Category: Holidays

Scarf Garland

5 tartan scarves, picked up at a resale shop, are tied and draped around my banister to create an easy holiday look…

Doily Table Cover

Silver and white paper doilies of varying sizes are stapled together to create a lace-like tabletop cover for a winter dinner.

Halloween Around The House

The top of our china closet – decorated with pumpkins, gourds, branches, newspaper garland and silver.

Blackened Silver…

Inspired by Dutch still life paintings, I created my own tableaux with a monochromatic palette perfect for Halloween…

Ghoulish Drinks For Little Ones

Blue Gatorade in stylish goblets that are sugared with green cake crystals are a huge hit with kids.

For Halloween fun, try making an egg carton candy tray.

This candy tray was made from an egg carton. I cut off the top and the side flap and spray painted it black. Each compartment holds a surprise of candy or a small toy…

Decorating For Halloween (first in a series)

At this time of year, I keep an eye out for decorative objects that help me visually capture the drama of Halloween. I look for anything that can hold pumpkins, fall flowers, candy, found objects that grab my eye…