Tag Archives: diy

Razorback Blanket

Posted on December 27, 2010 by Meredith

Welcome back!  I hope you had a wonderful holiday!  Since by now we’ve handed out all our gifts for the year, I suppose it’s safe for me to share a couple of the ones I made for our family. The … Continue reading →

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New Necklace for Nothing

Posted on December 23, 2010 by Meredith

If you’re like me, you probably have a box, drawer, or tangled mess of jewelry that you just don’t wear anymore.  I’ll be the first to admit that I have a pile of bracelets and necklaces collecting dust that I … Continue reading →

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Brown Paper Packages

Posted on December 16, 2010 by Meredith

I’m back to reveal our Christmas 2010 Gift Wrapping Theme: Brown Paper Packages! (The camera battery charger has been found!  Whoo hoo!) Truth be told, the idea for our gift wrapping this year came from trying to use what we … Continue reading →

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Christmas Wreath in 60 Seconds

Posted on December 1, 2010 by Meredith

Here’s a quick little project for you guys today.  Remember that neutral wreath I bought this fall and embellished for Halloween?  Here’s a reminder if you don’t… Well ribbon was 1/2 off yesterday at Hobby Lobby, and that orange ribbon wasn’t … Continue reading →

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Chandelier Up-Cycle

Posted on November 12, 2010 by Meredith

My new blogging friend Samantha, who is in the middle of redecorating her dining room, just showed us how she transformed her old chandelier into a drool-worthy light fixture, and I had to share the results! Here’s a look at the … Continue reading →

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Let's Take a Vote: Dining Room Curtains

Posted on April 29, 2010 by Meredith

It seems I can’t stick with one project long enough to finish it lately, and last night was no exception!   I completely ignored the photo-less white picture frames waiting for a home, and the half-written post on our trip to … Continue reading →

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DIY to Do

Posted on March 21, 2010 by Meredith

Hi everybody!  Hope you enjoyed the weekend.  I’m posting our recent fireplace facelift and the faux beam we installed in the dining room on the DIY Showoff today.  If you’ve gotten weather like we have lately (10 inches of snow, … Continue reading →

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The Mysterious Lumber Revealed

Posted on March 15, 2010 by Meredith

A couple weeks ago, we showed you this picture: Then we showed you this: Are you ready to see exactly what we were doing with all that wood? (By the way, be sure to weigh in on what we should … Continue reading →

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$2 to Glam

Posted on March 9, 2010 by Meredith

Check out this cute little pillow I made last night! I found a tutorial for this pillow online (here) and tweaked it to make it work with the supplies I already had. We are changing up our living room a … Continue reading →

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Fireplace Facelift

Posted on March 8, 2010 by Meredith

You all probably remember when we took our fireplace from dated to dashing with a couple coats of paint.  This weekend, we got one step closer to completing the fireplace facelift by revamping the metal firebox cover. Here’s a quick … Continue reading →

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