Sometimes in our busy lives, there’s only time to spray a dash of paint and call it a day. Welcome to Crafty Quickies! Often I have simple little things I’ve crafted/upcycled/rehabbed/created that just don’t seem worthy of their own blog post. Well, why not? Why be short-ist? (Quick-ist? Brief-ist? I have no talent for fake names alleging slight.) So here, without further ado, is my first Crafty Quickie!… Continue Reading
Dollar Store Makeover: Pretty Framed Pictures
I don’t really know any crafty people who aren’t on a lifelong quest to make dollar store purchases into something people will say, “Wow, how perfect! You MADE that!?” about. I’m similarly diseased. My best friend has two little girls, so they are always great guinea pigs for my Frankenstein Craft Monsters. When her second little girl was born last year, her firstborn got her own big-girl bedroom,decorated in pink… Continue Reading
DIY Dollar Store Halloween Wreath
Can you believe its almost Trick or Treat time??? Where did the year go? Despite all my best efforts (aka, pinning the hell out of Halloween decor ideas), I find myself scrambling to throw up a little spooky ambiance before the big day arrives. Full time job plus visiting family plus two year old plus day-to-day life – I swear there just isn’t enough time in a given day… Continue Reading
Bottles, Bottles, Everywhere, But Not a Drop to Drink!
I have an obsession with wine bottles. And mason jars. And candle jars. And really any kind of container in existence. I can’t make myself throw them out, even to the recycling bin – I can always think of something else I can do with it.(This would account for the cardboard box filled with an assortment of jars and bottles that’s sitting in my guest room closet.) Wine Bottle… Continue Reading