Back in 2012 I blogged about a self-imposed budget challenge where I lived on $20 per week for ALL MY EXPENSES. Groceries, gas, entertainment, dining, unexpected emergencies..
$25 Per Week Challenge: The Rules
10 Best Rustic Inspried Projects
Like it or not, the trend towards rustic and farmhouse style appears to be here to stay. And using the rustic style as an inspiration for decorating and building ideas is something a lot of bloggers are doing.
So this month, the All Things Creative team decided to feature their absolute favorite rustic style project. My favorite project is my Rustic X-Leg Wooden Bench out of 2x4s.
So this month, the All Things Creative team decided to feature their absolute favorite rustic style project. My favorite project is my Rustic X-Leg Wooden Bench out of 2x4s.
The other 9 ATC bloggers have very different, but equally fantastic projects.. you can see them all below:
Plastic Bug School Valentine (Free Printable)
Yes! I am back with ANOTHER school valentine.. but remember, I have three kids, so I have to make a LOT of school valentines. Last week I shared the chalkboard valentine that my oldest daughter is giving out, and today I’m focusing on my littlest one. My 3 year old son.
When we were walking around the dollar store looking at what we could use, he zeroed in on the plastic BUGS.
Now, I’m not sure about you, but typically I don’t associate a romantic holiday with creepy crawler little critters, but I am also not a 3 year old boy.. so I decided to roll with it.
It actually works out really well, since you can get a 6 pack of bugs at the dollar store for $1 so you can make a lot of these guys for hardly any money. Here is how they came together:
Turn an old thrift store frame into a distressed chalkboard
Hi guys! It’s Meg from Green With Decor back with another fun
DIY project.
I love going to thrift
stores and yard sales and picking up old pieces.
Sometimes I’m not even sure what I’m going to do with something when I buy it,
but it’s fun to have a little stash of ‘treasures’ in the basement for when
inspiration strikes.
I bought an old frame a
while ago and wasn’t quite sure what to do with it.
With a bit of clay paint and some
chalkboard paint, here it now:
This is a fun little DIY, plus you can switch out the message throughout the year so you're always prepared for whatever holiday is coming up.
Mini-Chalkboard School Valentines (Free Printable)
Yay! It is almost school valentine time again! And you know how much I love homemade valentines. (If you don't know that.. check out this post).
Anyhow.. this year I wanted to do something trendy and unique.. something I had seen floating around a lot (which is hard to find.. trendy usually means lots of knock offs) but I think I am on to something.
CHALK and CHALKBOARD SCHOOL VALENTINES! (Commence delighted squealing!)
Scrabble Tile LOVE YOU Valentine's Mantel
I am getting into the Valentine’s Day spirit and I wanted to do a fun woodworking project for my mantel. I didn’t want to do any other pallet wood sign project, and I am starting to feel like Marquee lights are played out.. so I went for something a little more whimsical. Oversized Game Pieces!
Making them was so easy.. I could whip up an entire games worth in no time. I used my vinyl cutting machine to make the letters, but you could hand letter them in sharpie or even just cut the letters out by hand, since they are so simple.
DIY Photo Mat Word Art
Hello again, crafty friends! Steph at The Silly Pearl here with a project for your home. Today I'm sharing how I commemorated my recent trip to Kauai with my DIY Photo Mat Word Art. All I did was take a photo from our trip, a picture frame, and some poster board and I have a new and special piece of art to remember our vacation. Here's how I put it together.
Plan the Perfect Tailgate Party (Free Printable Checklist)
I partnered with Cost Plus World Market for this project. I chose which products to select and feature and all opinions are my own.
It is almost time for the Super Bowl and in our house that means TAILGATING!
We LOVE tailgating! But even I will admit it can be a hassle to get everything together. And forgetting something is the WORST since once you are in the middle of a stadium parking lot, there is no running home for something.
How to Make Cauliflower Rice at Home
Hey y'all! Mandee from The Kitchen Wife here. Its officially January and I, along with most everyone else, have made improving my overall health and fitness a priority. One of the easiest ways we can do that is through food. Maybe you're trying to eat low carb. Perhaps you're gluten free. Hey, you could just be trying to incorporate more vegetables into your diet. No matter what your New Year's eating plan is, cauliflower rice on the menu.
I know what you're thinking, "Mandee, we've heard all this cauliflower hype before", but let me assure you we aren't talking "mashed potatoes" here. Cauliflower rice has become my personal favorite alternative to the real thing. In fact, I prefer it over the real thing. But don't let the hype around this new food obsession hit your wallet at the grocery store. Its super simple to make at home for just a fraction of the cost. I can't wait to show you how so...
