Who Are You Calling Crafty?

Two and Three Fourths Years Later My Kitchen is FINISHED!!!

We moved into our beautiful house 2 3/4 years ago. We painted every room in the house and even disposed of carpeting in one room. One of the two things that has been left unfinished is the kitchen cabinets (the other is the very top of our ceilings we don’t have a tall enough ladder.) … Continue reading →

Thanksgiving Day Vase

So I finished the Thanksgiving Day Centerpiece for my spread yesterday. Granted it is no Lisa Simpson Masterpiece but I think my leaf inspired vase is something to be proud of. I am no Martha Stewart when it comes to the Holiday decorating I never have table pieces or anything fancy. I am a fan … Continue reading →

Trying Something New…

So I use Windows Live to help organize certain pages (the Blogs I Frequent Page!) I like it for the most part. I decided to start writing my blog post in Windows Live and see how well it works. I am not knocking Blogger but I just want to try something different.One of the reason … Continue reading →

Leaves, Leaves and More Leaves – W.I,P

I have been looking for maple leaves for about a week now so I could make Leaf Roses. You would think it would be an easy tree to find, not so much in Savannah. I found one tree in Forsyth Park last Saturday but there was no way I could reach the branches they were … Continue reading →

Super Easy Homemade Cranberry Sauce – Early Tasty Tuesday!

Here is another early Turkey Day Staple in my house! Cranberry Sauce – NOT from a Can 1 Bag of Fresh Cranberries1 Jar of Red Currant Jelly Rinse Cranberries dump in a sauce pan over medium heat empty Red Currant Jelly over cranberries. Stir together until all berries split (about 10 – 15 minutes). Remove … Continue reading →

Acrylic Paint… My Dirty Little Secret

Paint, I love you so I have bins and boxes of you but I need to spill the beans to my readers on what type of paint I like best. I have made my own (oils), used and have every type of paint imaginable but for some reason I am addicted to “cheap” acrylic craft … Continue reading →

Mrs. Wilkes Mac and Cheese – Early Tasty Tuesday!

Since Thanksgiving is next week I decided to post some of my main stays early so other can enjoy them (and go shopping before Wednesday night). Some things I guess I never thought of for Thanksgiving until I moved to the South, Mac & Cheese at Thanksgiving is one of them. This recipe comes from … Continue reading →

Who Needs Math? ME!

I want to be up front I hate math but I love numbers because the numbers DO NOT LIE!!! I have mentioned my “past life” before I was a Reservations/Revenue Manager for top hotel (major chain) in Savannah. Part of my job was figuring out the “numbers” (ADR, OCC, keeping track of walk-ins, etc – … Continue reading →

Work in Progress Wednesdays

Yep I just make things up as I go along – lol! I have actually been thinking of this for a while but I hate showing things in progress but I also wanted to show everyone that I have piles of stuff I am working on. Remember him? Yep still sitting on the coffee table … Continue reading →

Teacher Gifts for Wonderful Wednesdays

Well I have been working on Teacher Gifts for Wonderful Wednesday. This morning I was going to make bracelets then I decided to make bookmarks instead. The beaded ribbon bookmarks are pretty popular I have seen them in gift shops, book stores, Etsy, pretty much anywhere that you can think of. One thing that I … Continue reading →