The DIY Village

It’s Dollar Store craft time!  You never know what you are going to find when you go into the Dollar Tree. Imagine my surprise when they had a huge bin of reverse mermaid sequin pillows.  I knew my oldest would be beyond excited to have one in her room. That girl is all about the […]

If you are familiar with the Southern US in the month of September and early October you are fully aware that it is pretty much hot and humid here until mid October. Typically it’s so warm that carving a pumpkin before the week of Halloween can lead to a moldy collapsing pumpkin way too soon. […]

When someone challenges you to create something using power tools and unconventional materials I of course said.”Challenge Accepted”. After seeing a rather expensive platform swing for sale online I knew I could make it cheaper than they were selling it online. I set out to figure out how to make the swing and make it […]

Have you ever spotted something online, looked at the price and thought, “I can make that cheaper myself”?  Unfortunately I do this all too often and most recently said that exact thing when I saw the price tag on a platform swing online.  Not to be outdone by some major manufacturer I figured it out […]

I found a cute nightstand at an antique mall a little while back.  As usual it sat in the garage for a few years. Finally I decided it was time to re-finish the piece. Including learning something new like how to repair molding on furniture. The nightstand had been painted a few times and was […]

I know I am not the only person who loves power tools. In fact lots of women do.  We also love to create custom decor for our homes with our power tools.  This month’s Power Tool Challenge was to create a sign.  I had fun with our new laser cutter and came with a snarky […]

It’s always fun to create new projects and get to learn how to use new power tools in the process.  With the recent purchase of our Glowforge© Laser Cutter we have been doing a lot of new projects. One of my favorite’s to make is a raised wood lettered sign. One the design is made […]

For years I have wanted matching nightstands for as long as I can remember.  It took us a year of marriage before we got Matt a nightstand.  He never complained either, such a good guy! A few years ago we started making over our master bedroom (you can find those updates HERE , HERE, and […]