My Life as a DIY Wannabe
Do you remember voting for the winning Laundry Room sign design on my Facebook page last week? Well if so, here the completed sign that I created for my Laundry Room makeover. I tried to keep the overhaul as cheap as possible so I ended up creating a bunch of the artwork myself, including this [...]
Yesterday I showed you my newly Stenciled Washer & Dryer for my Laundry Room (did you see it? I’m in love). Well, today I get to host a fabulous giveaway for a $50 STENCIL OF YOUR CHOICE (plus free shipping) from Royal Design Studio! How cool is that? Here’s some of my favorite stencils from their site… [...]
I’m in the process of giving my Laundry Room a makeover and I’d really REALLY love to get a new front load washer & dryer to jazz up the space, but… well, I’m broke. So instead of stenciling my Laundry Room wall as initially intended, I decided to give my 7 year old washer & [...]
In case you haven’t heard, it’s my ONE YEAR BLOGIVERSARY CELEBRATION! There are some great giveaways going on this week (like a Thirty One bag and a gift basket from Plaid Crafts), plus I’ve decided to share a little bit about myself! So, without further adieu, here’s… I only have 1 child, a four year [...]
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 [...]
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 fabulous bathroom makeover from A Pumpkin and a Princess. [...]
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 [...]
A couple of months ago I stenciled an accent wall in my daughter’s bedroom and got a great response from my readers! So when planning a makeover from our playroom into a home office/craft room I decided to use a Cutting Edge Stencils all over again! And don’t you just LOVE the result? Check out [...]
So I’ve been slowly transforming our old playroom into a home office/craft room. Here’s what it looked like before… Toys everywhere, a large dresser filled with off-season clothes, outdated drapes and chair rail border… yeah, desperately in need of a makeover. The first step in transforming my new space: painting the walls yellow! I chose [...]
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 [...]
