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Quick Valentine wreath tutorial using deco mesh and ribbon ... too cute!

Valentine Wreath: tutorial

January 26, 2012 By Jacque 5 Comments

All you need is love!!! This past Christmas I was introduced to a fabulous product called Deco Mesh.  In a nut shell Deco Mesh is a woven type product that has incredible reflecting qualities as well as the uncanny ability to POOF!  I have seen it before but never thought it would be something I […]

Filed Under: Crafts, Holidays, Home, Valentine's Day Tagged With: DIY, How to, Valentine's Day Wreath

Fan Installation for the DIY’er!

January 24, 2012 By Matt 2 Comments

Jacque and I frequent the Habitat for Humanity Restore here in Knoxville.  It’s a great place to find “treasures” that just need a little love! On one of our recent trips to the Restore, we happened on a fan with a light kit that coincidentally matched the one we have hanging in our guest room. […]

Filed Under: All, DIY Tagged With: Fan Installation, ReStore

DIY iPhone Dock

January 19, 2012 By Matt Leave a Comment

I found a hollow book at a Home Goods and thought it would be perfect to make a decorative iphone dock. Using a drill bit and a small utility knife, I created an opening in the top of the box just big enough for the dock connector to poke through. Next, I cut a small […]

Filed Under: All, DIY, Home Tagged With: DIY iphone dock

Things We’ve Made Using Our Vinyl Cutter

January 15, 2012 By Matt 7 Comments

Machines like Cricut cutters and Silhouette cutters have been growing more and more popular for the home and professional crafter. It’s amazing what these machines allow their users to create! We own a Roland GX-24, a vinyl cutter that can cut vinyl up to 24″ wide.   For the first year, we created custom decals […]

Filed Under: All, DIY, Vinyl Tagged With: DIY, gift ideas, vinyl, Word Art

Christmas Decorations

Dining Room Christmas Decor

December 22, 2011 By Matt 2 Comments

I got this idea from a Home Depot commercial.  In the commercial, they hung ornaments from their dining room chandelier in the shape of a christmas tree.   I knew this had to be part of our Christmas Decor in our dining room.  I modified their idea and varied the heights and I used 5 […]

Filed Under: Christmas, Crafts, DIY Tagged With: Christmas Decorations, Holiday Decor

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Pottery Barn Inspired Santa Artwork

December 19, 2011 By Matt 35 Comments

  Jacque and I are always looking for new additions to our “Christmas Collection”  She happened upon a post written by Katie from Bower Power that had a re-creation of a Pottery Barn Santa print. We loved what Katie had been able to create and decided that we’d try to come up with an alternative way to […]

Filed Under: All, Christmas, Crafts, DIY, Holidays, Vinyl Tagged With: DIY, Santa Wall Art

Antique ladder doubles as a drying rack for a laundry room. This is awesome!

Laundry Room Ladder Drying Rack

November 6, 2011 By Matt 7 Comments

Jacque and I recently were able to get a set of window washing ladders that her grandfather used in his cleaning company.  We’ve re-purposed one of the ladders as a drying rack for the laundry room. We secured ceiling hooks with toggle bolts to the ceiling as attachment points.  Next, we drilled 4 pilot holes […]

Filed Under: All, DIY, Home Tagged With: DIY, Drying Rack, ladder drying rack

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