adulting with whimsy
Bring whimsy into your home and garden with playful ideas and projects including home decor, garden design, recipes and more inspired by fairytales and Alice in Wonderland.
Pinterest is filled with gorgeous examples of whimsical winter-themed pots filled with warm lights and delicate curly willow branches. The look is lovely, yet until I have a clearer idea of what I want my personal take on the theme to be, I didn’t want to invest much money this year on my display. The […]
Garden planning for me is a long game. Ideas tend to dance around in my head for months, sometimes years, before they take corporeal form. Lately my mind has been wandering to Wonderland. I’m imagining a small garden nook celebrating “All Things Alice.” My Pinterest Garden Planning Board Moving from planning to reality The removal of […]
Sunset arrives a little earlier in late summer, reminding me that autumn is nearing. During the months to come, my garden will shed its vibrant hues quieted under a blanket of snow. Dwelling on what the colder months have in store comes far too easy for me, but for once I choose to be mindful […]
This handsome gray bat in my new OOAK Victorian Gothic Halloween Ornament is “Vlad the Cute.” He is looking forward to stepping out in his owner’s Steampunk Victorian boot. In the photo, you can see the how I started the piece using a simple paper pattern that I drew. From there I build up layers […]
I just picked up an inexpensive Darice® jewelry display stand, but not for organizing my necklaces. The simple lines made it a perfect display for summer ornaments! The photo above shows three different looks using the one display stand. Summer Ornaments Display 3 summer looks from 1 jewelry stand The first is the “naked” display with just a […]
Craftsman Detail for a Modern Ranch One of the reasons that I fell in love with my little ranch house about 15 years ago was that fact that it sat nestled among trees including four gigantic pines. They had stood here long before the neighborhood came into being and gave our modern house a quaint cottage […]
Free Pool Party Invitation Graphic Here’s a little gift for you: a free pool party invitation graphic that you can use to make your own pool party invitations this summer. You can incorporate this cheery little fishy into your own design for personal use. Open the free pool party invitation graphic file in your favorite photo editing […]
“Owls for Every Season” is a set of four seasons brown owl miniatures created from polymer clay representing: winter, spring, summer, fall. I sculpted all of these critters by hand in my rural Pennsylvania studio this month (January) which explains why Mr. Winter Owl looks a little grumpy 🙂 I think Spring is my favorite! Such […]
My mom pulled out one of her craft magazines to show me a DIY article on making decorative planter stake gnomes. She asked if could make her a set. (My sister-in-law was charged recreating with the wooden planter). I snapped a photo of the page (bottom shot) so I could remember what they looked like when […]
I’ve been taking a break from creating things for my store to do whip up some Minnie Mouse cupcakes for my niece Chloe’s 2nd birthday party. Of course, I couldn’t resist creating a polymer centerpiece to round out the display. About the Cupcakes For the vanilla lovers, I created “pink velvet” cupcakes by adding a […]
