Some of the Best Homemade Christmas Decoration Ideas
Homemade Christmas decoration ideas can be found all over the web! There is just something so satisfying about finding Christmas decorations to make at home with loved ones or just finding Christmas decorations to make yourself! But while we can find homemade Christmas decoration ideas on Pinterest sometimes it’s nice to have the shortlist! This way we don’t get lost going down the rabbit hole… Lost in the homemade outdoor Christmas decorations, the homemade Christmas…
My New Toy-The Cricut Explore Air2
Today I get to introduce to you my new Cricut Explore Air 2 machine. I had taken such a long hiatus from using any vinyl cutting machines and had basically sworn them off when I was presented an opportunity to try out this pretty lady. I felt like it was only fair that I give her a shot.I’m sure you have seen the Cricut around and I had too! However, this isn’t the machine I…
DIY Wooden Nativity Sign
Wooden Decorative signs are so easy to create! I love that I can make and customize my own home decor (and porch decor of course) with a board, little bit of paint, and my Cricut. I had already made a vertical Wooden Christmas sign that I loved but I really wanted to create a horizontal one for the home too! I made this one super simple, but feel free to create your own painted effect on the board when you are…
Easy to Make Christmas Door Decorations
If you are like me you love looking at Christmas door decoration ideas for your home (especially EASY to make Christmas decorations). But, if you are even more like me you will often find yourself in analysis paralysis unable to find just the right one for your front door! While we want our own virtual winter wonderland, we find ourselves not so interested in traditional red and green. For the Christmas season we like to…
DIY Door Decor for Christmas
DIY front door decor or door hangings. We aren’t bound to just Christmas wreaths anymore, so no need to go to the hobby store for wreath forms or floral wire. We can get even more creative when we DIY door decor for Christmas and head instead to the home improvement store to create our holiday decor! Its time to take a look around the front porch, remove those spider webs (whether from the DIY Halloween…
Painted Rocking Chair: A DIY You Can Do!
Painted Rocking Chairs are one of the most practical ways to add some seating plus style to your covered porch! Today Im going to show you how to paint a wooden rocking chair. Outdoor furniture can make us question everything we think we know about painting furniture. How many coats of paint? How many coats of primer will I need to paint a rocking chair? What paint color choices are best for a porch? Do…
Decorative Gilding Wax Products Compared
One of our favorite ways to add depth, shading and embellishment to furniture and DIY project is decorative gilding waxes. Decorative gilding wax makes a huge impact with a tiny little swipe. Whether we are using a brush or just our finger tip, the results are amazing! The power in just one little swipe is unmatched. So, this lead me to ask myself. Which one is best? Which brand of products would I suggest…
DIY Sign for Christmas with Blended Paint
DIY signs for the home may be the easiest way to begin putting your mark on the decor and making it your own! What’s better is creating painted wood signs gives you the opportunity to work on your paint techniques before using them on large pieces of painted furniture. Whether you go purchase planks or just use spare wood you have laying around, DIY Signs are usually pretty easy and quick to whip up! …
The DIY Storage Bed Hack You won’t Believe!
When we decided to have kiddo number 5 we knew that would mean kids sharing a room. Either a boys room or a girls room. This made me scramble for a twin bed with storage drawers. The thought of fitting two twin beds and two dressers just drove me crazy. Of course they would fit, but WHY? I would much rather keep the floor space. So,.. I would begin my hunt and found captains beds, DIY…
Pink and Gold Painted Furniture Makeovers Furniture Lovers Must See
Blank canvases have been created on the back of Farmhouse white. My prediction is that it has become the perfect blank slate for our new fascination with Bohemian style decor like pink furniture. More and more we are seeing a desire for mixes of rustic old world and bold color choices like we find with teal, blue, and pink and gold painted furniture. While we often think of pink painted furniture as child’s play, you will…
