I'm feeling a lot better this week my friends. It really was a rough couple of days last week and I'm so grateful for all my cat loving friends that commented, sent me cards and flowers. I really felt the love. On another note, I know I said I wouldn't have any macrame tutorials but I can't find myself ending this macrame madness. I'm so hooked! (Check out my macrame feather purse charms HERE ...
Macrame Feather Purse Charms
Hey my friends, you have no idea how much effort it took me to write a post while being in Germany. It's not easy when you aren't at home but I managed to finally write about my new macrame feather purse charms which I made for my mom and myself. They are fun and easy to make and go with all my favorite bags. You know I like adding purse charms to my bags and last year I made a huge blue ombre ...
DIY macrame earrings
This post may contain affiliate links from which I will earn a commission at no extra cost to you. Click here to read my full disclosure policy. I told you guys lat week that I was going to share a some DIY macrame earrings with you which I was wearing in one of the photos (click HERE). I thought of this little project after searching for some fun summer earrings that would go with my bikini and ...
Staircase makeover with wood look stair riser decals
Hi my friends, I finally came up with a way to incorporate wood into the staircase makeover to coordinate with our maple flooring. (If you missed the first two parts of the staircase makeover then you can click HERE and HERE to read.) Those of you who have been following me for a while know that I love using decals and they were the resolution again in this case. I made stair riser decals out of ...
How to make crystal vanity light shades from a spout cover
I'm a sucker for sparkly things. I just love crystals and have a few dangling around in my house. I guess it's probably a girlie thing. Since crystal lighting is rather expensive, I decided to make my own crystal vanity light shades with an some unusual material from the plumbing isle. What are your thoughts on affordable vanity lighting? I have to say that it is very, very hard to find lights ...
DIY hand towel ring
For this budget DIY I transformed an old leather belt (or piece of scrap leather) and a cheap wooden towel ring from the home improvement store into a unique and stylish hand towel ring. My daughter has been begging me to paint her bedroom black but since I pretty much just got done with her room, I wasn't going to paint it again, because for now it is pretty as is. (click HERE to see her ...
Jeans rag rug DIY pillow covers
I promised in my last home tour (click HERE) that I'd talk about how I made the fringed blue boho throw pillows. The DIY started with my new favorite Goodwill finds which are the $4 jeans Chindi rugs. They are also known as jean rag rugs. I always quickly glance at the textile section at thrift shops and was so excited when I spotted those two awesome handmade jeans scrap rugs. Isn't it a great ...
Soccer Zombie Makeup
This post may contain affiliate links from which I will earn a commission at no extra cost to you. Click here to read my full disclosure policy. I know a lot of you guys look forward to my daughter's costume reveal day and I have mixed feelings about it this year. This one is not for the fainthearted folks out there, so if you aren't into scary costumes please don't look. This is something she's ...
Easy 4th of July Star Bunting
When I shared my 4th of July favorites on Friday (click HERE if you missed the post) and saw the cute star bunting, I decided to make my own since I was looking for a way to take some fun 4th of July photos with my kids on the beach. For that specific reason I created this easy DIY star bunting which creates the perfect simple photo backdrop in the dunes. I remembered the easy 3D stars (click ...
DIY Hmong Tassels
This post may contain affiliate links from which I will earn a commission at no extra cost to you. Click here to read my full disclosure policy. I'm not sure if you are wondering what Hmong tassels are but I know my daughter was wondering. So I told her that I came across them when I did my favorite tassel sources post (click HERE if you missed it). And I did some Hmong googling. Hmong is an ...