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Poison Ivy Cure

I have been using this method for 2 years with great results. I get poison ivy if the wind blows and hate taking steroid...

Clipped on Jun 09, 2013

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Waxing after painting

I am not happy with the way the finish looks after applying wax over the paint. I use plaster paint and or Annie Sloan pai...

Clipped on Jun 08, 2013

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Craigslist Bench Transformation With DIY Ch...

Found this awesome bench for free on Craigslist. It needed some fixing and TLC. I decided to go bold & mixed u...

Clipped on Jun 07, 2013

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Naturally Repair Wood With Vinegar and Canola Oil

Use 3/4 cup of oil, add 1/4 cup vinegar. white or apple cider vinegar, mix it in a jar, then rub it into the wood. You don't n...

Clipped on Jun 02, 2013

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How to Build a Potting Bench

A potting bench makes creating planters so much easier. A work surface outdoors that is counter height and easy...

Clipped on May 29, 2013

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Stainless Steel DIY Gone Wrong!

A little over a year ago my husband and I purchased a foreclosed home in our town. We spent an entire month painting...

Clipped on May 20, 2013

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Make Your Own Custom Flower Pots.

Did you know that you can print on tissue paper? Simply wrap it around a piece of printer paper and you can run it...

Clipped on May 19, 2013

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DIY Project ~ Hypertufa Pots

The Delaware Center for Horticulture, where I volunteer, just held a wonderful hypertufa trough workshop. We made po...

Clipped on May 08, 2013

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Create Your Own Bookends

As you might imagine, finding Pirate themed bookends that would match my son's bedroom was an impossible task....

Clipped on Apr 24, 2013 : "Roar for dinosaurs"

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Replacing our bathroom exhaust fan

Both of our bathroom exhaust fans are shot. The one in our guest bath was a beast at one time; it sounded like an F-...

Clipped on Apr 22, 2013

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DIY Coffee Bottle Wall Vase

Hey friends! I love my latest wall decor project! Using some old glass coffee bottles and a few fun supplies from the h...

Clipped on Apr 16, 2013

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DIY: FIRST TIME Chair Reupholstery Project

I had never sewn a single thing before this project, so if I can do this, so can YOU! In my blog I provide readers with a...

Clipped on Apr 11, 2013

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Painting furniture with Chalk paint.

Painting furnitures with ASCP and homemade chalk paint. The result are beautiful and easy process. Here is how...

Clipped on Mar 06, 2013

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Card Catalog on the Cheap

Ikea hack using a set of drawers plus some inexpensive pulls for a vintage card catalog look on the cheap!

Clipped on Feb 20, 2013

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DIY Mason Jar Storage

I made some mason jar storage from old mason jars and hardware. By simply painting the mason jar lids and painting...

Clipped on Feb 17, 2013

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A DIY Sewing Room

When I remodeled my sewing room to make it more efficient, a lot of DIY work went into it and not a lot of money. All th...

Clipped on Feb 15, 2013

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DIY Lotion Pump Dispenser ~ Recycle those plastic con...

I always seem to have hand cream left in my pump bottles and hate to waste it ~ rather than get myself all frustrated tr...

Clipped on Feb 12, 2013

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Add Height to Your Short Baseboards - Cheaply!

All of the baseboards in our house were plain and short. Instead of pulling them out and replacing them with hundreds of...

Clipped on Feb 09, 2013

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Tutorial: Make a Grain Sack Towel with the Citra Solv Tra...

I love using Citra Solv, a cleaning agent, to Transfer Images onto Fabric! This is a step by step Tutorial, showing the proc...

Clipped on Feb 07, 2013

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Updating Ugly Brass Door Knobs

This is an easy and inexpensive way to update your doors.

Clipped on Jan 29, 2013

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Make Your Own Vintage French Table Linens

Would you love some vintage French table linens but can't do the trip to France? Here are my favorite ways to ge...

Clipped on Jan 29, 2013

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Painting 101- Tips, Tricks, and Advice for perfectly paint...

Ever wanted to know how to get a clean crisp edge? How about what paint sheen is best for you? Maybe you just w...

Clipped on Jan 19, 2013