The horse chestnut tree in my garden has been dropping it’s gorgeous shiny conkers all week and as beautiful as they are “au naturel “, …I thought it would be […]
Natural Materials
Drying Gomphrena Flowers
Many Amish ladies here in Pennsylvania grow flowers in their garden to sell at farmers markets or even on little roadside stands where you can select a pretty bouquet and […]
A Shell and Sea Glass Craft Project
Over the years I have amassed quite a collection of treasures picked up on the beach…sea shells, sea glass, pebbles, driftwood and my recent beach vacation to Rhode Island resulted […]
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 […]
Getting Creative with Sharpies and Shells
Dear Chicago House, I have a big box of shells in the garage that have been begging to see the light of day. They were not the loveliest of shells, […]
How to Make a Driftwood Seahorse: Video Tutorial
Dear Chicago House, I was thrilled to bits to be contacted by the FYI network recently, asking if they could used a photograph of my driftwood seahorse in one of […]
Driftwood Fish – DIY
Dear Chicago House, I have been down to my secret beach again and collected another bag of driftwood. Look what my treasure scraps turned into this time. Driftwood Fish! […]
Getting Creative with Pebbles.
Dear Chicago House, The post I recent ran about getting creative with string went crazy with visits, so I thought today I’d do another round up …this time getting Creative […]
Coastal Themed Vignette
Dear Chicago House, Faced with another icy, snowy morning today I am dreaming of warm, balmy days and breathing in the salty air of the ocean instead of subjecting my […]
How to make a Driftwood Seahorse
Dear Chicago House, Mr. Chicago house and I had a little wander down to our favorite secret beach last week and collected a lovely bundle of drift wood. With a […]