Sometimes, you just have to hit that scrap pile of wood. Amazing things can come from those left overs! I had a short piece of 2x4 hanging around and thought they would make some cute blocks for spring and Easter.
I've been going for a more neutral Easter decor in my home this year, instead of all the pastels. That's what inspired the black, white, and gray look for these little cuties.
I created a DIY video to show you how how easy you can make some for your own home's decor in the video tutorial below. I hope you enjoy!
I had this project on my to do list for a very long time. When our son was born we did without a coffee table so he had carpet to play on (most of our home is hardwood floors, so we only had a 5'x7' rug in the living room). Our little guy is about to turn 4 years old now and he's all over the place now. Finally it was time to add back a coffee table.
There are so many different styles and tutorials so I found one that was sort of inexpensive but still had to look I was wanting. After giving our end tables a makeover (see that transformation HERE), I wanted the coffee table to look like it matched and flowed. I used the same paint and the same wood stain and it all came together beautifully!
I love the big wire basket with the liner underneath too! I found that beauty at Hobby Lobby. We needed a place for blankets and it's worked perfectly! It's easy to pull them out and put them away and it's all nicely hidden when not needed.
For this build we used mainly 2x2's. The top is made from different width wood I had in the garage to give it a random barnwood look (all are 1x's). The great part about it is it's very inexpensive to build. 2x2's are less than $2.00 each and I think we used 4 of them. The top was scrap for me, but you could use 2- 1x8's which are under $6.00 each. So total: $20.00 in wood!
This was a joint effort build for me and my hubby. Yes, sometimes he likes to get in on the power tool action too, and I guess I should let him, right? Ha!
I created an easy to follow tutorial of this whole build from cutting the wood, to building the piece, to painting and staining it, and even adding the decorative pieces.
Here comes Peter Cotton Tail... Hopping Down the Bunny Trail... Hippity Hoppity Easter's on it's way!
This is a little bit more of a modern farmhouse style version of an Easter wood sign. Very simple, yet perfectly rustic. Great with any decor with it's neutral tones.
This wood sign started with a dark wood stain, and once I added a chalk paint white wash it transformed into this beautiful piece!
I share the step by step process of this wood sign in the video tutorial below.
Another YouTuber asked me to do a Dollar Tree collaboration, and how could I turn that down? Only rule was, everything you use had to be from the Dollar Tree. I nearly got away from getting everything from there; however this wreath needed burlap as a base and my Dollar Tree was out of their burlap on the roll. I did already have some burlap by the yard at home already luckily.
The supplies I used for this wreath were:
14" wire wreath form
burlap
16 succulent picks
spanish moss
hot glue & glue gun
scissors
wire cutters
This was a super easy DIY projects. It takes a little time and a lot of hot glue. In the end I love how it turned out! I have been these wreaths online for $50, $100, $150+. My Dollar Tree version cost me under $20 to make from Dollar Tree supplies!
When you make wood sign for yourself and it hangs on the wall for 2 months blank...
Yep, I totally did that.
This wood sign is in our entry and can be seen from just about everywhere - kitchen, living room, dining room, bathroom, kids room... so I took me a long time to decide what exactly I wanted it to look like and say.
I saw this saying on a few Pinterest posts and I just kept coming back to it. I needed it to be the right fonts and look nice and balanced so it took even longer for me to get the design right. Sometimes the things we make for ourselves are harder than those we make for client's requests.
In the end, I LOVE it and so glad that I took the time to get it right.
This wood signs measures 18" tall and 40" wide. I used white and black chalkboard paint as well as Jacobean wood sign (my fav!).
I created a DIY tutorial to show you how I created this piece. Confession: I must have not recorded the actual build of the sign. However, I have already covered these tutorials in two other posts which I'll link below as well. I still hope you can find inspiration from this wood sign!
I came across Thrive Marketthanks to another YouTuber and I'm so glad that I did! It's so nice to see a site dedicated to providing the best of the best natural products. It has saved me from having to do a lot of research on my own of what are the best products to use. I also like that they offer 15% OFF and FREE SHIPPING on your first purchase. Come to find out, their prices are even better than Amazon too!
I have big plans to switch out our lotions, hand sanitizers, general purpose cleaners, face washes, and more. I was able to get most of what I needed from this site. Other items I needed are staple items I had around my own house. I will be doing some DIY tutorials in the near future on all the products I end up making so subscribe to my YouTube channel to see!
My first experience with this company I caught on the video I've linked below. I share with you all the products I purchased from my first time ordering from them.
When you buy a storage system and never get around to refinishing it like you planned... years and year later. This was definitely one of those projects. I bought this unfinished wood storage piece YEARS ago from Michael's Arts and Crafts (when I worked there). I knew it would look very cool painted and fixed up, but it never got there. In my deffense, I did use it! It served a lot of different purposes around the house. It just never got a paint makeover.
After going down the rabbit hole of redecorating our kid's bedroom, I had this slim space next to the bunk bed and their bedroom door. We needed a place to put things and the table there was WAY too big, but it worked for awhile. Then I saw this piece, which was holding all of my acrylic paints, sitting in the laundry room and thought - that would be perfect for the space!
So I found a new home for my acrylic paint bottle and got to work on their new basket storage. I share with you in the video below just how it all came to life. My little guy even got to help paint. He loves to help! I love that he gets to help with something that is for his room.
