I love old homes, my favourite thing to do is to walk through beautiful neighbourhoods in my city and on vacation. My hand printed art prints are each printed individually on acid free Strathmore paper using Cranfield safe wash relief inks.

Now that it is officially Fall, I am sharing my favorite fall room decor ideas that I used to decorate our home.

See how I transformed an old gun cabinet into a beautiful quilt cabinet. I will show you step by step how I did it, including paint and techniques.

Today I am sharing a DIY craft How to Make a Wreath Pillow. I made a pillow for a wreath blog hop because my wreath form did not arrive in time! This DIY is fun and easy to make for Summer or Fall. And I love how it came out! My favorite pastime during this...

Made with buttermilk...delicately soft and cake-like. "So easy...that making them is a thrill for the girls in the Home Economics classes each year," according to Miss Sarah M. Knight of Buffalo, NY. And even her sixth-graders report making them with great success in their own homes!" I love old cookbooks and I can almost imagine what this cookbook looks like just from the picture. I have several old cookbooks that I have had forever. NO I didn't buy them at estate sales - although I have seen them at estate sales. I used to buy them at truck stops when we first got married. Cafe Treats Baker Dorene made these and they were so delicious. That added cinnamon sugar on top is so tasty on your lips when you take a bite of the cookie. I loved that. I think you might also. PRINT RECIPE. OLD-TIME CINNAMON JUMBLES 1/2 cup soft shortening (part butter) 1 cup sugar 1 egg 3/4 cup buttermilk 1 teaspoon vanilla 2 cups sifted flour 1/2 teaspoon soda 1/2 teaspoon salt **** 1/4 cup sugar 1 teaspoon cinnamon In a large bowl, mix thoroughly the shortening/butter, sugar, and egg. Stir in the buttermilk and vanilla. Sift together the sifted flour, soda, and salt. Stir in to make a dough. Chill the dough for 1 hour. Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F. Lightly grease cookie sheets. Remove dough from the refrigerator. Drop rounded teaspoonfuls of dough about 2 inches apart onto cookie sheets. Sprinkle with sugar/cinnamon mixture. Bake until cookies are set 8 to 10 minutes. Cool on wire rack. Makes about 4 dozen 2 inch cookies.

I love old road maps and have a stash of them at home that I keep for crafting. They are cheap craft paper, that can really add interest to a project. One of t…

Received a vintage Singer sewing machine as a birthday gift from a contractor who was preparing to remodel a client's basement. It had been sitting for years a…

Today I am sharing a DIY craft How to Make a Wreath Pillow. I made a pillow for a wreath blog hop because my wreath form did not arrive in time! This DIY is fun and easy to make for Summer or Fall. And I love how it came out! My favorite pastime during this...

Ran into this recipe over at Paula Deen’s website. I love simple home cooking and this recipe does it for me! Old-fashioned Meatloaf (a.k.a. Basic Meatloaf) (Paula Deen’s Old-Fashioned …

Or maybe it's re-rope sash, or restring windows, or re-weight with sash cord? No matter, sit back, buckle in, and get ready for a riveting blog post about restoring antique windows! I doesn't get much more exciting. (I'm lying, it can only get more exciting.)Antique double hung windows are beautiful, there's no doubt about it. I didn't realize this for many years, but after buying our home and falling in love with old homes, the old sash are one of the four truly enchanting elements of architecture I feel set an older home apart from the pack (the other three are their staircases, period doors & door hardware, and moulding/millwork). When I'm drooling over a magazine house, a real estate listing that I can't afford, or a falling down house with "good bones" I just wish I could spend another decade saving, these are some of the primary aspects I immediately look for. And if any of these homes are lacking any or all of these details...they're dead to me. While I'm an equal opportunity lover of old windows, the majority of my restoration efforts are geared toward the style of windows in our home -- rope and pulley double...

I decided the hanging shelves would look great with some small pots and plants. I found these terra cotta pots at Home Depot for $1.29 but knew they needed some TLC. I am not a fan of the bright orange color (as seen above on the left). I have also never "aged" terra cotta pots before but knew I wanted them to actually "look old", not look like they were "painted to look old".

How to update a hollow core door for $3 a side in wood trim.It is a super cheap and easy way!Watch the video tutorial here —> https://youtu.be/ZIxqCKbqywU Up…

I really love the rustic post and lintel look of barn wood beams in a doorway. How gorgeous is that texture and warmth it brings to a space? I knew the real thing wasn’t going to happen in our home any time soon, so instead I looked for a way to get the l

I absolutley love shiplap walls. I love the old farm house feel. Now I have a home built in 2007 and since moving in last year I was determined to get my shipla…

I poured my heart into the remodel of our home in Waco, Texas. It was the most amazing project and I love that some of you will stay at our Airbnb Waco Fixer Upper!

It would be so easy to fill this summer with all kinds of to-do’s, but I want to choose to put on my summer checklist life-giving...

I’ve tried an effective technique to imitate the Ming Vases, the typical Chinese vases in white porcelain with blue decorations. We begin copying the characteristic shapes of the Chinese vases from…

This is a guide to making DIY maple seed art. Learn how to craft a butterfly out of fallen maple seeds with this step-by-step Hometalk tutorial.

Believe it or not - this van features a kitchen, bedroom, and bathroom with a toilet and shower.

Once Agatha was standing I wanted to start marking her height but I couldn't quite bring myself to mark up the walls nor did I really love any of the growth charts I've seen for sale. The solution: a wood board and a sharpie. An aged board would have been way better but I didn't have one of those handy. Since I had lots of room, I included boxes to mark other interesting milestones and firsts for her. The type of things that I might forget if I didn't write down and she might find interesting: countries + cities visited, halloween costumes, first words, schools, books read, etc. I tried not to make them too baby centric so the board stays relevant for more than just the first few years. I added a coat of Danish oil thinking it would darken up the wood but I don't love how it highlighted the grain. I probably should have just left it bare or stained it prior to writing on it but live and learn.

We recently moved Otto into Otis' old room. Otis had this wooden display unit on his wall for his minerals and fossils. I've been thinking about ways to display Schleich animals and thought we would try using this display unit for some of Otto's animals. It works, Otto loves playing with them and always tries to return them to the little cubby holes. Otto loves to point and name the animals too. Schleich animals really beautiful, why not put them on display? Here are a few other ideas I love for displaying Schleich animals... Above the animals are on a...

Here are my most favorite experiments I've found for a three to four-year-old.

9 vintage Christmas cards from the early 1900's, that you can download and print at home. Send your holiday greetings with a vintage flair!

There are a lot of things I love about my new school, classroom and job. One of those things was not the broken and yellowing old blinds that came with it. Blinds that need to be closed every night for security and opened for natural light every morning. With a couple of hours and supplies […]

How to update a hollow core door for $3 a side in wood trim. It is a super cheap and easy way!

From this old piano I'm trying to recreate as many things as possible. My first creation was a kitchen island made from the decorative fr...

I’ve never tried making kale chips at home, have you? Typically my go-to for getting some leafy greens in the kids is a smoothie – but that’s getting a little old (and a little cold) for winter. I love how easy this recipe is and Kaley says her littles gobble up these healthy chips. …

This is a guide to making DIY maple seed art. Learn how to craft a butterfly out of fallen maple seeds with this step-by-step Hometalk tutorial.