Category: DIY

  • Turning your green pool blue

    Turning your green pool blue

    This was something that has been on my to do list for a long time. This is our third summer having a big pool at our house, and after 3 years, I have finally figured it out.It took sooo much research to figure it out, and honestly is why it failed so badly in past…

  • Tile Cutting board or Wet board

    Tile Cutting board or Wet board

    Recently, I had the idea to take a tile backsplash, square mat that I had laying around and turn it into something more productive. This was a fun project as all of the materials are some thing that I have on hand and it has multiple purposes. I used it in a photo shoot for…

  • DIY Backyard Firepit
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    DIY Backyard Firepit

    One of my very favorite things about summer is roasting marshmallows. When we moved into our house, we had a fire pit, but it was not seated in the ground and very rusty. I knew that I wanted to try to save this old metal ring to try to make it into a better more…

  • How to make a compost bin
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    How to make a compost bin

    My husband and I have decided to put in a garden. Neither of us have ever done this and it was quite the undertaking. Hours and hours of research about the best crops to plant for our area, when to start them, and how to plant went into this project. We grew a few small…

  • DIY cement coasters & props

    DIY cement coasters & props

    In this tutorial I show how I made my own photo props using cement and silicone molds. Materials I sourced the silicone moulds off of a site cold shein. You might be familiar with it as a clothing site, but they also offer tons of affordable home decor and craft items. I bought several different…

  • Textured Canvas Art

    Textured Canvas Art

    Awhile ago, a friend was moving and didn’t want to take a giant canvas with her. She gave it to me, knowing I would love it. I didn’t have an idea what to do with it for almost a year. Then walking into homegoods one evening and seeing a very large dark textured canvas piece,…

  • DIY Custom Art Deco Door
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    DIY Custom Art Deco Door

    We bought a cool old 1940 home. It is made of stucco, and before we bought it, I had no idea what the style art deco was. I knew the house was fun and different, but since moving in, I have fallen in love with the design style. The doors in our house are old…

  • DIY Dry Erase Board

    DIY Dry Erase Board

    I recently re-arranged a few of the rooms in my house. I was working in an office space that was cold and dark. I found myself taking my laptop into a sunny side room we had instead of working in the colder space. We decided to make the much larger cold space into a shop…

  • Up-cycled Bulletin Boards

    Up-cycled Bulletin Boards

    I love to thrift. I found these worn bulletin boards for a dollar each at a thrift store awhile ago. I had them sitting in my basement for a different project originally, but ended up using them in my office space instead. I had all of the products on hand to redo these boards, but…

  • How to create custom Art- for FREE
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    How to create custom Art- for FREE

    During Halloween, I wanted to create some custom art for my home. My main focus of this project, was to find a way to create art from my home without it, breaking the bank. I think this is a great tool for those who want a one of a kind art piece but don’t have…