T-Shirt Pillow Covers

So the other day you saw my throw pillow collection, or at least part of it. If you took any inspiration from my pillow collection, then you might want to have a look at somewhere like https://www.sleepjunkie.org/best-pillows/ to try and get a collection of your own up and running. Well, the other side of that […]
Let It Snow Raised Letter sign

Being a blogger has A LOT of advantages. A few disadvantages, but far more advantages than not. Case in point – a friend of ours was getting rid of these wood letters: What do you do with a mishmash of letters that you no longer need/want? You give them to your local (and favourite) blogger! […]
“Who Needs Santa” wood gift pile

Just a quick pop-in today with a super-easy and very cute DIY – the “Who needs Santa…” gift pile, made from 2×2 pieces of scrap wood. I cut four pieces of 2×2 wood to lengths of 8″, 6″, 4″ and 2″, gave them a light sanding and then painted them in Christmas colours using inexpensive […]
No Soliciting Sign

Do you feel guilty when people come to your door selling things? Whether it be fundraisers, window cleaning, Artists trying to fund their work or some walk/run/jog/fart-athon, I always feel guilty saying “no”. Everyone has a cause, and every cause has some value, and going door-to-door is a shitty way to spend a day – […]
Slate Cheese Board / Slate Cheese Tray

If your backyard get togethers are more wine-and-cheese than hot dogs-and-lemonade, this project will fit the bill. This slate cheese board / slate cheese tray was made from an old roof tile and some etching cream! Supplies: roof slate – can usually be found on Kijiji or Craig’s List – the more rustic, the better. two handles […]
Make Your Own Farmhouse-Style Signs

In case you didn’t read yesterday’s post, I’ll recap: This gallery wall is what I’m trying to make (for a friend, so you won’t see my name in there): Yesterday I showed how I made all of the individual scrabble tiles and today I’m going to show you how I made the antiqued / rustic […]