Sometimes I find it hard to believe that people are willing to part with their old furniture for near to nothing. We picked up a small dresser last week for $20 on Craigslist. I’d been on the lookout for a small piece of furniture that I could experiment on and with some inspiration from Lindauer Designs, […]
Valentine Wreath: tutorial
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 […]
All you Need is Love … Valentines Day Decorations
Valentines Day is a little less than a month away, but I caught the ‘Love Bug’ around January 2nd, that was the day after we took down Christmas and packed it away in the attic for the next 11 months. Talk about bummed out, Christmas is so much fun for my husband and I our […]
Things We’ve Made Using Our Vinyl Cutter
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 […]
Pottery Barn Inspired Santa Artwork
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 […]
Laundry Room Ladder Drying Rack
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 […]
Refinished Desk
This is one of my latest Craigslist finds. A lady had painted this desk using a textured spray paint and decided later on to sell it rather then try and refinish it. I saw this desk as more of a challenge then a moneymaker…So I bought it for $30. I was ready for the challenge […]