• DIY Projects - Scrap Wood Projects

    DIY Spindle Carrots

    6:42 PM - By 

    Mak­ing Spring decor using these skin­ny spin­dles from the shop just may be my new obses­sion! Not only was thi project easy, but also, the end result turned out absolute­ly amazing!  What you will need: Spin­dles Miter Saw Green flo­ral stems hot clue orange paint small paint brush twine and/or raffia The process start­ed out fair­ly sim­ple. I had two long spin­dles that I cut down to about 6″ each using a miter saw. If you need to get your hands on these I offer them over in my wood sup­ply shoppe. GET THEM HERE.  After they were cut to size, I light­ly sand­ed…

  • Decor

    Thrifty Spring Decor for Your Mantle

    7:18 PM - By 

    Recent­ly, I made a trip to one of my favorite thrift shoppes in town on a mis­sion to gath­er a few bud­get-friend­ly items for my Spring man­tle. I did­n’t want to go all out Easter‑y with bright eggs and bun­nies but did want a taste­ful yet fresh look to my space. After brows­ing the store for about 30 min­utes, which must have been a new record for me, I had a col­lec­tion of vin­tage prints, old bas­kets, books and some faux euclyp­tus stems. I also bought a old chip­py bird­cage and a sofa table, but that’s a whole dif­fer­ent thing.…

  • Decor - Decor + Styling

    DIY Apothecary Canisters Using Mason Jars

    12:28 AM - By 

    Supplies Needed: Mason Jar with lid  Can­dle­stick or small vase Knobs Spray Paint E6000 Craft Adhesive This project was so fun and fes­tive! I was look­ing for some­thing sim­ple and chic to add to a spring vignette and this was just the thing! If you live with me then you know that I col­lect glass jars. I am not real­ly sure why but I can’t seem to bring myself to throw them away. There are so many uses for left­over glass! Any­way, off my soap­box and back on topic…I start­ed with a left­over mason jar. I scrubbed it clean of all stick­ers…