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These shiny and red Christmas ornament balls give the illusion that they are floating in the air while, in reality, they are just sitting on plain glass jars. It took less than five minutes to put everything together and create a frugal but magical set-up that brought instant Christmas happiness into the family room. The white string of lights is affixed around… Continue Reading
This year, I just can’t have enough pinecones around the house! I love them so much, not only because I can get them for free, but also because they can be used in so many different ways! I’ve already made an oversized topiary with some large pinecones, I used some beautiful, huge ones to decorate my Thanksgiving table,… Continue Reading
I absolutely love presents wrapped in unexpected ways! One time, many, many years ago I had absolutely no wrapping paper to wrap a shirt I had bought for a friend who was celebrating her birthday. I emptied a box of rigatoni, placed the shirt inside and added a “bow” with various kinds of pasta (penne, tagliatelle nests and whatever… Continue Reading
My Christmas canvas art is full of little bells that… jingle all the way! Inspired after my “Canvas Art With Brass Monogram” project which I shared a few months ago, this one is only for Christmas but it will surely add a happy and festive note throughout the holiday season. I simply put together small metallic bells that create the chorus of my all time favorite Christmas… Continue Reading
I hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving! While all were out shopping on Black Friday (I admit doing just a little shopping myself!), I stayed in and finished up this project which I have been working on for a little too long. Back in October, I found this table left outside a house in a San Mateo, California… Continue Reading
This pinecone topiary is created from natural pinecone scales and is entirely hand made from top to bottom! All the pine cones used for this project were collected from around the neighborhood, then washed and dried. Every single scale was detached from the pinecone and then placed onto a base that I also made from scratch. My new oversize pinecone sits on… Continue Reading
Who would imagine that only a couple of tablespoons of a sweet liqueur would transform an everyday, traditional Greek recipe into an exquisite and fine tasting dish. Beef cooked into tomato sauce is a very popular meal in Greece, called “Kokkinisto” (meaning that it is cooked in red sauce) and is served in all traditional taverns and… Continue Reading
If you are hosting Thanksgiving this year, and haven’t yet decided on your table decor, I have the easiest and and cheapest placemats for you! But even if your’re just hosting a dinner party this fall, and would like a rustic table setting, you’ll find that these placemats are perfect. It will literally take you less than… Continue Reading
Bloomingdale’s in Palo Alto, California just recently relocated to a new building. The old store, remained open to the public for a few more days selling fixtures, equipment and some of the furniture that the various brands had brought in over the time. Wandering through the deserted store was a rather sad experience, but everything was on sale and at… Continue Reading
A hotel we stayed in for some days last summer served a few Italian dishes. One night, I ordered a mushroom risotto and did not have more than a couple of bites before the rest of my family plunged into the dish and scarfed it down in no time. We all agreed that the risotto was delicious and it… Continue Reading
