In honor of 2012 coming to a close I thought it would be fun to share with you our TOP 10 Do it Yourself Projects of 2012! This past year has been a whirl wind for Matt and I. We started the blog to share projects with family and it has turned into […]
Monogrammed Jewelry Box
If you are looking for a last minute gift idea, boy do I have the project for you. What do you think about a $ 1.00 monogrammed jewelry box? Not bad huh? I recently entered contest offered by Debbiedoo’s and Fox Hollow Cottage. They were giving away a $ 50.00 gift card to […]
Handmade Christmas Stocking
There is nothing more beautiful than a handmade Christmas stocking. When I was a little girl my grandmother hand made each grandchild one stocking. She hand wrote our names on each one and then carefully changing the stitch length embroidered our names on top. When they moved each grandchild was given their stocking and I […]
Christmas Banister Garland
Having a large entry way has it’s perks. You can go over the top with decorations and they aren’t overwhelming. Last year I started our banister garland with two lengths of garland and a few glass ornaments. It was nice but I really felt sorry for the rest of the banister upstairs. It just looked […]
Black Bookcase Makeover
Way back when I was a little girl, okay probably more like a bratty middle schooler but that’s another story, I begged my parents for an unfinished bookcase that I wanted my dad to stain using a pickling effect. They finally gave in and got me this cool bookcase. For years the bookcase was the […]
Definition of Family (Personalized Tile Art)
Every year at Christmas, my Dad’s side of the family does a Make-A-Gift for another family member. It is a tradition that my Grandma & Grandpa Knowlton started as far back as I can remember! Each year we’re given the name of different person in the family and we are challenged with coming up […]
Grundtal Shower Shelf – { IKEA Hack }
When we bought our home we could not believe the size of the Master bathroom. Now granted we were moving from a 1500 sq ft condo with a tiny master bathroom and our new bath has a massive amount of wasted space, but this bad boy is huge! There is a huge jacuzzi tub (Don’t […]
Headlight Restoration (3M Lens Renewal Kit)
October is National Headlight Safety Awareness Month, so what better time to try out 3M’s Lens Renewal Kit? Back in August, Jacque and I took a trip up to the 3M headquarters to take part in their 3M Auto BootCamp. While there, we were introduced to some innovative 3M products, one of those being […]