I added a few Christmas decorations to my Ikea bookcase that I wanted to show you. My red farm truck is off to deliver Christmas presents and a tree! I think this truck is going to be loads of fun to play around with all year long! I made this snowglobe with a battery operated dollhouse light fixture and a canning jar. This is an easy winter/holiday craft! How many ways can you ... Read More about A Christmas Farm Truck & A DIY Snowglobe
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DIY Sweater Pillow
A few years ago I made a Christmas pillow out of a thrift store sweater and now I'd like to make some plain cable knit sweater pillows. I think they look so great for the winter! I've been looking for cable knit sweaters without any designs to make some winter pillows for my living room. No luck yet! Anyway, I thought I'd share some cute ideas for recycling old sweaters into new pillows ... Read More about DIY Sweater Pillow
My Fall Fireplace Mantel
It seems like most of Blogland started decorating for fall a few months ago so on one hand I feel like I'm late to the party. But on the other, I don't really live in Blogland - I live in Georgia where it's still summery. :) Besides I've been so busy planting things that I've barely spent any time inside! So instead of cleaning my house ... I decorated my mantel for fall! I didn't ... Read More about My Fall Fireplace Mantel
Cute Homemade Christmas Presents
Over the next few weeks I'm going to share some ideas that I've bookmarked for homemade Christmas presents that are cute and easy (or fairly easy) to make. Unless you're really good at sewing (which I'm not - I'm just o.k.) or have tons of free time (which I also don't have), you'll be like me and need some ideas for presents that are nice but don't take too long to make! Here are a few ideas ... Read More about Cute Homemade Christmas Presents
Using Old Windows
Beautiful DIY Ways to Upcycle Windows. I mentioned a while ago that my husband had brought home a few old windows that a neighbor had put in the garbage when they got new ones. So I've been looking around the web trying to find some new ideas on how to upcycle or repurpose old windows and found a few that I really like. First I'll share a few ways I've already used windows in my home and then ... Read More about Using Old Windows
A Pretty & Frugal August Fireplace Mantle
I recently tweaked my fireplace mantle with some really easy DIY projects and re-using items that I already had. I think it's a cute mantel just in time for back to school! Must say I'm really happy with it! I re-used all those colorful books that I used in July's fireplace mantle makeover. Books make great lifts for objects and of course are perfect for a back-to-school vignette! ... Read More about A Pretty & Frugal August Fireplace Mantle