I found a ready-made unfinished wood perpetual calendar, just waiting to be painted, stained or decorated. This is a useful gift for Father’s Day! I stained ours with pickling wash and it was quick and easy to do. All this week, I’m sharing quick wood crafts that you can make in about 15 minutes, excluding...

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Kick off the new year with over 100 solutions on how to organize everything in your home! Organize cabinets, closets and more with this handy list of ideas. Happy New Year! January is a wonderful time of resolutions and renewed determination to make 2018 the Best. Year. Ever. Getting organized — and staying that way —...

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For easy magazine storage, learn how to paint a pretty wooden crate in just a few simple steps! This DIY makes such a difference in containing clutter! Special thanks to DecoArt, who sponsored this fun DIY! Take all of those magazines sitting on your coffee table and put them into a stylish wooden crate instead. Why?...

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I finally came up with a way to store my ribbon scraps that works. I use my ribbon scraps much more, plus I can easily retrieve any color I’m looking for. This solution rocks! Thanks to DecoArt for sponsoring this project and sharing it with their readers. This project idea and the tutorial are both 100% my...

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I’ve got a fun IKEA hack for you today: pretty rose gold boxes – DIY style! IKEA storage boxes and bins are so versatile, and with this easy update they become decorative too. Make your office supplies look gorgeous! Thanks to DecoArt for sponsoring this project and sharing it with their readers. This project idea and...

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I’ve created a tutorial to show you how to create a chippy paint finish that always looks authentic every time! I have a new tutorial up on the Walnut Hollow blog, where I’m a contributor. Walnut Hollow’s theme for January was all about getting organized, and you’ll find many helpful DIYs and tutorials on their blog to...

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I used chalky finish paint and stencils to turn dollar store desk accessories that didn’t match into a pretty set of French-inspired stenciled desk accessories! Wait until you see this transformation I did for DecoArt! Chalky finish paints are not just for furniture or larger home decor items. You’ve seen me paint lots of smaller...

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This project and video tutorial are sponsored by Darice Crafts. All opinions and ideas are most definitely my own! One of the new things I’ll be doing this year is serving as a Video Ambassador for Darice Crafts! (And yes, I’m totally over-the-moon happy about it!) Darice products are sold in major craft stores and...

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Today I’m sharing a fun – and super-easy – makeover over at Live Creatively Inspired! I took a basic IKEA Väggis bulletin board and used craft paints and stencils to turn it into something pretty! You could use these bulletin boards as a message center in your kitchen or home office, or in your kid’s...

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