Easy Craft – 4th of July Glass Vase

4th of July Glass Cylinder Vase After showing you the year long living room makeover project 2 weeks ago I thought you might like an easier project.  How easy you may ask.  Well, this project probably took about 15 minutes. … Continue Reading →


Plaster Lath Rustic American Flag

  Plaster Lath American Flag Visiting my local architectural salvage store, Second Chance in Baltimore, I happened upon this bin of plaster lath. Once upon a time the narrow strips of wood lath would have been nailed horizontally across interior … Continue Reading →


Pallet Wood and Shutter Slat American Flag

Pallet Wood and Shutter Slats American Flag I had a pleasant surprise a couple weeks ago, a representative from Stencil Revolution asked if I would like to try any of their stencils.  After looking at their pages and pages of … Continue Reading →


Stars and Stripes Shutter Room Divider

This project comes to you courtesy of my sister.  We were shopping the local salvage yard and we spied their stack of shutters.  Since I still have a few shutters on my to do pile, I was not interested.  But then … Continue Reading →


Patriotic Pallet Wood Centerpiece

It’s time for another Junk Revision Challenge, a monthly blog hop to transform junk into something better. Past challenges were Bits and Pieces, Valentines Day, and Remembering Mom and Dad. Today I’m joining my junk revisionary friends for our take … Continue Reading →


Copper Jello Mold Candle Holder

It seems like whenever I’m in the middle of one project, I’ll get the inspiration for another project.  If I do one pallet wood shelf, you’ll see another one soon after, one vintage sign becomes two. That being said, the pedestal … Continue Reading →


Beachcomber Napkin Rings diy

Summer is coming, the kids are loading up their buckets with seashells. OK, maybe it’s mom who loads up the bucket with seashells…and you can’t part with any of them. You need a project. This is an easy craft project. … Continue Reading →


DIY Americana Pillow

Welcome back, I hope everyone had a beautiful weekend.  Here, the weather was absolutely beautiful, great for catching up on a little yard work and soaking up the sun. Had to stay close to home though, as my youngest son, … Continue Reading →


Stars and Stripes diy

It’s hard to believe it’s the middle of May already and with the patriotic season fast approaching, I thought  I’d bring you my own version of the stars and stripes. Memorial Day is May 25th this year, that’s only 2 … Continue Reading →