DIY Faux Coral Napkin Rings The faux coral is made from Sculpey clay and sprayed with Krylon Short Cuts spray paint. One 2 oz. package of white clay made 3 pieces of faux coral. I used the small 3 oz. can of spray paint in the color Red Pepper. Step 1. Condition the clay by kneading it between your hands…. Read More
Hand Knit Can Cozy Pattern
This is the ultimate in recycling. A can and some t-shirt yarn and you have yourself a pretty sweet vase. I could not think of what to call this pattern, so I settled on a can cozy. I made these can cozies with store bought t-shirt yarn, but you could make your own yarn. There are lots of tutorials on… Read More
X Marks the Spot-A Cross Stitch Pillow
The year that I got married, I worked with some women who were always working on craft projects at lunch. They worked on cross stitch patterns a lot. I was intrigued, so they took me to the local cross stitch shop and I picked out my first project, which I soon discovered I disliked intensely. I thought my eyes were… Read More
Weekend Warriors
Adding Industrial Style Shelves to the Kitchen In my book, the definition of a weekend warrior is someone who goes to Home Depot more than twice in one weekend. Last weekend, we were weekend warriors. We decided to put up some shelves in the kitchen, and after looking at several styles, we settled on a Restoration Hardware style DIY. We found… Read More
DIY Botanical Chart With Printable
DIY Botanical Chart With Printable I have a little DIY botanical chart for you to download and I’ll show you how to turn it into a vintage style educational chart. I’ve been wanting to add a botanical chart to the wall in our living room ever since they starting popping up everywhere. During my botanical search, I came across some… Read More
Easy Lampshade Update
Easy Lampshade Update My husband bought me these two lamps at the Cleveland Flea this summer. I had my eye on them and he secretly bought them while I wasn’t looking. I loved the shape and color. They needed lampshades, but I thought they would be easy enough to find. These lamps deserved some really cool shades to fit their… Read More