Making a rustic Valentine’s Day sign is inexpensive and easy when you use distressed wood sign blanks and simple holiday stencils! This is a game changer for me! Gone are the days of figuring out how to create a rustic wood sign that might take an entire weekend to do and involved umpteen steps. Making […]
Rustic Bottle Brush Trees on Spool
Rustic Bottle Brush Trees on Spool: Paint bottle brush trees to match a wood spool, then glue it all together for an easy farmhouse Christmas decoration! I love bottle brush trees! After working on this rustic Christmas decoration, I want to buy up all the bottle brush trees everywhere and just keep creating with them. […]
Beaded Letter Ornament
Learn how to make a beaded letter ornament with my easy step-by step tutorial. Beaded monogram letter ornaments are perfect for Christmas and weddings! It’s that time of year again when me and some of my favorite DIY bloggers come together for our annual Handmade Christmas Ornament series! We purposely schedule this for the beginning of […]
Shabby Books Tutorial
Make your own shabby books with paint and stencils! It’s an easy way to upcycle discarded or unloved books for a rustic farmhouse look! I’ve always loved the look of shabby books on display, and have ooh’ed and aah’ed over many a pretty shabby book on Pinterest, but have yet to make my own. Until […]
DIY Wedding: Wood Box Wedding Favor
Make a keepsake wood box wedding favor, and fill it with something special like potpourri, candy, flower seeds or a small spice package. It’s quick and economical to do! Want to make your own wedding favors that your family and friends will treasure for years to come? Buy a bulk order of small unfinished wood […]
How to Paint a Beautiful Mini Farmhouse Wooden Bucket
Learn how to paint a beautiful mini farmhouse wooden bucket with my easy tutorial for a sweet dose of vintage style! Great for rustic weddings too! Have you seen these unfinished wooden buckets at the craft stores? These buckets are the perfect inexpensive project to turn into beautiful farmhouse decor! See the colored rulers above? I […]
Make A Pretty Mini Picnic Basket Favor!
Mini Picnic Basket Favors are very popular for weddings, as well as for Spring and Summer parties and events! Make a pretty DIY mini picnic basket favor using paint and tiny flower embellishments. It’s easy and inexpensive to do! Mini Picnic Basket Favors are popular for just how versatile they can be: you can leave […]
Shabby Button Heart Pillow
Make this sweet Shabby Button Heart Pillow to enjoy for Valentine’s Day. The mix of textures — sparkly glitter, shabby pillow cover, shiny buttons — is what makes it fun! Although I made this shabby button heart pillow for Valentine’s Day, you can alter this tutorial to come up with something for other holidays or […]
Valentine Canvas Block
This Valentine Canvas Block mixed media art is a very pretty decoration that can also be displayed year-round! Before I even began this project, I knew I wanted to make a button heart shape on a canvas. I love the selection of buttons in this package I got from Buttons Galore, and used a variety […]
Ivory Bottle Brush Trees on Red Spools
Come and see how I put together these ivory bottle brush trees on red spools for a farmhouse style look. A little bit rustic and a little bit Winter glam! Bleaching bottle brush trees: Years ago — I bleached these bottle brush trees. At the time, you couldn’t readily find bottle brush trees in ivory […]