DIY Tutorials
How to make cheap garland look expensive
How to make cheap garland look expensive with these simple tips! When we moved into our house we inherited tubs of faux garland from the previous owners. There was a lot of it but none of it was super nice. Over the years I’ve experimented with it and have come up with one very simple…
Easy DIY Lego Project: DIY Lego Board
This DIY Lego board makes a great DIY Lego gift for the Lego lover in your family! If you’re living with a LEGO lover in your house like we do here, you are likely familiar with the Lego board struggle. They are awesome for creating large scale masterpieces but they are flimsy and easily bent. …
Halloween Deco Mesh Wreath Tutorial
If there is ever a time for an over the top wreath it’s Halloween! This Halloween deco mesh wreath tutorial will walk you through how to make a fun, over the top deco mesh wreath using all craft supplies from Dollar Tree! To view the video tutorial for this wreath click here to watch it…
Free Printable Labels For Organizing
Need to corral your clutter? Download these free printable labels for organizing your storage bins! Perfect size for classrooms, kids rooms, offices and more! I’ve talked before about how I am not a naturally tidy and organized person. It takes a lot of effort for me to keep myself in check and it’s something I…
Christmas DIY Crafts Round Up
If you’ve been here more than 5 minutes it’s not going to come as a surprise that I like DIY and I LOVE Christmas. I was looking at our Christmas tree last night and seeing so many sweet handmade ornaments which made me begin to reminisce about all of the handmade objects I have around…
DIY Fairy Garden Ideas For Kids
The last few years the boys and I have casually named one of our backyard planters a fairy garden. In reality it has been an ignored planter that ‘special’ rocks, shells, and various ‘treasures’ are pushed into a pot of dirt. Occasionally seeds and left over plants will get stuck down in there too. Last…
DIY Built in Desk (Basement Series 4)
For all of you saints who have stuck around while I’ve shared allllllllll the details on our basement – thank you! After the carpet, walls, ceiling, and back grid wall were completed added one more project to complete this space, a DIY built in desk! We’ve always wanted to allocate a space to have a…
DIY accent wall in the basement (Basement Series 3)
In the middle of our basement renovation we realized we had to do something about a damaged wall. After tossing around some ideas we decided to try our hand at a DIY accent wall. These look great in living rooms so we hoped it would translate to a basement too. It was an easy project…
How to Finish a DIY Basement Ceiling (Basement Series 2)
Knowing we couldn’t save the drywall on our basement ceiling we came up with a plan that we could do ourselves. If you are renovating your basement maybe this finished DIY basement ceiling will work for you too! Now that you’ve seen the before pictures of our basement you’re all caught up on why this…
Beginning Our Basement Renovation (Basement Reno Series 1)
This is going to be a long post guys, so grab a cup of coffee and settle in! When we bought our house we knew that we would be in for a basement renovation. I really like the previous owners of our home. I’m not judging their style, it was just really different than ours. …