Yesterday was the fifth anniversary of moving into our house and getting our dog back (best day ever!) This place has certainly come a long way in half a decade. We finished the basement, which has been a huge improvement. And the yard has gone from being a field of weeds to being a place… Continue Reading
Frugal Wall Art With Engineering Prints
A few months ago, I decided I wanted to blow up some photos for our walls. I had ordered some poster-size enlargements a few years ago for our living room, and although we love how they look, they definitely weren’t cheap. This time around, I went looking for a way to get some personalized wall… Continue Reading
A Quick And Crafty Gift Box And Some Good Links
Last week I told you about my re-organized and consolidated crafting doo-dads. It’s easier to find things now, a lot more portable, and the whole setup fits easily on a shelf instead of taking up way more than its fair share of real estate. But an extra bonus is that sorting through all my tiny… Continue Reading
Thrifted Craft Supply Storage
Several years ago, when I was very into scrapbooking (ie, before I had kids!), I found this little organizer at a garage sale for a few dollars I brought it home and filled almost all the drawers with all my little crafty doo-dads, and all was well. But as time went by, I started paring… Continue Reading
Our New Gym And Some Homemade Equipment
We have a couple of new pieces of gym equipment that my husband made recently, and they were far less expensive than buying ready-made stuff. So I’m sharing details and pictures in case you feel like doing the same thing. First, he made a calf-raise platform out of scrap lumber that we had left over… Continue Reading
A Free Display Setup For Kids’ Artwork
Our older son loves to draw and make crafts. He’s forever creating new masterpieces, and his little brother is starting to follow in his footsteps (although for now, we’re still working on convincing him that paper makes a better canvas than the floors and windowsills…). For a while, we had artwork stuck all over the… Continue Reading
Felt Birdhouse Tree Ornaments
It’s that time of year again, and I’ve started making Christmas ornaments for our nieces. I’ve been doing this for 12 years now, and our nieces and I all enjoy the tradition. Our oldest niece is 15, and she has quite a collection of handmade ornaments now. I always have fun figuring out what to… Continue Reading
Recycling A Thrift Store Painting
Last week at Goodwill, along with the nifty medicine cabinet, I also found a painting that was rather ugly but mounted on a nice, heavy-duty board. I guess it was a day for finding things with potential. The painting was big (probably almost three feet square) and heavy with great hangers on the back. It… Continue Reading
A DIY Bike Cargo Area
My husband recently spruced up his bike to make it easier to carry stuff, and I thought I’d share his cool DIY design. In the past, he always used a backpack to haul stuff on his bike, or he put stuff in next to our son if he was hauling the kid-trailer. But now he… Continue Reading
The Felt Food Project Is Complete
Christmas is almost here, and I think I’m finally finished making felt food. Here is the current food collection: I’ve already posted pictures and details about some of this stuff, but I’ve made quite a bit more since the last time I posted. We now have a pizza that comes apart for lots of pizza-making… Continue Reading