My summer has been hectic. Long story short, I have had to say goodbye to beautiful Pennsylvania and am now back in the not so beautiful Chicago area …sigh. The […]
Natural Materials
How to Decorate your Stairs for Christmas
I do like giving my home a festive spirit this time of year and as I shared with you last week I am taking a creative approach this year as […]
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 Fall Craft- Sharpies and Conkers
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 […]
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 […]
Easy Pistachio Shell Art
Tasty and nutritious, what’s not to love about pistachio nuts. If you needed an extra incentive to munch down on their loveliness you can now re-cycle those shells into a […]
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! […]