Geometric Circle Stand

When Erin from Life is Like a Bowl Full of Cherries saw the Circlet Stand from Crate & Barrel, she knew she could easily make her own with an embroidery hoop. She already had plenty on hand, as well as all of the other materials, making this project a freebie! I love Erin’s circle standing [...Read More]

Geometric Wall Art

Lindsay at From the Aisle to Aloha shares a great idea for making your own geometric  artwork. Lindsay created three different pieces of art, two with a homemade stencil and one with some masking tape. While Lindsay opted for watercolors and watercolor paper, you could use this some idea with any type of paint and [...Read More]

Black Bookshelves

While redecorating her son’s bedroom, Carrie from Dittle Dattle was commissioned to make new bookshelves for the space. Instead of building from scratch, Carrie refabbed some inexpensive laminate shelves to look like high end catalog shelving. It only took Carrie some wood, molding, and paint to complete the transformation for $38! It’s amazing how much [...Read More]

Fabric Covered Headboard

Michelle from Sweetsuite10 had a fabric headboard that she had made a few years ago but was simply no longer loving. To update the look, Michelle recovered the old headboard with a woven wool and then added a nailhead strip around the edges. I love the natural look and texture of the fabric, and the [...Read More]

Owl Christmas Ornaments

‘Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the house; Not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse owl… Okay, so maybe it doesn’t have quite the same ring to it, but I am just loving these cute little owl ornaments from CountryBelle at Happiness is 5ive. CountryBelle created her own patterns and then [...Read More]

Beach Driftwood Mirror

Emily at The Wicker House turned driftwood collected on a beach vacation into the perfect summertime mirror. Emily stashed similarly sized pieces of driftwood into her purse during each trip to the beach until she had quite the collection. Once back home she adhered the wood to an inexpensive mirror using Gorilla Glue. The rustic [...Read More]

Felt Circles Embellished Pillow

Amy from Diary of a Quilter created this Christmas throw pillow that is covered with felt circles of varying sizes. The added detail of the hand stitching on some of the circles is what really makes this pillow for me. If you’re not much of a seamstress, you’ll be happy to know that Amy actually [...Read More]