DIY Doll Furniture – Patio Lounger
I’ve got a neat tutorial for you today – DIY patio lounger for your 18″ dolls (as in Maple Lea and American Girl dolls). I haven’t seen these available for purchase on the doll sites, so your creation will be a novel addition to your child’s dollhouse. To build this DIY doll furniture – you […]
DIY Outdoor Garbage Bin
Since this has been “nagging projects” week, I have to show you something… This is the side of my house. Worse, this is the side of the house that my neighbours see whenever they descend their staircase. They have a window that looks directly over at my garbage pile. Granted, it isn’t always this bad […]
DIY Rustic X Bookshelf (part of Basement Makeover)
I have been SO BUSY lately! It’s entirely my own fault – the girls went camping with their Grandparents the other week and I set my sights on making over my basement… problem is, I didn’t break it down into bite-sized steps like “sand and paint trim”, then “paint walls” then “DIY rustic x bookshelf”. Nope, […]
DIY Gift Wrap Station
I’m so excited about today’s post! First, because these are the first plans I have created in their entirety – no bits and pieces from other bloggers/DIYers – just a photo of a concept piece and my imagination and measurements to bring it to life. WAHOO! Secondly, I’m excited because my previous gift wrap caddy just […]
DIY Decorative Trays
I made these decorative trays last week in preparation for end-of-school Teacher gifts – the first two were made entirely from scrap wood, and were meant to be prototypes, but the girls loved them so much they decided to give both the crappy and good versions to their teachers. I was worried this project was […]
DIY Plant Stands
If you want to add height, dimension and movement to your porch, patio or deck – you’ll want to include some plant stands to elevate and create interest in your plantings. You could buy several different sized pots and group them, or you could take your existing planters (of any height) and build a DIY […]
Don’t DIY Connect 4 Game
I’m posting this article because we did the work and because we learned a few things in doing so, and if I can save you the headaches that we found, it’s worth a few minutes of reading right? My friend Lynn (of Plinko fame) is single-handedly providing all of the games for her school carnival. […]