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  • About
    • About
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  • Shop
  • Projects
    • Cleaning
    • Clothing
    • Colonial Farmhouse
    • Crafts
    • Decorating
    • DIY Projects
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    DIY Custom Visors: 4 Ways to Decorate a Plain Visor

    June 24, 2026 /

    Got a plain visor or hat? Not for long, you won’t. Today, we’re going to discuss 4 ways to customize a visor or a hat. In a land of hats and visors, I’m a visor-wearing gal. If we’re talking fun things to do, I love to customize a visor to give it a little pizazz. It’s pretty much the greatest compliment to have someone ask, “Where did you get that visor?” and I can say, “I made it!” These decorating and customizing ideas are visor-centric, but can easily be transferred to hats as well, especially if you have a sewing machine. Please note: I did not use a sewing machine to…

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    3 Creative Ways to Upcycle Tissue Box Cardboard

    June 8, 2026 /

    Several months ago, I started saving cardboard tissue boxes because I knew I could upcycle the cardboard itself into something fun! My top two criteria for buying tissues are softness and how pretty the box looks. If I’m being super forthright, as long as the tissues aren’t sandpaper, I’m going to prioritize the box design over some marketing gimmick about moisturizer and aloe. I cannot be alone in this. Does the print on the tissue box match my decor? Will I get annoyed looking at this box for the next two to three months? Will I want to turn the tissue box cardboard into something crafty after someone in my…

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    How to Make Beautiful Pebble Flower Art (Easy DIY Pebble Art Flower Tutorial)

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    Empty those pebbles from your pockets! Today, I’m going to show you how to DIY Pebble Flower Art. This is so easy to make, and no two will look the same. That’s the beauty of this craft. Someone has to state the obvious, so it might as well be me… Pebbles can be used to make various shapes. In the case of this art, the shape is a flower, but you can make animals, people, words, etc. The only limit is your patience and imagination. You’re seeing the limit of both of mine in this craft!  That’s okay, though, because I’m smitten with how it turned out. What you need…

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    12 Stone Gift and Craft Ideas

    May 18, 2026 /

    Art takes on many forms, and it will not surprise you, given our recent stone masonry work, that we find stones and rocks make for fantastic gift and craft ideas. Paintings, jewelry, and home decor – these are just the tip of the boulder when it comes to all of the artful stone gift and craft ideas that now exist. People are so creative, and I’m here for it. If you’re looking for a gift or for your next craft, check out these 12 stone and gift craft ideas. Custom Painted Rock | Etsy I can think of a few pictures I’d love to see translated into paint on stone.…

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    How To Make a DIY Push Pin Travel Globe

    May 4, 2026 /

    Don’t spend money on a cork travel globe to document your travels. Let me show you how to make a DIY Push Pin Travel Globe by upcycling a thrift store globe. It’s one of the easiest crafts I’ve ever done, and such a fun way to document your travel adventures! Items Needed To Make a DIY Push Pin Travel Globe Globe made of cardboard or paper mâché. It cannot be plastic or metal. Map pins (multi-colored pack | wood pins) Hammer Tiny nail (to create a pilot hole) How To Make a DIY Push Pin Travel Globe Step 1: Select your push pins or map pins. Map pins come in…

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    3 Crafts to Try Over Spring Break

    April 6, 2026 /

    I’m Spring Breaking with the family this week, which I know might feel like a late Spring Break for many of you. Better late than never! Our Spring Break here on the East Coast of the U.S. always coincides with Easter. Anyway, if you’re feeling crafty this week, here are 3 crafts to try over Spring Break. I promise they are easy ones. 1) Paper Flowers | Details Are you hosting an event this spring, such as a baby or wedding shower? These paper flowers look hard to make, but it’s really just cutting out petal shapes and gluing them together. You can also string them together to make a…

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    DIY Wood Pedestal With Mini Egg Trim

    March 16, 2026 /

    Did you know mini wood eggs for Easter are a thing? Dare I say, the greatest thing? Well, you do now! Today’s project, a DIY Wood Pedestal With Mini Egg Trim, was a thrifted find that I made over for Easter, using mini wood eggs for a festive trim detail. Click here to jump to the supply list. Click here to jump to the project directions. There was nothing wrong with the wood pedestal when I spotted it on the ubiquitous dusty thrift store shelf, especially not for the price. It was $6. But I had a makeover idea hatching in my brain, and I couldn’t rest until I knew…

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    7 Lucky Horseshoe Decor Ideas for Your Home

    March 9, 2026 /

    St. Patrick’s Day is coming up, which means symbols of good luck are top-of-mind right now. I don’t know about you, but I’ll take all the good luck I can muster these days, so I’ve rounded up 7 lucky horseshoe decor ideas for your home. This isn’t a new theme for me. I decorated a good luck horseshoe ten years ago that I still love and hang in our house. You can get the easy directions for that here. Here are the 7 lucky horseshoe decor ideas for your home. You can buy these, of course, but some of them would be easy enough to replicate on your own! My…

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    DIY Repurposed Berry Crate Spring Wreath

    February 23, 2026 /

    Who says a wreath has to be round besides the dictionary? No one in this house! I decided my vintage wood berry carrier would be an excellent ‘vessel’ to refresh my mantel for spring. Making this repurposed Berry Crate Spring Wreath also refreshed my soul a little as I’m slogging my way through another winter storm. I’m ready for spring. The calendar doesn’t care. What is a berry crate? A berry crate, berry basket crate, berry field flat, or berry basket carrier is used by berry pickers to hold individual berry baskets full of berries. They use these as a carrier to shuttle their individual berry baskets to a check-in…

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    DIY Polymer Clay Leaf Dish with Heart Detail

    February 2, 2026 /

    Looking to make a handmade gift for Valentine’s Day or Mother’s Day? How about making a DIY Polymer Clay Leaf Dish? Oh, but this is not just any leaf dish. No, no. We’re upping the ante with a sentimental twist – a heart detail right in the center of the leaf. Be. Still. My. Heart. The secret to this heart detail: I cut a heart shape out of the leaf right before pressing it into the clay. The clay pushes through that empty heart-shaped space, creating a smooth, raised heart surrounded by the textured veins of the leaf. If this leaf trinket dish, made with love, doesn’t make the recipient…

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