For years now I have been involved in Relay for Life which is the main volunteer-driven cancer fundraising event of the American Cancer Society. Every year as part of the fundraising most teams...
Hello friends. Hows it going? Me I am doing well. Ive been tweaking this old blog again. For one I have been messing with my side bar. I dont use a test blog which is pr...
Heres a quick project that has a lot of impact. The idea came to me while I was trying to figure out a design for the dutch door I want to install in the dining room. I kept walking back ...
Help me please. This little dresser is killing me. I picked it up over a month ago because it was inexpensive, solid wood and I figured I could do something with it, no problem.&nbs...
I cant believe this is my first pallet project. I have been wanting to make a gate for our garden for two years now. Last year the deer helped themselves to my strawberry plants they need...
I hope everyone had a fabulous Mothers Day Weekend! We sure did. It was eighty degrees and beautiful here! My husband BBQd salmon for his Mom and we also had fresh Hood Canal Ship, ...
Check another one off the list. My Kitchen/Dining rooms to do list has a lot of items on it. I think these stairs are number 42 of 500. If youve been following for awhile you know t...
Just popping in to announce the winner of the custom Photo Card giveaway from Mixed Molly Designs. Thanks to all who entered and for the sweet comments on my new logo! The winner is....Gr...
And I shall call him Kermi. I dont normally name my projects, but once in awhile I do if they speak to me. This guy wanted to be called Kermi (as in Kermit the frog ya know, cause hes gre...
Good morning friends! Check out my new logo. Isn’t it cool? When I decided to turn my passion into a business I wanted a new logo for my blog. Something I could use to make custom price t...
A while back I posted about how I built a wood box and fell in love with it. Well ever since I have wanted to build another one and post a how to. Not too difficult of a project but I lov...
There is just something about white cubby storage that makes my heart go pitter-pat. I cant believe it has been months since I worked on this project. I first blogged about it back in Nov...
I am going to attempt the worlds fastest blog post here because I have a date with my two besties from high school. You may have noticed I just published a completely blank post because I got c...
Did I ever tell you my name is actually Michelle? Mimi is my nickname. It wasn’t that I wanted to hide my true identity that I chose to use Mimi. I just like it. Also there ar...
Last week I revealed my custom built cabinets in my dining room. Thank you for your sweet comments. You guys are the best! For that post go here. Today I just want to show how...
What a gloomy week we have had in the Pacific Northwest. It is soggy around here. Hope your spring is a little sunnier. I am dying to get outside and plant some peas b...
I thought Id share a few fun things I found while doing some "research" with my sister on Wednesday. I needed to find some stores that sell the kind of things I like to ...
Heres a big project Ive been working on for awhile. I started this project on Superbowl weekend so its been a lengthy process. I put it on hold for awhile due to recent life events but I ...
I have noticed lately that I feel like being crafty. Like busting out the glue gun crafty. I think it must be because of the huge increase in building that I have been doing to try fill u...
I am excited to say the mantle Ive been working on has finally made it into my shop space. Heres an after picture. We got a break in the weather so I drug it outside to take some beauty s...
Ive been thinking about my decorating style and what the best way to describe it would be. I have decided Im Coastal Cabin. I dont really follow any rules with my deco...
I thought I would take a moment and show you my shop space. For now I have only used half of it but soon I hope to fill the whole thing up. It is so much fun to see m...
First off I want to say thank you so much for your comments on my last post. I cant even express how much I appreciate your support and encouragement!Today was my first day of my new career.&nb...
So I quit my job. How are you doing? I did, I really did. My last day is Wednesday. You might be thinking why in this economy would someone quit a perfectly decent job?&...
Have you noticed that since you started reading decor blogs you have starting buying things you normally wouldnt? Please tell me its not just me. I have really tried to stop doing this bu...
I revealed my new kitchen Island a few weeks ago so I thought Id share how I put it together. Why use a door to make my kitchen island? I purchased the brown door for $20 a...
The coolest thing happened to me recently. I got an email from Ana White. As in ana-white.com. I was a little star struck, because I Luv her. For those of you who dont know about he...
Since my Faux mantle is still so new I have been having a lot of fun with it. My last photos of it showed a small luggage stand with a few vintage suitcases. Although I love that look the...
Today is one of those days that started very slow. I mostly stared at things I wanted to work on but just couldnt get motivated. So I decided to hop online and do the give away. Wel...
You know those annoying people who tell you it’s going to be their birthday the entire week prior just in case you might forget. I’m totally that person. I get a whole birthday week...
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