If you’re like me and love to DIY then chances are you have had more than your fair share of DIY disasters. Lord knows I have had more than a few. I figured that divulging my DIY fails may help some of you in the future from making my same stupid mistakes….
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OUTDOOR SPRING CLEANING | FREE PRINTABLE CHECKLIST
Spring has almost sprung. Here in the Portland area, we are reeling from a particularly harsh winter. It’s time for some serious elbow grease and a jump-start on the outdoor spring cleaning. …
TISSUE PAPER COVERED LANTERNS – 2 WAYS
Do you remember in kindergarten the cool art projects with the little tissue paper squares that we wrapped around the end of a pencil? If not maybe go smell some Play-Doh to ignite your memory. Got it? Okay, now imaging paper lanterns covered in tissue paper twists. It’s such a cheap, easy and awesome craft. They are a super versatile craft for all occasions.
I am not going to lie, the fluffy lanterns are a bit time-consuming. Perfect for a rainy afternoon. I made 6 of them and it took me about 4 hours from cutting the tissue paper to placing the final tissue square.
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THE COOLEST DIY LIGHT UP SIGN
Halo (the game) offers cool gameplay but no merchandise for parties. I had to think of something for one of my nephew’s birthday parties. My options were to print and cut out pictures of the master chief and his vehicles or whip up something fabulous. So I “whipped” and came up with a sick centerpiece for the party. It’s the coolest DIY light-up sign.
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50 TOOLS AND PRODUCTS EVERY HOMEOWNER NEEDS
There are so many things to think of when purchasing a new home. What color to paint the walls, should you get new flooring and on and on! You should be thinking about the tools and products every homeowner should own. Before owning my own home, I had the pleasure of growing up in an ETERNAL fixer-upper (thanks Mom and Dad). All kidding aside, I am happy that I have been helping my parents with their home improvement my whole life. …
DIY RUSTIC FIREPLACE MANTEL
Have you ever been Pin-spired? You know when you’re on Pinterest and find the solution to a problem, and eureka you’ve been Pin-spired. So maybe I made up the word (shoulder shrug)? But that’s what happened to me after finding this awesome pin and blog, Addicted 2 Decorating. There I found the post on how to make a DIY fireplace mantel. She had created exactly what I’d envisioned and had a great tutorial. I decided it was high time that my fireplace needed its very own DIY rustic fireplace mantel. Unfortunately for me, I have a unique fireplace from the ’50s. That meant I had to come up with my version to suit my “unique” fireplace.
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HOW TO PAINT A BRICK FIREPLACE
Painting your fireplace is a big deal. Like, there’s no going back, kind of big deal. If you painted your fireplace and didn’t like it, you could sandblast the paint off, but it most definitely likely would damage your brick. So please make sure that painting your brick fireplace is something you can live with. Now that you have a strong feeling of impending doom, some good news. Painting your brick fireplace is cheap and easy! With proper preparation and tools, it is one of the easiest and most rewarding DIYs I’ve done to date.
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TOP 10 MUST HAVE TOOLS FOR DIYers
I. LOVE. TOOLS. Power tools, hand tools, crafting tools, and dental tools (I was a dental assistant for 17 years). It wasn’t easy narrowing down my top 10 must-have tools. Only after purchasing our house, I realized what a behemoth this house would be in terms of fixing things. It sure has taken me for a ride. Along the way, I’ve found that without specific tools fixing this beautiful house just wouldn’t have been possible.
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DIY INDUSTRIAL DOUBLE CONDUIT CURTAIN ROD
I posted a picture on Pinterest over five years ago of my DIY double industrial conduit curtain rod, and now it had over 150,000 re-pins collectively, so I decided to post the tutorial.
UPDATE: As of 8/19/202 this project has been featured on shared.com, thecottagemarket.com, houseofhawthornes.com , thesnug.com (now owned by RealSimple), Momtastic.com , cheetsheet.com, and bloggerbests.com.
A little over a year ago my husband left on an overseas trip for three weeks, so I figured while he was gone, I would kick some butt and make my DIY industrial double curtain rods and paint the kitchen cabinets. WHAT. WAS. I. THINKING.
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