Did you know that basil will root in water? Â I didn’t either. If you take a few cuttings of fresh basil and just keep them in water, they will send out some roots. I waited until there was a large mass of roots, then simply (and gently) placed them into a pot with soil in […]
Freshen up a fire pit with high heat spray paint.
We have a free standing fire pit that we love to use. Â However, while sitting out on our patio 24/7 for several years, the paint begins to oxidize and get faded over the years, and rust spots crop up here and there. Â The solution? Â High heat spray paint. Loosen any flaking pieces of paint and […]
The cheapest, easiest way to clean your stove… Part 2.
As a crafty, creative person I think it’s a little amusing that one of my most popular posts is how to clean stove burners using ammonia and ziploc bags. It’s also kind of funny that another non-creative, but crazy popular post is all about tips to store fresh fruits and veggies.  (Especially amusing because I don’t like vegetables…) Anyhow, […]
No-sew cord cover & chandelier re-do (Getting ready for Bunco week! )
Do you play bunco? Â Do you know what it is? Â (It surprises me how many people don’t know what bunco is…) Â Basiclly, it’s a group of 12 women who play a dice game together. We eat dinner, drink wine, and occasionally roll dice and keep score to win prizes. Â (Husbands of bunco playing wives often […]
Easy Tomato-Basil Salad
You didn’t kill your tomato plant and now you have fresh, delicious, home grown tomatoes!Great.Now what…? How about a quick spin on a Caprese Salad? Easy and tasty.And only a few ingredients. Take your bounty of home grown tomatoes… Dice them up and toss them in a bowl. Â Sprinkle with salt and snip a few […]
Easy summer decor with sea shells.
I loves me some sticks for fall and winter. Â Sea shells are my summer version of sticks. Â There is no easier way to bring a bit of the seaside to your home than just to dump a few shells around the house! Â (Yes, I said dump some shells… quite the home designer lingo, […]
DIY Patriotic Flag Artwork in about an hour.
I love this country. I love quick art projects. I love spray paint. I dropped the ball as far as getting my patriotic decor up last month, so I am hustling to get some up in a day. This “Old Glory” flag sign was created in less than an hour using scrap wood and some […]
Seaside decor made from Salt Dough
As we head into a new summer, I thought I’d do a quick recap of some of the projects I made last summer. Specifically, those I made from a basic salt dough. I made dough starfish…. Click HERE for the tutorial …and a wacky, free-form piece of “coral”…. See how I made this HERE … […]
Hydrangeas: easy floral decor in just minutes.
I love hydrangeas. Â They are easy to grow, easy to group together in one big arrangement, and they are easy to preserve. I cut several stems and popped them into a champagne bucket. So easy! Â It is impossible to screw up an arrangement of hydrangeas. Â These were all from my yard. Clip, strip the leaves, […]
Upcycle an old bottle to make a dish soap dispenser.
I know, I know, this has been done before. Â But I finally did it and made one:Â A more decorative dispenser for our dish soap. This post contains affiliate links. Yes, we have a dishwasher, but there are still several items that need to be hand-washed and I didn’t like the plastic bottle sitting by the […]
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