Campy Candle #Giveaway!
I wanted to introduce you to one of my latest finds. It’s the “It’s You’re Birthday” hand-poured soy candle by Campy. I gave this candle to my oldest at Christmas, to cheer up her home-away-from-home room at university. First thing she did with it? Pop it into her drawer to make her clothes smell nice. […]
Gold Dipped Log Candle Holders
We love Etsy. And you know we love log candle holders. And we love gold dipping just about anything this time of year. So we’ve got triple the love happening today at Lifeovereasy because Etsy is featuring us and our Gold Dipped Log Candle Holders today! Love love love! Happy happy happy! They have featured […]
Birch Log Candleholders – Another Look
This is one of our most popular DIYs, and for good reason. These are awesome candleholders, and if you’re handy with a saw and a drill you can bang off a bunch of these puppies in no time. It’s even easier if you happen to have access to some big burly guy who’s willing to […]
Be Mine Candleholders: A Valentine’s Craft Fail
This post was going to start off smugly with a great craft idea that I was going to pull off really well. And it was going to look really beautiful and get lots of praise from impressed readers. Canadian House and Home was probably going to feature it. I was going to feel like a […]
DIY Birch Log Candleholders
Love the raw, natural look of birch candleholders? Have you seen these in upscale gift stores? Now you can make your own! I have a basket of these great candleholders that I wrote about last year here and here. They look amazing clustered on my mantle or living room sideboard. And the best thing about […]
Dollar Store Score
I love browsing through the dollar store every so often. It seems I always find something cute, and the price can’t be beat! My girlfriend Dianne and I have even had fun some years getting each other Christmas gifts from the dollar store, challenging ourselves to find things that look higher-end. I still have a […]
Birch Logs Do-Over
The other day I had some fun re-using some of the decorative pieces from our Christmas mantles to create vignettes in other areas of the house. An antique sideboard in my living room seemed a perfect place for a rustic display, so I created an arrangement with my set of handmade
Cello Your Gifts!
I was lucky enough to have a “cellophane mentor” early in my gifting career. My friend Dianne, a talented interior designer with a flair for creative gift giving, taught me the art of packaging with cello. It’s amazing how much better things look wrapped in cellophane. This is a key tool in our quest at […]
Christmas Mantle Decorating Ideas: Birch Logs
There is nothing nicer than creating a warm and inviting atmosphere in your home for the holiday season. An ideal place to add a Christmas touch is your fireplace mantle. Join us here at lifeovereasy as we have some fun trying out a few mantle decorating ideas. This first one works around an artful display […]
Value Village Vintage Score
I occasionally drop by my local thrift store, Value Village, to check out the housewares section for interesting serving pieces to use as molds in my hand built pottery work. They often have a great selection of retro glassware, barware, and other tableware. Here is a gorgeous set of vintage compote bowls I found recently […]
Quickie Halloween Candles
Here’s another fun and easy idea from Kerri that she uses in her “bloodbathroom”. Light a red candle,
