DIY projects

The Coffee Bar Part 1

August 28, 2016

The Coffee Bar In the hearth room there is/was a wet bar. My sister had the fabulous idea to make it into a coffee bar. You can see the bar to the right of the fireplace. I started by painting the back wall in chalkboard paint and the other walls white. You can click to […]

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Coffee Bar- Part 1

August 14, 2016

I mentioned our coffee bar HERE. This house was build in the 70’s and they had a wet bar in the hearth room. My sister brought up a great idea– make it into a coffee bar and that is where the inspiration began. You can see the hearth bar in the photos when I was […]

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Table Renovation

July 31, 2016

We had already made an offer on this house, had a lot of our boxes packed but we weren’t done packing, when I decided to have a DO-OVER with this table. My husband thought I was nuts- there was still so much to do but I knew once we moved it would take forever to get […]

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Chalk Recipe

July 29, 2016

If you have priced the small containers of chalkboard paint and you want to do a large project it can add up fast. In addition- You need 2-3 coats of paint. I mixed up my own which was so easy. 1/3 Cup of plaster of paris 1/4 Cup water 1 Cup of Black Paint- you […]

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Chalk It Up

July 26, 2016

I decided to add chalkboard to 2 sides of the wall between the kitchen and hearth room. It is the perfect place to make a grocery list. This side is for sweet messages. I made my own recipe for the chalk paint. I will post that next. Then the next post -coming soon- will be the […]

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The FROZEN Birthday Party

February 1, 2014

My little girl turned 7 this year- yikes –how did that happen. So what do you do when you pick the FROZEN theme for your little girls birthday party and everyone is sold out of practically everything OR they haven’t gotten it in yet– you get creative. #1-The cake– We pulled out her frozen characters […]

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It’s Time To Create More Organization- Hair Bow Update

January 6, 2014

I did a post today over at The DIY Club. We are pretty well settled in and I need to work on a few projects. We need some more space for Miss Goo’s hair bow collection. I am using some new knobs from D Lawless Hardware to get organized. They have a great selection with […]

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Re-Usable Shopping Bags

January 8, 2013

I got 4 of the Canvas Shopping bags from Canvas Corp. I wanted to make them a little snazzier. I went to Joann’s and picked up a couple of coordinating fabrics, thread, and some buttons. I had the cotton ribbon on hand. I added the lighter fabric to the top of 2 of the bags. […]

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Rudolph Tags

December 5, 2012

Life has been extremely busy around here. My husband has been working 7 days a week-grateful for the work but it is hard on the family. There is a lot more on my plate. I have projects in the works but need to get them all finished and posted. I made these Rudolph Tags for […]

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Washi Tape Pumpkins

October 11, 2012

We made Washi Tape Pumpkins. I showed them off our Washi Tape Pumpkins at The DIY Club. What Pumpkin Projects have you been working on?

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Chalkboard Coasters

October 9, 2012

I had made Chalkboard Coasters back a year and a half ago. I decided this weekend that our coasters needed a fresh coat of paint. I painted in one direction (side to side) and let it dry then painted a second coat (up and down) and let it dry. Once it dried I conditioned the […]

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Chalkboard Pumpkin Patch

September 18, 2012

I love chalkboard media about as much as I love Fall decor. I grabbed some boards from my garage and sanded them. I then painted the first board in a black chalkboard paint. I let it dry and painted it in the opposite direction. After it was completely dry I conditioned the board by rubbing […]

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