I love floral brooches – they make any outfit happy. Unfortunately, stocking up on them can make one’s pocketbook most unhappy.I decided to play around with flowers leftover from my wreath project and make my own. It was actually the easiest of craft projects, only requiring: Hot glue gun Artificial flowers Felt Pin backs (sold […]
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Spring Has Sprung: On the Cheap
There are just too many glorious colors about to keep my neutral transitional wreath up any longer. And the fact that a butterfly lost a wing, which Ben promptly found and destroyed, had a little to do with it as well. Such is life with cats. As I mentioned last month, I’ve had a serious […]
Someone Please Stop Me
I’ve got crafts on the brain! It must be the after effects of sunshine and warmer days. In any case, I’ve been flipping through catalogs, browsing online and wandering aisles. And in the process, I’ve decided that I can need to make the following: This gorgeous pansy wreath from Williams-Sonoma. How easy would it be […]
Pretty Drawers
We’re winding down on a major project – transforming a Craigslist desk into a pretty (and functional) desk for The Niece. While we finish a bit of touch-up work, I thought I’d share with you a quick and easy way to visually improve your furniture by making your own decorative drawer liners. You’ll need wrapping […]
Crafting Bonanza!
An awesome part about working at an architectural firm? Being able to salvage project samples before they get chucked out to use in future Hayley Home craft projects!!!
I’m Inspired!!
Absolutely love this idea: Project Life Simply take a self-portrait every day for a year. Or even just one month. Maybe it’s not a self-portrait…maybe it’s of your love. Or your furbabies. Or your two-legged bundles of joy! No matter what, it would be fun and a great record of Life As We Know It. […]
In Transition
After I’d finished taking down all of the Hayley Holiday Decor, I wondered what I ought to do for our front door wreath. Many years ago I’d purchased a sturdy grapevine wreath and an assortment of “stuff” to put on it, based on the season. I have cabbage roses for spring/summer, wheat and sunflowers for […]
Neat Holiday Idea #1
Sometimes it’s best not to ask why neat holiday idea #1 publishes after neat holiday idea #2. Life’s just funny that way. I thought I’d share a couple of great holiday gift ideas. A friend gave me a really unique jewelry tree: Turns out – she made it herself! I asked her to share her […]
Neat Holiday Idea #2
My grandmother and my late uncle made the neatest holiday wall hanging years ago. Growing up, this piece meant Christmas to me. As a child, it hung on the balcony railing of my grandparents’ home. Now, it’s displayed in the window of their apartment. I think it’s beautiful. Knowing that this will be inherited by […]
A Crafty Christmas
Many of Christmas 2009’s gifts seemed to center around books and art. After all, one can’t ever have too many books. And, in my opinion, one can’t ever have enough quirky hand crafted art! Like the mustard seed necklace gift surprise, I found another great artist on Etsy who was able to convert fingerprints into […]