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Do you have a clogged drain at your house and hate using chemical cleaners? Learn how you can use baking soda and vinegar to help unclog your drain today. How does this work? A chemical reaction with vinegar and baking soda loosens up debris and gunk in your pipes. Recommended Supplies 1/2 cup Baking Soda …
Are you looking to buy and sell items on Facebook? Do you know what fcfs means? If not, continue reading to get our tips and learn some of the Facebook buy sell trade (BST) abbreviations used to help buy and sell things on Facebook. I am the first one to say I was a little …
Are you looking for a simple and eco-friendly way to clean vinyl siding? Learn how to make your own cleaner and save money using supplies you probably already have at home. Do you have an outdoor space you love? Have you ever wondered how to easily clean your home’s exterior? We have been working on …
Learn how to easily clean your composite deck with our homemade cleaner. I am always skeptical of homemade cleaners, but this sure did the trick on our deck. Our Deck I love our gray composite deck, however, it does tend to show a lot of dirt and mildew. After this past year, our deck needed …
Here are awesome DIY and (a few store-bought) dress-up clothes storage ideas to help our little one’s imagination sore. Main Factor To Consider The best type of dress-up storage is one that acts as part of the decor and truly allows the child easy access. I mean, playing dress-up is only fun if you can …
We love eco-friendly ways to give gifts and save money. We just finished making DIY leaf print wrapping paper last week and just wanted to keep going. Here are two extremely easy homemade wrapping paper ideas. Why use brown paper bags? Yes, you can buy butcher paper and get a flatter surface to start with. …
Do you hate the idea of being wasteful during the holidays? Or do you hate spending all that money on paper? We love creating our own DIY Christmas wrapping paper and here are 17+ ideas for you to try. Don’t worry a lot of these DIY wrapping ideas can be used at any time in …
Do you hate spending money on buying wrapping paper to only then have a trash bag full at the end of your holiday gathering? We hate how wasteful wrapping paper is and thought why not repurpose items we already have this holiday season? There are many different ways to make DIY wrapping paper, but here …
We love when DIY projects can save you money and help you create a customized item that would just be so hard to find. Here are 11+ homemade piñatas ideas that will inspire you to make a piñata for every party. What can you use as a base to make a homemade piñata? In this …
We love not having to spend money on new things. Learn how you can redo your old laptop case using paint instead of purchasing a new one. Can you paint your computer case? Yes, you can and we will show you how in this post. My pink laptop case had some wear and tear on …
Do you love repurposing items for your DIY or craft projects? But do you hate having to remove those annoying stickers? Here are 6 ways to easily remove stickers and that stubborn residue. Stickers or labels are on everything. And if you are a DIY or craft guy or gal, then sometimes you need to …
Do you do a lot of crafts with wine bottles? But you hate removing the labels? Here is a simple baking soda method to help you easily remove those labels and stickers. If you are like us, you always are looking to repurpose and recycle everyday objects. From DIY anniversary decorations to easy spray-painted crafts, …
Chalk paint is a “DIY” ers best friend for different DIY projects and makeovers. Come along with us as we share some awesome chalk paint projects to try. Why Is Chalk Paint Popular? Chalked paint has become so popular due to its ability to transform anything quickly. There is nothing more satisfying than just updating …
Did you just find out that your child needs to wear a baby helmet or Doc band? We were in the same position and painted ours to add a little character. Because why be boring if you don’t have to be? Learn how to paint your baby helmet with our step-by-step tutorial. Before You Start …
We love a good picture wall around here. Create your own unique wall to show off your family or life with these gallery wall ideas. We love blank walls around here because they have endless possibilities. Sometimes a painted accent wall is the best DIY project for your space. Other times a great picture wall …
Build an art display frame & box and finally have a place to store all your children’s artworks We have a huge problem around our house. Our children love to create artworks…okay this is not a problem, but what to do with their artworks after is. Our daughter loves to save everything she creates. Currently, …
Are you looking for a fun craft idea for the whole family? Use our free template to create the cutest state shrinky dinks for keychains, magnets, and more. We have a new love for a childhood favorite craft. Our whole family is super excited about shrinky dinks. You can make more advanced shrinky dinks like …
Painting terracotta pots is probably one of the cheapest ways to update your patio this summer. No need to buy expensive decorative pots when you can DIY! By the way, I never know if it is terracotta, terra-cotta, or terra cotta when discussing pots. You can see Wikipedia also says it can be spelled in …
Here are 6 different painted terracotta pots ideas that can be done very quickly. Did you know that Dollar Tree sells these cute tiny terracotta pots? I figure the best place to try these painting techniques was on these small planters. If these painted flower pot designs worked on the small pots, I know they …
This fun Easter egg technique may be a little messy, but is so fun! You will love all the surprising ideas you can get using shaving cream or Cool whip to dye Easter eggs. We love the idea of fun and easy marbelized Easter eggs. We love painting holiday decor items in fun ways and …
Rainbows are the perfect subject matter when creating crafts as a family. Here is an awesome list of 42 rainbow crafts you can make today. Rainbows are just one of those images that make us happy. The best part about creating DIY rainbow projects is all the different ways you can use them. From a …
We are such a fan of repurposed furniture projects. Not only do you create something that is unique and custom for you, but you are also helping the environment by upcycling something that already exists. Here is a list of 31 repurposed & upcycled furniture projects to help you inspire your next project. What is …
Do you love Valentine’s Day? Or if you are like me, you like it enough. However, now that we have children they get excited about any holiday. So of course why not complete some simple DIY Valentine’s Day projects together? This list of DIY Valentine’s ideas is sure to have something for anyone. We just …
Sometimes simple cardboard and contact paper can create things like this simple pegboard shelf. We love how we were able to repurpose items we already had to organize our kid craft room pegboard. When we started to turn a small room in our basement into a craft room/homeschool room for our children, we knew we …
We love these DIY projects and so do our readers! We cannot believe that our little blog is almost two years old. It is crazy to think of all the DIY projects we have undertaken in that amount of time. From painting walls to make shelves (and a lot of them), we just are so …
We can’t believe that we were able to make this large rainbow word art idea made for under $20. It was the perfect addition to our kid’s craft room. Learn how to create one with our easy tutorial. Our Kid’s Craft Room Yet again, I am starting a post with one DIY project led to …
From children’s artwork to family photos we all need unique art display ideas. If you are looking for ways to display artworks with frames, without frames, and in between this list is for you! In our home, we are always looking for fun and unique ways to display artworks. My whole family is a line …
Learn how to build an outdoor treehouse and playset that is higher quality and cheaper than you can buy at a store. No need to be on a waitlist for that backyard playground because you can start building one this weekend. DIY projects are perfect for outdoor spaces. You can make it completely yours by …
There are all sorts of DIY playdough recipes out there. Our family loves creating together to see which one is our favorite. We loved this simple DIY playdough because it was so silky with only 2 basic ingredients. With all the handwashing going around, this easy playdough is not only fun to play with but …
Learn how to make your own piñata using simple ingredients from home. You will be shocked at how budget-friendly this DIY project can be. There is no better party activity than a piñata. We have convinced our son that a family party in our new playset with cupcakes would be the perfect way to celebrate …