When faced with a Craft Lightening Decoupage challenge I knew I wanted to make something to celebrate the first day of spring and do double duty for Easter. Since this particular craft challenge has a time constraint I made sure to incorporate my laser cutter. Our Glowforge can make light of most any project. If […]
DIY Reverse Message Sequin Pillow
It’s Dollar Store craft time! You never know what you are going to find when you go into the Dollar Tree. Imagine my surprise when they had a huge bin of reverse mermaid sequin pillows. I knew my oldest would be beyond excited to have one in her room. That girl is all about the […]
DIY No Carve Hot Glue Pumpkin Decorations
If you are familiar with the Southern US in the month of September and early October you are fully aware that it is pretty much hot and humid here until mid October. Typically it’s so warm that carving a pumpkin before the week of Halloween can lead to a moldy collapsing pumpkin way too soon. […]
How to Repair Molding on Furniture
I found a cute nightstand at an antique mall a little while back. As usual it sat in the garage for a few years. Finally I decided it was time to re-finish the piece. Including learning something new like how to repair molding on furniture. The nightstand had been painted a few times and was […]
8 Creative Handmade Wood Signs
I know I am not the only person who loves power tools. In fact lots of women do. We also love to create custom decor for our homes with our power tools. This month’s Power Tool Challenge was to create a sign. I had fun with our new laser cutter and came with a snarky […]
DIY Raised Wood Lettered Sign
It’s always fun to create new projects and get to learn how to use new power tools in the process. With the recent purchase of our Glowforge© Laser Cutter we have been doing a lot of new projects. One of my favorite’s to make is a raised wood lettered sign. One the design is made […]
Patriotic Etched Glass Mug
On our most recent vacation I found a new love for Rose’ Cider. Yes, this is a thing and it’s super tasty! This month for the Dollar Squad challenge I decided to give a dollar store mug an inexpensive makeover that screams Patriotism and fun. To make something that would last dishwashing and, let’s be honest, […]
10 Patriotic Ideas For Your Home
If you like to celebrate patriotic holidays by hosting parties or decorating your home then this post is for you and full of creative patriotic ideas for you to try in your home. A DIY Housewives Link-up