Category: crafts

  • STAMPED PILLOW

    STAMPED PILLOW

    On my porch I added some grey burlap curtains and had some extra burlap. So I made a stamped burlap pillow. I love stamping fabric and wood. I used the same method I used here (the fifth step). I colored it in with a black sharpie because I thought it printed too light. I lined the inside of…

  • SERVING TRAY MAKEOVER

    SERVING TRAY MAKEOVER

    I feel like I am always carrying food to either our screened in porch or to our fire pit in the backyard. I had a simple serving tray from IKEA. A while ago I saw an updated serving tray at one of my link parties and thought my IKEA tray could use a similar update.…

  • TEST TUBE VASES

    TEST TUBE VASES

    I wanted to make something to go on the windowsill on my porch and thought this test tube vase would  work well. I could customize it to fit the exact space so I think it worked out perfectly. It is a great way to break up the space in the large open screened window. To…

  • 4TH OF JULY SKIRT

    4TH OF JULY SKIRT

    I have had this striped material for a while now just sitting in my fabric boxes. Every time I see it I think it would be perfect for the fourth of July, so a few days ago I decided I should just make a skirt already! I had recently seen this skirt so I used…

  • HANGING MASON JAR LANTERNS

    HANGING MASON JAR LANTERNS

    On my screened in porch, I have these large screen windows and wanted to add some dimension to them, since I wasn’t doing shades on the windows. I bought these little mason jars and had some tea lights and twine and thought I would make some little lanterns.  To make the lanterns: 1. You need…

  • ::TOP PICKS:: 4TH OF JULY

    ::TOP PICKS:: 4TH OF JULY

    The fourth of July is my favorite holiday. I love planning for it and thinking about it. So I thought I would share some of my favorite fourth of July recipes and DIYs. I have a few of my own in there from last year. I also have a few I am working on now…

  • DIY PAINT DIPPED WOODEN UTENSILS

    DIY PAINT DIPPED WOODEN UTENSILS

    My sister-in-law gave me these bamboo utensils for Christmas and I finally got around to customizing them a little bit. Now they match perfectly with my kitchen and it was a quick little project. You just need some tape and paint. Tape off where you want the lines to be, paint, and that’s it, you…

  • DIY CHALK PAINT

    DIY CHALK PAINT

    I am sure you have seen a lot of projects done with chalk paint these days… I kind of wanted to try it out… to see what the big deal was. I thought my white end tables were the perfect test subjects. After getting a white sofa cover, the white tables needed a change.  Chalk Paint Recipe…

  • BASEBALL BOOKENDS

    BASEBALL BOOKENDS

    My husband loves baseball. So when he asked me to makeover his office space, I chose a baseball theme. I used baseball bats as the legs of his desk and made these little baseball bookends. I wanted it to look like the baseballs weren’t attached to anything, so I found this thin piece of metal…