Build Besties: Part One A warm woody hello to all my buildy readers. I’m feeling the need to share and acknowledge my DIY blogger community so today I present some of my build besties. We all build furniture and share a love for making pieces out of wood for our homes and the people we… Read more
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DIY Triangle Wood Banner & Quilt
diy triangle wood banner and quilt A new baby gift for my niece at her baptism. I’m sharing how to make both the triangle wood banner and quilt in this post. The triangle wood banner is a fairly simple project you could personalize for anyone or any occassion. How to make a triangle wood banner:… Read more
DIY Workshop: Vertical Planter
Building pieces for your outdoor space provides many opportunities for problem solving. Today’s DIY vertical planter does just that, it is the answer to a few minor issues by providing vertical interest and creating a divider or screen. So let’s build this vertical planter! A DIY tutorial to build a vertical planter. Create a self… Read more
DIY Outdoor Rolling Console & Giveaway
You saw that right friends it’s a Ryobi Tools giveaway! And you’re going to want those tools to build this outdoor rolling console: I teamed up with the nice folks at Ryobi Nation to build a project for spring and decided on this outdoor rolling console. Head to Ryobi Nation for step by step… Read more
DIY Sliding Barn Door Plans
Looking for DIY door inspiration of all shapes, sizes and colors? Remodelaholic is devoting an entire week to doors! I’m over at Cassity’s place today sharing my DIY sliding barn door from my girls bedroom. The plans to build this door and hang it using inexpensive hardware are at Remodelaholic here. Also if you have… Read more
DIY Workshop at The Home Depot
What better way to kick off a new week than with a big announcement! You all know The Home Depot is the place to shop for tools, supplies, lumber, and lawn and garden products (and you all know I shop there far more often than the grocery store). I’m so excited to tell you… Read more
DIY Fresh Cut Wood Banners
Wood lovers this one’s for you. Today I’m sharing a quirky little fabric banner: I (heart) fresh cut wood. Because I know there are definitely some of you readers out there who love fresh cut wood just as much as me. It smells like heaven! I recently had the opportunity to try the new custom… Read more
DIY Plastic Egg Centerpiece
An very simple Easter craft using items you probably already have on hand – let’s use plastic Easter eggs and bamboo skewers to make an egg centerpiece. This plastic egg centerpiece adds so much color and a touch of whimsy and it’s definitely a project the kids can do (with adult supervision). How to make… Read more
Willy Wonka Party
diy Wonka birthday party If you follow me on Instagram then you know I was busy last week preparing for my daughter’s 9th birthday party Wonka style. Today I’m sharing all the details, sources and how to on everything I made for this diy wonka birthday party. Let’s start with the invites: wonka bars. If… Read more
DIY Egg Place Cards
Spring is here friends and that means Easter is around the corner. Today I’m over at Pretty Handy Girl with fellow diyer Brittany sharing these egg placecards. Click on over to see how easy it is to make eggs on a stick for your Spring table.
DIY Gumball Machine
Time to raid the scrap wood pile again to make this simple gumball machine. Now technically it’s not a machine but more of a candy jar however it does make an easy craft for a kids birthday party and that is my goal here. I used a dollar store glass vase and scrap wood painted… Read more
DIY Outdoor Build Projects
As we are on the verge of Spring and thinking about all things outdoors I rounded up a few outdoor build projects from last summer. Five DIY outdoor projects you can build. Make any of these projects for your outdoor space and I guarantee you’ll be glad you did. Get some good use out of… Read more