I am joining a fun group of bloggers for a Quarantine Upcycle Challenge. In this challenge, since we are all mostly still self-quarantining, we will either MAKE, REVAMP or REFURBISH something we already have, using only materials we have on hand. I am excited to show you the DIY 3-Tier Wooden Planter that my husband and I came up with. You will not believe what my creative blogger friends came up with in this quarantine…
I wanted to create something for the Instagram #StopDropandDIY challenge. The challenge was to make a DIY project using textiles for under $25. You can check out all the other projects on Instagram by searching that hashtag. There are some GOOD ones! And please check out my past #StopDropandDIY challenges here and here. Here is what I came up with.. Recently I was cleaning out my closet and found a bunch of pairs of jeans…
I wanted to create something for the #StopDropandDIY challenge. The challenge was to DIY something using plants for under $25. I chose to make these DIY Tomato Cage Planters. Fortunately I had all these materials at home already and didn’t have to spend a dime, but I will include links and prices in case you want to make these for yourself. Here is how. This post contains some affiliate links for your convenience (which means…
It’s been a hot minute since I posted anything. It was a very busy December for us with back-to-back visitors, and then I felt a little burned out and needed a chance to catch up. ANYHOOO, I am back with the January Thrift Store Challenge! I have been participating in these monthly Challenges with a group of very creative bloggers for a while now and it is so much fun! You can see all my…
It is time for the November Thrift Store Challenge! I have been participating in these monthly Challenges with a group of very creative bloggers since April. It is so much fun! You can see all my past projects here. The rules for the challenge are that we can purchase something from a thrift shop, garage sale, OR we can revamp/upcycle a piece(s) we already own that no longer worked in our home, OR that we…
Christmas Craft… It is time to start thinking about Christmas! Our neighborhood goes all out during the season. Each house tries to ‘out do’ each other with the decor and people come from all over town to check out the lights. It is not uncommon to see tour buses, trolleys, trucks, cars, even those bicycle pedal pubs full of people driving through here on any given night in December to check out the lights. Most…
What to do with all your saved wine corks… Are you a wine drinker like me? Do you save all your corks like me too? Then they sit there forever in a vase or jar or something and you think, what the heck am I gonna do with all these, but you can’t seem to throw them all away? Sound familiar? A few years ago I made this DIY BAR Sign with my stash but…
It is time for another Thrift Store Challenge! Each month a group of fun and very creative bloggers participate in this challenge hosted by Tara from Stilettos and Shiplap and Emily from LeCultivateur. Links to all the participants blogs and their amazing finds are listed at the bottom of this post. Please check them out. These ladies amaze me every month with the treasures they find. The rules: We each need to find an item…
