A Christmas DIY for making cement ornaments for your tree, in well under 2 hours. Ready to make DIY cement ornaments? I really needed a super quick and easy project with all the craziness of the holidays coming up, and I’m jam-packed with upcoming projects. And this one truly is only five steps! So if there was ever a beginner…
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How to make easy rustic wedding pallet signs for your wedding, using a repurposed wood pallet. This ended up being one of the things I enjoyed making the most for the wedding. For our wedding, my then fiancé (now husband), and I used pallet wood to make our rustic wedding pallet signs. They came out great and added another fun…
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Wine cork planter ornaments are perfect little gifts around the holidays. Using artificial flowers or plants will allow them to adorn a Christmas tree year after year. Super cute stocking stuffers too! These wine cork planters as Christmas tree ornaments were such a joy to make. The idea came to me from the Wine Cork Succulent Planters I made in this…
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Add some extra light to your holiday decor and make a lit Grinch, using string and LED lights. Do you LOVE How The Grinch Stole Christmas? Such a great story. I’ve always been obsessed with that book and its awesome characters. So lately, I’ve been inspired by some great string art and have been thinking about Christmas decorations. So I…
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How to make a painted Grinch decoration using cement and resin. Okay, so I love the Grinch. Maybe sometimes I feel a sort of kinship- argh, at stores, at restaurants, the sound of Christmas music before Thanksgiving drives me up a wall! Is my heart “two sizes too small”? All kidding aside, I may be a bit Grinchy, but I really…
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Here’s how to make cool concrete wall art decor for your walls. Create a triptych of wall tiles, MCM style with cement! I am a big fan of modern design and yet, other than my furniture, I have very little modern decor. So, I figured it was time to change that. I wanted to create a sort of triptych for…
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Have you thought about doing a DIY privacy fence? Get privacy from neighbors with a pretty outdoor fence made with twigs and fairy lights. Years ago when I was living in a loft complex, I had a patio that faced a busy road and I always felt watched by passersby. I was renting this loft so was limited to making…
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How to make a truly 100% squirrel proof bird feeder, guaranteed! I’m one of those people who wears binoculars, the funny hat you see in parks and watches birds. Yep, I’m a birder. So naturally, I like to feed the birds in the yard, and hopefully get some interesting, out of the ordinary species from time to time, but notice…
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How to make adjustable DIY wood drawer dividers to organize your drawers, using only a Dremel for routing and a miter saw. I mentioned in my post from the beginning of the year on our move, that I’m desperate to get organized. Right now, my focus is on the Craft Room/ Studio, and if you missed it, Painted Plastic Drawers was…
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