Welcome to the 2nd Day of Christmas Tablescapes! I am so thrilled to be part of this fun series put together by the amazing Jen Woodhouse! To be in the same series as these talented DIY'ers is such an honor. Christmas Tablescape Tour Schedule … [Read more...]
Be Merry Christmas Sign
'Tis the Season for magical decor, twinkling lights, bells, music in the air and snow. Christmas time brings out the little kid giddiness in me. I don't have a ton of Christmas decorations, but each year I like to build a few more pieces to add to my collection. I really like those big statement porch signs PEACE, JOY, BELIEVE, so I decided to do a gigantic Be Merry sign! … [Read more...]
Rustic Christmas Tree
Hi, I'm excited to be part of this 18 Easy Build Christmas Projects using Ryobi tools blog hop! I sure do love my Ryobi tools, they make up a majority of my tools. I thought it would be fun to make a rustic Christmas Tree decoration this year. This is a fairly easy project, a bunch of cuts at the same angles create the chevron tree shape. How to Build a Rustic … [Read more...]
Count Your Many Blessings Thankful Tree
I thought it would be fun this year to do a Thankful Tree. Hopefully helping my young kids and us parents continually think of our blessings all month. Every day in November, each family member will write something that they are thankful for and hang it on the tree! Theme: Count Your Many Blessings. Last year, I made a West Elm Knock-off Wooden Wall Tree. This year, I … [Read more...]
Recycled Sweater Fall Garland
Last year, I made this fun West Elm knock-off Wooden Wall Tree. Since it has the look of a bare tree, I thought that it would be perfect for Fall decorations. Then in November, it'll will be a cute 'Thankful' tree, don't you think??? I decided to make a fall garland to drape on the tree, inspired by this 4th of July garland. My good friend, Jenny has been making Recycled … [Read more...]
Easy Personalized Mail Organizer
My #1 clutter problem on my counter is my MAIL. In an effort to contain the clutter and piles I decided that it's time to get a mail organizer. I found these magazine bins at Ikea, they cost $15 for 5 bins. The bins have a nesting feature, but I wanted the bins to be separated a little more, to fit more junk - ha ha. I also wanted to add labels to aid in the organizing … [Read more...]
Lavender Tower
I have had a Lavender bush in my herb garden for a few years. I'm embarrassed to say that I've never done anything with it. This year the bush did really well and I thought I should at least do something with the sprigs. I've seen some super cute wreaths and ideas on pinterest. I thought a lavender orb or sphere might be really cool, very 3-D and lots of texture ...in my … [Read more...]
Rustic Ampersand ‘and’ symbol
I have been seeing those ampersand signs everywhere lately. The ampersand 'and' symbol really adds a touch of whimsy to engagement pictures, baby announcements, bookcases, walls etc. I love it. I have been working on revamping my mudroom. I want it to be a 'functional' command center, to hopefully help reduce clutter on the counter...HOPEFULLY! So I had an idea of 'Keys … [Read more...]
Woof ‘Em: a delicious campfire treat
Hi! I'd love to for you to follow me on Pinterest Her Tool Belt and if you love instagram, you can keep up with me there too! Have you ever had a Woof 'em? We love to cook dutch oven dinner and roast hot dogs and marshmallows, but my friend recently told me about the most delicious campfire treat - Woof 'ems. Have you tried them? Rumor on the street is they get … [Read more...]
10 Tools for Dad – That You’ll Secretly Love too
Father's Day is just around the corner. I'm always struggling to think of something great to give my Dad and my husband. Nothing says 'You're the world's Best Dad' like Tools! Have you ever been guilty of giving someone a present that you really wanted or was for you to use? Or even received a present that your significant other wanted :-) Or are my parents the only ones … [Read more...]