Restyled Picnic Basket Another restyled quickie. I found this picnic basket at a yard sale a couple of weeks ago. I’m a sucker for a basket with a lid. I usually repurpose them into stackable storage. Check out this cute little tray inside. Unfortunately it had problems on one of the handles. I decided the […]
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Flower Box Arbor Trellis I’m not the only one who shops my barn. One son was in the barn digging for something and he found this little gem. It was actually something my husband had made last year. I don’t think he liked it, so it ended up in the barn. Since the kid drug […]
Restyled Patio Coffee Table A friend asked me to give her patio coffee table a new look. She was nice enough to wait until after my son’s graduation, but since she has an event coming up this week I needed to finally get it done for her. The coffee table I started with was actually […]
Cricut Projects | Graduation | Painting | Trash to Treasure | Tutorials
Graduation Sign From Campaign Sign
Graduation Decor From Campaign Sign I live on rural property just off a highway that gets a lot of traffic everyday. We get many requests for posting campaign signs. No matter the party, we will usually approve the requests as long as the opposing parties respect the property (signs) of the other. This is not […]
It’s been a while since I painted some furniture and I was starting to feel withdrawal. This old sewing table was the perfect project for my painting fix. I’ve had it a few years. It was a yard sale steal for $5. It still had the sewing machine inside, but it didn’t work anymore and […]
I love looking through home decorating magazines, home interior stores and high-end department stores, but I’m realistic enough to know the closet I will get to owning any of that beautiful eye-candy is if I make it myself. This shabby chic birdcage is my knockoff of one I found while window shopping one day. I […]
Cricut Projects | FaveCrafts | Painting | Sewing | Trash to Treasure | Tutorials | Valentine's Day
Whimsical Ranch Sign and Valentine Tutorials
Just had to share my newest tutorials on FaveCrafts. Whimsical Western Wall Hanging What do you do with an old cupboard door? Make a fun “Ranch Rules” sign to keep your little (and big) cowpokes in line. I also made word stencils using my Cricut Expression for this project. Valentine’s Day Bowl Fillers This little […]
I’ve been getting ready for the Sorority Craft Show in Arkansas City, Kansas tomorrow. It’s located in the Ag building (affectionately known as the pig palace), and is open from 10:00am – 3:00pm. As usual, if a treasure wasn’t nailed down (and sometimes even when it was) I glued, painted or stitched it into a […]
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Fall Ladder Tutorial
Decorate your front porch with a ladder for fall. Fall Ladder I had an old wooden ladder in my garage that had been used so many times for painting that you could no longer see the original wood surface. It was still quite sturdy, but we didn’t use it anymore because it was so ugly. […]