EASY AFTERNOON PROJECTS

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An IKEA LACK Table Top Turns into a Modern Wall Art

An IKEA LACK Table Top Turns into a Modern Wall Art

This is a project that I wasn’t planning on sharing because the “artist in me” might be a little embarrassed of potential negative critiques on my work. But, the “DIYer in me” wants to show you how I repurposed an old IKEA LACK side table that I found disassembled in the garage. The other day,… Continue Reading

Make This Lovely Monogram Trinket Dish

Make This Lovely Monogram Trinket Dish

Hi everyone! I hope you are hanging in there, staying healthy and safe! This past December, I made a whole bunch of these lovely trinket dishes and offered them as Christmas presents to family members, relatives, teachers, church friends – basically everyone! I monogrammed each and every one of them and I even changed the… Continue Reading

Monogrammed Water Bottles for your Bedside Table – DIY

Monogrammed Water Bottles for your Bedside Table – DIY

Are you the type of person who heads to bed with a glass of water in case you wake up thirsty in the middle of the night? If yes, then you, too, should make these etched glass monogrammed water bottles! I made them for each member of my family and we’ve been using them for… Continue Reading

Cute DIY Linen Summer Handbag with Bamboo Handles

Cute DIY Linen Summer Handbag with Bamboo Handles

It’s not often (if ever) that I share fashion related topics, but I would like you to know that I have an eye for fashion and that I follow closely the latest trends. I love watching the Oscars as well as most of the red carpet events for the glamor of the dresses, the hair… Continue Reading

An Easy Way To Frame Prints, Photos, Sketches & More

An Easy Way To Frame Prints, Photos, Sketches & More

My mother is an artist ~ I may have already said that many times in this blog.  She’s a painter [an AMAZING painter] and we’re so lucky to have plenty of her beautiful art pieces -all oil on canvas-  on the walls of our home, for free! Back when I was a kid and we lived… Continue Reading

How To Store Your Water Bottles

How To Store Your Water Bottles

How do you store your water bottles and your coffee-mugs-to-go?  Lately, these have been adding up in our home as each family member needs to have more than one. I’ve been having trouble storing them in the kitchen cabinets and on the pantry shelves, as they easily fall over when they’re empty. In addition to their light weight, they… Continue Reading

DIY Pull-Out Basket For The Kitchen – Mounted In Minutes!

DIY Pull-Out Basket For The Kitchen – Mounted In Minutes!

The kitchen in the new house is an older kitchen from the 80’s. It doesn’t have any of the modern elements that many of our previous kitchens had: no massive island, no professional range, and no clever storage spaces. Plus, it’s half the size of our previous kitchens. The cabinets are very basic and their shelves are not even adjustable. I’m not… Continue Reading

No-Sew, Double-Sided, Roll-Up, DIY Window Shade

No-Sew, Double-Sided, Roll-Up, DIY Window Shade

** Note July 10, 2017: Using the same technique, I made a linen linen no-sew, roll up window shade – you can check it out, here. ** If you ever need to cover a window with a roll-up shade, and you want something fast and inexpensive, consider the following tutorial:  Without sewing a single stitch, you can make a shade… Continue Reading

Cute Tassels Made From Broom Bristles

Cute Tassels Made From Broom Bristles

I was cleaning up the garage yesterday and in between the craft supplies I found a bag of leftover broom bristles that I used for this project (or maybe this one?). When I was putting them away, I remember thinking that they would be great for little tassels – perfect hanging from a drawer knob.  With some beads in… Continue Reading