Repurposing and upcyling old clothing and other items around the house to new treasures.
I’ve been preparing for when my daughter is older and starts to enjoy crafts as well as learning letters, numbers, colors, etc. There are so many great resources and activity ideas on the internet, and I’ve been collecting ideas to make “craft packs” and “activity bags” for later use. Essentially, I get big Ziplock bags,…
This fun toilet paper roll DIY tutorial will show you how to take toilet paper and paper towel rolls and repurpose them into a doll chair. It’s a practically free project that won’t take you too long to complete. Once you’ve made the doll chair, you can then customize it with the paints and decorations…
When I first got pregnant with my son, I wanted the dream nursery. You know, the ones you see in the baby catalogs. I didn’t care how much things cost. OK, I definitely cared how much things cost, so I bargain shopped everything. One of things I had to have was a changing table. The…
At least 10 years ago my mom gave me a box of those mini cocktail drink umbrellas. Up until the beginning of this project, that box of cocktail umbrellas had never been opened! Hubby’s birthday is coming up next month, so I’ve been thinking of fun crafty ways to incorporate the umbrellas into his party…
Today’s quick upcycling tutorial will show you how to reuse old t-shirts and make them into fake “toilet” paper. In the past, I’ve used old white t-shirts to make dog toys, no-sew headbands, and even fake toddler tissues. So, I’m not new to upcycling old t-shirts! I’ve had a lot of white t-shirts to find ways…
I went to college and grad school in a big city with an IKEA 20 minutes from where I lived. I never knew the awesomeness of IKEA until my last year of grad school, and pretty much as soon as I had discovered its greatness, my husband and I moved to a new city. Twice…