Sometimes Grandparents can be hard to buy gifts for, they seem to have everything already. But hey you can't go wrong with darling gifts of grand kids, right!?! In this post I'm going to share a couple of ideas for personalized photo gifts. To make the photo gifts, I will be using Photoshop Elements 2018. I have been using Photoshop Elements ever since I graduated from trying … [Read more...]
Sleigh Rides Wood Sign
Hi, and welcome to the first day of the 12 Days of a DIY Christmas! I've teamed up with 11 builder friends to bring you 12 fun woodworking projects. I'm excited to see what the others have up their sleeves, but I'll have to contain my excitement for another day! I like to save extra pieces of plywood from projects and use them to make wood signs. I needed a … [Read more...]
Holiday Decor in the Living Room
This post is sponsored by The Home Depot. I have been compensated for my time and provided with product. All ideas and opinions are my own. This post contains some affiliate links for your convenience. Click here to read my full disclosure policy. I struggle... with decorating... it's just not my thing... I don't have the knack for it. I'm chuckling a little bit … [Read more...]
Farmhouse 5×7 Photo Display
It's that time of year when those beautiful Christmas Cards start arriving in the mail of your favorite loved ones. Today's project will make it easy to display them, it's a 5x7 photo display board. But you can use this display board all year long to display your favorite 5x7 prints. This photo holder makes changing out cards and photos really slick, they just slide … [Read more...]
Handmade Wood Christmas Sign
I'm excited to participate in this years annual Handmade Holidays Blog Hop hosted by Smart Fun DIY. I love to make wood signs out of cheap cedar fence pickets. They are thin so the sign is light weight, and the wood is a little rough making them easy to distress. I need a Christmas sign to replace my FALL sign on the porch and settled on Noel since it'll be the same … [Read more...]
Handmade Gift Sweater Earmuffs
I'm excited to participate in this years annual Handmade Holidays Blog Hop hosted by Smart Fun DIY. I love handmade gifts that are cute, thoughtful and functional. My good friend Jenny used to make fun gifts made from old wool sweaters like mittens. She's also made lots of darling and unique earmuffs from old sweaters in her shop. I used to give her a hand with … [Read more...]
DIY Bottle Opener Game
**This post is sponsored by The Home Depot** Hi and welcome to the Home Depot DIY Workshop (Do It Yourself) Virtual Party. This month's workshop project is for a fun bottle opener game for Dad to play while he's chilling and watching his favorite team. Bottle Opener Game - June Home Depot DIY Workshop Project The Home Depot is offering a DIY (Do-It-Yourself) workshop … [Read more...]
LOVE Valentine’s Wood Sign
Valentine's Day is just around the corner and today I'm participating in a Handmade Valentine Blog Hop with 40+ fun handmade Valentine's ideas. Be sure to check out all of the fun ideas at the end of the post. I have quite the pile of scrap wood collecting in my garage, and I love any excuse to use some up. This big Valentine's love wood sign is the perfect project … [Read more...]
Buffalo Check Holiday Tablescape
Hi and welcome to the DIY'ers 2016 Holiday Tablescape Tour, thanks for stopping by! A DIY'ers tour wouldn't be complete without a few DIY home decor projects for a holiday table. I just built a 48" round table for my kitchen and I couldn't wait to deck it out for Christmas breakfast. One of my favorite features of the table is the super chunky pedestal base. The whole … [Read more...]
DIY Wood Reindeer
Hi! I'd love for you to follow me on Pinterest Her Tool Belt and if you love instagram, you can keep up with me there too! Welcome to Day 8 of the 13 Days of a Woodworker Christmas! This year I built a fun DIY Wood Santa Sleigh for my front porch, but what is a sleigh without a reindeer to pull it??? I really like the shape of this wood deer (that is no longer … [Read more...]