Category: Craftiness
Sew your own mermaid tails
We are deep into a mermaid phase in this house. I didn’t mean that to be a pun (ocean = deep) but that’s because I have mermaids on the brain. ALL. OF. THE. TIME. I started the fascination, actually. They were playing with C’s… Continue Reading “Sew your own mermaid tails”
Build your own wooden seesaw with Ana White’s plans
I LOVE the project we made for this week’s DIY adventure: a wooden seesaw for the backyard! We used free plans from the extraordinarily talented Ana White (available here) with just a couple of modifications, and they were very easy follow. Every time I… Continue Reading “Build your own wooden seesaw with Ana White’s plans”
Build your own seesaw
Our backyard already has a playhouse, a sandbox and a slide, but I wanted to see if we could build something new for the kids to play on. Because, you know, clearly they don’t have enough stuff back there. I quickly found a great… Continue Reading “Build your own seesaw”
Adventures in yard sales: The $2 nightstand makeover
I love picking furniture off the side of the road, or buying a piece for a few dollars at a yard sale and completely redoing it. I always want to show the “after” picture to the original owner, so they can see the potential… Continue Reading “Adventures in yard sales: The $2 nightstand makeover”
Turn boring kitchen cabinets into open shelving
We’ve been making a lot of changes to the kitchen lately. First the beadboard addition to the peninsula, which I am still LOVING because it makes things look so finished. Then we repainted the kitchen cabinets a nice, bright white — not the same… Continue Reading “Turn boring kitchen cabinets into open shelving”
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