My Life as a DIY Wannabe
One of the best parts of living in St. Louis is that you’re only a short drive from some of the most beautiful wineries in Augusta, Missouri. My family always takes an annual trip in the Fall and this weekend we decided to celebrate my mother’s birthday at Mount Pleasant Winery. Beautiful scenery, right? Usually [...]
OK, so I’m actually making some progress on my home office / {someday} craft room! I bought some paint today from Lowe’s and started the makeover. Here’s a shot of the before when it was a playroom… We had the futon couch for my sister to crash on when she visited from Chicago, plus a [...]
My good friend from J’Lynn Photography gave me this wonderful idea! In the past she printed some of her fabulous photos on decorative metal cutouts and used them as decor around her home. It got me thinking… I love how these puppies are versatile: hang on some hooks or a corner of mirror, display them [...]
I thought I’d share a couple of photos from our annual trip to the Rombach’s Pumpkin Patch in St. Louis County. Ellie hanging out by the Pumpkin Pyramid. Ellie and Daddy. Of course she says “Mommy, if I hold a pumpkin, this photo will be a lot cuter.” Yeah, she’s getting used to me taking [...]
As you all know, I’m trying to “nest for less” by revamping my house on a budget. Last week I got a new kitchen stone backsplash for around $350 in materials and I’m in LOVE. Now to continue with my kitchen transformation we’ve added crown molding to the top of the cabinets. We just had plain [...]
Here again are a couple of my favorite projects I found while flipping through the DIY blog websites. These people have totally inspired me and want me to get out my paint brush (or sewing machine, oven mitt, and anything else crafty)! First up is this amazing mud closet makeover from The 36th Avenue. I’ve [...]
My favorite aunt recently gave me a family momento: an old crib that my older twin brothers used to sleep in as babies at my grandmother’s house. Yeah, this is total 1970s. The decoupaged lion and flowers on the ends and teddy bear skirt. I thought a little love could go a long way on [...]
I found this clever trick on Pinterest the other week from Oops I Craft My Pants and had to try it for myself: iPhone covers using scrapbook paper! Now when I had my first cell phone in high school (the old Nokia), I probably had about 15 different cell phone covers that I would switch out to [...]
Well, I had a new craft project that I was going to finish last night but I forgot an essential piece at work, bummer! My hubby had school so I decided to make myself useful and do something around the house: organize the hall linen closet. Yes, it’s my nemesis at the end of the hallway. [...]
My kitchen is definitely not my dream kitchen. For some stupid reason when my husband and I built our first home together 6 years ago, we picked out gray countertops and builder grade oak cabinets in the kitchen. Blah! The gray countertops against the orangish oak cabinets never made sense to me and I wanted [...]
