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    How to Make a Dollar Tree Sled

    10:02 PM - By 

    Mak­ing this Dol­lar Tree Sled was a super fun and cre­ative way to cre­ate some­thing using Dol­lar Tree sup­plies. Typ­i­cal­ly, I use lit­tle embell­ish­ments and some­times rib­bon for my larg­er DIY’s but this time was different.  I made this lit­tle sled using MOSTLY DT sup­plies, but keep in mind you can find your sup­plies from oth­er places as well., I have linked the project sup­plies below for your convivence.  What do you need to make a DIY sled? 2 wreath hooks piece of card­board cut into 3 wide strips, approx 3″ wide wood-like scrap­book paper mod­podge black chalk paint (to paint hooks if…

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    The Perfect DIYer Gift Guide

    5:39 PM - By 

    This year put the gift of DIY under­neath the tree. With more time spent at home there has been a great upward trend of at home DIY projects and I have just the thing for it! I cre­at­ed this DIY­er Gift Guide to help you shop for that per­fect gift for the handy­man, crafter or all-around project lov­ing per­son in your life! With a few very basic but very handy tools your DIY­er is sure to be thrilled with one or all pf these gifts this Christmas! 1. DIY Wood Block House Project Kit This wood block kit is per­fect for…

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    Make A Wood Block Ornament + Video

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    Mak­ing wood block ornament(s) has to be one of my favorite things to cre­ate this time of year. In fact, mak­ing wood block anyyy­thing is my favorite.  PS.…these wood block ornament(s) make won­der­ful (and bud­get friend­ly) gifts too (wink wink) If you have a scrap wood pile lay­ing around, go grab a lit­tle piece and make this super cute, rus­tic lit­tle addi­tion for your tree.  No wood? No wor­ries! If you don’t have access to wood, we have a scrap wood project solu­tion designed JUST FOR YOU! If you have wood, then you’re almost set. See the com­plete list of sup­plies below. Supplies…

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    Easy Christmas Centerpiece Using Pinecones and Sumac

    7:32 PM - By 

    This easy Christ­mas cen­ter­piece is quick, sim­ple and most importantly…FREE! Yep, you heard me, free. Put on your hik­ing shoes and go on a nature walk to look for these two nat­u­ral­ly beau­ti­ful ele­ments to bring togeth­er to make your own Christ­mas centerpiece.  Before you begin gath­er­ing, grab a dough bowl to bring your dis­play items togeth­er. Mine was a gift but you can get a sim­i­lar one here. This Christ­mas cen­ter­piece idea began one evening a cou­ple week ago when Josh and I were strolling down the dri­ve­way with the kid­dos. We round­ed the last cor­ner of our suu­u­u­per…

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    Rustic Christmas Scrap Wood Projects

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    There is some­thing so incred­i­bly fun about cre­at­ing with scraps. It can be the ulti­mate chal­lenge for your cre­ative side and it’s a great way to use your resources; espe­cial­ly after a home reno or project build. These rus­tic scrap wood Christ­mas projects are the per­fect exam­ples of the amaz­ing pieces you can cre­ate with wood that oth­er­wise may be head­ed to the trash.  There are so many amaz­ing projects ideas out there and I cre­at­ed the THE WOODSHOP to help get wood into peo­ples hands that may not oth­er­wise have the tools or the wood pile to use for projects…

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    Rustic Wood Block Christmas Village

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    There is some­thing incred­i­bly charm­ing about this home made wood block Christ­mas vil­lage. See­ing how some­thing basic can be trans­formed into a beau­ti­ful state­ment piece of decor is so rewarding.  This DIY pairs per­fect­ly with the twin­kle of Christ­mas lights and a sim­ple gar­land. I hope to inspire you with sim­ple, rus­tic charm this wood block Christ­mas vil­lage will add to your home, bet­ter yet, make one for yourself. Recreate this look with these supplies Wood Block Christ­mas Vil­lage Project Set, or scrap wood pieces Waver­ly Chalk Paint, Plaster Cof­fee Stain RECIPE HERE Plas­ter of Paris Black paint Pen Sand Paper Hot…

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    Last Minute DIY Halloween Costume

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    This DIY wolf cos­tume was a prod­uct of my pro­cras­ti­na­tion. This year’s theme was lit­tle Red Rid­ing Hood and I could not find a decent lit­tle boys wolf cos­tume any­where. I had a mask giv­en to me for free but it was too big and a lit­tle too scary for my 6 year old, how­ev­er, with a lit­tle imag­i­na­tion it could make the per­fect last minute Hal­loween costume.  What do I need to make this Halloween Costume? fab­ric hot glue hot glue gun rotary cut­ter cut­ting mat faux fur I think we can all agree this is not the cutest mask we have…

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    How to Make Rustic Wood Peg Ornaments

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    These DIY wood peg orna­ments are the per­fect lit­tle rus­tic touch for your Christ­mas tree! Not only are they sim­ple and rus­tic, but these wood peg orna­ments are so incred­i­bly easy!  I was for­tu­nate to be gift­ed these lit­tle pegs but but I have linked them in the sup­ply list below for your convivence. What supplies do I need? Wood Pegs Antiquing Glaze Rib­bon and embell­ish­ments of choice Jute Twine How to make Rustic Wood Peg Ornaments  You can con­tin­ue these steps list­ed above, alter­ing fab­rics, bows and tex­tures to make an assort­ment of adorably rus­tic wood peg ornaments. I just love…

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    Wood Bleached Potato Box Makeover

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    I am so excit­ed about this wood bleached pota­to box makeover! This start­ed as a bit of an exper­i­ment a cou­ple weeks ago when I got this crazy idea to bleach a table top. Before I took the plunge off the deep end I want­ed to test the process on a small­er project to see how I liked the results. If you would like to try this tech­nique on a project of your own grab these supplies. Supplies for A Wood Bleach Project Bleach Rag Orbital Sander 80 grit sandpaper Teak Oil In comes the old, ugly tater box. I…

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    How to Flock a Christmas Tree Using Snoflock Powder

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    I am excit­ed to share with you how to flock your Christ­mas tree using Snoflock. Snoflock is a pow­der that expands when intro­duced to mois­ture and cre­ates a per­fect, nat­u­ral­ly flocked look when used cor­rect­ly. Once your tree is flocked it will be ready to dec­o­rate with­in 24 hours. While you’re wait­ing check out all of my favorite orna­ment and Christ­mas decor DIY’s that are sure to make your home look amaz­ing this Christ­mas season! Supplies for Flocking Your Tree Snoflock Sifter Weed Sprayer Lad­der Drop­cloth Steps for Flocking a Tree Step 1: Shape the Tree Branches Start by shap­ing the branch­es…