It all started with this West Elm side table that I just couldn't stop thinking about. I pretty much fell in love with it and knew I needed something like this in my home. It was more than I would normally spend for a small side table and I really wanted two so I decided to try and figure out how to make something similar. Supplies: 4' X 12" Concrete Form cut in half 13 8' half round pine trim pieces cut down to 2' Liquid Nails Strap/ bungee to secure ends of table while ...
DIY Avocado Dye
I have been looking for a blush pink linen for quite sometime but with COVID it has made ordering anything pretty difficult. A lot of things are out of stock and shipping times are months out. So, I decided to dye my own linen using Avocados. Avocados turn fabric pink? Sounds ridiculous right? But it works! The end product is a stunning pink that I couldn't have purchased plus my teenage daughter and I had fun doing it together - double win! Supplies you will need: Pre washed white ...
How to make Pottery out of a Thrifted Vase
I have been trying to get my hands on some affordable Vintage pottery for a little while now and have had NO such luck. I was not about to spend several hundred dollars on a beautiful piece of Art that my children could very easily break during one of their wrestling matches or their other shenanigans. So I decided to DIY my own. I have used Plaster of Paris for numerous things over the years and felt confident that it would be the best things to use for my DIY pottery. I picked up this urn ...
How to Stencil a Concrete Porch
Our DIY stenciled Patio is finally finished. After starting this project 6+ weeks ago, this is a big accomplishment to my summer project list. From start to finish I would say that I could have got it done in two days. This allows for two base coats of White paint with dry time in-between and then the time to stencil. I had painted and stenciled our porch before (this is the third summer) and it has held up great. I didn't seal it, it is not a covered porch and we live in Michigan so we have ...
Fatherless on Fathers Day
Fatherless. Sometimes when I'm least expecting it the weight of that word stills weighs heavy. Even as a 32 year old woman with an amazing husband and 4 kids. Even with the saving grace and love of Jesus- it gets me. Fatherless. To be honest, I really don't know any better. For the majority of my life it has been this way. There was a time when my Father was more present but as far back as I can remember I've never actually know the unwavering love of a Father. In my younger years I really ...
Boys Clothes From Amazon
With being quarantined for the last few months I haven't gotten a chance to get out and shop for Summer clothes for the kids. Grayson has grown like a weed recently and things are starting to get really small really quick. I didn't have a lot saved as far as hand me down from the older two boys so I started browsing Amazon to see what they had. To be honest I haven't really ever bought clothes from Amazon for the kids but I was surprised when all the things I ordered him came in. Everything was ...
