I have this weird duality about me. I like shopping but I’m cheap. It is my father and mother both in me at the same time I suppose. So I don’t normally just shop, I bargain hunt. And I do this absolutely ridiculous thing when I’m shopping where I won’t buy a thing I need because…
My Colorful Craft Room Storage and Decor
Read moreAs I was talking to Rob the other day I realized just how much time I spend in my office/craft room. If I keep going the way I am, I’ll have spent most of my life in my home office as we figured I spend 10-13 hours a day working on most days. Oh, and there are at…
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Natural Birch Toothbrush Holder Tutorial
Read moreThis is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of Tom's of Maine for IZEA. All opinions are 100% mine. You know the other day I was thinking, largely due to the fact that Earth Day just passed, about how much waste I create all of the time and with little thought. I was…
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Mason Jar Citronella Torches
Read moreSo I like it outside and all but it is HOT, HOT, HOT down here after it’s rained a bit. It’s that awful, makes you want to melt, hanging around in a cloud of your own sticky sweat humid kind of a heat and it is nasty. It’s like when you open that dishwasher when…
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How to Make Seed Bombs
Read moreI have really wanted to make seed bombs and I heard this term not all that long ago, “guerrilla gardening” and I my ears got all sorts of perked up. Basically guerrilla gardening is very similar to yarn bombing but with plants and whatnot rather than crochet or knitted pieces… it’s gardening in places where…
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How to make a mountain desk organizer
Read moreA crafter desk is always a mess…well mine is! I have like 4 pair of scissors, utility knives and uncountable pencils and sharpies. All lying around as they don’t fit in the small pencil holder I have. So it was time to get things tidy with a nice and spacious desk organizer. To make your…
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$1 Cross-Stitched Frame
Read moreThis Christmas Rob took my new favorite photo. After opening gifts he snapped a pic of me and my sister and our momma. I wanted to display it in my office but I didn’t have a good frame for it. Everything seemed so boring and I wanted something just as unique as each of us…
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Mid-Century Modern IKEA Rast Hack
Read moreAges and ages ago (or just last year, really :) I was staying the summer with my parents and I went into IKEA with my mom and dad and came out with so. Much. Stuff. I got baskets and picture frames and outdoor rugs and also a few tables to DIY while I was in…
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DIY leather plant hanger
Read moreThe coming of spring makes me want gardening. I keep working in the backyard, but I also want to take care of the house plants. I get some new planters, and I wanted a plant hanger for a little mint plant. So I came up with an easy idea, adaptable at different plant pot sizes.…
