Galaxies are such a fun way to decorate things. Today’s DIY is a creative way to decorate white canvas shoes! Supplies: Rubbing Alcohol White Acrylic Paint Sharpies Eye Dropper Mod Podge or some type of fixative White Canvas Shoes Paint Brush Step 1: First you need to take out shoe laces. You do not needContinueContinue reading “DIY Galaxy Shoes”
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DIY- Felt Christmas Tree for Toddler
If you’re like my family you have more heirloom ornaments than normal ones on your tree. They are special and mean something even if it makes the tree look cheesy. So how do you have a family tree when you really don’t want anyone in the family to touch it? Especially that glass one from greatContinueContinue reading “DIY- Felt Christmas Tree for Toddler”
Galaxy Mirror Cake
My sister in law is staying with us and we just celebrated her birthday by baking her an awesome cake! If you haven’t heard of mirror cakes before, they are just a normal cake with a top coat of gelatin mixed with a couple other things to create a mirror like effect. Check out below toContinueContinue reading “Galaxy Mirror Cake”
“Glee-tritious”-Finding great joy cooking from winter greens
It’s true, I made that word up. Finding a word to communicate all the delicate nuances wrapped up into entering a winter garden is no easy task. The happiness of picking something in deep winter, taking it into the kitchen and cooking it up is very special, not to mention nutritious. After recycling a temporary carport and turning it into a hoopContinueContinue reading ““Glee-tritious”-Finding great joy cooking from winter greens”
Vintage Gifts for the Holiday
For Christmas we always play “the game.” You know the one where you get a number, pass the gifts, and steal them from each other (or any variation thereof). Our newest twist to this game is buying our gifts second hand, either from a yard sale or from a thrift shop. Not only is the challenge to findContinueContinue reading “Vintage Gifts for the Holiday”
Recycle-Fabric Car shelter into a greenhouse!
A friend of mine had a fabric covered shelter that they bought for an instant garage. The outside fabric lasted about a year and then ripped to shreds in the Michigan winter. She was now faced with this ugly skeleton structure in her yard. Not wanting to waste the heavy duty steel frame she asked meContinueContinue reading “Recycle-Fabric Car shelter into a greenhouse!”
DIY hand painted ornaments
At any craft store or even the dollar store you can get clear plain glass ornaments. You can grab some of these and have a fun craft night with your kids! Acrylic paint works fine on them, you can also use glitter, fabric or any other type of crafting material. There are so many waysContinueContinue reading “DIY hand painted ornaments”
DIY Chair Makeover
Snagging items for cheep is one thing. Incorporating them into your home design is entirely different. Lets give it a shot with this wooden high chair. Items & Cost Breakdown: Chair- found at Goodwill $8 Wood Glue- already owned Hammer- already owned Pliers- already owned Goo Off- bought bottle for $6 Sandpaper- bought assorted pack forContinueContinue reading “DIY Chair Makeover”
DIY Ornaments!
I put up my Christmas tree on election night to keep my mind on happy things, and I decided to create some more fun things to decorate it with this year. Below I created a video showing you how to create these fun little ornaments. Supplies: Straws 4 per each ornament Scissors Yarn Wooden BeadsContinueContinue reading “DIY Ornaments!”
Choker Necklaces DIY
Have you seen the “latest” trend? Let’s be real, in the 90’s choker necklaces were a thing for teen girls. Now on this latest revision of the trend the style has evolved to something more sophisticated and foxy, like those girls from the 90’s. Here’s my take on making some inexpensive necklaces that match yourContinueContinue reading “Choker Necklaces DIY”
DIY Pom Pom Garland
Like it or not Christmas is coming up! I wanted to share a great garland DIY to decorate your home for the holidays. There is an easy way to create multiple pom poms at one time. If you flip a chair upside down and loop the string around two of the legs this gives youContinueContinue reading “DIY Pom Pom Garland”
Lettering on White Pumpkins
It is time to decorate for fall! Pumpkins are the perfect way to make your front porch look amazing. I picked out a white pumpkin to do some lettering on for the fall season and I wanted to share some of my tips and tricks I found along the way. Supplies: Light colored Marker (IContinueContinue reading “Lettering on White Pumpkins”
Tomato Cage to Tree DIY
My neighbor’s annoyance this fall was my delight as I found him yanking out a wild grape vine from a cherry tree. Instead of letting him add it to his burn pile I dragged them back to my yard to make these adorable trees to decorate my front porch. Here’s how you can make yourContinueContinue reading “Tomato Cage to Tree DIY”
Dollar Store Diy Spice Magnets
I was shopping at the dollar tree again (I know I am there far too often!) and I found these magnetic tins. They reminded me of the magnetic spice tins but they were selling them to hold paperclips and other office supplies. I thought it would be a great Idea to make a spice tinContinueContinue reading “Dollar Store Diy Spice Magnets”
Fire Cider-Organic Recipe
Boost your Immune System with this powerful immune boosting tonic! Before it freezes here in Michigan I gather up extra snippets of herbs, harvest the horseradish, pick the reddest hot peppers I can find for a cold and flu tonic that is sure to make hair curl. Vinegar based herbal tonics are not a new invention and are highly adaptable andContinueContinue reading “Fire Cider-Organic Recipe”
DIY Bathroom Mirror Frame
I have three bathrooms all with mirrors that have no frames. I wanted to add a little more life into the room with a frame around the mirror. I also added a shelf with plants above the toilet and some artwork in the room! Supplies Liquid nails Caulk gun Trim cut to size (home depotContinueContinue reading “DIY Bathroom Mirror Frame”
DIY Frozen Smoothie Mix in 3 easy steps
Homemade smoothies are very easy to make! Today I found a great deal on a half bushel of peaches. What better way to preserve them than to make some frozen smoothie bags. I love making these from fresh ingredients for future use. It makes morning rush time less hectic. Gather your produce and wash it.ContinueContinue reading “DIY Frozen Smoothie Mix in 3 easy steps”
Free Printable Thanksgiving Dinner Name cards
I use Creative Market a lot for fonts and other things for design and this week they have some amazing free downloads. I used them to create name cards that you can download and use for Thanksgiving this year. I know what your thinking, Thanksgiving is so far away, but its good to get someContinueContinue reading “Free Printable Thanksgiving Dinner Name cards”
Napkin Pillowcase DIY
How many times have you passed by the home décor section seeing the CUTEST cloth kitchen napkins? The kind you want to show off but don’t dare because they’ll get destroyed with the first use. Unable to stop myself I brought home four flowered and colorful to display for company. The problem came when myContinueContinue reading “Napkin Pillowcase DIY”
Make dry Soup Stock from Juicing pulps
After Making several batches of V-8 juice this past month I was having a hard time throwing out all that yummy smelling vegetable pulp. My mom always taught me not to waste stuff so when it came time to throw all the pulp away from canning bushels of produce into V-8 juice I was havingContinueContinue reading “Make dry Soup Stock from Juicing pulps”
Holy Homesteading 