I recently fell head over heels in love with this cute little masking sticker set over at Whole Port (a craft supplies website). As I was looking at all of the different colors and patterns, the red and white striped tape and the navy blue with white polka dot tape jumped out at me, as they reminded me of the American flag. It was at that moment that this easy Fourth of July project was born :) Part sticker and part print, this American flag decoration was so quick and easy and painless, ... [ Read More ]
Easy Framed Art for Kids’ Room
A few years ago I bought some cute frames with mats from Pottery Barn Kids, but needed something to hang in them before putting them up on the wall in the boys' room. So I pulled out my trusty scrapbook paper, got to work, and came up with these... I made them before I started this blog, so I thought I'd share the easy directions with you! While a fish or whale might not fit with the theme or style of your kids' room, you can easily make any design, animal, and patterns that you ... [ Read More ]
How to Get Rid of That Stinky Laundry Smell
Please tell me that I'm not the only mom who starts some clothes in the washing machine, but then forgets that those wet clothes are sitting there until a day or two later, when they have morphed into a damp stinky mess. Sound familiar? And then you think, "Hey, no big deal, I'll just rewash them," so you start the washing machine over, rewash the clothes, put them in the drier, and they still come out stinky? So you wash and dry again. Rinse and repeat. And they still ... [ Read More ]
Planter from a Dollar Galvanized Pail
With the weather so nice and warm the last few days here in California, I have really been wanting to bring the outdoors inside my home! So far my husband and I have made a cool planter and candle holder out of baby food jars and a piece of wood, a two-foot long planter box full of daffodils, and I planted a bunch of wheat grass today (more on that next week!). I usually let my husband do the gardening because he has a major green thumb, but this warm sunny weather has gotten me in the ... [ Read More ]
DIY Rustic Wood Planter Box
I am so excited to share this easy and beautiful project! It is probably one of my very favorite projects I've shared with you. My husband and I both came up with the idea, and he helped me build it. It is a lovely distressed planter box that is made out of some old wood that we had that was just waiting to be used! We used some of this wood on our Baby Food Jar Wood Vase & Candleholder, and we had just enough left to make this planter box. The wood was already old and distressed, so ... [ Read More ]
Pallet Storage Cart On Wheels
Today I have a great idea for you that my husband came up with a few months ago... adding wheels to a pallet! There are many reasons why wheels are a great addition to a pallet, but here are two big ones: Easy movement of storage containers. We have a big basement with many plastic storage containers and shelves, but this pallet is a great way for us to stack these plastic containers on, and they are now easier for us to move. Keeps your containers and items off of the floor,which ... [ Read More ]