My neighbor is a pharmaceutical sales person.She has a bunch of plastic canisters that she can no longer give to her clients...And she didn't know what to do with them so she gave me several.Here is what they looked like as my neighbor gave them to me...All I did was create an individual look for each one out of scrapbooking paper and supplies that I had on hand.Canister #1 ...
Saturday, 16 June 2012
Wednesday, 13 June 2012
Fun Kansas Finds!
We took a trip to Kansas to visit my son and two of my sisters. I thought I would share with you some of the fun pieces that we purchased on our trip. I fell in love with this blue bird platter and for only $1, I had to have it.Sorry for the glare, I couldn't get a good photo and forgot to take a picture when I had it all apart cleaning it.This old picture of twins stole my heart and...
Tuesday, 12 June 2012
Sunday, 10 June 2012
Saturday, 9 June 2012
China Garden Flower Tutorial!
I have seen some whimsical garden flowers made out of various dishes and fun glass items.It's easy and simple to do.Here's how...Gather old dishes of various shapes and sizes...You will also need an old silver spoon for the back of each flower. I flattened it out using a hammer since it will be glued to the back of the plate. A great place to get this stuff is...
Wednesday, 6 June 2012
Homemade Rain Chain
Do you ever come across cheap, old silver spoons at thrift stores and garage sales and wonder what you can do with them? In the past I have made hooks out of them like these...Well, I came across a bag of spoons for $2 at a garage sale and thought I would make a homemade rain chain out of them. Here is a short tutorial on how I did it.Collect old spoons and some wire.Drill a small hole in...
INDeco Hotels Swamimalai, 1896 Tanjore Village.

I had posted about this serene place near Kumbakonam, Tamilnadu way back in 2007 when I had just started the blog, it was called Sterling Swamimalai. Since then it has evolved into a even more beautiful heritage resort and has been rechristened INDeco Hotels, Swamimalai, 1896 Tanjore...