Hey Friends! So I’ve been wanting an antique sideboard to re-finish and put in my entryway. My entryway is quite large because we have an open floor plan, and I needed a bigger-than-normal table to fill up the long, empty wall beside the front door. I tried a regular-sized entryway table, but it just looked [read more…]
How To Paint Mason Jars With Nail Polish
Hello there! Are you ready for the weekend? I know I sure am! Don’t you just hate it when your nail polish goes bad? It seems like I buy a bottle, use it once (if I’m lucky), and then throw it away a year later because it got all thick and gunky. I know I [read more…]
Funnel And Wine Barrel Wreath Tutorial
There’s Two Ultimate Truths about old wine barrels: They’re very cool looking. They fall apart if you look crosseyed at them. Because of this, I have a lot of wine barrel parts lying about which I’ve kept in the hopes of someday finding a way to repurpose them. That someday is today! Since it was [read more…]
Glass Electrical Insulator Vase Stand Tutorial
If you’re like me, you like to collect shiny things. If you’re really like me, you don’t know what to do with the shiny things once you’ve collected them. So my collections end up in one of my cupboards collecting dust. Antique glass electrical insulators are one of those shiny things I like to collect. I’ve seen [read more…]
Wall Planter Repurposed From A Water Fountain
I’ve always wanted water fountain on our upper deck. I finally found one I liked- and it was on sale! It was a cute little faux-stone fiberglass number with faux-carved swirls and flowers and a little faux-spicket. I bought it and took my new acquisition home, dreaming of relaxing in my hammock on my upper [read more…]
Pine Cone Flower Refrigerator Magnets Tutorial
I have a weird thing for homemade refrigerator magnets. There’s just something about making a tiny little piece of art, then slapping a magnet on the back and using it to hang coupons on my fridge. There’s been a ton of pine cone flowers on social media sites as of late, so I decided to [read more…]
How To Make Mint Extract
I don’t know about you, but I always forget to restock my pantry with ingredients like mint extract when I run out. Then the holidays roll around and I’m baking away, and of course the recipe calls for mint extract, which of course I’m out of. So I make a mad dash to the store [read more…]
How To Darken Paint The Easy Way!
Hey Everyone! Don’t you hate it when you have a certain color in mind for a project, but you can’t find it anywhere? Or the color s you do find are too bright and/or too light? This happens to me ALL the time. I used to be scared of mixing my own custom paint colors [read more…]
The Chippy Paint Layered Look Using Chalk Paint
Hey Friends! I am becoming totally addicted to painting with chalk paint! These days as I wonder around my house I look at stuff and think “I need to paint that!” So why did I go out and buy a couple of wood trays to paint, you ask? Because One Kings Lane asked me to [read more…]
Stars & Stripes 4th of July Wreath
So you all are probably thinking “Another patriotic 4th of July wreath tutorial? Really?” I’ve just been so inspired with decorating for 4th of July this year, and this wreath is so easy-peasy I just had to share!!! This is the last 4th of July themed project this year; I promise! You will need: 18″ grapevine wreath 2 rolls [read more…]