1.The Giving Keys, pay it forward. The giving keys is a company that employs homeless people to create jewelry, but it gets better than that. Each piece of jewelry has a word on it that is meant to be given to someone you think needs that word. For example, if you have a necklace with theContinueContinue reading “Mother’s Day Gift Guide”
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DIY outdoor Rug on a Budget
Summer is right around the corner, and I want to fix up our deck for the summer season. My first DIY is an outdoor rug. Now if you are like me, and want to save money any chance you get than this DIY will be perfect for you! Rugs can be super expensive, andContinueContinue reading “DIY outdoor Rug on a Budget”
DIY Stick Bouquet
I was walking through my front yard and noticed how many fallen sticks I had to pick up. I decided to collect a few and make a fun project out of it. The side table of my guest bedroom was completely bare, so I devised a plan to create some type of bouquet outContinueContinue reading “DIY Stick Bouquet”
Dollar Store DIY
Marbled Coffee Mug I am starting a dollar store DIY series that I will be posting monthly. It will be made up of fun DIY’s made from items you can only purchase at the dollar store. My first DIY is a marbled coffee mug, I paid 3 dollars for the supplies at the dollar tree. This wouldContinueContinue reading “Dollar Store DIY”
Turn $10 of Supermarket Flowers Into a Beautiful Bouquet
I was shopping at Kroger and saw some tulips and I HAD to buy them! I love putting fresh flowers up in my home especially in the spring time. It makes my kitchen and dining room look happy and inviting. I looked at the rest of the flowers and noticed the ones already arranged wereContinueContinue reading “Turn $10 of Supermarket Flowers Into a Beautiful Bouquet”
Food Styling and Photography
Over the past week my friend and I were trying out some new vegan recipes. She wants to start a new food blog, so we decided to try our hand at food styling and photography. Photos are a really important aspect of blogs, and we found a quick and easy way for anyone with PhotoshopContinueContinue reading “Food Styling and Photography”
DIY: Engineer Print and Frame
I found an awesome photography website that allows you to use their photos for free in your projects. I stumbled upon them while looking for a photo to use as the background of a lettering piece that I wanted to do. The website is called Unsplash and they have so many good quality photos to use!ContinueContinue reading “DIY: Engineer Print and Frame”
Lavender Unicorn Hair DIY
I have been rocking purple hair for awhile now so I thought I would give a tutorial on how to temporarily color your hair. Before getting the color you see here I had my hair lightened by a professional in a salon. You can do this tutorial without bleaching your hair at all, the colorContinueContinue reading “Lavender Unicorn Hair DIY”
Kitchen Remodel: Part 2
10 ways to make your Kitchen look better There are a lot of different ways to spruce up a kitchen on a budget. Over the past week we have renovated our kitchen and I wanted to share some simple ways for you to change things up. Make sure to have a budget written out soContinueContinue reading “Kitchen Remodel: Part 2”
Kitchen Remodel Part 1: How to paint kitchen cabinets like a pro
This week my parents and I are taking on a full kitchen remodel! We are doing porcelain floor tiles, installing granite counter tops, painting the cabinets, installing appliances, and a tile back splash. Today I will be going through the process of how to paint the kitchen cabinets like a professional. SuppliesContinueContinue reading “Kitchen Remodel Part 1: How to paint kitchen cabinets like a pro”
DIY: Macrame Plant Hanger
I have been decorating our new home over the past couple weeks and I am just starting to add in some plants. I really really wanted to do a corner of hanging pots so I decided to learn how to make a Macrame Plant Hanger. This was a fun and easy project, it remindedContinueContinue reading “DIY: Macrame Plant Hanger”
Hand Lettering: In Books
On one of my past blog post Quotes, I talked about how much I love lettering quotes that I find. I came up with an idea on how to do something a little different with lettering. When I am reading through a book and I find a quote that I love I start creating Ideas forContinueContinue reading “Hand Lettering: In Books”
DIY Bath Bombs!
Valentine’s day is coming up(YAY!), and I thought this would be a great time to try to make Bath Bombs. Get ready to relax with this stress relieving DIY!! I love taking baths and I don’t use Bath Bombs because they can be really expensive. I did some research and making them from homeContinueContinue reading “DIY Bath Bombs!”
DIY Pom Pom Art
Have you seen the hand woven wall hangings all over Pinterest and Etsy? These beautiful pieces are HARD to make, well at least for me, I tried and failed. So I thought I would try something way more simple! Okay, remember making mini pom poms out of yarn by wrapping around a fork when youContinueContinue reading “DIY Pom Pom Art”
Frozen Beauty- North Carolina
North Carolina has been hit with freezing rain and ice on several occasions. No one is prepared for travel in this weather. Nor is anyone expecting the raw and natural beauty of it either. Here are the wonders I found after the storm moved on this weekend. Through the danger and destruction a glimmer of cold beauty emerges. While the houseContinueContinue reading “Frozen Beauty- North Carolina”
Quotes
I love hand lettering quotes, I have a whole Pinterest board of quotes that I use to practice with. Today I wanted to share with you a piece I made for our guest bedroom. I plan on changing out the art as I progress. I am going to keep the old pieces in theContinueContinue reading “Quotes”
DIY: Himmeli Pendant Light
Background: We just purchased our first home this past month so after getting back from our first Ikea trip I wanted something pretty to hang above our new table. I saw some others awesome bloggers creating Himmeli ornaments for Christmas decorations and decided to up-scale it a little more and make a pendant Light. ThisContinueContinue reading “DIY: Himmeli Pendant Light”
Inspiration: Antiques
Inspiration can come from anywhere, and I wanted to share with you how I stumbled upon some great inspiration for my lettering over the holiday. On a trip back to Michigan my family and I visited an antique store. While I was there I found a huge amount of lettering inspiration that I wanted toContinueContinue reading “Inspiration: Antiques”
Hand Lettering Heroes
Today I wanted to share with you some of the people I look up to most in the Hand Lettering World. There are lots of different kinds of Hand lettering out there, from sign painters to calligraphers and everything in between. This is my list of my top 5 Hand Lettering Heroes. I have beenContinueContinue reading “Hand Lettering Heroes”
Hand Lettering Tool Guide
For all my lettering friends out there, I made a list of tools I use for hand lettering. I called it a guide because I think there are a lot of good products out there and a lot of different brands that work great. These tools are not “magic” and will not make your letteringContinueContinue reading “Hand Lettering Tool Guide”
Holy Homesteading 