He Is Risen! (a Grapevine Wreath)

How to Make a Carrot Swag

Make a Carrot swag for your front door this spring with just a few simple supplies! Wire, wirecutters, scissors, faux tulips and some ribbon are all you need!

How to Make a Tulip Wreath for Easter

Learn how to make a gorgeous tulip wreath for Easter with just a few simple materials, and less than an hour of your time.

Easy Twine Carrot Wreath

Three packages of Dollar Tree twine wreaths, a small wire wreath form, and some ribbon combine to make a fun and festive Spring wreath!

Plugging Drawer Pull Holes With Home Made Wood Filler and Dowels

This is a wood filler hack I came across. Since I like to refurbish furniture, it has come in handy on numerous occasions. Basically, you use sawdust and either white glue or wood glue to make it. The filler works well and is easy to make. Read on to see my hack for filling/ plugging holes from old drawer knobs and pulls.

Macrame Hanging Pod Tutorial

Making this little macramé hanging pod is a bit trickier than a simple wall hanging, but it is well worth the effort. I already have a ton of ideas in mind for these little baskets. They would look adorable used for storage on a nursery wall. I also plan on making some for my son’s upcoming wedding in an actual old barn; how sweet would these look hanging on rustic wooden columns? So take a little time, learn this technique, and you’ll find a myriad of uses for your macramé hanging pod.(Affiliate links included for your convenience. As an Amazon associate I earn from qualifying purchases. See disclosure here.)supplies needed:The finished size for this hanging pod measures 6″ wide x 15″ length (basket only). The fringe adds another 12″. 3mm cord:4 pieces, each measuring 8 feet4 pieces, each measuring 6′ 6″4 pieces, each measuring 6′4 pieces, each measuring 5’8″16 pieces, each measuring 5’4″one piece, measuring 3’6″preparationCut pieces of cord according to the lengths shown above. Be sure to tape all ends with painter’s tape to avoid fraying.step 1 – make the handleGather the 4 pieces of 8′ long cords and find the center. Create the handle by making a row of Square Knots measuring about 5 inches long.

Rose Sugar Scrub Recipe With Essential Oils for Glowing Skin

Discover how to make a rose sugar scrub recipe with essential oils. This rose body scrub is made without coconut oil, and is naturally scented with essential oils to create a homemade body scrub for glowing skin.

Old Book "Grapevine" Wreath

It is so easy and fun to transform some old books and faucet handles into a charming "grapevine" wreath!

Easy Summer Grapevine Wreath

I picked up a small grapevine wreath form at Goodwill for $1, so I decided to make a summer grapevine wreath for my side door, using some supplies I had on hand.

Wreath Week - Willow/Grapevine Wreath!

You know how sharks have their own week every year? I thought it was about time us crafters dedicated an entire week to wreaths! I know, it's silly and a little quirky but that's pretty much my whole vibe so we are going to roll with it .Day 1 of wreath week is all about the willow/grapevine wreath!

Easy Grapevine Wreath For Fall

Say Hello To Fall! I know it’s not quite September, not quite fall and beach weather is still here. But, I was ready to start making some new fall decor anyway! I’ve been seeing lots of fall wreaths already and I’ll admit that spurred me into action. This grapevine wreath took less than thirty minutes to put together with supplies I had on hand.

DIY Winter Grapevine Wreath for Seasonal Home Decor

Learn how to make a DIY winter grapevine wreath for your seasonal home decor. This winter wreath idea is perfect for your front door and features traditional, winter elements including pinecones, pine needles, eucalyptus, winter berries and faux spray snow. Handcrafted using faux floral supplies from the craft store, this DIY winter wreath is perfect as a winter decoration for your front door throughout the season.

DIY Speckeld Easter Egg Wreath

Give those plastic Easter Eggs all new life and create this speckled Easter egg wreath for under $10

Easter Ribbon Wreath

I ran across a great supply of novelty Easter ribbon. And I am always looking for fun things to make with those colorful plastic eggs from the dollar store. So, with Easter on my mind, I created a pretty DIY Easter Ribbon Wreath!

