After Googling Ikea ideas,
I came upon this wonderful tutorial from
Domestically Speaking:
Maryann has tons of tutorials on her website. I have only listed a couple.
Maryann uses mini blinds to make roman shades for her bedroom. I cannot wait to try this. Then, I began looking around her site.
Maryann belongs to a group of very gifted Do-It-Yourselfers..is that a word?
Anyway, look at the awesome gift she made for Grandma:
Maryann got the vinyl lettering from:
You can get the complete tutorial here:
I could sit here all day and just read Maryann's tutorials
and dream of putting them into action at my new cottage.
However, I had better not....
Until the next time......