knick knacks & ric rac

anybody who likes to make things undoubtedly has unfinished projects. i’m haunted by one in particular that i don’t know if i will ever finish. i’m embarrassed to tell you i started it in 1998, a year after i moved to california. i had big plans for a glorious sparkling backyard fountain. i started the […]

i was going through some linens and stuff last weekend and pulled out this patchwork quilt my mother made for me when i was around 5 years old.  here are a few of my favorite sections… i love those maidens with their braids walking around in the deep dark woods! that headless one on the left is […]

trivets from the thrift store on the kitchen counter they would make some kind of a cute print! my security door kinda looks like a big ol’ trivet too…

i wanted to show you this great pretzel tin i found at the thrift store the other day. it’s pretty big and just perfect for holding my stash of alpine trims! now i feel like i’m really getting organized!

i spent sunday cleaning out my workroom. i thought it would only take a few hours, and i ended up working on it for over 12. it needed it! there’s still one stubborn pile of odds and ends i can’t seem to find a place for. i’m tempted to just dump it in the trash! well, you know what […]

  the latest etsy finds:home decor edition is inspired by my lil ol’ house! take a peek at it here and look at all the fun chalet inspired goodies you can find on etsy.

while i was digging through my drawer of tea towels a while ago to find one for my tea towel rug, i found this cute apron which i’d totally forgotten about. i don’t even remember where i picked it up, but i was glad to find it. it looks really cute on… then i noticed […]

have you been watching the new ‘there’s no place like here’ series of videos on etsy? if you’re nosey like me and like to see inside other peoples’ homes, they’re fun to watch! guess whose house is featured today! i apologize for all of my nervous giggling and mumbling. (ps-i just posted a few more house pictures […]

  i made this while procrastinating…like i need another mushroom-y thing around the house! i was thinking how nice a toadstool pillow would look nestled with the log pillows on the sofa. i made this using the pattern from my toadstool doorstops. i enlarged it 150% and took in the top of the stem a […]

i found these little ladies at the thrift store this weekend. i was pretty thrilled! they look like they would be fun to try and make. the bottom is 1 1/4″ tall and the head is about 7/8″. they are from denmark.