by flourishandknot | Jan 25, 2015 | DIY & Crafts, Home Decor, Home Improvement
Happy Sunday, all! Even though the temperature here has dipped down again (-20 last time I checked), the crisp winter light flooding through my windows has put me in a makeover kind of mood! My music room has been crying out for attention since we moved in in November...
by flourishandknot | Jan 18, 2015 | DIY & Crafts
I went into Wal-mart looking for a picture frame (I know, I know: Wal-mart is horrible, but I was just scoping out options). I came out clutching knitting needles and three skeins of soft grey wool. To be honest, I’m not even sure how that happened. There I was,...
by flourishandknot | Jan 11, 2015 | DIY & Crafts, Home Decor, Home Improvement
Sometimes I look around at our house and think “This looks nothing like other bloggers’ houses. Nothing feels pulled together. I have no artwork. I have two hand-me-down sofas. I am failing at this home-decor-blog-thing.” And then I look around at...
by flourishandknot | Dec 25, 2014 | DIY & Crafts, Home Decor
Merry Christmas! I hope that this post finds you enjoying a beautiful day with friends and family. Inspired by my most recent sewing project, I decided that THIS was the year to finally make myself a beautiful tree skirt. Now, anyone who knows me, knows that December...
by flourishandknot | Nov 9, 2014 | Christmas, DIY & Crafts
I have a big problem with premature Christmas paraphernalia. When a store cracks out their Christmas stock before Halloween is even over I make a mental note never to shop there again. Ever. (Which I promptly forget until the next year when the cycle of horrified...