Upcycled and Recycled DIY Bookends

Upcycled and Recycled DIY Bookends A while back I was asked by my daughter in law if I had anything she could use for bookends.  My mind immediately went to my scrap pile.  I must have something in there that … Continue Reading →

DIY Bench from Reclaimed Wood

DIY Bench from Reclaimed Wood

DIY Bench from Reclaimed Wood I have a new scavenging spot I’ve added to my weekly thrift store rounds.  It’s Black Friday Daily Deals in Laurel, Maryland.  The store is mostly filled with Amazon returns and other overstock.  Starting on … Continue Reading →

DIY Rustic Coffee Table from Reclaimed Wood

DIY Rustic Coffee Table from Reclaimed Wood There are a few pieces of furniture that I love to make from scratch.  Benches, headboards and coffee tables, and I realized this week that I haven’t  brought you a coffee table since … Continue Reading →

Upcycled Ball and Rusty Nail Flowers

Upcycled Ball and Rusty Nail Flowers After purchasing a lot of hardware at an auction I found myself with a giant pile of old rusty nails. In auction terms, ” a lot” is a grouping, or in this case, a … Continue Reading →

DIY Vintage Galvanized Washtub Shelf

DIY Vintage Galvanized Washtub Shelf You may have seen a washtub shelf in your travels, this one is from Amazon, but you probably didn’t know just how easy they are to create yourself. I was lucky to find this beautiful … Continue Reading →

Faux Concrete Paint with Baking Soda, Easy DIY

Faux Concrete Paint with Baking Soda This one is for all my crafting friends out there.   I’ve collected these birds and the candlesticks over the past few weeks in hopes of trying a faux concrete paint finish using chalk paint … Continue Reading →

DIY Cutting Board with Scrap Wood

DIY Cutting Board with Scrap Wood I have such a quick and easy DIY for you today… cutting boards from scrap wood. This piece of wood has been sitting in my workshop for at least 6 months.  The level of … Continue Reading →

Thrift Store Makeover, Reclaimed Wood Candle Holder

Thrift Store Makeover Reclaimed Wood Candle Holder I love a quick and easy project and I hope you do too.   The hardest part of this project will be gathering your supplies.  Be on the lookout for an old scrap wood … Continue Reading →

Beginner Woodworking, Super Easy DIY Wood Candle Holder

Easy DIY Wood Candle Holder Hi friends and welcome back.  I spent Sunday of last weekend helping number 2 son work on a treehouse in his 3 year old’s room.  It’s going great!  It has reclaimed flooring and reclaimed windows…anything … Continue Reading →

Modern Farmhouse, DIY Barn Door Coffee Table

Modern Farmhouse, DIY Barn Door Coffee Table I know I brought you 2 DIY coffee tables last month but when I was cleaning out my garage last week I found the makings for 2 more. Coffee tables are fairly easy … Continue Reading →

Easy DIY, Upcycled Corbel Shelves

Easy DIY, Upcycled Corbel Shelves Today I’m working with a pair of fat , chunky corbels and hopefully, by the end of the day I’ll have a set of display shelves to hold collectibles or tchotchkes. Actually, I have no … Continue Reading →

DIY Scrap Wood Napkin Holder

Scrap Wood Napkin Holder I was busy working on another project to bring to you this week, a nice rusty curbside find, but an afternoon rain storm put a halt to my spray painting plans.  So with that in mind … Continue Reading →

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 →

Chicken Feeder Bird Feeder, easy DIY

Chicken Feeder Bird Feeder Don’t you love easy projects?  Well today I have a super simple project, a chicken feeder bird feeder. If you have 5 minutes, you can make this project. You’ll only need a few supplies….a small mouth … Continue Reading →

Boxed Wine Never Looked So Good – DIY Wine Box Cover

 Wine Box Cover Welcome back.  Today I’m sharing with you a project my oldest son made for his Aunt, a reclaimed wood, box wine cover. While he was making the cover, he did think of me and took a bunch … Continue Reading →

Boiled Eco-Prints, Easy Craft Project

– Boiled Eco-Prints – Here is an easy and fun project you can do with the kids (or by yourself) and hopefully you have all the supplies on hand.  Boiled Eco-Prints!  Haven’t heard of them?  As of Saturday, neither had … Continue Reading →

Tobacco Stick Stars, Easy DIY

I have an easy project for you today.  A star made from old tobacco sticks. This is my second project from my flea market finds that I showed you earlier in the month. Last week was super busy so I picked out … Continue Reading →

Dry Erase Board from an Old Frame

Super easy upcycle for you today, transforming a thrift store frame and making your paper shopping list a thing of the past. This is almost the frame I started with.  I couldn’t find my original pictures but this frame started … Continue Reading →