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Repurposed Sewing Machine

10/5/15

My Mamaw’s old sewing machine recently came into my possession, and I knew I wanted to do something neat with it.  It was one of the old ones where the desktop folds open to reveal a sewing machine.  I decided to repurpose the sewing machine for the entry to our house as a place to hold Riley’sView Post

Filed Under: DIY Tagged With: furniture

How to Make Beer Coasters! Even guys love these!

How to Make Beer Coasters

8/27/15

Happy Tuesday!  Today I’m excited to share with you how to make beer coasters!  I do a lot of crafts around the house, and let me tell you–this is one of the few that guys have actually noticed.  These also make great gifts! Luckily I have some beer loving friends who sacrificed themselves by drinkingView Post

Filed Under: crafts, DIY, gift ideas Tagged With: beer, coasters

How to Make a Brooch Bouquet! Now you can save your bouquet forever!

How to Make a Brooch Bouquet

8/21/15

First I need to start off by saying that I was not the girl who grew up dreaming about her wedding.  So when the Ginger and I got engaged, I had no clue what I was doing.  One of the things that I quickly found out was that a lot of florists do not offerView Post

Filed Under: crafts, DIY, wedding Tagged With: brooches, floral, wedding

Pallet Wedding Guest Book

6/28/15

Welcome back everyone! As you know if you’ve read my other posts, I recently got married!  We knew we wanted to do a few different and creative things to celebrate our big day, and this post is about one of those ideas–the Pallet Wedding Guest Book.   Every wedding has a guest book.  They areView Post

Filed Under: crafts, DIY, wedding Tagged With: guest book, pallet, wedding

Easy DIY Gift Card Box

6/7/15

Hi folks!  Sorry I’ve been MIA lately 😉  In May, I was busy getting married, honeymooning, and all that good stuff!  Now I’m excited to share with you one of the items I made for our wedding–this inexpensive, easy DIY gift card box.  I had seen similar gift card boxes on Etsy, but I knewView Post

Filed Under: crafts, DIY, wedding Tagged With: gift card box, wedding

DIY Diaper Cake Tutorial

2/28/15

When I found out my sweet friend and co-worker was having a little girl, I immediately knew that I wanted to make her a diaper cake and accessorize it with cute girlie pink items : )  I’m excited to share with you today this easy DIY Diaper Cake Tutorial! Now let’s make a diaper cake!View Post

Filed Under: crafts, DIY, gift ideas Tagged With: baby, gift

State Outline String Art

1/24/15

I’ve seen a couple of these football inspired string arts, and I knew I had to make one. Here are the supplies you’ll need: ~Piece of wood (I got a pre-made one at Hobby Lobby) ~Wire Nails ~Hammer ~Crochet Thread ~Glue ~Stain or paint First I stained my piece of wood with some stain IView Post

Filed Under: crafts, DIY Tagged With: alabama, string art

Halloween Deco Mesh Wreath

10/24/14

Happy Friday!  It is one week from Halloween.  I still have to put up my Halloween Cut-outs on my windows, but I did manage to finish up this fun wreath : ) There are plenty of tutorials and videos out there about how to make the base of a deco mesh wreath so I won’tView Post

Filed Under: DIY, Halloween, wreaths

Wedding Invitation Ornament

8/5/14

Happy Tuesday!  Today I thought I would share August’s installment of the Making Memories Last series–an easy wedding invitation ornament. This ornament is the perfect way to preserve your wedding invitation.  Or in my case, I used it as a gift for some close college friends of mine that just got married.  When I sawView Post

Filed Under: crafts, DIY, gift ideas Tagged With: Christmas, ornament

How to Make a Photo Collage

7/19/14

(Affiliate links are included in this post) I don’t know about you, but I have a bunch of weddings coming up–it is just that time of the year.  I  normally try to make one crafty gift and then buy something off of the registry.  That way there is one personal gift and one practical gift. View Post

Filed Under: crafts, DIY, gift ideas Tagged With: collage, homemade, photo

How to Make a T-shirt Rag Quilt (the non-quilter’s quilt)

7/15/14

(This post contains affiliate links.) I’ve decided to start a monthly series called “Making Memories Last.”  In this series, I will take old items with memories attached to them, and upcycle them to something new.  I’m pretty excited about this first post in the series.  I’ve had a bag full of t-shirts in my closetsView Post

Filed Under: DIY Tagged With: sewing, t-shirts

Laundry Room Reveal

4/25/14

It’s finally complete, organized, and way more functional! I still have to find something awesome to hang on the wall and to go on the mini-shelf.  I’ve been having a difficult time locating cute laundry room decor, but it is so much better than before.  To give you an idea of what I was livingView Post

Filed Under: DIY, home Tagged With: laundry room

Easy Garden Hose Wreath

3/30/14

I’ve been obsessed with hose wreaths for a while now.  I saw them on Pinterest a while back, and then started to see them on people’s doors.  I originally wanted to have my hose wreath on my door on the first day of Spring, but life happens : ) The hardest part about this wreathView Post

Filed Under: crafts, DIY, wreaths Tagged With: hose, spring, wreath

5 Lessons Learned from a DIY Paver Patio

3/23/14

It’s finally done! 220 square feet of blood, sweat, and tears. A little bit of cleaning up to do, I was just excited it was complete! Let me start off by saying that we are in no way experts on how to do patio pavers or professionals by any means.  I did a combination ofView Post

Filed Under: DIY, outside Tagged With: paver patio

DIY Powder Laundry Detergent

2/11/14

Happy Tuesday everyone! Today we had a snow day, so I figured it would be a perfect time to do a post on my DIY powder laundry detergent which I am almost out of. DIY powder laundry detergent is really easy to make and a lot cheaper than buying it at the store.  A littleView Post

Filed Under: DIY Tagged With: laundry detergent

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Hi I'm Jess, and I call the Rocket City (Huntsville, AL) home! While I'm not doing my 8-5, you can find me hanging out with my lab mix Riley or starting a craft or project (sometimes multiple) around the house. I'm always doing my best to stay active and try new things. Hopefully you will stick around for the ride!
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