Tag: crafty
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Make it Monday: Paint stick burlap star
You may recall when I made the folk art-inspired flag from paint sticks this summer. My folk art flag was beginning to fall apart and it had passed its phase of being useful…so I decided to repurpose it. I started by taking the flag apart. See the paint? I didn’t bother taking the paint off…
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Make it Monday: DIY Farmhouse Sign
This week, my daughter and I were trying to think of the perfect sign to hang behind our piano. I knew I wanted something “music-themed” and I wanted to try to make something. We went through our scrap wood pile and found this: We measured it around another long, thin board we found and painted…
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An organized craft cabinet
I bet you’re thinking, “Well, that picture doesn’t look very organized.” You’re right. That is the before picture. Now that I’ve got your attention, let me tell you how a sheet of pegboard, some bins and baskets, some lumber, and some spice racks totally changed my creative space. I keep my craft supplies in a…
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Farmhouse Fridays: Dollar Tree Upcycles
I was packing up my classroom for the summer when I noticed an abundance of these things: I used to use them a lot to organized cabinets at my old school, but I really don’t use them as much as I used to. I got rid of most of them, but looking at them gave…