A French Valentine’s Printable in a Vintage Floating Frame With Valentines quickly approaching its time to do a little decorating. Valentine’s printables are so popular for this holiday and they are so easy. Better yet free printables are an easy inexpensive way to show some love and are a nice celebration to brighten the…
How to Make a Coffee and Hot Chocolate Bar This month’s Intl’s bloggers are sharing projects related to Christmas. I decided to share this freestanding DIY hot chocolate bar, with a handmade stand and DIY hot chocolate sign. Last year’s hot chocolate bar was elaborate for a large group of guests. This year we made a…
DIY Shutters are Perfect for Farmhouse or Rustic Decor DIY shutters for decor are pretty basic decor pieces, especially when painted white, but the possibilities for using them are fantastic. Sutters are instant billboards or act as a frame for other decor items. The best part is how rugged the homemade shutters are. You can…
Aging Dollar Store Metal Buckets for Cheap This year I am decorating in more of a rustic farmhouse look than the usual glitz and glamour Christmas decor. I want to have small buckets with real trees throughout the house so there is no way I can afford $20 for each galvanized metal bucket. Being cheap…
DIY Upholstery Project with the Int’l Bloggers This month’s Int’l Bloggers Club Challenge is all about cotton. Each month I collaborate with the other members on the same topic. My first thought was to sew something using cotton fabric, but decided I wanted to do something different for the challenge and used cotton buffalo fabric…
A DIY Coffee Bar Station Made from Wood This DIY coffee bar station has been on my mind since last Christmas when I set one up on the kitchen counter. Although fun and fantastic to have for visitors I wanted a separate standing coffee station. For the last year I have been looking at thrift…
Making a DIY Lampshade in Buffalo Check for Christmas This year our Christmas decor theme is black and white buffalo check. The fabric is trendy, bright, and fun. Unfortunately, I don’t have one piece of buffalo check decor. Time to get busy updating and mixing in things that we do have, starting with this simple buffalo…
Easy DIY Bench Upholstery Update This little wood bench is a $10 garage sale find, Hub’s son needs more dining room seating for his growing family, so it’s getting a bench makeover with a new upholstered top that can be removed and washed. They will find the extra seating handy for a family with kids….
