Hand-painted signs have become a staple around here so I thought I would show you one of the methods I use to transfer fonts and designs onto wood, canvas, fabric, or whatever object you desire. Here are the supplies you will need for the projector method of sign-painting: Design or words of ...
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Highlights of My First Haven Conference
My week would not be complete without taking a moment to mention a few highlights (and there were several!) at my first Haven Conference in Charleston, SC. For those not familiar with Haven Conference, it is a blogging conference designed for the purpose of uniting Home Design/DIY bloggers by ...
South Carolina: 3 Things I’ve Learned
What a tremendously perfect, overwhelming, enlightening, educational, glorious day. My mind is whirling from all I've seen, learned, and experienced that it will take days to sort through it all effectively. It's late here in South Carolina so I must keep this short ~ workshops begin ...
On Traveling Alone: Haven Conference
Last October, three friends and I organized a mini, 3-session book club to read and discuss the book Pursue the Intentional Life by Jean Fleming. The book is a meditative discussion of finishing well while intentionally embracing today's opportunities for personal growth and gratefulness. As you ...
To All the Dressers I’ve Loved Before
I've spent hours this summer going through old All Mimsy Home blog posts, editing and updating photos that did not transfer well from Blogspot to Wordpress, and learning new information about optimizing my presence in the blogosphere utilizing social media and other means. I know, I know...I ...
Lessons From My First Wallpapering
If you follow me on Instagram, you have seen glimpses of our newly wallpapered powder room. My goal last week was to finish styling this space so I could transition to other projects in good conscience. On any given day, my mind entertains a myriad of creative ideas and beckons me to numerous ...
Cheap Bookshelves Hack
After typing this post title, I googled the definition of "hack" and found everything from "an untalented professional" to "a cough" to "an unlicensed taxicab driver." And of course the more obvious: "A rough cut or blow." Finally, after scrolling way, way down (that's for you Shelli :)) I found ...
A High School Graduate and a Bedroom
Two weeks ago I knew I needed to write this post. For one, I've been wanting to show photos of our oldest son's recent room refresh, and Two, I know I'm not the only one nurturing and training up a child who doesn't quite fit "the mold." As our oldest son's high school graduation draws ...
Part 4: Final 3 Things I Did to Fix my Bad Attitude
Today is my final post on my "Bad Attitude" series. It's been several days since I posted Part 3 and there are a few reasons for that. It was REALLY hard to be so transparent about the methods I used to pull myself out of a moody pit. And you know what? It wasn't so much because I doubted ...
Part 3: My Bad Attitude…and How I Fixed It
Dear friend, I am so glad you are here reading this post today! I have so many things bubbling over in my heart to share that I pray will resonate and inspire you. As we journey this path of life together, isn't it often easier to share the happy things, the good days, the successes? But what ...
