Now this isn’t the first time I’ve covered a mason jar with gems and it won’t be the last. It’s such a simple but beautiful project and I’m constantly searching after the next adhesive to use to make it work out. Now the best I’ve used before this attempt was clear silicone caulk with the…
Concrete Yard Word Art
Read moreSo I had this big idea that I was going to start making lots of stuff of all sort of colors to go into my Momma’s backyard. You see she loves color. My dad, well, not so much, but he just wants my mom to be happy. So I made her a dragonfly out of…
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Junk Dragonfly Yard Art
Read moreSo I’ve been making all sorts of stuff for my Momma to put in her backyard. She, like me, loves colorful things so I have been taking the color on full hilt! I guess it was 3 or 4 years ago now that we saw at the Dog Days Flea Market in Sulphur, OK some…
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Solar Mason Jar Lids
Read moreAges and ages ago I made some jars and I covered them with gems and I put solar lids on them. Since I’ve moved I’ve long since misplaced them and when Rob and I were walking the aisles of the outdoor section at Walmart I noticed that solar lights were only a buck apiece. I tossed…
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How to build a birdhouse
Read moreWe have still a lot of work in the house. The kitchen will be our next big building project, we need cabinets and the hood. We have everything ready, even the air exhaust vent…which is currently occupied by a family of birds. It’s the third year they came back, and they seem to like the…
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DIY Citrus Fruit Lazy Susan
Read moreWe still have a few weeks of summer left and dang if I’m not going to be all bright colored and fun until the end. After a recent trip to IKEA I came home with tons and tons of inexpensive goodies to DIY on up. One of the things I came back with was an…
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Giant Lawn Dominoes
Read moreI love playing games to the point that I tend to annoy people asking them if they will play with me. Oddly enough Rob also loves games but we haven’t played anything together, yet. We keep saying we will and meaning to but it just doesn’t work out. One of the things we do find…
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DIY Confetti Wall Art
Read moreSo it’s a few weeks back and I’m doing my thing, working and trying to balance the fact that taxes MUST get done and work MUST get done and trying to not stress out beyond this nasty migraine I’ve given myself and it’s not quite working. And while I’m thick in the middle of it I…
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Quick Floor Pillows Tutorial
Read moreSo Rob and I have kind of fallen in love with a lot of stuff about South Texas Hispanic culture. There are so many places where we can buy things from Mexico or “hecho en Mexico”. There is definitely a style with these things Mexican we keep falling in love with… lots and lots of…
