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Posted on October 27, 2022November 15, 2023 by Sunshine — 2 Comments

TV on the wall? Add a Faux Planter Mantle – With Storage!

Projects snowball around here. While remodeling our master bathroom, we realized our old door was a problem because it would swing right into our future glass shower door. We have 2 small children – no doorstop in the world was going to save that glass. Instead, I briefly thought about doing a pocket door before deciding that it would be too much work on top of everything else I was doing. That left the option of a sliding/barn door, and this is what we went with.

I know, I know. Barn doors and bathrooms are generally not a great combination (less privacy). However, since this is our master bathroom and we’re the only ones who use it… Oh, well. And it works great to give extra room in the bathroom without having a swinging door involved. Plus, it gave me a reason to revamp our bedroom since I’d have to make a new door, so why not do the whole room? 😜

Posted on June 14, 2022November 15, 2023 by Sunshine — 1 Comment

Homemade Geode Sun-Catchers

One of the unexpected, great things about having kids is that they 100% have forced me to be less of a perfectionist. I’ve never said “good enough” as often as I have since trying to complete projects with two little bundles of attention-seeking joy underfoot. I’ve learned to not fix their art projects or crafts or sections of my own projects that they help with. Sometimes a goof or quirkily finished section of molding paint is a good thing – it stays as a reminder of a good time when “we helped mommy there” and shows that this is their home too.

I’ve always been crafty, and I love that I’m seeing that interest in my girls more and more. This also means that I have little people to make crafts for rather than just having a bunch of ideas but no one to give things to (or any place to put them).

Posted on March 23, 2022November 15, 2023 by Sunshine — Leave a comment

Kid Craft – Our Take on Rainbows

It’s finally Spring! Well, of course as I write this it’s back to the high 40s and rainy, but I’ll take it because it means we’re inching out of winter. In our house, two little girls are eager to get outside and enjoy their sandbox. I’m eager to get on with bigger projects that require the use of the garage! But for now, we’re shifting our daily crafts from coloring snowmen and Christmas trees to now making rainbows and flowers.

EVERYONE seems to have a craft idea about rainbows right now, so maybe my/our take on this fad will be nothing new to you. But it’s one small DIY decoration that my 3-year-old could be a part of, so if you’ve got little kids to entertain, this works great! And she loves it hanging on her wall now, so that’s a bonus – not like so many colored snowmen that are now in the garbage. PLUS, this is a great way to use up some of that fluffy fake snow that you too might have lying around from winter decorations.

Posted on March 12, 2022November 15, 2023 by Sunshine — Leave a comment

DIY Hanging Office Drawer

I have more posts coming about how I redid our home office, but I just finished this last piece of the puzzle and thought I’d share it right away. Our custom office desk has a lot of open shelving and tabletop space, but there are always those office supplies you want tucked away – pens, staplers, random junk, etc. And for that, of course you want a drawer.

Posted on February 25, 2022November 15, 2023 by Sunshine — 1 Comment

Painting Picture Frames with Fire and Unicorn Spit

Some projects take longer to explain than to do, so I made a video of this project to show how I did it. That’s over on my YouTube channel for those of you who want a more visual tutorial.

But for my blog, here’s a step-by-step of how I turned plain wooden picture frames into colorful and unique frames!