DIY Dollar Store Spring Wreath

An overly festive wreath isn't ideal for everyone so here is another option! I wish I could've thought of another alternative for the "grass" I DIY'ed but I can't wait to hear what you guys would do in the comments down below. This wreath cost me $8! Who says decor had to be expensive?

Quick & Easy DIY Easter Wreath

Easter/spring is a great time to be creating with fun colors.They’re just so cheerful, especially this time of year.In between the cold grey winter and the warm green spring. We’re in the damp and brown stage right now. lol. Very boring.So, this is a perfect time to be creating something quick, easy, inexpensive, and colorful.

Easter Bunny Wreath

Make this cute Easter bunny wreath for less than $25. Customize it with any color you want for Easter. For more DIY projects, check out my Instagram account!

How to Create an Easy Easter Egg Wreath

At this time of year, when everything outside is still cold and wintry, I feel the need to add touches of fun color to my home’s decor, like this easy Easter egg wreath that I’m sharing today.

How I made an Egg Door Decoration

I wanted to make something different for my front door for Easter and I was thinking of making something with an egg shape. My niece said something about a fabric egg with a pocket but she was thinking of something smaller. Then I thought, 'why not a large egg?' So that's how this large egg shape door decoration came about.

Speckled Egg Wreath DIY

Learn how to make a Spring wreath using speckled eggs! This egg wreath DIY is perfect for your Spring and Easter cottage home decor!Hi friends, welcome back! I guess I’m all about wreaths this week because I’m sharing another one with y’all today! I love this speckled egg wreath and I think it turned out SO CUTE!So, if you have been following for a while, you know I love using this moss in my home decor and crafts! I recently used it to make a bird nest in this Bird Nest Art and Craft. So fun!After I made the bird nest, I came up with the idea to use it for a wreath. The texture and messy look of this moss is perfect for this spring DIY. I added speckled eggs to this particular wreath, but I think it would be so beautiful if you left the eggs off and used it with your fall home decor or even as a neutral year-round wreath! You might see that look in my home later this year. 😉This wreath is very simple to make, it just takes a little time! Let’s get started. You need to gather a few supplies first.

A Quick Nightstand Flip

I found two of these night stands on my local Facebook marketplace and even though they were in rough shape, I decided to get them because it's hard to find a matching pair!

Framed Shiplap Wall Decor

We recently completed a mini powder room makeover on a very small budget. I was so happy with how everything turned out except for the area above the toilet. I was playing around with the idea of adding shelves, but quickly decided against that for two reasons. One, was that I didn’t want to spend any money on purchasing shelves and items to decorate those shelves with. Two, I wanted something simple that would not be fussy and would always look good. This brought me to the idea of hanging a wreath above the toilet. I tried that and it looked a bit lost hanging all on its own. After doing some scrolling I was inspired by a picture of some shiplap that had been framed. I thought this was so perfect as I already had the shiplap from a previous project! I absolutely love how this piece turned out, and what I love even more is that I was able to be creative and use what I already had to decorate my space.

Let’s Paint the Hoosier!

Recently, I found my new favorite color! It's a nice, warm teal and I'm in love! I decided to use it and repaint our antique hoosier. I know, I know, WHO would paint an antique??! Well, usually NOT me! I found the hoosier 30 years ago in an antique/junk shop. It was tucked in the back of a warehouse and had water damage along the bottom. The damage was so bad that it warped the veneer on both sides. To fix the issue, we glued down the sides and cut a 1" x 12" board to cover the area. Since the wood was so damaged, I chose to paint the cabinet but left the doors & drawers wood. Unfortunately, I don't have a picture of the cabinet before painting it.

