My friend has a big family party coming up and needed help with barn wood mason jar box centepieces. She needs a variety box centerpiece sizes: 3 jar, 4 jar and 5 jar. These trough style boxes are simple to make and they are so handy to have on hand for home decoration, holiday decor and parties. I was happy that my friend wanted the barn wood (reclaimed wood) look since I … [Read more...]
Square Scallop Mason Jar Centerpiece
Hi! I'd love for you to follow me on Pinterest Her Tool Belt and if you love instagram, you can keep up with me there too! This post contains affiliate links noted by *. My friend's daughter got married recently and she wanted cute scallop mason jar centerpieces for the tables. She wanted some long boxes and some square boxes with removable dividers. They turned out … [Read more...]
Wood DIY LOVE Marquee Letters
My Aunt Becky is a wedding planner extraordinaire, or should be! She has helped with mine, my sister's and cousin's weddings, so to say I owe her a big favor would be an understatement. When my cousin, her youngest daughter, got married earlier in May; I was asked to make some huge LOVE marquee letters like seen in this cool LOVE picture via Rebecca Douglas - isn't that … [Read more...]
Wire Basket Styled-X3
Hi! I'd love for you to follow me on Pinterest Her Tool Belt and if you love instagram, you can keep up with me there too! I am really excited to be a part of a fun series hosted by Stacy at Not Just A Housewife called Styled X3. Each month Stacy sends out a decorative item to 2 other bloggers with no instructions other than to see how they style it for their … [Read more...]
A-frame Chalkboard Easel – small
Earlier this summer I built a chalkboard easel to go with my lemonade stand for a summer social party. The chalkboard easel ended up a little bit larger than I had anticipated (42" tall), although perfect for the party. Does that ever happen to you? A project turns out bigger/smaller than you thought it would? I decided to build another chalkboard easel, this time … [Read more...]
Rustic Arrow
Hi! I'd love for you to follow me on Pinterest Her Tool Belt and if you love instagram, you can keep up with me there too! My friend Mindi My Love 2 Create put out a challenge to come up with a project that uses materials that are repurposed, and I had just the building supplies to accomplish that challenge! It is an easy way to add a little farmhouse style. A few … [Read more...]
Square Planter Box Caddy – Mason Jar Centerpiece
It's part of my nature to be cheap and get a great 'deal', it might even be a sickness :-). When I can put together some decorations for basically nothing, it makes me happy. We recently had a lemony themed summer social party with the ladies in the neighborhood, that's where the Lemonade Stand made it's debut! For the table centerpieces these rustic mason jar caddies and … [Read more...]
Easy Mid-Century Modern Side Table
Build this table in 15 minutes and the only tool required is a drill! I am participating in a one tool challenge, and the only tool that can be used is a drill. Originally I thought, no problem this will be easy. Then when it came down to it, every project I thought of needed wood cut...GREAT :-( . Then I remembered the hardware stores carry edge-glued round boards, … [Read more...]
DIY Custom Picture Frame
I have been on the look out for cute art and things to hang up in my daughters room, because it's bare. She's a pretty spicy 2 year old, so I thought it would be nice if the message was positive (not that she can read yet but soon.) She also loves animals. Then last month while at a blogging conference, I ran across a booth with a really cool concept called Modify Ink. They … [Read more...]
Star Wars Shelf and Hyperspace Wall
My 5 year old son has been begging me to paint his bedroom walls, apparently he is tired of the boring beige color. He wants a Star Wars room! I'm not sure why he's such a big Star Wars fan, but he is...that and Lego's. We are working on making an awesome bedroom for him. While gathering some inspiration on Pinterest, I really liked the room colors and stars at the top of … [Read more...]