This weekend our area celebrates the huge Pungo Strawberry Festival in Virginia Beach. All the strawberry farms are at their peak right now with ripe read more…
The Design Files

I’ve been working this week one putting together an easier way for you to find past decorating posts I’ve written. If you are a visual read more…
Brown Thumb Gardener’s Guide to Easy Roses

I’ve grown roses for years…. tea roses, climbing roses, gradiflora, etc… etc… but I must confess something, when it comes to roses, I’ve killed more read more…
Bitter Sweet Visit

Life came to a pause this last week. I received the phone call that I was reluctantly expecting from my mother. It was time to read more…
Winner! Winner! Chicken Dinner!
Good morning! I’m out of town at the moment and I’ll blog about that tomorrow, but I hope you are having a wonderful weekend. I’ve read more…
Simple Mason Jar Lanterns

This has been a busy week of gardening and cleaning out the flower beds. Spring cleaning is in full gear at our home! There is read more…
DIY Sea Glass Vases

Frosty, sandblasted Sea Glass accessories are hot this season in decor. I have been a long time fan of sea glass ever since I made read more…
Pinstagram Giveaway Winner

We have a winner for the Pinstagram Giveaway! The winner was notified via email and has 48 hours to respond or another winner will be read more…
$100 HomeGoods Giveaway

I hope you were able to join me yesterday for the live Instagram Shopping with Kim day at Homegoods! You can follow me on Instagram read more…





Hi! I'm a home blogger at Sand & Sisal: where love of home and sea meet! I share tutorials in DIY, decorating, crafts, gardening, and recipes.



