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Pinterest Inspiration Party

Today is the Pinterest Inspiration Party over at Young House Love.  John and Sherry host this link party 4 times a year to encourage us to actually make something that we have pinned on Pinterest. I think that’s a great idea. I have boards full of great projects that I pinned in the hopes of [...]

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My DIY Kitchen Makeover (Part 3)

My kitchen is going to be primarily black and white so I’m thinking it needs a few pops of color. That’s a pop all right! Don’t panic; that vibrant, beautiful apple green color is just for the pantry door. And the fabric? I am going to attempt to make Roman Shades. Since the last Kitchen [...]

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DIY Subway Art Pillow

I finally got around to using my printer to print on fabric for the first time. What took me so long?!? This is so easy! Have you printed on fabric yet? If not, I’ll show how I made this subway art pillow. Supplies I used: wide format color inkjet printer 12″ x 12″ cardstock spray [...]

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Looksi Square

My friend and fellow Looksi Ambassador, Julie from Red Head Can Decorate is taking over Looksi for the day today! Her curated collection is all about DIY Decorating for Less – a subject near and dear to my heart and I’m sure to many of yours, too. I am honored and thrilled that she’s featuring something [...]

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Washi Taped Basket

I finally discovered washi tape (I know…about time, right?) and here is what I did with it! I may be the last craft crafter in blogland to discover the wonderfulness that is washi tape. It was probably about a year or so ago when I first heard of washi tape, but didn’t really know what [...]

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Painting Kitchen Cabinets

My DIY Kitchen Update {Part One} I have been wanting to update my kitchen ever since I bought my house five years ago. You can read about why my kitchen needs an update here. The first thing I decided to tackle was painting the builder-grade oak cabinets. I spent weeks searching the internet, looking for [...]

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DIY Mercury Glass Vase

I’m a little late to the DIY Mercury Glass craze I know. But I have so many pretty, glass vases that I had bought for the wedding cookie table. Decorating with so many clear glass vases gets a little boring. I have seen a lot of DIY Mercury Glass in blogland for the last couple [...]

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Kitchenaid Mixer Makeover {A DIY}

Cue the horror movie music and cover your children’s eyes. The photo below is a little disturbing. And gross. And frankly, embarrassing. But this is what my poor mixer looked like after mixing tons of batter for the wedding cookies that I talked about here. Can’t say I didn’t warn you! And can you believe [...]

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Burlap and Tulle Wreath

I’ve been in the middle of a DIY kitchen makeover for the past 10 days, but took some time out today to make this burlap and tulle wreath. I have had this roll of burlap ribbon sitting on my desk for the last several weeks, taunting me. I got it in the last Pick Your [...]

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Polka Dot Vase {DIY}

Since we are having such lovely spring weather, I picked up a bunch of yellow carnations at the grocery store yesterday to bring that spring feeling into my home. I put them in a clear, glass vase and immediately thought of an idea to add more color to the arrangement. There weren’t any other colors [...]

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