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Make a Houndstooth Pumpkin from Duck Tape

September 11, 2012 34 Comments

I love pumpkins.  I love Duck Tape.  I really, really love houndstooth… so it’s only natural that I would make a Houndstooth Duck Tape Pumpkin. This is so, so, SO easy to do. Grab yourself some fabulous Duck Tape and a Dollar Store pumpkin.  Split the tape down the middle so that you have thinner […]

Filed Under: Autumn, cheap and easy, craft time, Crafts, Fall, Halloween, Pumpkins

Make a ribbon covered globe for Halloween.

September 6, 2012 24 Comments

Last year I snapped up a cool old globe for 50 cents at a yard sale and I used chalkboard paint to make a Scary Places Halloween Globe.   Well, it’s been sitting in the garage since last Halloween and I’ve been thinking about how to change it up for this year without ruining the […]

Filed Under: Autumn, craft time, Crafts, fabric, Fall, Halloween, project du jour

Fifty shades of pumpkin. No-carve pumpkin ideas.

August 21, 2012 15 Comments

OK, maybe not 50, but it sure seems like I did a whole heck of a lot of pumpkins last fall. As autumn approaches and we gear up to go into another fall season, I thought I’d do a quick recap of last year’s pumpkins.

Filed Under: Autumn, cheap and easy, Crafts, epsom salt, Fall, faux finish, glitter, Halloween, Pumpkins, Round-Ups, spray paint, Thanksgiving

Freshen up a fire pit with high heat spray paint.

August 14, 2012 3 Comments

We have a free standing fire pit that we love to use.  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.  The solution?  High heat spray paint. Loosen any flaking pieces of paint and […]

Filed Under: cheap and easy, garden & outdoors, Let me help you, Simple, spray paint

Personalized Bunco wine charms {Easy DIY}

August 9, 2012 11 Comments

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.  Today…? Personalized Wine Charms.   Last year when it was my turn to […]

Filed Under: craft time, Crafts, Entertaining, gift giving, Jewelry, Mod Podge, tutorial, wine

Upcycle – Recycle project: Turn a wine bottle into an etched water carafe.

August 7, 2012 18 Comments

I love how some restaurants just put a bottle of water on the table and you can refill your own glass.  That concept and a plethora of empty wine bottles led to this: DIY etched glass water carafes. This post contains affiliate links. I’m hosting bunco this week and since you should always drink lots […]

Filed Under: Before and After, Crafts, etched glass, Glass, tutorial, upcycle, UseWhatchaGot, wine

No-sew cord cover & chandelier re-do (Getting ready for Bunco week! )

August 6, 2012 11 Comments

Do you play bunco?  Do you know what it is?  (It surprises me how many people don’t know what bunco is…)  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.  (Husbands of bunco playing wives often […]

Filed Under: cheap and easy, Crafts, Entertaining, fabric, no-sew, spray paint

Easy summer decor with sea shells.

July 17, 2012 6 Comments

I loves me some sticks for fall and winter.   Sea shells are my summer version of sticks.  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!   (Yes, I said dump some shells… quite the home designer lingo, […]

Filed Under: apothecary jars, cheap and easy, Crafts, shells, summer

Make an ombre basket using tie-dye techniques.

July 16, 2012 10 Comments

I recently got to play around with a Tulip Tie Dye Kit, and I was pretty excited to do so because they asked me to tie dye something for the home.  Not a T shirt, not a tank top, but something decorative.  OK! Here’s what I ended up doing… an ombre tie-dye basket: This started […]

Filed Under: Accessories, Before and After, Crafts, product reviews, project du jour, tutorial

The land of the free BECAUSE of the brave. (More patriotic artwork)

July 3, 2012 18 Comments

This is one of my favorite patriotic projects! The saying is SO true, and it’s a great reminder of all that our brave men and women have done for this country. This easy DIY artwork project can be done in just an afternoon.

Filed Under: 4th of July, artwork, Crafts, project du jour, spray paint, summer, UseWhatchaGot

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