White Gables Blog

In the past, I have always been kinda terrified of designing my flower beds and trying new things in the garden. Not sure why. I think I’m just afraid I’ll mess it up and then all the neighbors will roll their eyes and wonder what I was thinking! People tell me all the time that […]

Here is my “What I Wore Wednesday” post for the week, linking up to the Pleated Poppy… Thanks so much for all your encouraging comments about my *thrift store* clothes! I really am flattered when someone says they like my style – because I feel like I don’t know what I’m doing most days! I […]

In between doing custom canvas work, I painted a couple of these fun canvas signs. They are in my Etsy shop, in case you are interested. The sign above has a blue/green background and the one below has a white background.  If you would like a custom sign done for you, just shoot me an […]

I had showed you my neighbor Chandra’s entry makeover in this post, and she had another area right by the front door that I gussied up for her. Here’s the blank slate, just inside the front door: After: I found the dresser on clearance at the Flower & Craft Warehouse. It matches the bench I […]

Here are some outfits from the past few weeks that I’m posting for “What I Wore Wednesday”, linking up to the Pleated Poppy. Per usual, most of my stuff is thrifted from Goodwill, the most faaaabulous boutique you could ever find, dahling! I happen to think so anyway! Sunny Casual: Striped Yellow Top: Goodwill (Old […]

Since silhouettes are the rage right now (sorry if you’re sick of seeing them!), I’ve been wanting to make some of my kiddos to hang in our family room and finally took the time to do it. I re-used canvases that I had painted words onto (see the post here). As you probably already figured […]

  Pardon the lack of posts recently. I’ve had a bit of a dry spell where I feel totally uninteresting and can’t think of a thing to write. Blaaaaahhhh. Aaaanyway… I am having so much fun helping my neighbor and friend Chandra decorate her beautiful home! And can I just say, she is probably just […]

I love the word “Dwell”. It makes me feel safe, protected, loved. So I decided to make a canvas to hang in our family room with the words from Psalms 91:1. I also made one that’s available in my Etsy shop. I’m plugging away on custom orders, but every now and then I get an […]

I still can’t believe that I’m still actually posting these “What I Wore” pictures – most of the time I feel very UN-fashionable, let me tell you!! I SHOULD title these posts “My Thrift Store Closet”, because almost everything I own is from Goodwill. Like probably 90%. Hope that doesn’t gross you out. It’s just […]

Happy Monday! Today I thought I would show you how I turned a basic metal crate (bought at a yard sale) into a pretty and functional storage container. It went from this: To this: I’ve had the metal crate for a while and just never really used it for anything. The other day I saw […]

I’ve been on a bit of a creative high lately for some reason (maybe that’s why I’m so tired!) and here is the most recent creation of mine. Sometimes my mind is so full of ideas that I’m afraid my head is just gonna pop right off my pathetically-out-of-shape body. Luckily, it hasn’t happened yet. […]

Just a side tangent before I go on with my “WIWW” post. Does anyone else have trouble being able to relax during the day? The past few weeks I have been just plain exhausted by the end of the day and especially by the time the weekend rolls around. Like to the point of barely […]