Hi! I'd love to for you to follow me on Pinterest Her Tool Belt and if you love instagram, you can keep up with me there too! We have an open floor plan, so the family room, kitchen and dining areas are all one large room and it's the first thing that you see when you walk into the house. Our family spends most of our time in the family room. With young kids, keeping … [Read more...]
Winter Luminaries
I know what you're thinking, ugh another mason jar project. Yep, it is. These are quick and easy winter luminaries, I used them on my Winter Wonderland Tablescape that my Mom has been enjoying at her house. The mix of frosted glass and flocked snow give off a nice glow. I used 3 different jar sizes for the tablescape: 2 quart, 1 quart and pint. Although you can make … [Read more...]
Ladder Advent Calendar
Without fail - every day my 5 year old asks 'How many days until Christmas?' This ladder advent calendar is mostly for him to keep track of the big day. It was inspired by this darling Pottery Barn Stocking Calendar. However I didn't want to sew little stockings, so I found 4x6 cotton muslin bags (affiliate) instead. My friend Wendy made a ladder too, we decided to … [Read more...]
Winter Wonderland Christmas Tablescape
Welcome to the 2nd Day of Christmas Tablescapes! I am so thrilled to be part of this fun series put together by the amazing Jen Woodhouse! To be in the same series as these talented DIY'ers is such an honor. Christmas Tablescape Tour Schedule … [Read more...]
Be Merry Christmas Sign
'Tis the Season for magical decor, twinkling lights, bells, music in the air and snow. Christmas time brings out the little kid giddiness in me. I don't have a ton of Christmas decorations, but each year I like to build a few more pieces to add to my collection. I really like those big statement porch signs PEACE, JOY, BELIEVE, so I decided to do a gigantic Be Merry sign! … [Read more...]
Rustic Christmas Tree
Hi, I'm excited to be part of this 18 Easy Build Christmas Projects using Ryobi tools blog hop! I sure do love my Ryobi tools, they make up a majority of my tools. I thought it would be fun to make a rustic Christmas Tree decoration this year. This is a fairly easy project, a bunch of cuts at the same angles create the chevron tree shape. How to Build a Rustic … [Read more...]
Count Your Many Blessings Thankful Tree
I thought it would be fun this year to do a Thankful Tree. Hopefully helping my young kids and us parents continually think of our blessings all month. Every day in November, each family member will write something that they are thankful for and hang it on the tree! Theme: Count Your Many Blessings. Last year, I made a West Elm Knock-off Wooden Wall Tree. This year, I … [Read more...]
Cordless Drill Storage – Charging Station
Hi! I'd love to for you to follow me on Pinterest Her Tool Belt and if you love instagram, you can keep up with me there too! Our first monthly Reader Request Plan comes from Justin! He wants a 5 dock cordless drill storage and battery charging station, that can hang on his garage wall. What a great idea to corral your drills, batteries, and battery chargers in one … [Read more...]
Rolling Island + Counter Table
My good friend, Jenny just moved into a compact apartment. She needed to get a table, but it sure would be nice if that table could double as more counter space and add much needed storage. The table also needed to be small, easy to move and of course stylish! Quite the list to ask of a table :-) Then she saw the West Elm 'Design Workshop Wood Top Bar + Counter' (now sold … [Read more...]
Shoe Shelf Bench
During that big housing crisis, we were looking to get into a better neighborhood. We were super lucky and sold our old house and found an unfinished house. The main priorities were to finish what needed to be done to move in, and all of the perks would have to come later. One room layout that never worked for our family was the bench and hangers in the mudroom. I know the … [Read more...]