DIY Glass Etching & Beer Brewing

For the latest installment of Decor It Yourself I indulge my addiction to dishware and learn how to etch glass. In the accompanying blog post, I provide these simple designs to use as templates for your etching if you want.



You can also download any font you like and do initials for a customized glass. The second half is a cool tutorial for how to brew your own beer by Erin Bried, author of How to Sew on a Button and Other Nifty Things Your Grandma Knew". Click here to watch, and enjoy!

DIY Hedgehog Plushie

My sister is having the very first grand baby in the family in March, and I wanted to make something special for the little guy for her up-coming shower. So in the last episode of Decor It Yourself I began my nephew on his own collection of animal friends. Learn how to make a hedgehog and see a round up of some of the coolest plushies out there by watching THIS EPISODE!

Sneak Peek

This is a particularly lovely sneak peek of Raina Kattelson's home on Design Sponge. I LOVE the poppy CatherineHolm piece mixed with the robin's egg blue, celadon-ish green and white. Simply gorgeous.

Paper Cutting

Happy New Year! I hope you had a lovely holiday and a very Happy New Year! I am back working on lots of fun new projects for 2010, and hope you stay with me to see what's in store.



My home decor show Decor It Yourself is back with it's first episode of 2010 with Paper Cut Art. Click on the link to view the episode and comment.



I have been really into paper cutting but just took the craft on myself. Still a beginner I have been playing with some simple, fun techniques like these pop-up houses, antlers, and animal scene.





For way more experienced artist's paper cut art, check out my Paper Round-Up blog post.



I am not embedding the videos in an attempt to save your ear drums if they automatically start playing upon visiting the site. Is this easier or more difficult for you? I'd love to hear your preference.

50's Fridge

Some day we will have one of these 50's style refrigerators in white.


I love them more than I ever thought I would love an appliance.