How about we kick off the weekend with a five-minute craft? Stephanie from Casa Watkins has been saving her kiddos baby food jars for a rainy craft day and was thrilled to finally found a way to repurpose them! She wrapped a piece of wire around each rim and twisted it to form a hanger. Then, Stephanie added ground walnut shells and … [Read more...]
DIY World Market Wood and Glass Sign
Over at From My Front Porch To Yours Pamela was looking for a way to recreate the Wood and Glass Pie Sign from the World Market since she couldn't find it in her local store and wasn't willing to pay the cost of nine shipping until it was out of stock. Luckily from Pamela she had some old frames laying around that her mom had gotten at an estate … [Read more...]
Beautiful Reupholstered Floral Stool
Sara from the Alice and Lois blog received a footstool from a friend that had seen better days, and had even been reupholstered several times before. Sara had a secret stash of beautiful floral fabric from her friend's new fabric line so she decided it would be the perfect project to showcase the floral design. Reupholstering something as simple as … [Read more...]
Round Hanging Wall Shelf DIY
Geneva from A Pair & A Spare had been itching to make herself a beautiful round hanging shelf, similar to the ones you see in World Market, but she wasn't quite sure how to get that perfect circular frame. When she was in Hong Kong, she stumbled upon a dim sum steamer, which turned out to be the perfect solution! She removed the steamer … [Read more...]
Moroccan Style Painted Candle Holders
Moroccan style is crazy popular for modern home décor. Its colorful, bohemian vibe has sprung up in all sorts of home décor stores and inspiration sites. Natalie from Creme de la Craft took notice of this recent trend and wanted to add just a touch of the colorful, dramatic style to her home. Since she loves candle holders she chose to DIY her own … [Read more...]
Watercolor Dinosaur Art
Teryn at Vintage Romance Style was on a mission to create décor for her son’s dinosaur/army themed room that was cool and not cheesy. She took inspiration from World Market and made watercolor dinosaur art that is SO simple and requires basic Crayola watercolors. I love how versatile this idea is too! As Teryn says, “There are SO many shapes that … [Read more...]
Carved Wood Candle Wall Sconce
Kathy from Up To Date Interiors saw a beautiful wood carving at a local gift shop and knew it would be perfect for turning into a candle sconce. Kathy bent an S hook and used it to attach a candle holder to the wood. Then it was as simple as hanging it up and adding a candle. I always love when I can honestly say I love the knock off even more than … [Read more...]
Mason Jar Salt and Pepper Shakers
Roxanne of The Honeycomb Home shares a DIY craft project that she says is “so beyond easy it’s ridiculous.” She purchased a set of small mason jars and drilled holes in the top to turn them into salt and pepper shakers. Yep, that’s it! Since the jars are usually sold in a four-pack, you can make a set for yourself and one for a friend! These are … [Read more...]
Agate Tray for $1
Monica of Monica Wants It spied a gorgeous agate tray at World Market but couldn’t justify buying another tray for her home. What she could justify was spending $1 to recreate it! Monica got the same luxe look by painting a plastic tray with metallic gold spray paint and then decoupaging an agate print to the bottom. I like Monica’s even more than … [Read more...]
Hanging Flower Bottles
Iris Nacole has been more than happy to welcome spring to her home state of Texas. She was inspired by all the beautiful blooms popping up to create a way to display flowers either inside or out! Iris found some little hanging bottles with corks at Hobby Lobby that were perfect. She simply removed the cork, added flowers, and started … [Read more...]