I’m Sunshine – a wife, mommy, author, and DIY maniac. As a stuck-at-home mom living in a fixer-upper, I’m putting my “Jill of All Trades” skills to work, creating new surroundings while blogging about the journey.
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DIY TV Tray and Couch Side Table
Happy New Year! Since my girls have moved on from their little table and are trying to eat on the couch now, I needed something to spare my couch from as much cereal as possible. Since I had an extra board and these pipe table legs available, I was able to make a cool little…
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Homemade Magnet Bookmarks
Last month was my birthday, and all I asked for was books. Now, I have a lot of new books! And while I love the scuffed up and torn bookmarks my kids have made me, I wanted to try something. Supplies: (As an advertising affiliate and Amazon Associate, I earn a small commission from qualifying…
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Packing Paper Braided Basket
Can you braid? Do you have a bunch of packing paper, a hot glue gun, and a box of any kind? That’s all it took to make this really pretty decorative basket. I’ve saved a LOT of packing paper from our delivery boxes ever since I used some to make a braided wreath (see that…
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Hidden Drainage Reservoir for Deep Pots with no Holes
A few of my plants outside in my deck planters still had some life in them as the weather turned cold, so I scrambled to find a pot and a way not to kill them inside. (If you know me and my history with live plants, you know this is a challenge!) Two weeks in,…
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Making a Table into a Smaller Table
Earlier this month, I took apart our old outdoor table that was no longer working. I turned part of it into a new shoe rack, but that still left me with a lot of wooden parts to work with…and we still needed some kind of table outside by our bonfire and chairs. S’mores season is…
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From Table to Shoe Rack
How do we still need more shoe storage?! I couldn’t take it anymore, and the constant pile of shoes by our garage door had to go. But this is obviously the best spot to have shoes, so we needed another shoe rack right by the door for all my girls’ shoes. Cue the old, falling…
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Doorbell Chimes Cover/Planter
This project was one of those little things that’s been an eyesore forever, and I finally found a way to make it pretty. Since I did an entryway bathroom door makeover (and still love it), I decided to use a similar look to cover our ugly, old doorbell chimes cover on the wall facing that…
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On-The-Wall Headboard
My parents’ guest room bed needed a headboard, and the empty wall also needed something decorative to add interest to the room at all (aside from one poster on another wall). Since they have a lot of scrap wood, we decided to create a headboard that would attach right to the wall and add some…
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Outdoor Chair Makeover
These chairs have needed my attention for quite a while. They were still in sturdy shape, so I knew they had a little life left in them. They just looked terribly worn out. Supplies: (As an advertising affiliate and Amazon Associate, I earn a small commission from qualifying purchases. But it doesn’t cost you anything…
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Pea Gravel Dog Kennel Fix
I let this go for way too long, but this July I finally got around to making our little dog area look decent. I also wanted to get on top of this before another rainy/snowy season when the ground becomes all muddy. Wet and muddy dog prints – not so cute across my kitchen. The…
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