by amiemccracken | Jun 11, 2013 | about me, design, photo
Yet another Pinterest project…I’m slightly addicted. I am making a big wooden map. The first set of wood I got was too small for the wall I intended the map for, so instead I found how to make my own chalkboard paint and also saw an idea for using clips to...
by amiemccracken | Jul 23, 2010 | design
Here is how I turned some old crates into shelves. First off, buy or find some old crates. Usually you can find them pretty cheap in antique stores. I found mine on a garage sale website.Then I took some tissue paper that I just loved, make sure and buy really big...
by amiemccracken | Jul 14, 2010 | about me, design
I think our apartment is finally good enough to show here. I’m still lost on what to paint. I’m thinking a light gray in the living room, but I like everything as it is so I’m just leaving it for now. Click here to see the photos on my album with it...
by amiemccracken | Apr 23, 2010 | design, Jane Austen
Back in high school my two best friends and I had a painting business. We called it The Writing on the Wall and we even had business cards. We only worked for friends and family, but it was a lot of fun. We designed and painted rooms and typically we wrote a bible...
by amiemccracken | Apr 13, 2010 | design, Germany, Jane Austen
We went to the Stuttgart Flea Market, or Flohmarkt, on Saturday. I’m used to flea markets being kind of shabby. I don’t know if it’s the small town I grew up in or that Colorado just doesn’t have old stuff like New England or Europe does. We...
by amiemccracken | Apr 9, 2010 | design
I found an older table through a yard sale website. It was solid oak, and actually quite beautiful. But the spot it was meant for is decorated in white, black, and red. So I painted it. I really wish I had like five of these so I could do different things to it. I...
