DIY: Furniture To-Do’s

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Ben is laughing at me. I have pulled out three pieces on furniture from the garage and have been cleaning brushes, organizing and taking inventory. This is what I do- it's all or nothing! I'm so excited about my projects and am determined to get some things done while it is still nice outside. I am hoping to go ahead and sell most of these pieces at one of my friend's booth's at a local flea … [Read more...]

DIY: Acorn Centerpiece

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Be the envy of every squirrel. I love easy, cheap centerpieces. You may be thinking, "weeeeell Heidi, it's the only choice you have, " and I'd respond, "Touche'... but how great that I'm poor or I'd've never thought of doing this!" I was having a stressful day recently, I was sitting at my computer and having blocked goal after blocked goal until I wanted to pull my hair out. The sweet … [Read more...]

Dining Room Makeover: AFTER

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Quite honestly this is probably the most excited I've ever been about a post. I do a lot of before/afters but this really takes the cake. It's by far my most ambitious project I've undertaken and I've stretched myself  as a person... and also stretched Ben. :) To be fair, I warned him before we got into this that he'd have to be involved. I'm a team player and luckily we work well on projects … [Read more...]

DIY: Burlap Backed Marker Board

Before: My golden frame!

Recently I have put my crafty pants back on .  I joked while I was pregnant with Bug that he would be a creative genius because he seemed to suck all of the creative juice out of me, leaving me feeling frustrated and without any ideas. It was a great excuse but after he was born no great creative wave swept across my brain. I think what I was experiencing was called "motherhood". … [Read more...]