Holidays
I consider myself craft-challenged, and you regular readers know where I’m headed here. Yes, it’s time for this week’s installment of… Anita’s clumsy craft. I’ve been thinking for a long time about making some little stockings (like the ones Ann On Sutton Place makes) so I thought why not make them for our party? I have […]
Homemade Snow Globes
I recently saw some beautiful little homemade snow globes made by Homemade Modern. I thought to myself… I can do this!! Following the directions from Homemade Modern, I selected some jars, mostly mason jars. I removed the paper on the jars that had paper labels, by first soaking them in water and removing the paper. […]
Christmas on the Back Porch
No snow? No problem. We’ll be on the back porch enjoying the sunshine and a hearty meal this Christmas. There’s no need to buy greenery when you’re at Cedar Hill. I just grab some clippers and head to the nearest cedar tree. The red berries are also plentiful here. The chandy is from […]
