Oh, this DIY Bedroom Furniture Ladder Bed Canopy is fantastic. My overview of marvellous home décor ideas with vintage ladders just got a new ladder home décor idea added to the list and it's a great weekend project to completely makeover a bedroom. DIY Bedroom...
Next time you sipping coffee at a lovely terrace overlooking the ocean or so, create some unique vacation pictures, apply this photography tip to shoot heart-framed photos and make amazing memories! You can do this taking all kinds of pictures of your family....
Sashiko Embroidery (刺し子, lit. "little stabs") is a traditional Japanese embroidery style. The stitching is was used to sew fabric together as well as to decorate clothing or cloth-based home accessories decoration. Originally, the stitches were functional. Here's...
Do you need a tutorial on how to make an embellished recycled sweater blanket to deal with that growing pile of sweaters and old clothes in the hallway?! Here it is. Many of us have cleaned out our closets in this pandemic. Often, much-loved sweaters have worn elbows,...
Because today is Earth Day, here’s an eco-friendly gardening tutorial to help green Mother Earth and to enhance your passion for gardening. Because growing fruit & vegetables is so much more so fun, when the plants reward you with an abundance of produce! And to...
50+ Beautiful, Personalised, Easy-to-Make DIY Mothers Day Gifts (updated list of great ideas to 'steal'.) Pretty, personalised, functional & stylish gifts for moms, and other important women in your world. Make a gift yourself, or give mother the craft materials...
Need a new calendar for 2018? Need a new journal for 2018? Don’t buy anything. Instead, create a DIY Postcard Journal Calendar instead. Here's how. DIY Postcard Journal Calendar Pin It. The idea is based on a perpetual postcard calendar that I spotted a...
Besides featuring a wonderful way to make DIY Pillows recycled sweaters are given a new life - I also have a personal announcement to make: I have moved! As you can see in the picture, I have moved out, but not yet moved in. LOL!!! So forgive me if I am...
Great Idea: Make your own Recycled Dryer Sheet Envelope for keepsakes, niknaks and special letters. Jennifer from Sunny Vanilla executed this creative idea that was the brainchild of Paula Spahr. Let me show you her works of art: How to Make Your Own Recycled...
How to Fold Book Pages into Letters and other recycled book art ideas. Fancy giving this as a wedding gift? A ‘You & Me’ or ‘Mr and Mrs’ …Happily Ever After- sign folded from a vintage book. These will look good on bookshelves or fill-out a bedroom mantel. Book...
Maybe because I have been partying this weekend with a massive picnic in the park on Sunday afternoon. Anyhow, I noticed how everyone has their own favorite beer brand, or brands. And I realized how some people in particular really identify with their beer brand,...
Instant love for this DIY hanging bedside table made from a slap of recycled walnut wood. This slab of walnut wood is from an aunt's grandfather’s farm. Pulled from the back of the barn and re-instated in full beauty, it’s now treasured as a heirloom. What an...
Two more sleeps …. Earth Day 2015 is on April 22. Let’s do something special. I have been talking about creating recycled magazine picture frames but never given you the instructions on how to make them. Well, here you are: Today I created a tutorial with all the ins...
** Warning: Really Cute Recycled Men Shirt Ideas Here!!! ** Today I’m featuring fellow blogger Deborah from Sew Much to Give*. In particular, she’s sharing her original dress designs re-purposing all the various parts of men’s shirts into unique and totally adorable...
I have been working on this: a butterfly granny square pattern. A few weeks ago, one of my readers asked if I could upgrade this free butterfly crochet pattern into a butterfly granny square pattern. So I did. And I am pleased with the result. You got to love granny...
:: Pretty notebook cover makeover :: Here's yet another paper crafts with recycled materials. I found this rather ugly, but handy ‘To Do’ planner book at a garage sale. 25 cts. I liked that it combined personal and business . It’s not an official planner, but just the...
Bottle wraps and jar cozies don’t have to always be made with intricate mason jar crochet patterns. Muslin fabric wrap is as beautiful and can be put together with 15 minutes, with just a few stitches. This fabric wrap technique works on recycled bottles,...
Updated Jan 2015 :: Martin Luther King Craft :: I have a Dream :: Tiny Paper Garland :: Yesterday I posted two crochet craft ideas for Martin Luther King Day. But, when I went to bed last night, in my mind’s eye, I saw this adorable paper garland with letters of just...
This DIY decoupage project for a hard eyeglasses case is giving a completely new look to my worn-out old Gucci sunglasses case. It used to be a beautiful faux- leather eyeglasses case. Then, the Gucci sunglasses got lost somewhere along the line. Meanwhile, I...
The holidays have officially begun. Did you have a nice Thanksgiving yesterday? Please share it; I'd love to get more last minute Thanksgiving holiday tips for next year. We had a wonderful Thanksgiving feast yesterday. Rather than sharing Thanksgiving with family (as...
Will I have time to get this recycled shutters project finished before Thanksgiving?? Maybe.... I am enamoured with plantation shutters these days however. A friend of mine is selling a bunch of new plantation shutters that were measured wrong. Plantation shutters are...
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