OMG! St. Patrick’s Day is the next holiday, do you know what that means??? Spring is so close! I cannot believe how excited I am for spring. I am so ready for the ground to thaw so I can plant something. But until then, I will have to do some spring decorating to bring the green inside. I am starting my green decorating with this St. Patrick’s Day Shadow Box for the mantle.
How to Make and Install Drawers that Actually Work
One of the reasons it took me so long to finish up our coffee station was the drawers. I had never done them before and everyone was telling me how hard they were. I almost left drawers out of the design because I was afraid to build them. But I really wanted the storage drawers provide. … Read more
Easy Coffee Bar Table Build Plans
Add a coffee station to your kitchen with these easy coffee bar table woodworking plans. Creating a coffee bar instantly made our kitchen feel fancier! And it makes mornings easier because everything I need to wake up is in one place. The heart of our coffee bar is the easy coffee bar table that I … Read more
Coffee Station Reveal
I am sooooooo excited to cross this project off my list, finally! I started building the console in June 2015. I got the console built and in the house pretty quickly (all except the drawers). Set up our Keurig and started using it. Sadly, I was content with a 90% finished console and none of … Read more
Free Printable Pencil Valentines
I’ve got one more kid’s valentine printable to share with you this year. I am trying really hard to stay on top of the holidays so I figured if I got one done, I should hurry and get the other one done. So here we are! This time we created these free printable pencil valentines with cute little heart erasers for his class.
Free Printable Monkey Valentines
I can’t believe I am already working on Valentines! I am usually staying up late to hurry and finish all my kid’s Valentines the night before they need to take them to class. Sad, I know, but I work really well under pressure. That is why I put Valentines on my January blog calendar this year. Now I was committed to getting them on the blog so I actually got them done in January! I’m patting myself on the back right now. Luckily you don’t have to see it, so let’s get on to these adorable Free Printable Monkey Valentines.
DIY Rustic K-cup Holder with Spice Shakers
Learn how to make a DIY rustic K-cup holder using spice shakers and pans.
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.
Wood Slice Ornament Banners
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…
DIY Wood and Steel Serving Tray
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.
Easy DIY Halloween Lamppost
It’s almost Halloween season and my scrap wood pile was overflowing. So I decided to use up some scraps to help decorate the yard. And since I had a few left over solar lanterns laying around, why not use them to build a spooky lamppost? That is how this fun Halloween lamppost idea was born! … Read more
Halloween Sunburst Mirror
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. … Read more
Free Printable Birthday Cards
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