Share my love of farming and DIY. Making life beautiful one craft at a time. Ideas and tips for DIY home decor and anything artsy and homestead related.
Old light stand When I was cleaning up around the yard, I came across this ugly light stand. It was all rusty, but I did like the base. Last year I had made it into a solar light lamp post. I really liked the way it had turned out, using parts from an old chandelier, it added some vintage… Read More
Creating an easy “Merry Christmas” garland A while ago, I had found this letter garland at the Dolor store “Merry Christmas”, the bright red letters had captured my interest. At first I was not sure what to do with it, until I came across some of the left over burlap from the wedding this summer. On Pinterest there are many… Read More
A Christmas welcome With Christmas rapidly approaching I decided it was time for a fitting festive welcome. I had this Welcome sign made earlier and wanted to decorate it up.You can see HERE how this was made, and HERE what is on the back of the sign. At the Dollar store I found some poinsettia garlands, and even though they… Read More
How to make your own custom name sign Making your own sign is not hard to do. A while a go the middle son gave me this “Welcome” sign. I thought it was very cute. Then during some renovations at the youngest son’s kitchen a piece of 2×6 was cut from the original house. Now I didn’t want to waist… Read More
DIY easy and cheap chalk painted Mason jars It is that time of the year we are thinking about gifts for Christmas. Chalk painted Mason jars are easy to make. I will show you an easy way to make your own chalk paint that only will cost you pennies. On Pinterest I found lots of ideas to make your own… Read More
Setting up the fall showcase project For the “Fall Vignette Showcase”, I decided to use what I had kicking around the house. Gathering up what I thought I might wanted to use in this project, took more time than the project it self. The toolbox is one of my favorites, but I had never used for anything before. It was… Read More