DIY Photo Block | Mother's Day Gift

Mother's Day is Sunday!  If you are needing a last minute gift idea, I have the one for you!  I used scrap 2"x 6" I had in my workshop and created this simple yet beautiful table top photo holder.  The best part of this project is that it is so versatile!  It's easy to give this idea a whole new look with paint color and by changing the message on the side.  Add your kid's names, change mom to Grandma, add a cute accent such as a bow or twine.  The possibilities are endless!  Get creative!  Think about mom (or mother figure) that will be receiving your handmade gift while design it.

The video tutorial below covers all the details of all you need to make this simple photo block.

I hope you are inspired!

Direct link to the video here:  https://youtu.be/jFMnL_Ljp20

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Home is where your mom is photo holder

GIVEAWAY | Marla Rae Wood Sign

I'm so excited to be offering this giveaway!  I know many of you come here to learn how to make your own wood signs, but did you know I actually purchase some wood signs too?  It makes for a nice variety that way.  Hobby Lobby also has some deals that are just too good to pass up and I get sucked into those cute signs all the time.

This "Our Family Rules" wood sign was presented to me and I just loved the look!  It really is something that would take me forever and a day to create myself.  When Marla Rae contacted me to review and also offer a giveaway of this beautiful piece I just couldn't say no.

I created a video to show off all the details of this wood sign with you, and I also share all the details of how you can enter the giveaway to win your very own Marla Rae wood sign too!  All you have to do is click this link and it will take you to the giveaway!

MARLA RAE WOOD SIGN

GIVEAWAY

DIY Let's Stay Home Framed Wood Sign

I love when I get on a roll and can keep going and going with my projects.  I've had a few days in a roll like that.  After our yard sale last weekend I have this fear of getting behind on my work and so I tend to over-compensate.  This sign was not on my to do list, but it just sort of happened.  I am so glad it did!  It's my first reverse wood sign.  I don't think that's an actual real thing, but it is just that.  I usually do a white background and then stained wood frame.  This cute little sign got a white frame and a dark stained background instead.  It is so very cute this way!

I created a DIY tutorial to share with you how to create a sign like this yourself.

I hope you are inspired!

Direct link to the video here:  https://youtu.be/qhDHxeDe6I4

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Let's Stay Home Framed Wood Sign

Stay Awhile Framed Wood Sign

DIY Easy Burlap Pillow Cover

I love quick and easy DIY's.  This one is one of those.  It's no-sew, cheap, easy, and transforms a plain pillow into a new look.

The best thing about this simple DIY is that it can be adjusted to your own style.  I used burlap I had on a roll for this tutorial.  However, this would be so great to do with ribbon, fabric, or other colors of burlap too!

I included a quick DIY tutorial to show you just how you can create a pillow cover sleeve of your own.  I hope you are inspired!

Direct link to the video here: https://youtu.be/e1d0cUrBAK8

Dollar Tree Haul - Pet Supplies and Cool Finds!

Meet the newest member of our family, Maverick!  He is such a sweetie pie!  He is always giving wet sloppy kisses and loves to snuggle.  We rescued him from our local Humane Society.  He's a precious 10 month old German Shepard / Labrador mix.

I am an avid Dollar Tree shopper.  We have never had a dog so I've never even looked at the pet section of the store.  I would just waltz right by it.  I really didn't know what they even had there for dogs.  I was surprised by my trip there today when our smaller scale Dollar Tree actually had a great selection of pet items!  Of course I had to do some puppy spoiling so I picked up quite a few items for him.

Along the way I also found some great summer items, Mothers' Day, and 4th of July things as well!  Check out my video below where you will not only get to see my shopping haul, but also meet our puppy Maverick!  I hope you enjoy!

Direct link to the video here:  https://youtu.be/zUV-ur7-Jbc

DIY Rae Dunn Inspired Wood Signs

I may not be as big of a Rae Dunn collector as some, but I do have my fair share of mugs and a few other pieces.  It matches my decor so nicely that I just couldn't help to get into the hype of it all.  It also doesn't hurt that you have to go out and hunt it down, and the feeling of success when you do find a piece is sort of addictive.  If you don't enjoy treasure hunts (at TJ Max, Home Goods, and Marshall's to name a few places) then you can pay 100 x's the cost on Ebay.  I'm not exaggerating either.  I don't need anything enough to pay those crazy prices. I will stick to hunting when I'm out and about and enjoy the scavenger hunt every now and again.  If you are an Ebay buying, I so envy you.  I sure would love to have some of those unicorns if I had an unlimited amount of money to spend.

Any-who, onto the these Rae Dunn inspired wood signs.  If you can't have all the clay you want, you sure can create some of your own.  These wood signs are so cute and sort of silly.  It's a play on the RD obsession.  Let's celebrate that with some fun home decor!  I share with you in the video tutorial below all the details of how these two signs were created.  I used the "The Skinny" font, which you can google and get for free, yay!  I hope you are inspired!

Direct Link to the video here:  https://youtu.be/9V1zhI26Zgo

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Coffee is Dunn Wood Sign

Messy Bun & Rae Dunn Wood Sign

DIY Mini Shelf with Key Hooks

I love our entry.  It has a beautiful reclaimed bench, hooks for coats, hooks for backpacks, baskets for papers and mail.  I recently added a wood clock and it was just needing something under it.  We had a place for our keys in another location; however, it was not near the front door, it was in the kitchen.  It was a little bit of a walk and we were known for walking back and forth when we walked for the front door and realized we didn't have our keys in hand.  That's where this shelf idea was born.

I wanted something smaller in scale and something simple.  I also stained it to match the bench and floating shelves in the entry to create a "matching set."  It really has been a great addition to the space and we are glad to have a place for our sunglasses and such on the top shelf as well now too.

The video tutorial I created below shows all the details of this build.

I hope you are inspired!

Direct link to the tutorial here:  https://youtu.be/EIzCYt4_few