It wasn’t supposed to be like this. It was never meant to end this way. We were supposed to be doing what we do here…forever. That’s what I was told, and that’s what I expected! But if there’s one thing I’ve learned from my half century on this wayward chunk of rock and water, it’s to expect the unexpected. So…
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This beautiful and elegant DIY wood veneer lantern is made from a simple Dollar Tree vase and wood veneer edging. Okay, look, this was never supposed to be a blog post. I just want to clear that up right away. So if there are some missing pictures, don’t get all Judge-y Judy on me, alright? Sometimes we make stuff only…
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Nosferatu! Frankenstein! The Mummy! Wolfman! The Wicked Witch of the West! These are the printables you want this Halloween! For as far back as I can remember, I’ve been a horror movie aficionado. I remember pre-teen summer evenings spent combing through the aisles of mom-and-pop video stores (even before Blockbuster was a thing) searching for anything that might register on…
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This DIY Dollar Tree Fall Wreath is a 100% DT craft! It’ll only cost you $10 to make, but it looks like something you’d pay $40 or more for! It’s tough to be a wreath around here. The pressure to perform is crippling. You gotta be the best. You gotta put in the long hours to make sure you look…
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This DIY Cane Cabinet is a brilliant IKEA hack that will work on any cabinet with a glass door. We’ll show you the best way to do cane on glass! Let there be cane And Handan said, Let there be cane: and there was cane. And Handan saw the cane, and it was good. Thus began our journey into the…
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This skull sunflower wreath is one of the easiest Halloween wreaths ever! It can be made with a store-bought wreath or one you made yourself! With fall already declared and embraced, you didn’t think we’d just wait around twiddling our thumbs, did you? I mean, look, “happy fall, y’all” and “pumpkin spice all the things!” are all well and good,…
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A painted arch accent wall can make a plain stretch of wall into a real show-stopper, and it can be done freehand or even easier with Cricut. Our upstairs hallway is a little wonky. Half of it is a catwalk that connects the guest bedroom to the rest of the house, and half of it is a more-or-less traditional hallway….
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This beautiful DIY fall bead wreath is so simple to make, and the principle can be applied to wreaths for any season! So there we were making a beeeeeep for beeeep when Handan said, “My babes, this would make a gorgeous fall wreath!” Hmmm? Oh, what do the beeeeeeps mean? Well, I can’t tell you. That’s the whole point of…
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You’ve seen all the individual pieces – now it’s time to put them all together in our garage makeover reveal! There are a few things in life I’d crawl through barbed wire for, and my babes’ smile is one of them. Oh sure, she smiles often enough (did you know “Handan” means “smiley face” or “one who makes others smile”…
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