Y’all this is one of those little tips I wish I had know a loooong time ago. Once you see how easy it is to rust metal using cinnamon, it will knock your socks off. And I have to warn you, after trying this little trick to making metal look rusty, EVER-E-THING is gonna be…
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Valentine Gnome: Video Tutorial
You would never know it now but this adorable little Valentine Gnome began as a Dollar Tree tinsel tree! Every once in a while, it’s fun to go strolling the isles at the dollar stores in search for a few unexpected crafty items! This is how this fun little Valentine Gnome was born. What shall we…
How to Make a Dollar Tree Sled
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…
The Perfect DIYer Gift Guide
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…
Easy Christmas Centerpiece Using Pinecones and Sumac
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…
Pop Up Antique Barn Sale
Y’all I caught wind of this adorable little barn sale happening this past weekend about 5 minutes up the road! I thought to myself, “How in the world have you never heard of this place before?” Needless to say, I loaded up the kiddos and my assistant Kenzie and off we went. We arrived at FeatherStone…
Budget Friendly Fall Front Porch without Mums
Today I am sharing the main entry way here at the homestead and how I styled it without using mums. I am hopeful every year that I will manage to keep my mums alive and every year they end up dead…haha please tell me I’m not the only one with this problem? Without further delay,…
A Brief History of American Barn Quilts
A few days ago I was handed a box of scrap wood. literally. A small box full of left over pieces from a collaboration for the SCRAP WOOD MYSTERY BOX and was challenged to see if I could come up with a way to make use of them. Immediately a barn quilt came to mind,…
Reviving an Old Cutting Board
Recently, I had the task of reviving an old cutting board. It given to me by a sweet friend of mine no longer had use for it and knew I had a growing collection. As beautiful as it was, it needed a little bit of TLC. It was dry and had noticeably not been conditioned…
August Vintage Finds
It’s no secret that I love to go thrifting, junking , yard-saleing…you name it. Basically if I have the chance to find something beautifully aged, then you can count me in. I wanted to share my most recent vintage finds. These have been collected over the course of a couple weeks and why I chose…