DIY Aged Metal with Vinegar

There are a couple of reasons I do these crazy things, like experiment with vinegar.  First, I can never find exactly what I am looking for so I end up having to make it myself anyway.  Second, I also always always always try to use what I have on hand before I go out buying new things.

In the case of this DIY, I had this bucket on hand, it was the perfect size, just not the right look.  So I started researching how to age it myself.  I found lots of options, some where a little crazy (toilet bowl cleaner??), this one was the most simple.  One ingredient and BOOM - amazing results.

I'm sure different metals create different results (maybe no results at all); however, for me personally this worked great!

I share with you in my DIY video below the step by step of how easy this really is.

I hope you enjoy!

Direct link to the video here:  https://youtu.be/EDDgoCXfcwg

DIY Wood Floating Shelves

When you have odd ball walls in your home, you have to get creative.  This was just an odd space that I never quite knew what to do with.  It's in the entry, next to the bathroom door and my daughter's bedroom door, and to top it off it's also next to an angled wall.  I wanted something that wouldn't get knocked over and it couldn't stick too far out.  I couldn't do a gallery wall because it's not far from my living room that already had a gallery display.  I wanted something clean and organized too.

That's a lot to want, right?  So for the longest time I just never liked what I had there.  I came across THIS POST (from the Thrift & Chic blog) for $5.00 floating shelves.  I read over the instructions and liked the price tag, then realized it was a basic design I could definitely handle.

You'll see in my DIY video below how easy they really are.  I did have my hubby help install, it was just much easier with two hands, and he likes to use the power tools once in awhile too ;-)

I hope you enjoy the start to finish tutorial I am including below!

Direct link to the video here:  https://youtu.be/zobEIgYgoEI
Thanks to Thrify and Chic for creating a great DIY tutorial for these wood shelves!  

Valentine's Day Decor Home Tour

I am always one to go all out with the decorating, especially for the holiday's.  This year I have been working hard on changing my decor over to that gorgeous rustic farmhouse style and I didn't want Valentine's Day to explode all over the place.  So instead I added subtle little touches of red and hearts to recognize this beloved holiday, yet still not step on the toes of my new decor pieces.

I give you a quick home tour of my Valentine's Day decor in this new video linked below.   I hope you enjoy!


Direct link to the video here:  https://youtu.be/PmbTcZxf_q8

DIY Framed Valentine's Day Wood Sign

The Target Dollar Spot can be a very dangerous place... do you get sucked into it too?  I have a hard time staying away.  Sometimes I even go into Target just to check out the dollar spot.  This particular shopping trip I picked up a cute wood "Happy Valentine's Day" cutout.  I knew I wanted to try making a wood sign with it.  This is my version.
I have the beloved farmhouse style going on in my house and so wanted to keep it simple.  I've also been adding that galvanized metal texture here and there to pull in that wood and metal look.  So I did a faux metal paint technique to the wood cut out and added it to a framed wood sign giving it that wood and metal combo look.

I share with you in my video linked below how this whole piece came together. I hope you enjoy!

Direct link to the video here:  https://youtu.be/9-64C855_bQ

Aging Hardware with a Blow Torch

Sometimes you love things, but then for some reason just wished you loved them more.  That's how I felt about the pallet chalkboard I made for above my kitchen cabinets.  It was exactly what I wanted but was missing something.

I was at good old Walmart and found these flat L brackets and wished they weren't so shiny so I could put them on my chalkboard.  I started researching ways to make them not so flashy and after ruling out regular spray paint I found that you could take a blow torch to burn off the shiny zinc that coated the metal.  LUCKY ME, I had a blow torch and knew I could handle that!

This is not a project for the beginner.  If you've never used a blow torch before, give yourself some time to get used to it before attempting this.  SAFETY is always important when using a blow torch too.  I explain and show you how to attempt this DIY in my video tutorial below.

I hope you enjoy!

Direct link to the video here:   https://youtu.be/C0Ur2fDPy8w

DIY Super Bowl Party

I love parties and I love to plan parties every chance I get!  When the Super Bowl rolled around, I could have made food and everyone would have been happy, Super Bowls are all about the food, right?  However, not for me and not in my house.  I have to make it "cute" and "fun" and "festive."

The best part about it all was outside of all the food and ingredients, all the decorating maybe cost about $20 give or take.  Here's how I did it.  I used what I had.  I hit the Dollar Tree.  I used FREE printables to accessorize.

Here is a link to my Party Ideas Pinterest board if you'd like to see where I found some of the items you see here.

I went ahead and did a party tour video to share with you some of the ideas I used in our own Super Bowl party.  I hope that you find it helpful and inspires you!

Here's the video - hope you enjoy!

Direct link to the video here:  https://youtu.be/D390BfVsoH8

DIY Nursery Name Blocks

These wooden name blocks are so adorable hanging in a nursery!  I've even had clients use them for baby shower decor.  I've made them so they are easily hang on a wall displayed or they can sit on a shelf or dresser to add that extra touch to personalize a space.
These are the very first set of girl names blocks I've made.  I have made several for boys, so it was fun to make something for a girly girl room.
I used 1x4's for this project and cut them 5,5" tall.  I share with you in the video linked below how these cute little blocks were made start to finish. I hope you enjoy!


Direct link to the video here:  https://youtu.be/UNA5Y0h_pd