I am so excited to finally be sharing all the bits and pieces that make up one of my favorite places in our home: the coffee station! This week I have been working hard to finish up all the last minute projects this week so I can share it with you! I decided to start by sharing this super simple, DIY rustic K-cup holder with spice shakers. I love how our K-cup holder turned out and couldn’t live without it.
I have always been a little obsessive about the Christmas tree. I have a color scheme and style that I want to focus on. I usually don’t change my decorations from year to year, but every few years I do switch things out as I get bored. Before we had kids, we had a sparkly blue, purple and silver tree, full of glass baubles and all things fabulously breakable! I would put up the tree and decorate it all by myself. Everything was perfectly placed. I would evaluate every ornament with the lights on, then with the lights off. See, totally obsessive. I even decorated the back of the tree perfectly. But then I had kids…
These last couple weeks I’ve been a little MIA. I am still not back to my regular self after getting sick last week. I thought I was feeling better on Monday, but then after using a ton of energy cleaning up gallons of water from a broken washing machine, I was down again.
I ended up taking two naps on Tuesday and another on Wednesday, and I do not nap. Usually if I nap, I cannot go to sleep at night so I avoid it. This week, I had no problems going to sleep earlier then normal even after my naps.
I guess I need to take it easy for a bit more. But I did manage to finish one project so I am excited to share it with you. In preparation for the parties and food with the upcoming holidays, I made a simple, but beautiful wood and steel serving tray.
This easy DIY Halloween Lamppost is a great way to add some spooky to your yard this October. Made from scrap wood and a cheap solar light, it’s the perfect outdoor Halloween decor idea. I am a bit of a hoarder, but only for things I think I can use to craft or create with to … Read more
Are you ready for more Halloween fun today? I have been racking my brain for a focal piece for my Halloween mantle. The rest of the mantle is set up like a scary witch’s apothecary, with lots of potion bottles and potion ingredients.
Then I will add the new potions and spell books I just made. But everything I had was low, and I needed some height in the middle. I have always liked the look of sunburst mirrors, so I made one, and then I made it spooky for Halloween!
My birthday is tomorrow, YIPPEE! I know I’m suppose to stop getting so excited about another year older as I creep ever so close to the dreaded 40… but I just can’t stop loving a day that is all about celebrating me. My parents say I always loved being the center of attention. And to … Read more
You can never have too many picture frames, especially when you learn how fast and easy they are to make. I needed some new picture frames for my fall mantel, instead of heading to the store, I headed to the garage. In less than an hour, I had 2 rustic picture frames and that included … Read more
Here’s another project from last year, but last year it was a crafting FAIL!. Let me explain. My neighbor was trimming his tree and had these beautiful branches in the front yard ready for the trash pile. So what does a crazy, DIY addict do? Asks if I can have all the branches 🙂 I grabbed a bunch and put them in with my wood stash in the garage. Then when fall hit, I had a brilliant idea to turn them into a wreath!
An easy to build farmers market sign is the perfect decor for early fall. Fall is definitely in the air at my house. Even though it’s still summer outside, I am enjoying making it fall inside. Last year I finally built a mantle over my fireplace , so now I have the perfect place to decorate … Read more
Raising kids is fun. It helps you to see all the things you are doing wrong! Okay, maybe not wrong, but I have noticed as we are trying to teach our kids to be grateful and say “Thank you” whenever someone does something for them, that adults don’t say “Thank you” very much. My mommy-radar is so honed in on asking “Please” and saying “Thank you” that I actually find myself correcting other grown ups! Ha ha. My husband is sick of me saying “You forgot to say Please!”
Celebrate the outdoors with fun backyard games played with these giant yard dice. You can play so many different outdoor games with a set of dice. It is a great DIY outdoor game you can make. The week before a family reunion, I came across Rogue Engineer’s plans for yard dice. I knew my family … Read more
I have decided I really like beadboard. I have always thought it was a nice addition to a room, 6 years ago we lined the nursery with beadboard 6 feet up every wall. It is such a classic look. A nice white painted beadboard will never go out of style.
But since we lined the nursery with the beadboard, we have some left over in our garage. I have lots of 2′ wide pieces and a few bigger pieces. So I have been finding ways to use it up. I used some of the 2′ pieces in the dining room built in bench and then when I made my summer printable, I knew I wanted to make a picture frame for it using some more left over beadboard.