Recently I had the pleasure of attending a friend’s baby shower. I debated over what I should give her. I wanted to give her something meaningful that she and her child would enjoy. While pinning the morning away, waiting on my car to be serviced, I came across the most wonderful pin on Pinterest, DIY…
Decorating doesn’t have to be expensive. When a little creativity, gift wrapping paper and art supplies, you have everything you need to create quick inexpensive wall art. Materials Gift wrapping ($2.99 in the Checkout Aisle @ Homegoods) Scissors Tape Stencils Markers Acrylic paints (Like this: FolkArt Acrylic Paint) Frames (Like these $2 frames from IKEA) Make your gift…
This year my goal is to tackle at least one concept or “pin” each month, centered around one room. Every month will be a different room or space. This is the Pinterest Room Challenge. The “Room of the Month” for January is the Bedroom. So when a friend of mine approached me about helping her find an affordable headboard, I…
Learn how to make cute and stylish wooden bracelet holders in this easy to follow step by step tutorial. In an effort to bring further order to the chaos that is my bedroom, I needed to find a way to store and neatly put away my jewelry. I also thought it would…
I recently got into woodworking. I am developing my skills and found a used portable table saw on Craigslist. I needed a place to store my table saw along with the reclaimed wood I was purchasing. I searched online for various plans and could not find exactly what I needed. I needed something mobile, compact and…
In this post, you will learn how to make this DIY Wooden Christmas tree inspired by a wooden tree sold at Crate and Barrel. The other day I was turning the pages of the latest Crate & Barrel holiday catalog and I came upon the cutest ornament trees made of steel. I loved it. But…
Now I’ve always been in love with DIY and home improvement. I love decorating and making things with my hands. But recently, I discovered the joys of woodworking. I quickly realized that I needed to upgrade my tools to include a compound miter saw. That being said, I needed a more permanent place to store…
Decorative pieces don’t always require a lot of money. With a couple of drawer fronts I took off an old dresser I was able to reuse to make wall art. I removed the drawer fronts. Upon determining the desired width and length of the frame, I used a table saw to cut the ends off…
