How to Nest for Less | My Life as a DIY Wannabe
Home Design & Decor on the Cheap
When my May Whimseybox arrived, I first gravitated towards the mini canvas. I’ve never worked with one of these puppies before but had the perfect project in mind. I gathered my supplies and got to work: (1) mini canvas Scrapbook paper Ribbon Large circle jewelry pendant Photo printout for pendant Embellishments (tags, flowers, washi tape, [...]
Only a couple of more weeks of school and it’s officially summer! I love dressing up my front door for the season, so I’m thinking of creating a new Summer Wreath. I’ve been searching the web high and low for some awesome ideas…. So today I thought I’d share with you my Top 15 Fabulous [...]
I mentioned a couple of weeks ago that I was participating in the Pass It On Project. Debbie from ReFresh ReStyle first contacted me this idea, and I was elated to join the crew. Soon Debbie sent me an amazing hand-crafted photo frame in the mail. Isn’t it gorgeous? You can see the full post [...]
I purchased some pretty hair pins from Pick Your Plum a couple of weeks ago and thought I’d share some quick and easy ideas using some craft supplies you might have around the house! So I found some colorful ribbon from the $1 bins at Target, little sequined flowers, butterfly buttons, felt flowers and some rosettes [...]
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This is a Sponsored post written by me on behalf of Scotts® for SocialSpark. All opinions are 100% mine. If you didn’t know, Spring is my favorite time of the year! We finally get out of hibernation and get to spend more time outside doing what we LOVE: riding bikes, barbecuing on the back porch [...]
This is a Sponsored post written by me on behalf of The Walmart Foundation for SocialSpark. All opinions are 100% mine. Have you guys heard of the Fighting Hunger Together initiative? This campaign is near and dear to my heart so I wanted to help spread the word. More than 50 million Americans don’t [...]
Only a couple of more days until Easter! I really didn’t do many projects this year specifically for this holiday (I think I’m still a little burnt out from Christmas crafts!). But while sitting home yesterday with a sick child and cleaning my craft room I noticed some materials that would be perfect for an [...]
After designing some Ladybug Birthday Printables for a birthday party last month, I had someone ask me to design the same party elements with bumblebees. So since I took the time to create these projects, I decided to SHARE them with YOU! So here’s the Bumblebee Themed Birthday Party with FREE printables! For this birthday [...]
IT’S OFFICIALLY SPRING! Oh, my favorite time of the year when the flowers begin to bloom, kids running through the streets again on their bikes, fire pits with the neighbors, LOVE IT! So let’s celebrate this season with new Spring Wreath! I gathered some supplies from Michaels: grape vine wreath form multi colored flowers jeweled [...]
My cousin is having a 1st birthday party for her little girl this weekend and asked if I would help with some décor on the cheap. So since I took the time to create these projects, I decided to SHARE them with YOU! So here’s the Ladybug Themed Birthday Party with FREE printables! Pin It [...]
Last week I revealed my new sewing desk makeover for my craft room/home office. I love the way the white pops of the yellow stenciled wall, but I needed to create some storage above it for all my crafting tools. I’ve been seeing a lot of peg boards recently across the web, so I thought [...]
Happy Valentine’s Day! Well, almost. I did this project for a guest blog last week but thought I would share it with you here just in case you missed it! Nothing like last minute decorating!
My little four year old daughter currently takes ballet and it’s the CUTEST thing ever! I wanted to create a little dance bag so she can tote around her ballet slippers and THIS is what I came up with! Pin It Last week I found a canvas drawstring back from Michael’s for $1! I knew [...]
So winter isn’t even close to being over and the kiddos are already bored with the same ol’ stuff. So what’s a mommy to do? Create some Winter Games Activity Sticks! Pin It Here’s the step by step instructions to cure the common case of winter boredom! I gathered all of my supplies: White tin jar [...]
So the holidays have come and gone this year, and my house almost feels empty without decorations busting from the seams. I still wanted a little bit of winter flair so I decided to create a fun and festive Pinecone Winter Wreath using my favorite winter colors, silver & blue. Pin It First I gathered [...]
WOW, what a year! I went “live” with this little blog back on May 23rd as a way to record my DIY projects while my hubby was off working nights and weekends. I could have never dreamed that 7 months later I would have over 700 Facebook followers and a daily average of about 5,000 [...]
I first found this adorable craft from Traci over at Beneath My Heart… LOVE her site and amazing projects! While I thought these Santa napkin coasters were absolutely adorable and cheap to create, I just couldn’t find time to create them before the holidays. So I decided to make an everyday version once the chaos [...]
Yeah, I know this ain’t brain surgery… or anything you haven’t seen before. But it’s 5 days before Christmas and my mojo is out the window. So yesterday I posted my newly organized craft room/home office. Now it’s time to add another finishing touch to add some color to the room. I spotted these paper [...]
There’s nothing like a home made birthday gift for ones you love! So with my mother-in-law’s birthday fast approaching, I decided to make her something from the heart. I found this lovely little craft on Pinterest and knew it was the perfect project. What makes this so special? Well my mother-in-law has 18 grandchildren and her [...]
Oh how I love the Dollar Store! While wandering aimlessly through the aisles the other day to kill some time, I spotted some 9ft tinsel garlands that were screaming for a cheap project. I scooped up 4 garlands (2 red and green, 2 red and gold). I found some cheap cardboard cones from Michael’s in [...]
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 [...]
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 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 [...]
While at Gordman’s a couple of weeks ago, I found this rooster bulletin board on clearance for $3. I had really wanted a small bulletin board for my {someday} craft room and thought this would be an easy project to redesign. I started by painting the base of the bulletin board red with Krylon’s Cherry [...]
As you might recall, my little 3 year old started pre-school last week (see her first day here). She’s going three days a week at a neighbor’s house and loving every minute of it! I thought I would do something special for her home classroom and kept seeing some neat school wreaths on Pinterest. LOVE that [...]
I featured this project when I guest blogged at Design Dazzle last month, but I decided to show you again just in case you missed it! As a mother of a three year old little girl with long blond hair in ringlet curls, I’m always looking for a new way to organize her hair bows. Let [...]
Oh, how I love this time of year. And now since it’s officially October, I can fiddle around with some new Halloween decorations! First on my list? A Halloween door wreath! Pretty cute, huh? Wanna see how easy it was to make? As for my supplies, I got a black garland wreath for $4 from [...]
My sister and her hubby were in town last weekend from Chicago for a quick visit over Labor Day weekend. They just moved a couple of months ago and I wanted to create something special for her new apartment. What do you think? Pretty cute, huh? I’ll show you how I created it! I ran across [...]
Last year Missy featured this adorable birthday wreath on How Does She and I thought I would give it a whirl. Here’s the completed balloon wreath the easy instructions so you can create it on your own! First I gathered my supplies: Straw wreath still in the plastic 6-8 bags of multi-colored balloons from the [...]
