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, [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
As most of you know I have an (almost) 4 year old miracle named Ellie. She’s in preschool and LOVES math and anything to do with numbers. I thought a Christmas block calendar would encourage her counting skills and be a fun little Christmas craft that she can keep in her bedroom. Let’s begin! First [...]
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 on Pinterest the other day, I ran across some super cute color-coded chore sticks from Embellish. Loved the idea, but my daughter is only three and can’t help out too much around the house. So, I decided to alter the idea a bit and help cure boredom! Here’s my Rainy Daze activity sticks! So [...]
While at Goodwill a couple of weeks ago I spotted this handmade storage table with cool moldings. It was $20 and I really couldn’t think of a good use for it. But after seeing it go unsold for about a week, I finally had to snatch it up on 50% off furniture day! For only [...]
