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    Easy 4th of July Decor

    Sup­plies An assort­ment of small branches  White Spray Paint of your choice Col­or­ful wood beads Wood Craft Stars Wood Stain of your choice  Hot Glue Gun Last night we had some CRAY‑Z storms roll through, knock­ing down trees and blow­ing limbs and leaves every-stinkin-where. Inspi­ra­tion came for this project as I stood gaz­ing out my win­dow dread­ing the yard work in my near future. Then it hit me…why do yard work when you can DIY?  Me and my handy man, Linc, went and gath­ered a few branch­es. I mean after all, we were get­ting limbs out of the yard. Two birds, one stone and…

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    2 Step Candlestick Makeover

    Sup­plies Can­dle­stick of your choice  Spray Adhe­sive Flo­ral Moss If you love cre­ative decor like I do then this is def­i­nite­ly the project for you! It’s not your typ­i­cal can­dle­stick makeover with paint, though those do have their place in the world of DIY. Dare I say this project is EASIER than paint­ing and can be com­plet­ed in 2 easy steps! Grab your­self a thrifty can­dle­stick It does not have to be per­fect. In the end the shape is all that is going to matter. Pro Tip “Use loose moss rather than sheet moss on this par­tic­u­lar project. It will allow more…

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    Upcycled Dry Sink Shelf

    This is hands down my favorite project yet! And yes I am aware that I say that about every project but this time I real­ly mean it! Let me give you a lit­tle bit of back­ground on this piece. Near the town where I live in Ken­tucky there is an annu­al 400 Hun­dred Mile Yard Sale that stretch­es across the state the first full week­end in June. I am lucky enough to be about 30 min­utes from the West­ern start­ing point for the sale.  A few years ago I went for the first time with my mom and let me just…

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    Tiered Tray From Thrifted Plates

    Supplies Needed: 3 Thrift­ed Plates Spin­dles Knob E6000 Adhe­sive Spray paint I have always want­ed a rea­son to buy all the pret­ty lit­tle plates from the thrift store or yard sales. I have want­ed one of those beau­ti­ful tiered farm­house trays for what seems like for­ev­er but could nev­er bring myself to spend the mon­ey. There’s also my weird obses­sion with search­ing for old and beau­ti­ful plates so real­ly this project was a match made in DIY heaven. This project start­ed with a col­lec­tion of 3 plates from a local thrift store for about a quar­ter a piece. Two of…

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    Creating a Budget Friendly Gallery Wall

    There is some­thing very sat­is­fy­ing about going a trea­sure hunt through your own house look­ing for things to hang togeth­er. Its excit­ing to see a bunch of ran­dom objects some togeth­er to cre­ate one cohe­sive look. Chances are, you already have most of what you need lay­ing around the house. Take this cute lit­tle piece for exam­ple. It was giv­en to me so that was a plus! Who does­n’t love FREE, am I right? But real­ly I think you could scav­enge through your garage and find an old piece of wood. Paint that bad boy up and add a lit­tle some­thing…

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    Easy Wood Bead Napkin Rings

    It’s not secret that I love wood bead ele­ments in my home and if you’re read­ing this I am guess­ing you share the same wood bead obses­sion that I do right? What did we ever do before “farm­house” decor haha. In addi­tion to this super cute nap­kin ring I also enjoyed mak­ing this super cute and sim­ple DIY WOOD BEAD TASSEL using some of the very same sup­plie we’re using here. Supplies Needed for Napkin Rings  Craft Bead Set Nat­ur­al Pol­ished Hemp Scis­sors First , grab your scis­sors and cut a piece of hemp. I think mine was about 12 in give or take.…

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    For Such A Time

    I know how easy it is to wish away our frustrations just remember that you, Mama, have a purpose RIGHT NOW, not yesterday not when all your ducks are in a row but for this time, in this moment,