DIY “Green” Christmas Tags

I wrote this last year for a design blog and decided to re-post it for everyone one who is wrapping up Christmas gifts this week! This is a fun way to recycle all the crumpled bunches of tissue you saved to reuse then never did or the pieces of wrapping paper that were aren't needed. It's also fun to personalize little things on Christmas gifts and make them unique to go with your … [Read more...]

DIY Coffee Filter Christmas Wreath

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As I was putting all of my Christmas decorations up last week, I hung my coffee filter wreath and remembered that I did a DIY post on how to make it last year for a Design Blog that I occasionally posted for- I found it and decided to re-publish it on my blog- Enjoy! *********** If you read my previous post on my fire place make-over, you got a sneak peak at my project. While drooling over … [Read more...]

DIY Funky Coffee Bag Chair

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SO, as most of you may know, I really got into garage sale-ing this summer. Towards the end of August I got a great bargain... that I had to convince Ben to get... 2 chairs from a dining room set, rickety, stained, falling apart and smelling faintly of smoke- but for $1! I've had this project planned for awhile and finally found the time to do it! I've given a lot of advice in the past for … [Read more...]

DIY “Framed” Christmas Ornaments (by Sears)

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Having rambunctious 4 and 1 1/2 year old boys makes any decor a *fun little challenge*. Pretty much anything I care about needs to be either plastic or above 4 feet. Although frustrating, I realize that this is a very short time in my life and adjusting to new things is an adventure if I let it be. SO, with Pinterest at my side, I dive into the world of plastic and high up decoration into the … [Read more...]