Home Decor

Picket Fence Planter Basket {Lowe’s Creator Idea}

Happy Friday! I hope you had a great week, but better yet I hope you have a fabulous weekend!

I have a fun little multi-purpose project for you today. I’m going to show you how to make this adorable little picket fence planter basket. You can use it as a planter. You can use it as a fun home décor item or you can fill it with glass beads or rocks and use it as a pencil caddy! Don’t you love versatility?

Best of all, the materials are inexpensive. The fence border section was under $5! And you can use leftover paint if you want. Or you can try out Valspar’s new emerald color. I’ve been seeing that color pop up all over the design world. (Lowe’s provided me with a gift card to give that new Valspar paint color a whirl.) [Read more...]

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Filed Under: arts and craft, Build It, decor, distressing, Home Decor, Lowe's Creative Idea, Plants

How to Make Thumbprint Design Envelope Pillows {Great Gift Idea}

1 May posted by Cristina Garay

Hello, Pretty Handy Girl readers! It’s Cristina from Remodelando la Casa once again happy to share an easy and fun project where kids are more than welcome to give a helping “thumb”

Thumbprint starfish pillow2 with tag

Envelope pillows are the easiest pillow covers I’ve sewn and let me tell you, my sewing skills are not that good. A fabric rectangle is folded to create an “envelope”, four simple straight lines to sew and your cover is done! No zippers, no Velcro, the envelope holds the pillow really well. [Read more...]

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Filed Under: Crafts, decor, gifts, Home Decor, kids art, painting, Pillows, Sewing

10 Uses for Old Windows

17 Mar posted by Brittany Bailey

Last week I replaced our kitchen window with a new casement window. It’s beautiful and I’m in love. But, I feel bad for the old window.

The window is sitting neglected and abandoned beside our house. Whenever I walk by, it begs me for a transformation. I’m thinking I could make any one of these ideas with the old window! [Read more...]

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Filed Under: accessories, Crafts, decor, Home Decor, mirrored glass, Resin, Trash to Treasure, Upcycling, Window

Egg-ceptional Eggs

10 Mar posted by Brittany Bailey

Easter is just around the corner and I’m looking forward to crafting some egg-ceptional eggs with the boys. While browsing the crafting blogosphere I came across some really stunning eggs.

Amazing Real Eggs Made Shabby Chic with a Dremel and 3D paint by Sylwia Serwin [Read more...]

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Filed Under: arts and craft, crackle, decor, Holiday decorating, Home Decor

10 Minute Song Lyrics Lamp Makeover

1 Mar posted by Brittany Bailey

Are y’all sick of all my ugly construction type tutorials yet? After all the framing and drywall dust I’ve been breathing, I just wanted to put down my hammer and flex my creativity a little. The perfect project presented itself in the form of these two lamps I picked up at the Habitat ReStore for $15.

They had a white matte finish, perfect for writing on. The few scuffs were buffed off with a Mr. Clean Magic Eraser. (Anyone else addicted to those miracle sponges?)