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Arrow Vertical Succulent Planter

**This post is sponsored by The Home Depot**

Hi and welcome to the Home Depot DIH Workshop (Do It Herself) Virtual Party, I hope you brought your green thumb with you!  Vertical planters, succulents and space friendly gardening are quite the rage and this project will help you add this trend to your home.  The Home Depot’s DIH Workshop this month is to learn how to make this really cool Vertical Succulent Garden.

Today I’m participating in a virtual party with 9 bloggers to show how we customized the Vertical Succulent Garden for our homes.

Vertical Succulent Planter DIH Workshop at the Home Depot.
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Rustic Farmhouse Magnet Board and Frame

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My son is in first grade and brings home lots and lots of art projects from school. He requested a magnet board for his room to show off the latest and greatest creation.  Since his bed was built from a salvaged barn, I thought shiny galvanized metal and new pine might look funny by his very rustic bed.  I remembered seeing my friend Mindi use Better with Age stain on some of her projects and really liked the look. While checking out Better with Age on Amy Howard Home, I noticed that she also has a zinc patina solution to make new sheet metal look old – sweet both problems solved.  (I really want to try and do a console table top with that zinc patina, so this project is a good trial for that!)

I had a partially used piece of galvanized sheet metal laying around from a previous project, that I cut down to size with tin snips. Very shiny.

This metal was really the determining factor for the size of the magnet board. The metal piece I used was 24″ x 36″ after I cut off the top. You can really make the board and frame whatever size you want, just make the inner frame fit the metal.

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Vertical Succulent Garden DIH Workshop

**This post is sponsored by The Home Depot**

When it comes to home decor, the engineer in me is always looking for the WOW factor.  I am drawn to design elements that defy the odds and make you stop and wonder ‘how does that work’.  That must be why I love the upcoming Home Depot DIH (Do-it-herself) Workshop project, a Vertical Succulent Garden. This is such a fun project that can be used outdoors or indoors.  The texture of the succulents will bring fun character to any space.

Vertical Succulent Garden – April Home Depot DIH Workshop Project

One of my favorite things about DIY’ing is that any project can be customized into you own unique creation.  I’ll be doing just that at an upcoming virtual party next Monday (April 17 @1 pm EST), where a few uber talented blogging friends and I will reveal how we customized our Vertical Succulent Planter for our homes.   – Stay tuned, you won’t want to miss it.

Check out my Triple Arrow Version —> Here

The Home Depot is offering a DIH workshop to teach you how to make this cool vertical succulent planter and will help you become comfortable with the power tools needed to create it.

About the workshops:

  • The Home Depot offers Workshops at all of their locations for do-it-yourselfers of all ages and experience levels.
  • There are three types of Workshops offered – Do-It Yourself (DIY), Do-It-Herself (DIH) and Kids.
  • Customers can learn how to build décor projects, how to make easy home repairs and how to operate tools through demonstrations and step-by-step instructions.
  • Visit http://workshops.homedepot.com to learn more.
  • The Home Depot would love to hear about your workshop experience – give your feedback Workshop Feedback Survey

Gather your girlfriends and Register for the Workshop – Thursday, April 20 at 6:30 pm

Make sure to get registered to attend the free workshop at your local Home Depot on Thursday, April 20 at 6:30 pm!  ——> Register Here

Share your project creations with hashtag #DIHWorkshop

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SNAP! Conference Ticket Giveaway

I have some fun news!  I am working with the great folks at Ryobi Nation and teaching a couple of hands on DIY workshops at SNAP! Conference, Woot Woot. What is SNAP! you say? Well it is a super fun blogging conference held every April in Salt Lake City, UT.  Attending blogging conferences is one of the most exciting parts of blogging. Blogging conferences are jam packed with classes (educational, social media, photography, hands on), networking and of course parties.  The folks at SNAP! know how to throw a party!!!

You don’t have to be a blogger to attend, if you’re a maker, crafter, DIY’er, photographer, videographer or just love a good party then you’ll have a blast.

Now the fun part, Ryobi Nation is sponsoring a giveaway for an entrance ticket to attend SNAP! Conference this April 20-22, 2017 in Salt Lake City, Ut. (Tickets are $450) There will be two (2) LUCKY duck winners!!!

Use the Rafflecopter widget to enter.  Giveaway ends March 27, 2107 at 12 am MST. Winner receives one (1) free entrance ticket to SNAP! Conference. Winner must be able to attend SNAP! Conference in Salt Lake City, Ut on April 20-22.

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DIY Decorative “Vintage” Wood Ladder

Last fall I helped my good friend with a few DIY wedding decor projects for her step-daughter’s wedding.  The wedding turned out so beautiful. It was held at a venue with a large open grass field and a unique old barn as the backdrop. The colors for the wedding were mint, gray, white and champagne and all of the decor had a rustic flare to tie in with the barn.  One of the DIY wedding decor projects was for a vintage wood ladder inspired by this one.  I made the ladder rails and steps a little bit wider than the inspiration ladder to make it easier to place decorations on the steps.

Free plans to build a DIY decorative vintage wood ladder. This vintage inspired ladder makes a unique display for weddings and home decor.

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