Christmas can still look good on a budget. Here’s how… Christmas is one of the most wonderful times of the year, as the song goes. There is good food, extra time with friends and family, carols, TV specials, and of course decorations. However, Christmas can be an incredibly wasteful time as well. 20% of the […]
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A little while back I shared with you all how I transformed a piece of canvas wall art my sister-in-law gave me. I also mentioned that I had one more that I was going to change around and this is it. So today I’ll be sharing How to Use a Cricut machine to Upcycle Canvas
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My sister-in-law recently gave us 2 pieces of canvas art that they no longer wanted, but felt sure I could find a new purpose for. I’m sharing How to Repurpose Canvas Art with Stencils and a Cricut machine in this post. I love hanging things up on my walls. Seriously, I wish I had more wall
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In this post I’m writing about DIY Garden Markers using Stencils and a Cricut Machine. I hope you enjoy the garden posts and that they are helpful to you. Last year I made some wood slice garden markers which you can see here. I made several for our garden and they somehow have disappeared. I
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In this post I’ll be sharing How to Repurpose a Ceiling Fan Blade into Ladybug Wall Art. I’ve been repurposing fan blades and ceiling fan parts for quite some time and believe it or not I still have fan blades and parts left to transform. This is the end piece of a fan blade that
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I was updating this picture a few weeks ago. It’s a lovely print, but I was wanting something with a beautiful saying or verse in the frame instead. I though while I was at it, I would write a post on How to Replace Old Pictures with New Stenciled Art. By the way, don’t you
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I will be sharing How to Stencil a Throw Pillow. I’m making this stencil file available at the bottom of this post. I simply made an envelope pillow case out of drop cloth using this tutorial from Love Grows Wild. A book was placed inside the pillowcase to give a somewhat firm surface under the fabric,
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In this post I’ll be sharing How to Refinish a Rocking Chair with Stain and Stencils. We recently went to a big flea market. While there we scored these 2 chairs. Aren’t they awesome?! They’re both completely different from each other, but equally fantastic. How to Refinish a Rocking Chair with Stain and Stencils I
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I’ll be showing How to Make a Fall Throw Pillow from drop cloth. As part of our living room remodel, I made curtains for the windows out of drop cloth. The drop cloth curtains were hanging in our living room for a few months, but I decided to change them out for plain white curtains. I ended up having
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In this post I’ll be sharing How to Make Fun Log Seats using Stencils. I had an idea about making fun sayings to stencil onto log seats, so that people could have a good laugh before sitting down around the campfire. I wrote out a few phrases that I thought might be fun to see
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In this post I’ll be sharing How to Refinish a Stereo Cabinet using Stain and Stencil. This a fantastic stereo cabinet, that has found a home in our living room. We love listening to songs on it, dancing and singing our little hearts out. The only thing that doesn’t work so well is the record
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In this post I’ll be sharing How to Repurpose an Old Table with Stencils. I wish I could tell you all, that I found this table on a curb or it was bought at a garage sale, but nope this awful mess of a table is ours, and is the epitome of what a slippery slope
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Coffee Table Rescued from the Curb Hey everyone! I’m guest blogging over at my awesome friend, Mary’s blog, The Boondocks Blog, today. I’m giving the details and reveal of the coffee table in the picture below. Can you believe I found this table on the curb, in the rain?! Isn’t it beautiful? Ok so it needs a little something,
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In this post I’m sharing How to Repurpose a Table Top into Wall Art. I had bought this table top at a garage sale a few weeks ago for only $1! It’s solid wood and just had minor holes where it was attached to table legs. There’s so many things that could be done with this
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We don’t have an entryway closet or hall tree for the entryway, so we would need a coat rack for all those coats and hats during the winter season, so we decided to make our own. This post shows How to Make a Coat Rack using Garage Door Rollers. We had some leftover lumber from
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In this post I’ll be sharing How to Stencil and Stain a Side Table. This table is a part of a set of nesting tables. My mother-in-law bought them at a garage sale, $7 for the pair. I remember she was so proud of them, and the price she paid! I refinished them for her
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I was half awake, half asleep the other morning when this idea came to me: to turn one of the remaining ceiling fan blades from our airplane and coffee cup sign projects into a hot air balloon. It has a somewhat balloonish shape, so that’s just what I did. In this post I’ll be sharing
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I recently put a fresh coat of paint in the dining area of our kitchen, and those beautifully coated walls are screaming to be filled. I love pictures, picture frames and adding beautiful art to walls. In this post I’ll be sharing How to Make Wall Décor using a Kitchen Towel and Stencils. I received
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I picked this jewelry box up at a garage sale last weekend for $2!! Not too shabby, right? In this post I’ll be sharing How I Refinished a Jewelry Box Using Stencils. I love a good upcycling project, don’t you? There’s something incredibly satisfying about taking an old, forgotten piece and breathing new life into
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Learn how I transformed a $2 garage sale find into a stylish side table with paint, stencils, and ribbon. Discover easy refinishing tips for your own furniture projects!
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