Shiplap Wall: How To Do It Cheap & Easy

When I decided to update our family room I knew that I wanted a white shiplap fireplace accent wall. The texture and rustic wood not only give the walls a bit of dimension, but it also adds a visual focal point for the room. Not to mention, I love the way shiplap looks! However, I was not interested in paying almost $10 per board! So I set out to find a cheap shiplap option.We purchased a few sheets of 8×4 plywood from Home Depot and the nice thing is that they cut it for us! I wanted to go with a thicker 8-inch look, so we had them cut each sheet into 6 strips.

Spring Bee Sign and Skep Made From Thrifted Items

Pairing up oddball items to create new looks is just something I love to do, sometimes it doesn't meet up with my expectations other times it surpasses them. These items I'm about to share were a success story so I knew I had to create a post about it for my Hometalk folks.

Garden Bunny

I love Spring! I also love items typically found outside like statues, used inside for decorating. I found one I loved but whoa was it expensive! So..I achieved the look with a thrift store find.

Dog Rope Toy to Boho Container

So strolling through Dollar Tree, I ran across this cotton multicolored rope toy for dogs. I bought it thinking it would make really pretty rope handles for some project someday. By the time I got home, I had a whole new idea for Fido’s toy.

How To Spray Paint Glass Vases Quick & Easy

Sometimes we luck out and we find exactly what we need when we need it. It doesn’t often happen that way. Actually it usually doesn’t happen that way.When I decided that I wanted to spray paint glass vases as accessories in my kitchen I thought I’d try to shop my stash first.

Easy Wallpaper Vases

With this project, you can turn any tin can, Mason Jar, or plastic bottle into a vase. I often use these items to make planters and vases, you should check out my beautiful Marimekko tin can planter display.This project costs almost nothing and only takes 10 minutes to make.

How to Remove Jar Labels With This Simple Hack

Re-purpose any glass jar into beautiful home decor by learning how to remove jar labels with this simple hack!

How to Fertilize Your Ferns

Have you ever wondered how to fertilize your ferns?Do you wonder why your ferns look so sad halfway through summer?I am going to show you the easiest way to get your ferns to stay as green as they were the day you purchased them!I am actually willing to bet your ferns will be so happy, they will be even more green than the day you brought them home.THAT MEANS ALL SUMMER LONG……AND ALL THE WAY THROUGH FALL for all of you zone 8 gardenistas out there in this world!Are you ready for my secret?Here goes nothing….. Fish Fertilizer!!!!!!Fish fertilizer is an excellent source of nutrition for your ferns. This fertilizer is safe around children and pets. It is also a low cost method of fertilization. This fertilizer strengthens the fern’s root system. And, it improves the organic matter in the soil. The results are immediate…… you will most likely see improvement within 24 hours.When spring has sprung each year, I pull all of my ferns out of the greenhouse. My first order of business is to give them a nice bath in some fish fertilizer. I repeat this process once a month the entire growing season my ferns are out of the greenhouse. I am a Texas Hill Country Texas gardenista. So, this time frame spans from the middle of March through the middle of November.Supplies5 gallon bucketwater hoseAlaska Fish FertilizerInstructions to Fertilize FernsWater ferns deeply before you fertilize so that you do not risk burning the roots.Make sure the lid to the fish fertilizer is on tight.Give the fertilizer a few heavy duty shakes to mix it up.Pour enough liquid fish fertilizer into the bottom of the bucket so that it completely covers the bottom of the 5 gallon bucket. I do not measure exactly. Caution: When I first pour it into the bucket the smell is noticeable, but it quickly subsides – or maybe I am just delusional from the smell. Actually, this particular brand of fertilizer contains a deodorizer that really helps diminish the smell.Fill the bucket with water.Do not turn the hose on full blast as this will cause the fertilizer to splash out and hit you in the face. This is not something you want to happen.The gentle water pressure from the hose will mix the fish fertilizer into the water. However, feel free to use a yardstick to give it a stir. A fallen branch from a tree works well in a pinch.Slowly pour this mix over each fern. One 5 gallon bucket will adequately fertilize three of my ferns. However, Fronda, my whopper fern, gets one bucket all to herself. Repeat this process depending on how many ferns you own. Currently, I own 12 ferns so I repeat this process five or six times depending on how big they have gotten over the last growing season.A Few Notes on J Dub’s Fern Fertilization ….….. I realize that you might be hesitant to try this because you are worried about the smell. I am telling you that the smell is more than worth it. And, it doesn’t last long. Your ferns will thrive on this liquid gold. You can almost see them turning a deep shade of green right before your eyes as you pour the mix onto them. The next day, neon green new growth magically starts to appear. I have found nothing else that works nearly as well as this fish poop.Need more proof on the smell fading fast….Some of my ferns are so large that I can not easily move them. Because of their enormous size, I have to fertilize them directly on my patio.The smell evaporates within the hour. And yes, you can enjoy sitting on your patio.P.S. This fish fertilizer works well on other green leafy container plants as well.Just do not fertilize them in the hot afternoon sun.

