The Apple Street Cottage

Since downsizing to a smaller house it's been my mission to also downsize my belongings. That includes the thrifted, yard sale, estate sale, and road-side finds stashed in my craft room.  Believe me when I say there are plenty of them and I have my work cut-out for me!   That being said, let's get started on this little tree! W elcome to the 'Do It Over' Designers blog hop.  We are a group of bloggers who love to recycle/upcycle/DIY.  I'm happy to host this hop and I hope you'll visit everyone to see what they have to share with you. This time our theme is  'The Holidays' . The links will be listed at the end of this post. This post may contain affiliate links. This is an easy project that can be completed with just a few items.  I pulled out my stash of thrifted lace & trims, jewelry, burlap, and old doorknobs.   Add glue , the hot glue gun , a small dowel, styrofoam cone , and some Rub 'n Buff (not shown). Start by coating your styrofo...

The holiday hoopla is about to begin (if it hasn't already) and I thought I'd sneak in one more post about creating our Charming New Cottage.  If you missed the first post here are the important points I made: There will be LOTS of posts about making this little house our new home.  Please keep in mind, the updates will not be fast and furious since we're retired aaaaaand....I believe bad knees were already mentioned.  Wink-wink! It was a rental property.  In other words, we are (and will be) dealing with lots of 'landlord specials'...affectionately nick-named by our daughter. We have  down-sized  and   I don't mean it's a 3 bed, 2 bath, 1800 square foot house.  No, this is just a little over 900 sq. ft.....Did I mention 'dowwwwn-sizing'? I want to create a home that is cozy, relaxed, and welcoming while incorporating practical elements. The focus is on  comfort, not grandeur. I've always promised to "Keep it Real" and share the good, t...