My Life as a DIY Wannabe
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 [...]
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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 [...]
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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 [...]
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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. [...]
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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 [...]
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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 Halloween countdown to candy porch sign from Corner [...]
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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 [...]
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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 [...]
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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 [...]
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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 yummy root beer slow cooker pork from That’s What [...]
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