Without fail - every day my 5 year old asks 'How many days until Christmas?' This ladder advent calendar is mostly for him to keep track of the big day. It was inspired by this darling Pottery Barn Stocking Calendar. However I didn't want to sew little stockings, so I found 4x6 cotton muslin bags (affiliate) instead. My friend Wendy made a ladder too, we decided to … [Read more...]
Winter Wonderland Christmas Tablescape
Welcome to the 2nd Day of Christmas Tablescapes! I am so thrilled to be part of this fun series put together by the amazing Jen Woodhouse! To be in the same series as these talented DIY'ers is such an honor. Christmas Tablescape Tour Schedule … [Read more...]
Be Merry Christmas Sign
'Tis the Season for magical decor, twinkling lights, bells, music in the air and snow. Christmas time brings out the little kid giddiness in me. I don't have a ton of Christmas decorations, but each year I like to build a few more pieces to add to my collection. I really like those big statement porch signs PEACE, JOY, BELIEVE, so I decided to do a gigantic Be Merry sign! … [Read more...]
Rustic Christmas Tree
Hi, I'm excited to be part of this 18 Easy Build Christmas Projects using Ryobi tools blog hop! I sure do love my Ryobi tools, they make up a majority of my tools. I thought it would be fun to make a rustic Christmas Tree decoration this year. This is a fairly easy project, a bunch of cuts at the same angles create the chevron tree shape. How to Build a Rustic … [Read more...]
Count Your Many Blessings Thankful Tree
I thought it would be fun this year to do a Thankful Tree. Hopefully helping my young kids and us parents continually think of our blessings all month. Every day in November, each family member will write something that they are thankful for and hang it on the tree! Theme: Count Your Many Blessings. Last year, I made a West Elm Knock-off Wooden Wall Tree. This year, I … [Read more...]
Recycled Sweater Fall Garland
Last year, I made this fun West Elm knock-off Wooden Wall Tree. Since it has the look of a bare tree, I thought that it would be perfect for Fall decorations. Then in November, it'll will be a cute 'Thankful' tree, don't you think??? I decided to make a fall garland to drape on the tree, inspired by this 4th of July garland. My good friend, Jenny has been making Recycled … [Read more...]
10 Tools for Dad – That You’ll Secretly Love too
Father's Day is just around the corner. I'm always struggling to think of something great to give my Dad and my husband. Nothing says 'You're the world's Best Dad' like Tools! Have you ever been guilty of giving someone a present that you really wanted or was for you to use? Or even received a present that your significant other wanted :-) Or are my parents the only ones … [Read more...]
Celebration Balloon Wreath
Growing up, my Mom always decorated the house to make us feel special on our birthdays! Some of my siblings relished in the birthday festivities, others down played their birthdays. Nevertheless the birthday party table cloth, blow up birthday cake, happy birthday balloons and reusable contact paper stickies adorn the house on birthday morning! What fun things do your … [Read more...]
Valentines Heart Door Decoration – free pattern
Well it's that time again, put away our Christmas/Winter wreath and bring out your hearts. This Valentines heart door decoration combines the fun chevron pattern with rustic barnwood. I love barnwood and weathered pallets. To make this Valentines door hanger, you'll need some thin (1/4" or so) plywood or fiberboard and some barnwood or pallets. The overall size of the … [Read more...]
LOVE Wood Blocks
Valentine's Day is fast approaching...wasn't it just Christmas? This cute Valentine's Day craft was inspired by Robert Indiana's LOVE statue in Philly, 'tis the season of love. I cut the LOVE wood blocks out of a scrap piece of 2"x12" pine board, other materials will work too. The finished size of the LOVE blocks is 10 1/2" x 10 1/2". The pattern is split onto two pages, … [Read more...]