How is it that it is already almost March?! Maybe because I retired from teaching last summer, or because of the circumstances in our world right now,  but I've never had a year go faster.  So seeing that it's time to change out my holiday decor, I'll start with a beaded garland. 

Repurposing clothes from the thrift store  is both thrifty and popular these days.

A lucky find for St. Patrick's Day! 

Recently I saw the most beautiful mushroom wood bowl centerpiece at Jennifer Rizzo Design Company. I couldn't get the darn thing out of my mind it was so beautiful. The mushrooms were made by hand and it was just amazing. 
Jennifer shows you in her post just how she made the mushrooms, she is a true artist! 
I wanted to figure out how to make an easy version of the mushroom garden and on my most recent trip to Dollar Tree I knew I found a winner! 
Take a look...

In case you blinked, it's March this week!  I dragged my Blade Runner saw out of the basement and onto the workbench for this fun project.  It's been years since I used it and now that I'm finished, I don't know why I waited so long!

Here is how I gave a vintage crate a little Irish! First I began with a vintage Breakstone's cream cheese box I had laying around. 
Not a bad thing since this crate was found in a dumpster, was damaged and I had to glue it back together. 
I wanted to decoupage this pretty green plaid fabric onto one side of the crate.

I used Fusion Ultra Grip and painted on 2 coats to the side of the crate. 
A little bit of this product goes a long way!
I let each layer dry in between coats.  When the Ultra Grip coats were dry I cut a piece of fabric the size I needed. 
Then using an iron with a piece of parchment paper over the fabric, I ironed the fabric to the box.  If you haven't tried this decoupage technique, you should! 
The fabric, paper, tissue paper, or card stock sticks like crazy with no wrinkle…

I think I better change my tag line to repurposed and re-loved and crafts.  I'm loving just messing around in my office with all these craft supplies.  Today I found a cute little cutting board and some shamrock napkins!

I love the look of rusty tin ceiling tiles only they aren't very easy to find and can be quite costly if you do. 
Today I'm going to show you how to create the look of a rusty tin ceiling tile for a dollar. Well $1.25 to be exact! 
I'm going to make a rusty tin ceiling three leaf clover to decorate for St. Patrick's Day and I'll show you how! 
Take a look...

In an attempt to save money and to stay out of the stores, I sometimes recycle my projects. Yes, I said it. A project that didn't sell or I didn't love, or I am just tired of gets pulled apart, cut apart, and used again! 

The shamrock bowl you are looking for has been updated and can be found by visiting
St. Patrick's Day Lucky Find!

If you're looking for an easy project that costs almost nothing, then this is the one for you!  I'm using an old faced cotton curtain I saved and an inexpensive wire wreath frame. 

Truth be told, I was never really a gnome lover.  There, I said it... and now I'm going to show you how I made one! 😂