How to Crochet a Soap Saver Bag

In this tutorial, I am showing you how you can crochet a very simple soap saver bag for your new bar soap or those little leftover pieces. I don’t know about you but I don’t like to waste anything. Not even little pieces of soap! That is why I love these soap savers so much! You can either use these soap savers for your new bar soaps so they don’t get all goey. Or your can use them for these little leftover pieces of soap that would otherwise literally go down the drain. I like to think of myself as frugal by saving every piece that is still good to use!

DIY 2×4 Bajot Table

Cement Balloon Planters

Learn to make these cement balloon planters the easy way, and that works! Use a balloon as your mold. Cement (not concrete) is the key.I started this project out feeling really frustrated.Originally I tried to make these round cement balloon planters using concrete like other tutorials show, but it was a complete fiasco.Even though I sifted the concrete to get out the gravel, it just didn’t work. I must have popped 5 or 6 balloons in the process.I also was working outside and accidentally polluted the environment with 4 runaway balloons I was never able to catch- it was really windy that day.Aargh. I watched a million videos and read tutorials of people making these with concrete and I’m feeling like they have to be faked a bit, because it just doesn’t work.–Palm slap to the forehead for the “ah ha” moment!– Cement! That was the key.

Homemade Lysol Spray

Readers have been asking Chemistry Cachet to create an easy DIY Lysol spray, and we are finally sharing that post with you today!Please, visit our blog post linksfor answers to questions! We are sharing WHY we use hydrogen peroxide, how it compares to rubbing alcohol, and we also break down this spray vs the store-bought version. We have all the answers for you there.

Update Your Electrical Outlet to a USB Outlet

A simple 10 min DIY can really make all the difference in a single space. We updated a regular outlet to a USB outlet at our kitchen counter and it’s made all the difference in our makeshift office!We’ve been working from home for months now and we’re constantly unplugging each other’s devices to recharge our own. We wanted to make a quick update that would bring better functionality to our counter.Step 1: Turn off the power at the breakerSafety is really important. It’s best to shut off the electric at the breaker before starting any wiring project.Step 2: Remove the cover and the existing outlet

Birch Tree & Dollar Tree Scented Diffuser

Here is perhaps one of the easiest ways to make a scented diffuser using twigs, diffuser reeds and a fragrance oil. It brings nature into your home and adds a hint of scent as well as being a home decor piece.

Floral Nightstand Makeover

My sister just moved in to a new house and her daughter is getting some new furniture. So naturally I step in. She's very feminine and whimsical so I had some ideas.

Giani Nuvo Cabinet Paint Tutorial

This post will talk about my experience/how to with Giani, Inc. Nuvo Cabinet Paint. Giani was gracious enough to send my this paint to me free of charge in exchange for my honest review of their product. We used this paint on out master bath vanity during the Fall 2018 One Room Challenge, and let me tell you, it was SO easy (WAY easier than our kitchen cabinets – I honestly wish I would have used this stuff in our kitchen, because not only is it super simple, but it looks gorgeous and has held up great)!(I later used Nuvo in our guest bath makeover as well - we love It and it has held up so well over the past 3 years).((Head to my blog for more!)