Upcycles

This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of Plasti Dip. All opinions are 100% mine. We are a total Do-It-Yourself kind of family, so when my son started Kindergarten this year, he asked if he could have a new bedroom to celebrate. Since our youngest baby is still sleeping in our room …

This super simple cardboard castle is so easy to make. It’s perfect for kids, and it makes a great indoor activity for all children!

If you’re as obsessed with shiplap as I am (thank you, Joanna Gaines for filling me with the desire to move to Waco!), you may have wondered how you can fit it in to your home decor in some way. For me, a shiplap wall might work in our basement, where the theme is more …

Recently I have been in the process of creating myself a beautiful home office. My tastes are quite eclectic, and I’m not one to be very matchy matchy, but I’m working on it, and I’m pretty happy with what I have so far. But one thing that wasn’t working for me was my office chair. …

Ever since we got our two beautiful cats back in November, I have to admit there’s been no end of drama. For the first six weeks, we were all sniffling and sneezing, and I was pretty convinced that we were all unknowingly allergic to our new friends. But after a lot of research and a …

I LOVE home projects that are super cheap but pack a HUGE punch. This $5 Table ReVamp fits the bill perfectly. Using only some chalk paint, Mod Podge and wrapping paper, I transformed a rather mundane wooden table into a work of art! I found this super cute little table at our local DI (that’s Deseret …

I don’t know about you, but I drink a LOT of coffee. My not-so-secret addiction is Starbucks. It’s been especially bad lately because they’ve just introduced the option to order on your phone and pick up. So now it is SO easy and fast to get coffee, and I’m spending a [not so] small fortune every week. …

Many years ago, when I was graduating from high school, my dad brought me a present which wasn’t actually from him. One of his friends and neighbors had gone to the trouble of making me this lovely cedar-bottomed hope chest as a graduation gift. Even though I’d never met him properly (I had seen him …

I spent the last weekend of our holidays working to get my craft room in order. Ever since we moved here, all of my crafting stuff has been in boxes downstairs. I tried in the first few weeks after our move to organize it, but the only space we had was in the room that …

Turn an ugly magazine rack into a cute conversation piece with this easy DIY. We bought it for just 50 cents at a charity shop, and turned it into this 70s inspired display! So fun and easy to do!

Those who know me know how much I LOATHE Spongebob. I don’t let my kids watch it, and I find it a really troubling fact that most parents think it’s fine. I guess I’m just old fashioned, but I see no need for the gross humor. So when I found this Spongebob table and chairs …

So having seen hundreds of furniture makeovers on Pinterest, I was desperate to try it myself at some point. It inevitably led to what can only be described as a mildly successful experiment. The piece I chose was bought from our local charity shop – only $40 about 8 months ago. It started its life …

I’m sure that I’ve mentioned before that I have a slight obsession with Pinterest (who doesn’t, eh?!). And lately, a lot of my pins have had a common theme – budgeting, planning and home economics. I’ve become slightly fanatical about trying to make our money stretch further and to make quality meals for pennies. As …

If you keep up with me on Twitter, you may have seen that last week, I won my very own iPad 3 from the lovely people at Create.  And while I was really thankful for such an amazing prize, my girlfriendly duties kicked in, and I grudgingly happily handed it over to Mark as a token of my …