Practical DIY for the busy woman
Super-Simple Flat-Roasted Chicken Whenever we have roasted chicken, I can count on my four kids coming into the kitchen saying, “Come on! Mom’s butchering the chicken! Come see!” Well, to them, it might look like an intense butchering job, but it’s really only a couple cuts with my kitchen shears and a good push on Read More
How to Style Floating Shelves for Christmas {Tips for styling on a budget} Sometimes it can be hard to put things together on floating shelves that look stylish while not costing a fortune! My sisters and I have always considered it FUN to find ways to cut costs by DIY-ing or thrifting (clothes, decor, gifts, Read More
Wish you could do homemade gifts but just don’t have the time for that? Give your gift card the homemade personal touch by making these quick and super cheap pop up gift card holders! I found these cute buffalo plaid and car/Christmas tree papers at Hobby Lobby! They have sales on their open stock paper often . . Read More
DIY Pallet Wood Headboard – Easy Afternoon Project that looks like it took weeks! A couple months ago, our church was getting some TLC, and the old cedar fence behind the church got torn down. Thankfully my father-in-law knew I might like to do something with it and offered it to me before it got Read More
I have looked all over and I can’t seem to find a tutorial on how to make fabric rosettes that look like these! I’ve been making these rosettes for a long time – we sell American Girl doll dresses on our Etsy shop and one of the dresses we make has these adorable flowers around Read More
Easy DIY Pallet Shelves Tutorial – a 10 minute project Our bare walls needed a little bit of sprucing up, and this project literally took ten minutes on a Saturday morning. With just some pallet wood and rope, these added SO much to our wall! The thin twine-type rope that I used is from Joanns, but Read More
Looking for DIY Home Decor Dollar Store or DIY Home Decor on a Budget? This Gold Vase with Textured Dots is made with just a leftover metal canister, hot glue, and gold spray paint. I started out with a metal container from these cookies from Dollar Tree. I didn’t want to throw it away, knowing it’d be good for SOMEthing Read More
Aldi’s Top Products and Why I Like To Shop There! Several weeks ago, we asked our readers what their favorite things to buy at Aldi are, and we got a great response! I know if you are new to shopping at Aldi, you may feel like you’re not sure what to buy, what products have Read More
Here in Greece, we’re in the middle of cherry season! I love going to the open market and buying a big bag of just-picked beautiful cherries. My little ones love to sit around a bowl-full of them and eat and eat. After a few days though, I try to do something different with the abundance of Read More
EASY FARMHOUSE DECOR PALLET MAILBOX IDEA When we moved into our new house a few months ago, I knew the old bent pitiful mailbox in the front yard had to go. We had some leftover pallet wood from another project, and came up with a mailbox that we love. I knew I wanted some fresh Read More
Planning a wedding or party that you need a glitzy cake stand for? This one is easy, inexpensive, and sparkles like a million dollars! 🙂 Cake stands can be so expensive. And when you’re planning a wedding on a budget, trying to save in these little things helps cover those things that can’t be 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