Although spring is still two weeks away I am so ready for it and wanted to add a bit of sunny cheer to my home. DIY My Nest is Best Spring Ornament. DIY My Nest is Best Spring Ornament This spring ornament is easy to create and you can use it so many ways. Set one at each place setting on a holiday tablescape as a sweet gift for guests. Attach it to a door handle or hook. Or create an entire flock for a Happy Easter tree. DIY Instructions Start with one half of a clear plastic ... View the Post
DIY Wee Springtime/Easter Putz Cottages
This past weekend I needed a bit of glitter in my life so I created a DIY Wee Springtime/Easter Putz Cottages. I’ve done Putz Christmas houses many times prior but this was my first attempt at making springtime versions. DIY Wee Springtime/Easter Putz Cottages You can purchase Putz kits on Etsy and also make your own with medium weight chipboard and a variety of printables that you can find HERE. I have a Silhouette Cameo and they also have mini house templates you can create. Dyeing ... View the Post
How To Avoid Looking Like a DIY Disaster
Last week Mr. Decor inquired about the state of the cuffs on my long sleeved blouse. While I am a regular wearer of aprons they don’t protect my arms and their accompanying fabric from paint, glue and the other DIY gloriousness I get myself into. I have ruined more than one shirt from such shenanigans. So here is How To Avoid Looking Like a DIY Disaster. One of the art history classes I am taking this semester is entitled “The Portrait”. When we began studying the artist self-portrait a light ... View the Post
Forty Things
I’m on a mission. I am striving to go through every inch of our home and find 40 things to donate or recycle every week for a month. Yep, my goal is to remove 160 items that are no longer used, appreciated or are merely trash from our home. I’m doing this as a way to observe Lent. Forty Things. Forty Things For those of you who may not be familiar with Lent, it is a time of self-examination and reflection in preparation for the coming of Easter. There are a total of 40 days that began ... View the Post
New Ideas for an Old Mailbox
I have a bit of spring fever, how about you? Here are some New Ideas for an Old Mailbox. Our street has been under construction since last June. Recently, a driver in a large caterpillar construction tractor backed right into our brick mailbox. It used to look like this: We were left with this: The construction crew is currently attempting to rebuild the brick base. I bought a new mailbox as the old one was quite rusted. Don’t you just love how I have improvised a temporary mailbox? ... View the Post
A Quick Fix for an Ugly Faux Plant
I love lavender. I’ve been wanting a plant for use in various vignettes inside my home. As I am a notorious plant killer I started looking for a faux lavender plant and discovered that the size and type I wanted was around the $20-25 range. A Quick Fix for an Ugly Faux-Plant. A Quick Fix for an Ugly Faux Plant Not wanting to pay that much I kept my eyes open and finally found an entire row of this somewhat unappealing specimen at the store At Home. They were marked down to ... View the Post
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