Who doesn’t love a monogrammed gift?  How about a cross stitched monogram and let’s make it into an ornament?  And we can use it as a placecard too!  I’ll show you how. A tutorial to create a cross stitch monogram ornament. How to make your cross stitch into a beautiful keepsake ornament. I’ve been cross stitching my whole life.  There’s something about the counted crosses and methodical, organized nature of cross stitch that just makes me feel good.   ..read more

Tis the season to make all the fabulous decorations.  And that includes dressing up my girls school for the Christmas season with these giant nutcrackers.  I built the nutcrackers to resemble the girls complete with their tartan uniform skirts. A DIY tutorial to build a giant nutcracker with a pleated skirt. Create holiday magic with this giant nutcracker decor project. Standing at just over 5’9″ tall these nutcrackers fit right in with the human crowd.   ..read more

This post is sponsored by The Home Depot. Ready your lawn for winter with these quick and easy fall lawn projects. Three steps for your fall lawn and you’re ready for winter. I loaded up my cart with a few items and we are ready to tackle that fall lawn: wire rake Scotts Turf Builder Winterguard fall lawn fertilizer Scotts EZ Seed patch and repair Scotts Turf Builder EdgeGuard Mini Broadcast Spreader Step 1: Leaves Rake all the leaves and remove from your yard.   ..read more

Add some simple pretty paper flowers to your Thanksgiving mantel using basic brown grocery store bags.  I’ll show you how. How to create a Thanksgiving mantel using DIY paper poinsettias made from brown paper grocery store bags. A simple Fall mantel. Why not start enjoying the holiday season with a beautiful Fall mantel?  Adorned with these paper poinsettias this Thanksgiving mantel will easily transition for the Christmas season as well. Thanksgiving Mantel evergreen base warm white lights brown paper poinsettia flowers Gather up those brown paper grocery store bags for this proj ..read more

Necessity is the motherhood of invention and we needed portable, self-standing station signs so this is my solution.  These station signs are bright, two-sided, well labeled and have the ability to be placed wherever you need them most. A DIY tutorial to build self standing station signs. Make this easy to build portable signage for your next event with my plans. I’m neurotic about signage.  Wherever I go if the signage is less than adequate I am the first one to notice.   ..read more

Make it fun with plywood and paint because sometimes you need a self standing ice cream truck photo prop and I’m here to share the how-to with you.  And this could be any kind of truck for whatever your event needs. A DIY tutorial to build a self standing ice cream truck prop. Make this truck photo prop with portable stands using my plans. I built this cute self standing ice cream truck with a striped backdrop wall just in time for an ice cream social party at school.   ..read more

Every new college student needs this dorm room storage ottoman.  It’s a perfect, simple build that has so much functionality.  Let me show you how to make it down below. A DIY tutorial to build a dorm room storage ottoman. Make this simple cube with tons of hidden storage perfect for college dorm life. Do you have a college bound teenager in your life?  Or maybe a playroom that needs hidden storage and extra seating?   ..read more

*This post is sponsored by The Home Depot. Summer is here and your lawn is hungry.  With this in mind it’s time to feed that summer lawn. Let’s feed that summer lawn to keep it beautiful and green through the hot summer season. For this project we will be using this Scotts product: Scotts Turf Builder Ultrafeed Head to your nearest Home Depot and grab Scotts Turf Builder Ultrafeed and let’s get started.   ..read more

With just a few tools you can make your own self standing marquee numbers for any event.  Take them where ever you need a big, awesome punch of fabulous decor. A DIY tutorial to build a self standing marquee number 3. Make this 4 foot tall marquee number for your next event using my plans. Made from 3/4″ thick sturdy plywood and attached to a 2×10 base these marquee numbers are solid and self standing.   ..read more

Let the fun and games begin!  Today I’m sharing how to make this mini putt course platform.  It’s super sturdy, portable and makes for great competition at your next gathering. A DIY tutorial to build a portable mini putt course platform. Fun for all ages and portable so you can play mini putt anywhere you desire. Truth be told I made this project before however I had to chance to make it again so this version 2.0 is bigger and better than the first.   ..read more