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Matchbox Car Valentines (Free Printable)
It is time to start thinking about what sort of school valentine the kids want to hand out this year. I didn’t want to spend more than $10 on them (for 30 cards) so I took the kids to the dollar store and told them to look around for something that they liked and that came with multiples in a package.
My kindergartener found these imitation matchbox cars and I knew we could come up with something to do with them.
15 Minute Cinnamon Maple Nut Pastry Ring
There are more than two dozen delicious entries this month.. sweet and savory, breads and proteins.. Make sure you scroll to the bottom of this post to see them all!
My entry this month was this decadent Maple Nut Sticky Bun Coffee Ring. The recipe is modifed from one of the annual Taste of Home cookbooks.
Is Refinishing Hardwood Floors a DIY Project?
This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company. All opinions are 100% mine. Nationwide provided me with information regarding its blog post.
I am a huge fan of hardwood floors. In my previous home, they were the original 1905 heart of pine, and in my current home I have oak throughout. Real hardwood floors add such warmth to the space. They are easy to clean, beautiful to look at and stand the test of time. Plus, real hardwood floors, especially floors in good condition, have been proven to add value to your home.
Hardwood floors do tend to suffer from regular wear and tear, just like any other flooring surface, but unlike flooring like wall to wall carpet or tile, wood floors can be refinished multiple times and brought back to life! Very few other flooring surfaces give you that option.
Refinishing floors can change the look of your floors not only by removing the scratches and dents, but when you refinish your floors you have the ability to change the color and finish.
If you are a fellow DIY’r you may be considering refinishing your hardwoods and are asking yourself “Is refinishing hardwood floors really a DIY project?” Right before we moved in to our current house, we had our floors refinished and I did a lot of research about the process. There are some important factors to keep in mind when deciding whether or not to DIY your floor refinishing project, and I thought I’d share them with you.
Pros and Cons of Refinishing Your Own Hardwood Floors
2017 Goal Planner Printables to Help You Stay on Track
Hi everyone! It's Pam from CleverLittleMouse.com and, for once, I don't have a sewing tutorial to share with you. Mainly because my craft room looks like this at the moment:
I can see my sewing machine, way back behind that ginormous pile o' stuff. I just can't get to it. And I can't find my rotary cutter, or my quilt ruler or my good scissors... That's what I get for deciding to remodel my sewing room in the middle of December, in and around all the holiday craziness. I'm hoping it will be put back together with new bookshelves and freshly painted walls in the next week or so, but in the meantime I had to find a non-sewing way to indulge my creative side. And since poor planning on my part is what created this mess in the first place, I decided to design some printables to help me get my planning act together for the new year.
The Best Posts That You Have NEVER Seen
For the past two years I've done round ups from DIY and Home Decor bloggers, featuring their most popular post. And in those two years I've shared more than 350 amazing projects.
You can see them here: 2014 and 2015
But this year I'm doing something different.
I asked my blogging friends to give me the post from 2016 that they are the most PROUD of, not necessarily their most popular. This would be the project they love and hold near and dear, but didn’t necessarily get the same love from their readers or on social media.
I asked my blogging friends to give me the post from 2016 that they are the most PROUD of, not necessarily their most popular. This would be the project they love and hold near and dear, but didn’t necessarily get the same love from their readers or on social media.
These won’t be the big projects that have gone viral and you have seen everywhere, but rather the projects you may have missed and really should give a look.
The project I am most proud of this year, but didn't crack my top 10 posts list, was my backyard patio makeover. I spent countless hours sweating in the sun, painting the pergola, building the screen around the a/c.. even building the seating.
Before:
After:
You may have seen it, but maybe not. And I'm not the only one with posts like that. Every blogger has them! So I thought I'd give all these fabulous projects a chance to shine with my year end roundup.
Because there are so many I have broken it down into general categories. I can’t wait for you to see all the fabulous projects!
How to Recycle Old Crayons into New Crayons
I am pretty sure I’m not the only mom on the planet who has a GIANT BIN of busted up old crayons. I’m not sure where they all come from exactly. I am sure some are from restaurants and some came home from school.. but there sure are a lot of them!
And anyone with kids knows that they don’t like to use the broken ones. They are pretty much useless.. Unless of course, you can make them NEW AGAIN! So today I’m going to share a super quick tutorial on how you can give new life to old crayons using nothing more than a thrift store cookie mold. Plus this process uses up a LOT of broken crayons.. which is great.
And anyone with kids knows that they don’t like to use the broken ones. They are pretty much useless.. Unless of course, you can make them NEW AGAIN! So today I’m going to share a super quick tutorial on how you can give new life to old crayons using nothing more than a thrift store cookie mold. Plus this process uses up a LOT of broken crayons.. which is great.
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