Summer is finally here and I’ll do anything to keep my kids busy outside so today I’m sharing this diy balance board made from scrap wood. So I can’t take full credit for this project, I found my inspiration here, but I did write up plans for my version below. A DIY tutorial to make… Read more
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DIY Cupcake Tray Carrier
I’m over at Pretty Handy Girl today sharing this fun cupcake tray carrier. All the plans and step by step instructions are over at Brittany’s place here. Happy Friday friends!
DIY Grill Cart or Bar Cart
Love spending time on the patio and want to entertain family and friends but don’t have a surface for serving drinks? You need a bar cart! Today we’re making this DIY grill cart or bar cart, whatever serves you best. A DIY tutorial to build an outdoor bar cart complete with free plans. Serve and… Read more
Kids Cubby Organizer: One Board Project
We have seven birthday parties next week during the last week of school. Yes seven. Instead of running to the store to buy more plastic toys wrapped in plastic I pillaged my scrap wood pile and built a kids cubby organizer. This is a one board project meaning you could build this organizer from one… Read more
Build Besties: Part Two
Build Besties: Part Two Buildy friends it’s another installment of Build Besties and these are the people you want to follow for tons of DIY building inspiration. We all build furniture and share a love for making pieces out of wood for our homes and the people we love. Please know this is not a… Read more
How to Sew a Drawstring Backpack
Who’s ready for summer and camp season? I’m sharing a fairly simple sewing project today: drawstring backpacks. I made these for my girls to take to camp this summer (I have blocked out the camp name for safety reasons) just so they have something to tote around small necessities when going down to the lake,… Read more
Kreg Tool Giveaway
It’s Friday and a great day for a giveaway! Yesterday I shared my diy outdoor hose hiding planter and today I want to follow up with a tool giveaway. I partnered with the nice folks at Kreg to bring you the planter and now it’s your turn to get building! Today’s giveaway is one Kreg DIY… Read more
DIY Hose Hiding Planter
The outdoor hose, it’s a necessity for a lot of reasons. We need it for watering the flowers, running the slip’n’slide, filling the pool, when the kids want to run through the sprinkler, filling water balloons, washing the car, the list goes on and on. But we don’t always want to see that outdoor hose… Read more
DIY Workbench Inspired Desk
Hello readers! I’m over at Simpon Strong Tie’s blog today sharing my industrial workbench inspired desk. I built this desk using their Workbench or Shelving Hardware Kit and basic off the shelf lumber. It’s got plenty of workspace, open shelves for storage and it’s solid as a rock. A DIY tutorial to build a workbench inspired… Read more
DIY Workshop: Grill Cart
It’s time friends for another Do-It-Yourself (DIY) Workshop at The Home Depot! For this workshop we will be building a grill cart just in time for Father’s Day. Please come join me at The Home Depot Store #1286 in Buffalo, NY on Saturday, June 20th at 10am. The Home Depot is the place to shop… Read more
DIY Cupcake Carrier (large)
Last week I shared the 4 pack cupcake carrier but today it’s the real deal because in all honesty you’re definitely more likely to need 18 cupcakes than 4! A simple wood box with inserts means you can deliver these cupcakes in style! For this little creation I was inspired by Anthropologie’s Wooden Cake Box… Read more
DIY Bookrack
Today I’m sharing free plans to build this wall bookrack over at Pretty Handy Girl. If you have tons of kids books like Brittany and I then you know just how handy this bookrack could be! Get the plans here and build your own.