Chelle's Blog

You may remember the original Frankenlamp table bridge lamp I made a couple of months ago, as described in my blog post here. Well, I had a change of heart in the design of that lamp when I FINALLY found...

I have mentioned in a few of my posts, my lamps with French pate de verre shades and I wanted to take a minute to show you two of my faves, flanking the love seat in the master bedroom: The...

I've been wanting an old table/desk bridge lamp with jadeite for a couple of years now, but I haven't been able to find one that won't break the bank. In June 2019, I found and bought an old floor bridge...

Behold: the “transom” I made with two 1960’s knotty pine built in china cabinet doors that have been stowed away for 20 years for the right project. I don’t know if this is the right one, but they aren’t precariously...

Seven years ago, today, was our first crawfish boil, held at our 1961 ranch house in Southaven. To date we've had three: the last, here in April 2019; but I am missing the OPTION to have one, now that we...

We bought our beloved house on September 6, 2017, and it feels like we have been moving, restoring and improving every day since, with no end in sight. She was originally built prior to 1883, then moved a mile South...

My super bestie and sister from another mister, Billie Anne, told me I should put my recipes up where she can get to them. She wanted to make my potato soup recipe, because it's still cold... in APRIL. I lost...

Our new granddaughter arrived today at 1:46 p.m., weighing in at 3 lbs, 14 oz, and is an hour old right now. Introducing: Everleigh Ann Ellis She’s a tiny little girl and will be in NICU for a couple of...

We got Greta a puppy this afternoon. We need a guard dog and we were hoping it would help her want to stay in the shop and convalesce instead of chasing every noise she hears and hurting her elbows even...

Here we are in the current coronavirus situation, making us live like Little House on the Prairie. I seem to be running a bakery now, to keep bread on hand for dinner and sandwiches. I like this basic white sandwich...