A Creative DIY Blog
(Today I’m sharing how I finally got my kids to stop leaving the lights on, how I solved their desk power cord clutter issue and how upgrading the switches and outlets in the kid’s room made a big impact in our daily life.) I love my kids and I love my house, but what I…
This week, I’m up to my armpits in a complicated stencil project that has my eye balls crossing and me wondering why I do this myself. I need a break, so let’s talk about how you can make a custom stencil of your own. Stencil making instructions, stencil tips and tools… Do you remember me…
I tried to convince my family that instead of our traditional red and white Christmas decorations, we should try an all white winter wonderland theme. And as you could’ve guessed, this went over like a lead balloon. You should’ve seen the looks on their faces too, as I mentioned “all neutral and white” their faces…
A few weeks back I set out to go DIY spastic on my casual dining room and transform it for the One Room Challenge. I’m happy to say I made it to the end of this makeover challenge and the good news is, I have a completely new morning room. The bad news is my…
One room challenge week 4 started off with some awesome “paste the wall” wallpaper hanging and an equally spectacular melt down on my part. Hanging Wallpaper Step 1: Telekinetically attempt to get the wallpaper to jump on the wall itself. Initially when I ordered the wallpaper, I had plans of telling you how I opened…
Oh you guys!! I’ve just completed my mcm buffet makeover and I’m so excited to show you!! But first, it’s One Room Challenge week 3! Where does the time go??? I’ve got sooooo much work left in the room it’s beginning to get scary. Why oh why do I have to DIY everything? Seriously what…
Morning room makeover week 1 was all about stripping and preparing the furniture in the room. I have some great tips and tricks for you, but can we talk about the room and how the week went first? Would you believe the week 1 of the One Room Challenge makeover went off without a hitch? …
Today I’m sharing my realistic expectations and plan to makeover my Kitchen Morning room for the One Room Challenge. I’m nervous and excited today to tell you what I have up my sleeve. I decided to (once again) join that ranks of the ambitious (and soon to be sleep deprived) creative bloggers in the One…
Today,I’m sharing 2 free downloadable watercolor printables from our “Contagious Kindness” project. A watercolor thank you card and “Wishing You Blessings & Joy” tags. I hope you like them! Contagious Kindness… My Friend Lynn from Nourish and Nestle was telling me about an inspiring message she recently heard. She said, “A couple of weeks ago…
Make this quick and easy back to school photo prop for a for a great 1st day of school picture I’ve been seeing back to school photos pop up all over social media so I thought it’d be fun to share a photo idea I’ve used over the years. easy back to school photo ideas…
When my son James asked to have all his friends over for a game night birthday party, I admit my first thought was how can I talk him out of this? I loved my young Milton Bradley’s enthusiasm but the truth was I wasn’t sure how to help him pull off board games for 20…
It was about 11 pm and I was on my way to bed when my random impulsive nature had the sudden urge to marble indigo blue Easter eggs. It’ll be quick I lied to told myself. All I needed for marbled eggs was indigo blue nail polish and water. I’ll do just one plastic egg and then I’ll head to bed…