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{Ikea Hack} Revamp a Media Stand

January 28, 2013 By Katie 9 Comments

Do you remember way back to last year when I shared that we hit the mother-load of a curb-side find one early morning? Well we never intended to keep the media stand. We had planned to sell it on Craigslist. But then I had that ah-ha moment that I wrote about last week how I wanted to give our living room a little revamp and remove the circus strips from the living room. Well, then I decided maybe I would paint the media stand. So I tried painting a few sample spots on the back of the media … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Woodworking Tagged With: Living Room, Mini Tutorial, Painting, Woodworking

Washi Tape Joy Letters

December 4, 2012 By Katie Leave a Comment

The other week I shared with you our newly renovated/decorated entry hallway. While working on that fun project with Martha Stewart Living Holiday Collection I wanted to make a few of my own DIY decor. Given my love for all things washi tape I knew I needed to make a something using this fun paper tape! We were kind of on a crunch for time so I knew making our own letters was out of the question. So during a quick trip to my local craft store I picked up the cardboard letters with all … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Holiday Tagged With: $10 project, Christmas, Mini Tutorial, Washi Tape

Severed Limbs Costume Contest Trophies

September 5, 2012 By Katie 7 Comments

I'm so excited to post my first (of many) Halloween DIY projects for the season! Today, I'm going to share with you a quick, easy, and inexpensive way to reward your party goers with memorable trophies. We made these trophies last year for our Mad Scientist Halloween Party on what I like to call the 11th hour. We always work on projects up until just an hour or so before our parties. I took the final photos of the trophies in the craft room before I brought them out to aware to our fellow … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Holiday, Woodworking Tagged With: $5 project, Halloween, Mini Tutorial, Spray Paint, Woodworking

{How to use} Cricut Craft Room

August 22, 2012 By Katie 55 Comments

I received my first die-cut machine, the Cricut Personal, a few years ago. It only cut up to 5 inches in height. Although I couldn't make rather large cuts I could make beautiful cards and other projects that required a die-cut. Earlier this year I had to make the difficult decision of choosing to jump ship from Cricut and join the Silhouette bandwagon or stick with Cricut. That is when Cricut unveiled their new Cricut Mini Personal Electronic Cutter at CHA. And with the Circut Mini came the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Crafts Tagged With: cricut, Mini Tutorial

Washi Tape Notebook

August 16, 2012 By Katie 4 Comments

Back in the spring, I had the opportunity to guest post over at Skip to My Lou during Teacher Appreciation month. I shared how to make this easy washi tape notebook. This idea can be translated for your favorite teacher or student! Depending on your child's age--they might even be able to complete this DIY project themselves. Supplies: Notebook 4 varieties of washi tape scissors 1. Start for the right top corner and carefully begin placing your washi tape across the front … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Crafts Tagged With: $5 project, Craft, Inexpensive Gift, Mini Tutorial, Washi Tape

{How To} Make Your Own Ladder Golf Game

June 19, 2012 By Katie 8 Comments

Today, I'm participating in the Ready 4 Summer blog party hosted by Maggie from Midwestern Girl DIY and Kristin from Simply Klassic Home. I'm sharing a super easy game to make and enjoy with family friends whether your at home in your back yard or at the beach. Mr. Woodsy built this game some 5+ years ago for our engagement party which took place in the middle of June. We had a bbq lunch (our mothers cooked all the food for 50+ guests bless their hearts), a frozen margarita machine … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Project Tagged With: $20 project, DIY, Game, Inexpensive Gift, Mini Tutorial, Outdoor

{Modifying} Classic Wood Center Mount Drawer Slides

June 8, 2012 By Katie 4 Comments

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Have you ever bought something and then needed to modify them to even work? That's what happened to us when we bought Classic Wood Center Mount Drawer Slides for our dressers. Yesterday, I wrote about How to Make a Zero Clearance Table Saw Guard--the main purpose for Mr. Woodsy making that was because he needed to modify the Classic Wood Center Mount Drawer Slides we ordered from Rockler. Not only were the drawer slides too long, but they didn't fit in flush with how the drawers were … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Woodworking Tagged With: master bedroom revamp project, Mini Tutorial, Woodworking

How to Make a Zero Clearance Table Saw Insert

June 7, 2012 By Katie Leave a Comment

After we purchased our dressers from the kind man on Craigslist Mr. Woodsy started research how he was going to rebuild the drawer slides. 80% of the current drawer slides were broken and we wanted each drawer to glide with ease. For a good month he was convinced that he was going to hand craft all 14 drawer slides. That was until a dinner with my family back in March where my mom jokingly told him that she knows he can build everything and do everything, but lets get realistic that is not the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Woodworking Tagged With: Mini Tutorial, Woodworking

How To Remove Baseboards

May 14, 2012 By Katie 3 Comments

Have you ever wondered how to remove the baseboards from your walls without damaging the physical wall itself? While I was away from our home a few months ago, Mr. Woodsy decided he wanted to change out our baseboards in our Master Bedroom. He has became a pro at removing baseboards from the wall without any damage. The baseboard pictured above is the original baseboard from our home. When we first moved into our home Mr. Woodsy carefully removed the baseboards so he could install the bamboo … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Home, Project, Woodworking Tagged With: master bedroom revamp project, Mini Tutorial, Woodworking

Scrap Ribbon Valentine Garland

January 23, 2012 By Katie 20 Comments

I am making the effort to not spend a lot of money on craft supplies this year, and in doing so using more of the supplies I already own. I got this garland idea while cruising the Valentine aisle at Michaels. That is when I realized it was finally time for me to stop hoarding my scraps of ribbon and put them to good use! I saw it and loved it, but didn't want to spend $12.99 on a strand of garland. I also didn't want it as busy as the one I had seen at Michaels. I originally was going to use … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Crafts, Holiday Tagged With: $1 project, Mini Tutorial, Valentine's Day