I have been wanting to replace the little secretary desk by our front door for a long time. Â I knew I probably wanted a book case and had my eye out for one that was just the right size. Â Ding-ding-ding! We have a winner! Â I love how this beachy bookcase makeover turned out! Â Last […]
Faux Foil Wrapped Chocolate Eggs
Over the weekend I was feeling a little crafty. Â We’ve all seen the faux foil wrapped chocolate bunnies, but how about some faux foil wrapped chocolate eggs? Â (And believe it or not, I did it using foil wrappers from Valentine’s Day chocolates!) Faux? Â Why? Â I’ll tell you why… because I ate a bunch of Valentine’s […]
An easy spring craft: golden eggs in peat pot “baskets”
Easter seems like it’s coming so early this year! Â Why is it in March? Â I don’t get it. Â Half the country is still buried in snow, and even here in normally sunny SoCal the weather doesn’t quite feel like spring yet. Â At any rate, I’m not ready for it. Â I can’t get on board with […]
Upcycle: easy DIY faux hammered metal planters (with spider web topiaries.)
I needed something tall to flank each side of our front door. Since I’m a symmetry girl, I wanted them to match. This is what I came up with: these faux hammered metal planters. And just for funzies, (since it’s Halloween and all) I thought a spiderweb topiary or two would be kind of cool.
Easy Damask Pumpkin using trashed craft supplies.
I had left over strips of paper from another project, so I took a little Mod Podge and covered a pumpkin with it. I love how it turned out!
Personalized Bunco wine charms {Easy DIY}
I took a little departure from my “Bunco Week” yesterday to discuss cultivating good manners for your kids, but on Monday I shared my revamped outdoor chandelier and no-sew cord cover and on Tuesday I shared my wine bottles turned water carafes. Â Today…? Personalized Wine Charms. Â Last year when it was my turn to […]
Turning thrift shop frames & fabric swatches into decorative chalkboards.
Have you heard of Scribble Shop? Â It is an amazing online resource for crafters… tons and tons of craft supplies at awesome prices, plus inspiration and tutorials all in one stop! They sent me a big box of mystery goodies and challenged me to get creative. Â Here’s what they sent me: I got some great […]
Turn Dollar Store beverage napkins into easy Halloween hurricanes.
Well, not entirely out of beverage napkins. Â There are a couple other things too. I’m getting ready for our Halloween party on Saturday night and I love lots of candles at my parties. Â On the tables… on chandeliers… in the yard… everywhere. Â I have a bunch of empty jars, and while I would normally just […]
Make a big Newspaper Sail Boat (using everyday items…)
I shared this project earlier this month at The Country Chic Cottage‘s “Beach Bash”.  I was asked to come up with a beach themed craft, and I knew immediately what I wanted to do. I wanted to try and create one of those big, gorgeous (expensive) sailboats for my mantel. You know what happened? EPIC. […]
Taming counter-top clutter with canisters.
For months, every day I would wake up and say to myself:Â Â “Today’s the day! Today’s the day I am going to clean up the black hole of crap that is next to my computer!” Â Every night I would go to bed and think, “…tomorrow… I’ll do it tomorrow…” The problem is that it isn’t […]