Category: DIY
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Candle making is something that I have tried before and really enjoyed. For this last Christmas I wanted to make a bunch of homemade candles for friends and family as gifts. I had some older pillar candles from past thrift store finds that had no smell that I planned on using. Disclosure: I only recommend…
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I made a ladder in one afternoon! It was way easier than I thought it would be. I used SteelTek parts from Lowes. I chose this brand instead of standard wrought iron piping based on cost, and how easy these were to use. I will go through the list of steps and materials so that…
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Welcome! This DIY sweater pillow cover was so easy, and I loved how festive it was for the Holidays. Yet it was neutral enough to keep up all year long if wanted! It requires basic sewing skills…. No zippers or fancy stuff. Lets dive in! Materials: Step 1: Making the pillow insert If you choose…
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I was hosting a few dinner parties this month, and wanted to up my dinner hosting game. Plus with Christmas corner, I wanted to have an amazing table spread. I looked for economical ways to make nice place settings, while still having an overall high end look. I found tons of placemats online that I…
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For a recent dinner party I was having I wanted to fill the center of the table with pretty terra cotta colored jars. A friend and I had set up a whole theme, and prepared a ceiling installation to go above the table. I used the wooden table topper that I shared a post about…
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Recently we remodeled our kids bedroom. Here is what we had before…. We live in a cool art deco 1940 style house, and part of the remodel was to make sure that our efforts were true to the style of the house. Honestly, I didn’t know much about the art deco style before we bought…
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I was hosting a dinner party, and I had a very specific idea in mind. I had already built a wooden table topper for my plastic folding table, ( SEE THAT POST HERE) and I wanted to have some faux stone chargers for under each plate. I wanted lots of texture, and neutral colors, but…
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For about 3 years I have had a stack of pallet wood sitting in my shop waiting for inspiration to strike. My sister gave it to me, and it had already been taken apart, and run through a planer. This was cool since it took most of the wobble out of the pieces, making them…
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One of the biggest problems I have run into while re-doing our home is that I like nice things, but don’t always have the budget for them. A lot of my DIY skills have developed because I want to do the project for a reasonable amount, but also want it to be a quality item…
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Easy DIY for office and home. The first major project we chose to do in our 1950’s artdeco house after we moved in was our kids room. It needed some serious love. I will do a whole different post dedicated to that project alone, but wanted to give a little background for those who are…