Give an Old Pot New Life

Since I’ve been redoing my living room (dude this is taking forever! LOL) I’ve wanted to add a plant into the mix. I was going for a tropical, carribbean thing and I knew a palm tree would be perfect! I spotted some palms at Ikea for around $10 and we picked one up. Easy peasy,
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How to Make Felt Coasters for 4th of July

Summer is here and that means delicious glasses of iced tea, lemonade, and fruit punch! These easy, no-sew felt coasters are the perfect accent for summer plus they’ll keep your table free of water rings from icy glasses. Paint accents on them, like the stars & stripes, for a patriotic barbecue or add stamped letters
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Fix A Curtain Rod That Falls Apart

How to fix a curtain rod that falls apart. This has got to be one of the most annoying problems in the world to a short person:    (Disclosure – this post has affiliate links. That means I get a few pennies if you make a purchase from the website whose links I am sharing.
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How to Make Enamel Dots

Dude. Everybody is making faux enamel dots – from melting pony beads (yikes, fumes!) to using Beads in a Bottle (okay, I would do that too) to using the hot glue gun. Well, I figured out a way to make another type of faux enamel dot using ICE Resin!! I can’t tell you how many times I
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Lamp Jewelry – DIY Home Decor

Why do we only think of using necklaces on ourselves? I found this lamp at the Goodwill for $10 and loved the color – I knew it would pop in my new family room re-do. I’m going for a kind of modern tropical thing… The lamp on its own was super plain and I posted
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Bolt + Handcuff Toggle Bracelet DIY

Industrial is in! This bracelet takes an industrial feeling toggle, a nut and bolt, and turns it into a cheeky handcuff style clasp that is a nice surprise. Here is the complete supply list to create this project: #3202302 Cord Basics 0.8 mm Stretch Cord #34731051 Glass Beads #34712131 Crimp Tube #34719183 Metal Toggle Clasp
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Missing Bling? No Problem! How to Repair Rhinestone Jewelry

My favorite necklace that I just made lost a gem. Silly meshy shirt I was wearing – the prong got stuck on the shirt, I moved, and bam – the gem fell out! It was dark where I was at and I figured it was a lost cause. Then I remembered I had some rhinestone
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