I made this piece of art for my aunt's wedding gift. You can tell it says LOVE, right? L, bird, V,E. My aunt and new uncle have known each other for a long, long time so this was a very special wedding. They lived on the same street when they ... [ Read More ]
Letter Art Workshop #2 at ReHouse
I recently hosted another fun workshop making funky junky letter art at ReHouse! Knowing this was a popular workshop the first time around, I rounded up piles of miscellaneous do-dads, broken hinges, rusted door plates, cabinet door pulls and ... [ Read More ]
Meet Theresa
This wooden frame is one of the most pathetic things I’ve ever saved from a dumpster. Just look at her! Boring, unfinished wood, water damage and terrible, crude uneven wood carving. She was a disaster. Someone donated her to the ... [ Read More ]
Love Squared
I “love” these fun signs! I found the wood in my mom’s bonfire wood pile. I swear my eye just wanders around looking for junk that can be saved; it’s as instinctive as kissing my kids sweet faces. I can’t ... [ Read More ]
Magnetic Boards out of Ceiling Tiles
Can you believe that the two magnetic boards I made started out as salvaged ceiling tiles? The ReHouse has a bunch of them, priced at $1.50 each. I don’t know ANYBODY who wants to put in a metal ceiling these days! I’m sure you’ve seen ... [ Read More ]
“Tune my heart” on a window
Come thou fount of every blessing, tune my heart to sing thy grace….. One of my favorite hymns was stuck in my head one day, and I decided to get it out of my head and onto something where it would be visible. I printed out the lyrics ... [ Read More ]