Pirate Treasure Chest DIY Last week I showed you three ideas for a pirate treasure party that was held for my 5 year old grandson Felix. I was asked by mama, Mollie, if I could provide 5 boxes for a … Continue Reading →
DIY Pirate Birthday Party Ideas My grandson Felix just turned 5 years old and mom and dad threw him a Pirate Birthday Party. I’ve welcomed each new grandchild with a DIY frame, you can find his from five years ago … Continue Reading →
Reviving a Pair of Mid Century Modern Side Tables A couple of months ago my oldest son and his wife bought a fixer upper farmhouse that they intend to rent out. I told them to hold off on buying any … Continue Reading →
DIY Parcheesi Game Board from an old Door A few months ago I shared with you a backgammon gameboard I created from an old flat panel door. From 2 reclaimed doors I created 6, 2 foot square potential gameboards. This … Continue Reading →
20 Small Backyard Landscaping Ideas One year ago I shared with you a compilation of 20 landscaping ideas for those of you with a long narrow backyard. It was mostly for my oldest son who had just moved into a … Continue Reading →
DIY Ladderball Balls (Bolas) On a recent trip to the thrift store I came across a Ladderball game, made of steel, complete with a carrying case and it even had all it’s pieces. If you don’t know what ladderball is, … Continue Reading →
DIY Stump Table Back in 2017 I shared with you my four foot log snowman created from an old pine tree that was chopped down in our yard. Mr. Snowman served me very well over the past 6 years but … Continue Reading →
Five Little Thrift Store Makeovers Have you ever gone to a thrift store and found an item that was so close to perfect. If only it was a different color, if only it wasn’t scratched, if only it wasn’t so … Continue Reading →
Easy Easter Bunny Project, Pottery Barn Inspired Welcome back. Last week I shared with you my Pottery Barn copycat painting. I must say, all of your comments were so generous and kind. This week I’m headed back to Pottery Barn, … Continue Reading →
DIY Art, Make Your Own Pottery Barn Copycat Painting Back in January I was showing you my basement half bath makeover. I started with the closet shelves, moved on to an upcycled towel rack and finished with the thrifted finds … Continue Reading →
DIY Bar, with Reclaimed Wood and an Old Door Welcome back friends, today I have a DIY bar that I created for my oldest son, Keith, for his birthday this year. His new house had a great spot for a … Continue Reading →
Plaid Stencil Vintage Typing Desk Welcome back friends. Today I have a cute little typing desk that is all ready for his makeover. He was probably used about mid-century, long before the day of computers and word processing machines, faxes … Continue Reading →
Aging a Galvanized Napkin Holder Above you’ll see one of my latest thrift store finds, a very nice and shiny galvanized metal napkin holder. It’s simple, it’s plain, it does what it is supposed to do, hold napkins, and at … Continue Reading →
DIY Nightstands from an old Desk Welcome back friends. What you see here is my latest Goodwill find. A cute little desk that I totally passed up. I walked out to my car empty handed and was about to drive … Continue Reading →
DIY Bathtub Tray for Spa Day In my son’s new house he has a beautiful, vintage, claw foot tub. The kind of tub that’s made for stretching out, putting your feet up, adding bubbles, maybe even a glass of wine … Continue Reading →
Dated Side Table Makeover with Hairpin Legs Hi friends, welcome back. I think you’ll like this project because it’s fairly easy and it has a nice before and after photo. Let’s start out with the before shot. This is a … Continue Reading →
DIY Croquet Stand from Reclaimed Wood For a Christmas gift this year, I found this beautiful, practically brand new, croquet set at a local thrift store. It seemed to have all the pieces and had only one slight grass stain … Continue Reading →
Thrift Store Boxwood Wreath on Scrap Wood Welcome back friends, today I’m going to finally do something with the DIY barn door I created back in August. My DIY barn door was supposed to go on top of a century … Continue Reading →
