Wow, it sure has been hot here the past couple of days. In fact, this morning it was 75 degrees with humidity at 90% at 6:00 am. I really worked up a sweat while I was walking our dogs (Simon & Curtis) this morning! Let me tell ya, that morning shower sure felt good. Well,…
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5 Projects for Your DIY Home + The Project Stash Link Party
It’s Wednesday at 8:00 pm which means it’s time for the Project Stash Link Party. If you are new around here, when you link your projects, they are seen on all 4 blogs but that’s not all! When you are featured, your post is shared on all 4 blogs and we pin featured projects to…
Concrete Floor + Paper Bags + Polyurethane + RIT Dye = Another Fabulous Floor
Isn’t the web an amazing place for inspiration? One of the blogs I follow is Lovely Crafty Home. Rachael shares tons of great ideas on how she makes her home truly beautiful. It was her Ultimate Brown Paper Bag Flooring Guide that inspired me to create this awesome floor in my woman cave. Now at the bottom of…
Poor Man Milk Glass
When I was a little girl, I remember going to my grandmother’s house for holidays. My granddad had a serious sweet tooth and so there were candy dishes in various rooms of the house. A few of them were milk glass. What is milk glass, you ask? Take a look. I found this glass cutie…
Painting and Dyeing Upholstered Furniture
My husband and I have been small business owners for our entire marriage. This has meant that our income has always been feast or famine. So, when it has come to furniture and home improvements, we have never had the funds to go out a purchase whole new sets: dining rooms sets, bedroom sets,…
Paper Bag Floor Dyed Black – Trial
As you may recall from my Woman Cave project, I am a big believer in doing trial or test boards. You can see my original trial board journey here. I’m so glad I did this trial because the end result was this floor brown paper bag floor tutorial The floor in my half bath (under the…
Alcohol Painted (Inked) Tiles – AMAZING!
Have you ever gone to a store looking for one thing and left with something totally different? This happens to me more than I’d like to admit and it happened the other day. I had been hearing so much about washi tape and it thoroughly intrigued me. There is a project I have in mind…
How To Decoupage Terra Cotta Pots with Fabric
When I was a little girl, my older sister was really into mod podge and decoupaging. She made me a beautiful wooden purse which she painted, decoupaged pictures, lined with felt, and added a handle. I LOVED that purse. Like so many things of the 70s, (like crazy bell bottom pants returning as stylish flares),…
Woman Cave!
Well, I’m only 6 weeks past my deadline for the “get your crap together” party hosted by Lovely Crafty Home. My project became much bigger than just getting my stuff organized. I decided to also renovate my room. My space is approximately 6′ x 10′ and is my Woman Cave and Craft Area. Here it is!…
American Crafter Season 4, Round 1: Joy
Okay, everyone, here’s my submission for Round One of Nap Time Crafters’ American Crafter Season Four. Click HERE to see all the amazing submissions…there are some incredibly creative and talented people out there! American Crafter is based on American Idol: the viewers vote on their favorites and their votes decide who moves onto the next round. For round 1,…