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DIY Lighted Marquee Numbers
Create DIY large lighted numbers to celebrate any birthday or anniversary using dollar store foam boards and cafe lights. The fundraiser at my kids’ school was celebrating 20 years. So I volunteered to make these DIY lighted numbers as part of the decor for the event! Sure we could have rented them. But that would have cost around $300. Possibly more. Instead I only spent around $30 since I already had cafe string lights on hand!
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Rattan Frame for Oval Mirror
Dress up a simple oval bathroom mirror with wicker cord to look like a rattan masterpiece for under $100. What to Buy (2) 20″x30″ foam boards oval mirror* white tape* brown spray paint* small utility knife* wicker rattan cord* multi-surface glue* tiny clamps* clear mounting tape* When I was originally planning our hall bathroom remodel, I wanted to add wood or rattan mirrors to break up the faux marble wall and chrome sconces. But everything I found was so expensive! So instead I purchased inexpensive plain mirrors with the intent of DIY-ing a frame eventually. Well, eventually is here…17 months later…🤷🏼♀️ Prep Foam Board Base The base of this mirror…
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Keepsake Christmas Gift for Grandparents
I’m sharing how to make these quick and easy DIY handprint plaques to gift to grandparents for Christmas, your dad on Father’s Day or mom on Mother’s Day! They perfectly capture your kiddos at their current sizes and it’s something you can do together! *I partnered with Woodcraft for this special project! Almost everything used to create this project can be find at woodcraft.com. Opinions are still 100% my own* Materials live edge wood plank* woodburning tool* satin polyurethane* saw tooth hangers* pencil Order everything you need for this project and then come back here for directions when it arrives! Step-by-Step I started by tracing my kiddos’ hands, leaving a…
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Fun DIY Bubble Light Fixture
Make your own bubble-inspired light fixture to hang by a bed or as an accent in any room! Whimsical, charming and inexpensive to do-it-yourself! I’ve been wanting to make this light fixture for close to a year now! It was originally planned for the kids’ playroom to replace an old ceiling fan that didn’t have a light. But once I built my new brick accent wall, I knew it belonged there! And bonus that it was SO easy to put together and took less than a hour!🙌🏻 Materials You can order everything you need and have it delivered to your door step. Gosh it’s a great time to be alive!🤪…
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DIY Concrete Christmas Tree Stand
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How to Build Simple Rack for Dress Up Clothes
Watch this video for directions on building a simple, yet attractive, rack for your kids’ dress up clothes and costumes! Simple Rack Tools and Materials (2) 1x2x8′ pine* 3/4″ wood dowel* Titebond Original Wood Glue* 1/4″ sisal rope* drill and bits miter saw* clamps* sander* and/or sandpaper Cut and Sand The first step is to cut an angle on what will be the bottom of each leg. Rotate your miter saw to 15˚ and cut 2 pieces. Then measure up 40 inches and cut another 15˚ cut parallel to the first. At this point you will have 2 legs and 2 pieces of leftover 1×2. Follow the same steps above…
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Shared Toddler Room Mood Board
How I’m Turning Our Nursery Into A Boy/Girl Room If you follow my Instagram stories, then you may have seen back in May we started moving our little guy, Gus, into his sister’s room. They were pretty much sleeping on the same schedule and Grandma from Indiana was coming to visit. Plus with a few trips coming up this year where we’d all be sharing a room, I thought it was a good impetus to have them share a room full-time. And we’d have an official guest room again! Unfortunately for Gus the room was very pink. Here’s what is looked like when I finished it up back in 2015 before…
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Making Old Pegboard Look New
How To Video for Updating Old Pegboard and Creating Custom Bins for Hanging If you have old pegboard laying around, or if you’re buying some new, here are some tips to make it look more modern and fun! Painting Painting always seems to be involved in any of my upcycle projects! But it’s such a quick and cheap way to transform something, I just can’t help myself sometimes! This particular piece had been in use for many years. Some of the peg holes were blown out from what I can only assume was where screws attached the board to the wall. So I used some 120-grit sandpaper to smooth those…
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Update: House Numbers
It hasn’t been too long since I hung up my moss-covered house numbers on the front porch. Unfortunately, it was plenty of time (9 months to be exact) for the sun to wreck havoc on them and fade the mossy green color. It just made them blend in with my siding which is the opposite of their purpose…So it was time for a little update.