15 Amazing DIY Lighting Ideas Lighting can make a dramatic statement in any room and is a crucial element of good design. A great light fixture not only adds style, but it creates a mood and vastly impacts how you feel.One of the biggest benefits of DIY Lighting is you can … [Read more...]
How to Fake a Fake Pumpkin (Faux Painting Tutorial)
How to Fake a Fake Pumpkin Have you seen those neon orange fake pumpkins and nearly vomited because you wouldn't dream of decorating with them. I mean, get real, everyone would know they were fake. Ah ha, but have you seen the price tags? $1 - $6? For that price you might just … [Read more...]
Vintage Map Lampshade
Do you want to update a plain vanilla lamp shade? Do you have a vacation you want to remember? You can do both with this vintage map lampshade!The process to create a Vintage Map Lampshade is easy, especially if your lamp shade is close to a perfect cylinder. But, what do you … [Read more...]
DIY Candle Lantern from Leftover Trim
Hi there, Pretty Handy Girl readers! I'm Vineta from The Handyman's Daughter, and I'm back with another awesome project to share with you. When I cleaned up my disaster of a workshop last month, I unearthed a few scraps of trim left over from my fireplace remodel. I couldn't bear … [Read more...]
DIY Scrap Moulding Trays
Are you on a purge mission to get rid of excess stuff? Me too! How about your workshop? Do you have scrap wood you need to get rid of? Yes? Perfect. Today I have a simple tutorial to show you how to make DIY Scrap Moulding Trays. These are really cute little trays that can be … [Read more...]
DIY Glass-Etched Vases
Happy New Year! This is Lindi, visiting again from Love Create Celebrate. How many of you are deep into cleaning and purging mode?! My husband and I have already cleaned out FIVE closets since the New Year! We're pretty proud actually! lol. When I was cleaning, I came across … [Read more...]
How to Make a Vintage Rustic Sleigh Ride Sign
You guys, I'm super excited about this Vintage Rustic Sleigh Ride Sign I made using scraps from my workshop. This sign turned out 200 times better than I imagined in my head. I knew I had to share the tutorial with you so you can make your own vintage signs for any holiday! Let's … [Read more...]
Holiday Home Tour 2016
I'm so happy to see you again this year! This is my annual holiday home tour and each year I can't wait to invite you in to see the decorations. (These are my home tours from 2010, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015.) This year I tried to keep it simple, but I did take two days to make a … [Read more...]
Galvanized Metal Tree Form
Want to make a super cute and fast galvanized tree form? This little galvanized tree will fit in with some of your holiday vignettes, especially if you like the rustic look.Last year I had fun playing with DIY galvanized metal (otherwise known as aged quickly sheet … [Read more...]
Making Hot Air Balloon Decorations
This year I'm helping out with the school book fair decorations again. The theme for our fair was air travel. We made cute hot air balloons, clothespin airplanes, a giant "Welcome" word cloud, and cut out book clouds (tutorial to come soon.) We had the most fun making these … [Read more...]
Woodland Fairy Garden in a Jar – Styled x3
Have you been following Stacy Risenmay's Styled x3 series? It's addictive y'all! It's kind of like the "who wore it best" in the home decorating world, but there's no shaming. The way it works is Stacy buys three of one item and ships two of them to selected bloggers and keeps … [Read more...]
How to Make a Striped Wood Block
I've always wanted to experiment with different color woods and make a striped wood block. Normally this technique is used for creating beautiful cutting boards. But, you can use this technique for much much more! Ready to learn How to Make a Striped Wood Block?Begin by … [Read more...]
Bunny Place Cards
Spring is in the air so let's make some bunny place cards for the table. Jaime here from That's My Letter sharing this easy scrap project that adds a touch of cuteness and color to your Easter or spring table.I used spring colored spray paints on the front side of the … [Read more...]
Faking Wall-to-Wall Carpet with an Area Rug
The closet renovation is coming along nicely, even though I've only been able to work on it in fits and starts. After I added a new light switch for the closet, I added any missing insulation. Then I filled any and all gaps with Great Stuff. This closet had always been very cold … [Read more...]
Magazine File Box Facelift
It's a new year and I want to give a few rooms in our house a fresh new look. Our office was one of the first spaces I completed when I started this blog (has it really been 5 1/2 years!)I'm tired of staring at the same room day after day. I know many of you feel the same … [Read more...]
Holiday Home Tour – Mudroom and Foyer
Last up on my holiday home tour is my mudroom and foyer. This year, I re-used the same wreaths for the front door, but I jazzed them up with silver holly leaf floral picks.It's incredibly easy to change the look of your wreaths. Try tucking in fresh clippings like … [Read more...]