How to Make a Wine Rack with PVC

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With my son’s graduation party a week away, I wanted to create a neat way to organize the bottles of wine (or juice, water, whatever) we will have that will not be stored in the cooler.  This organizer is constructed out of 4″ PVC. It can be painted any color using spray paint and costs [...]

Building a Rustic Table

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I had plans to build a rustic-style table for my dining room before I built the RH Inspired 1900s Boulangerie Table. I already had the boards cut and pocket holes drilled for the tabletop but then I drew the Boulangerie table and, well, the rest is “history”… Sigh! 

Later, I saw a picture of a [...]

How to Make a Cork Board Using an Old Screen Door

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My son will be graduating from high school soon and wants a large cork board with tons of photos displayed at the party. I saw this in a magazine (it was framing a mirror) but there were no detailed how-to instructions, so I’ve created my own and will share that with you today! I love [...]

How to Make a Jewelry & Makeup Holder with Dinnerware

Jewelry & Makeup Holder

A lady always needs a place to keep her jewelry and toiletries neatly organized. Why not create an organizer just for her using dinnerware? The dinnerware can be old or new, mixed or matched! This would be a fabulous gift for someone special!

Materials:

Plate, bowl, and cup Threaded rod for lamps with nuts [...]

How to Make a Planter Using an Old Wooden Chair

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This is a Sponsored post written by me on behalf of Miracle-Gro. All opinions are 100% mine.

Hooray! The weather has finally straightened out a bit and it is time to work on the yard! I want to incorporate more flowers and plants in the yard but get bored with plain old planters. Today, I’ll [...]

How to Make a Teacup Bird Feeder (Guest Post!)

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This project was made by my bestie, Evonne, whom I’ve known basically forever!

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Anyway, I asked her to share directions on how to make this cute bird feeder, so without further adieu, here she is:

 

 

Purchased this set from Harbor Freight Tools which included (20) diamond [...]

How to Build a Bookcase Using an Old Door

Old Door Bookcase

The folks at PureBond Plywood posted a picture of a bookcase made with an old door on the PureBond Facebook page and I thought it was a fabulous idea! That particular bookcase was created by Gail at  My Repurposed Life ~ how fantastic! I searched for an old door and finally found one at one of our local [...]

How to Build a Screen Door

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Because my back door opens out, I built a screen door for it long ago. I decided to build another one this time using PVC boards. What are PVC boards you ask? Well, they are just that – “boards” constructed from PVC. They are termite and rot-proof, they can be cut just like wood boards, [...]

A Conversation About Fighting Hunger

This is a Sponsored post written by me on behalf of Walmart for SocialSpark. All opinions are 100% mine.

My daughter and I were having a conversation the other day about school and I was asking what she had for breakfast and lunch. After she told me she said,”Mom, did you know that for some [...]

How to Drill a Hole in a Plate using a Diamond Bit

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Have you ever wondered how to drill a hole in a plate, vase, glass bottle, or tile? Its not as hard as it sounds! It is actually very easy when using a diamond bit and I’ve created my very first video to show you how!

Please excuse the lighting… It was cloudy that day [...]