Practical DIY for the busy woman
My Dollar Tree put out all their fall decor and florals! Ahhhh I’m so excited! I love fall best of all and I love decorating and crafting during the fall 🙂 I went to DT a few days ago and gathered up some florals, a metal wreath form, and some ribbon and twine to Read More
The Easiest Way to Make a Violin Cake {from 2 round cakes!} This year for her birthday, my daughter requested a violin cake. She plays the violin, and her teacher has been amazing in helping her to advance and to fall in love with playing. I’m so thankful! So when she said “Mom, do you Read More
Easy Camo Birthday Cake { No decorating skills required! } Easy Camo Birthday Cake that takes NO special tools or skills. We always had homemade birthday cakes growing up….never store-bought…and I instinctively do the same for my kids now. Homemade birthday cakes are, of course, much more budget-friendly….plus it’s more special when mom is taking Read More
I have been loving decorating our little house since I got married a few months ago. When we first got married and moved in, it was October so I decorated for fall . . . then Christmas came around so I had the house decorated with all the Christmas things. When we took down the Read More
My fiancé and I really wanted a big wooden arch or arbor for our wedding in the fall – but looking around at pricing, we knew we were NOT going to spend $200 or more to have one when we could easily make it ourselves. We spent about $70 at Home Depot and this Read More
*I’m going to say right off the bat – this hand sanitizer spray is NOT a replacement for handwashing. PLEASE wash your hands for at least 30 seconds with warm water and soap to prevent the spread of illnesses! And this is not guaranteed to prevent COVID-19 so please be aware of that. DIY Hand Read More
DIY Shoe Rack (Space-saving for small spaces!) DIY Shoe Rack (Space-saving for small spaces!) Since we moved into our new house a couple years ago, our “shoe pile” at the front door has been a constant problem. (We have a no-shoes-in-the-house rule because it’s just plain unsanitary. I can’t even think about walking Read More
No-Sew DIY Burlap Roses Burlap is so trendy in the fall, but I love using it (especially in these DIY burlap roses!) anytime of the year! They’re so practical and timeless. If you’re using them in a wreath, just add different ribbons and secondary flowers for the season! These are also beautiful in a Read More
We have all seen the amazing, fun, creative things we can do with wooden pallets, right? Well, when I rescued a poor, aged, rejected pallet from next to the dumpster a couple of weeks ago, I knew that I couldn’t just build something with the lumber I would take apart. This wood was so beautifully-aged, Read More
DIY Ruffle Shirt Tutorial – Upcycled T Shirt As soon as the warm weather starts coming, I get in the mood for some new short sleeved shirts 😛 After wearing scarves all winter, sometimes plain t shirts feel so blah and boring. I got these 2 shirts from Sears with surprise points (anyone else a Read More
I am so addicted to string art. Once you get the basic technique down, you can string any word or object in any color you’d like with whatever thread type & wood type you’d like. {I’m noticing that I pretty much say that for all my tutorials – what can I say. Versatile & customizable projects Read More
Let me just start out by saying . . . . There are SO many things you can use this frame for. That’s going to require a whole different blog post. Let’s get the basic frame made, then I’ll show you 2 ways I used it. All you need is: paper (I used wrapping paper Read More