DIY Plant Hanger
This past weekend brought the return of Spring weather to SW Ontario – and with it, the annual “Spring itch” to get out into the sun and plant something… but we have an urban legend in our area – that you should never plant anything until after May two-four weekend. You see, we’ve been known […]
Three Tier Stand – for Cupcakes, Collectibles or Toys
If you’re looking to take your next party to the next level, then build a few of these easy three tier stands to showcase your goodies. Layer them with cupcakes or jars of candies and treats. Display your collectibles so that you can see all of them. In our case, Madison wanted to display her […]
18″ Doll Furniture – Easy DIY Table
Outfitting your child’s dolls with furniture, clothing and accessories can really break the bank. Particularly if they like the larger dolls – 18″ doll furniture can cost into the hundreds of dollars. BUT, if you are willing to try a little DIY, you can build most of the 18″ doll furniture yourself for an itsy-bitsy fraction of […]
DIY Coffee Mug Shelf
I’d seen this cute coffee mug shelf on A Beautiful Mess and I’d pinned it as a “to do” on my Build It Pinterest board. But I needed a variation of it – I didn’t want 9 coffee cup nooks, I wanted 6 – but ones that were big enough to hold my Rae Dunn […]
DIY Wooden Sign
With all of my pantry obsessing of late, and my continuing avoidance of completing my income taxes, I finally got around to a project I’ve been thinking about for quite some time… a DIY wooden sign for above my pantry door. I went to France years ago, and in my travels through different areas of […]
DIY Door Mounted Spice Rack
When cupboard and drawer space are at a premium, you have to come up with alternative solutions to store and organize all of the little ‘extras’ in your kitchen. Our little ‘extras’ are spices – and Hubby’s fascination with accumulating every single one in existence has created a PITA for me. You see, I purchased […]
DIYer’s Guide to Sanders
I’ve been refinishing furniture for a few years now, and have recently begun building things and I’ve done it all using just my tiny Dewalt palm sander. For furniture refinishing it’s perfect – compact, powerful and easy to use – but with the larger builds I’ve been attempting, it takes time. It works, but I […]