life lived creatively
Today’s DIY came about when I was helping my son clean up his room before he left for college. For some reason he still had the box his desk came in leaning against a wall. {I can’t imagine where he gets that from!} There were some long, corner shaped pieces of cardboard in the box […] Read more…
Remember all those tomato cages I bought at the end of summer? I used one to make a fall porch display & today I’m going to use one to make a giant, wonky wizard hat! The shape of a tomato cage is kind of hat like when it’s upside down, so maybe y’all can see […] Read more…
We have experienced quite a cool down since Irma came through & it feels more like fall! It’s expected to warm back up by the end of the week, but I’m still preparing some fall porch decor in the hopes it will encourage the coolness to stay. ; ) My porch is in need of […] Read more…
I finally decided to makeover my filing cabinet & wouldn’t you know it – rain! That just meant I had to work around the rain & paint inside. It was a little tricky, but I managed to pull it off! This filing cabinet makeover gets me one step closer to having an office I […] Read more…
This project started from a need to organize my beauty products & streamline my “getting ready” routine. I searched around my house for things I could use to make a DIY beauty station that would be easy to access & hold all the essentials. It didn’t take long to find everything I needed to make […] Read more…
Since I’m on an “organize & clean up” kick I’ve noticed how often I turn to cup hooks to help out with this. You can find them in almost every room of my house! I also had a dilemma in my craft room that was fixed with the help of some cup hooks. Today I’ll […] Read more…
Today I’m using leftover yarn & a previous project to create a framed weaving. I started this frame with macrame {which you can see in this post} but I didn’t like the results. Sometimes projects take a different direction even after you think your finished! Every month, a group of bloggers challenge each other to […] Read more…