When looking for an accent our new furniture, there was just no way I was going to spend $100 for a pillow for my couch. I wanted more than one pillow and I wanted them to be affordable. Making an envelope pillow allowed me to get out the sewing machine shows my husband it was […]
easy gift ideas to make: holiday sock gnomes
how to easily make a sock gnome Are you looking for a fun easy DIY craft project you can make for gifts? You need to make sock gnomes. These are perfect gifts for Christmas, Valentine’s Day, Easter, St. Patrick’s Day and Sweetest Day, to name a few. I found a lot of the supplies at […]
how to repaint an old wood table
how to repaint wood table I purchased this old end table off social media for $20. I was looking for something for my office that would hold my printer and give me some hidden storage (so the storage with doors is perfect). It is sturdy , but it needed to be repainted to fit my […]
how to make a beautiful topsy turvy flower tower project for yourself
topsy turvy flower pot project I wanted to make a statement on the front of our house. It’s a big square house, a four-square. Because all the sides are square and the same size (I’m guessing that’s the reason). Anyway. I had an idea for a flower pot project. I made these topsy turvy flower […]
how to make your own farmhouse medicine cabinet
Nothing tries your patience more than renovations with your spouse. My husband and I have been remodeling our 1870s house. We have only completed both bathrooms in 2 years. They take a lot of time (and money). I would never recommend renovating the most expensive rooms first. We had to because we didn’t have a […]
homemade wool dryer balls
I have been using wool dryer balls for about 10 years. I feel that they help with static and make your clothes fluffy. They are also said to help with cutting the drying time on your clothes. This will save money on the time the dryer runs. I like the fact that we are not […]
holiday ornaments diy project
My daughter recently came home from a birthday party where they made ornaments. I want to make them at home too mom. We have bought our own holiday ornaments every each for the kids, but they now like to make them. Check out how you too can make them with your kids too. This is […]
how to make an inexpensive pixelated spider Halloween costume
Halloween always involves me trying to be crafty and handy with my sewing machine. My son tells me he wanted to be the spider from Minecraft for Halloween. This one I had to think about. Find out how you can make a pixelated spider costume on a budget. Pixelated! This project took about 1 hours […]
Make a Petoskey Stone Halloween costume
My son wanted to be a Petoskey Stone for Halloween. These are not sold in the store. It has to be made. This required a lot of thinking on how to do it and this is what I came up with. If you ever need a Petoskey Stone Halloween costume, you can consider this an […]
how to make sunflowers, farm flowers from parts
Farmhouse farm flowers from parts I love shopping at our local antique store. We find all sorts of great things to decorate with and use as projects. I found this farm thing that I thought it would make a great flower for the front of our house. See how you too can paint farm parts. […]
how to repurpose glass bottles with chalk paint
My son wanted to collect sand from our trips to the great lakes in Michigan. When I looked online, the bottles were super expensive to purchase. I needed to find a way to save money and decided to repurpose glass bottles we already had. repurpose glass bottles Since the kids like to drink Snapple. I […]
