Do-it-yourself projects and Home Decor
Several years ago when we updated the electrical in our 1938 home, they had to add conduit to the outside of our home. It is big and ugly. It is on the side and back of our home. When I started to work on the side yard transformation I knew I need to address it. […]
I have added a new post about my wall planter that answers a lot of the questions I have been getting. I have been canning peaches so I had mason jars on the brain. I have seen several versions of this idea. I have seen them used on coat racks, for bathroom stuff and for […]
I have had so much fun using our blue potatoes we planted in our rainbow garden. I had been craving french fries so I decided to make some! I hope you are having a great weekend! I have a fun giveaway on Monday :) I am excited to share it with you!!!
To view the full post just click on the link :) Old door privacy screen Mason jar hanging vases Planter boxes on the fence Ladder turned plant stand Painted chairs Hanging crates for storage Personalize it!
There were a few awkward pauses this time around. But, that’s live TV for ya! I haven’t watched it yet because of that. I am always so critical when seeing myself. I think I will go eat some lunch and then watch it. :) I can’t get the actual clip to post this time. I […]
I am SUPER excited to show you my last project from the Outdoor Spaces Event!!! I think it is my favorite :) I used old doors that came from my 1938 home to build a screen. I painted them the same colors as the flower pots and chairs. (Krylon’s Blue Ocean Breeze, Almond, Pichatio, and […]
Idea #6 Break up large spaces Do you have a long fence, or is the back of your house flat? Add a little something to large spaces to help break up the monotony.Pops of color, unique decor, frames, signs, something! Our yard is super long. That means our fence is super long. Don’t get me […]
Idea #5 Outdoor Party Decor When thinking about having guests over, do you sometimes wonder how to camouflage the not so attractive things in your yard? You could throw a sheet over them, or you could decorate them! Do you have a clothesline? Why not hang some mason jars vases from them??? I first wrapped […]
Here is another installment of the Outdoor Spaces event! I have at least 4 more posts after this one. I hope you are getting some inspiration from this and I can’t WAIT to see the ideas you link up to Fridays linky party. Idea #4 Re-purpose items! Look at something in a new way. One […]
IDEA#3 Add some color! The quickest, and sometimes the cheapest, way to update a space is with paint. This is also true with your outdoor space. Do you have an old patio set? Don’t throw it out. Spray paint it! Are your shutters looking drab? Paint them! Do you have boring old flower pots? Paint!!! You […]
Welcome to the second installment of my summer Outdoor Spaces Event! IDEA #2 Cute Storage Okay, to be honest this example is more decoration than anything, BUT it would still be cute if you had stacks of pots, more hand tools, twine, and other gardening supplies. And since the odds are good that I will […]
I have a big garden and I love it. But I am a bit of a control freak and I have a hard time letting my kids “help” in the garden. If you remember my post about the rainbow garden you know that this year I decided to give them their own section. We planted […]
I combined 2 of my favorite tools with 2 of my favorite things. The jigsaw and nail gun plus flowers and fun colors! It is a pretty straight forward and easy process. I first decided the size I wanted and cut the boards to size. I used a 1″x8″ board. The ends are 8″ long […]
I haven’t been painting, staining or building lately because I have been doing THIS!!!! Gardening is my therapy. There is just something about it that makes me feel good through and through. The fact that you can put a tiny seed in the ground and it will grow a plant with FOOD on it will […]
*Disclaimer: This is another project that I do not have before pictures of. This was done during the insane days that led up to the Better Homes and Gardens photo shoot and I was just happy it got done. My house was built in 1938. At some point in time someone painted the concrete a […]
I am a BIG gardener!!!! I love it. It is my therapy. There is just something about being outside and digging in the dirt that makes me feel better. Calm. Relaxed. The fact that you can plant a tiny seed and it grows to be a plant that produces food will never cease to amaze […]
I only started cooking with fresh herbs a few years ago. Before that I just used the dried stuff in bottles from the store. But now that I have tasted the difference I won’t go back! At the end of the growing season I pick what I haven’t used and hang them up to dry. I […]
I guess it really isn’t carving, more scratching, but either way it is a fun project. If a pumpkin gets a little scratch it forms a scar. The second year that we grew pumpkins I thought it would be fun to manipulate that scarring process. I scratched WELCOME on one and our last name on […]
I love artichokes!!!! I have a lot of Italian dishes I like to make that call for artichokes.I also like to steam them and dip the leaves in butter then scrape the “meat” off the leaves. The best is when you make it to the heart of the choke and dip that in the butter, […]
I found this adorable planter at a craft store. It was actually a 2 pack and on sale. I didn’t know what I was going to do with them but they were too good of a deal to pass up. I eventually came up with the idea to make one an indoor herb garden. I […]
