Looking for an easy way to add a little Valentine day decor to your home? How about creating a simple watercolor heart and framing it? Creating the heart couldn’t be […]
Holiday Projects
Blue Pine Cone Wreath
Unique Christmas Wreath I really love using natural materials to create beautiful things and this blue pine cone wreath was made entirely of stuff I had collected during one of […]
Wood Candle Holder Centerpiece
Here is a creative candle holder centerpiece you can whip up in time for your Thanksgiving table. You will need My log came from my volunteer efforts at a local […]
DIY Christmas Decor: Driftwood Orb
My driftwood orb has had a little festive update. I got the idea from Lizzie over at Saltrock.com. She wrote a great post on using natural material for Christmas decoration […]
How to Make Christmas Crackers
Dear Chicago House, When I was in the UK a few weeks back I saw loads of boxes of Christmas Crackers..sadly they were too bulky for me to carry back […]
Simple Christmas Decorations for a Dining Room
Dear Chicago House, What with my hectic trip to England last week, Christmas is really creeping up on me this year. Fortunately Miss Chicago took it upon herself that the […]
Pumpkins
Dear Chicago House, I always leave it until the last minute to carve my pumpkins and this year was still hands deep in orange mess when the door bell rang […]
DIY Decorated Easter Eggs
You know by now how much I like color and spotting the first colorful peep of a daffodil in the garden this morning was something to celebrate…is Spring finally on […]
Getting Creative with Sharpies
Dear Chicago House, I have been doing some house keeping on Creative in Chicago this week, and it seems only when looking back on past posts themes pop up. In […]
Valentine Crafts
Dear Chicago House, I am not one for the whole commercialism of valentines day, I think something handmade speaks from the heart, so today I have a round up of […]
