Once Upon a Time & Happily Ever After

Rediscovering Life after Retirement

DIM, Did It Myself: Pinspired Photography Light Box

Hello, Pinners! Welcome to the August Pinterest Challenge Blog Hop, hosted by My Pinterventures. The purpose of this Pinterest Challenge is to motivate all the participants of this hop (and you too) to not just pin, but to make it happen! This month, I chose to make my own Pinspired light box for taking better […]

DIM, Did It Myself: Pinspired Bleeding Tissue Paper Collage

Happy Tuesday! Lady bugs, welcome to the June Pinterest Challenge Blog Hop, hosted by Erlene at My Pinterventures. The purpose of these Pinterest challenges is to motivate all the participants of this hop (and you, too) to not just pin, but to make it happen! For June, finally finished a collage I’ve been working on for […]

DIM, Did It Myself: Pinspired Painted Rock Cactus Garden

Dear ones, Welcome to the April “Pinterest Challenge Blog Hop”, hosted by My Pinterventures. The purpose of this Pinterest Challenge is to motivate all the participants of this hop (and you, too) to not just pin, but to make it happen! So, this month, I chose to create my own pinspired painted rock cactus garden. Pinspired […]

DIM, Did It Myself: Pinspired Cactus String Art

Welcome to the March “Pinterest Challenge Blog Hop”, hosted by My Pinterventures. The purpose of this Pinterest Challenge is to motivate all the participants of this hop (and you, too) to not just pin, but to make it happen! So, this month, I chose to create my own cactus string art. Pinspired Cactus String Art […]

DIM, Did It Myself: New Year’s Wish Bottles

Crafty gals, Three Christmases ago, while shopping the quaint stores of downtown Troy, Ohio with my sister-in-law Greta, I came across these wish bottles. I fell in love. Yet couldn’t help but think that I could make my own version for less than $12.00. So snapped a picture for inspiration then ran to Hobby Lobby […]

DIM, Did It Myself: Twinkling Christmas Fabric Garland

Crafty friends, Have practically worn calluses on my finger tips this week in a hurry to finish this twinkling Christmas fabric garland project BEFORE Christmas. Imagine!? I bought the fabric at Hobby Lobby early in the fall. Yeah, really, like September? And then kept saying to myself (between trips out of town) that it was […]