My DIY Stocking Board

I made this stocking board last Christmas and never got a chance to share......

I had this drawer front that my hubby brought me from work that was destined for the trash.

I knew the size was just perfect for a stocking board.

And I liked the finish enough that I didn't have to paint it or anything- a major bonus during busy December!

The other cool thing was that there were already 4 holes drilled in it for where the drawer handles would have gone. So I didn't have to measure out where I added my hooks. Sa-weet!

I bought these 2 packs of chrome knobs. Each package of 2 was about $6.

After adding on the knobs, the mister hung it up for me. He drilled through the board and placed it where the studs in the wall were. Then I added a little plastic cover on each screw, those somewhat blend in. 

For the star in the middle, I used part of a glitter-y tree ornament that I already had. I used a few dabs of hot glue to keep in in place for the month of December.

The great thing is that I remove the star after Christmas and I keep the board up year-round.

It is in the hallway between both entrances so it is a great spot for my son to hang his school backpack & it's also where the library bag hangs.

I love how simple this project was to put together, and that the only cost was buying the knobs!

If you want to make something similar, a piece of wood that is painted or stained would be a good alternative.

We have started to "deck the halls" around here for Christmas. 

When do YOU decorate for Christmas time??

Clothespin Photo Block

I love my kids. I love taking pictures.

So you can imagine that I take lots of pictures, mostly of my kids!

I enjoy new, fun ways to display pictures in our home. 

So I made up this little photo block........

I didn't make up a tutorial since it's pretty self-explanatory. 

I painted some scrap wood. I cut a piece of scrapbook paper to fit & inked around the edges.

Then I adhered it to the block, then used my glue gun to add on the mini clothespins.

The clothespins allow for me to change the photo out as often as I like. 

I can display one larger photo.......

Or I can display a couple smaller pictures together.......

I am all about the simple projects lately!!

Play Clothes Board {trash to treasure}

Today I just have a simple DIY project to share......

This was a project I made when there was still snow on the ground!

I had this kitchen cabinet drawer front:

All I did was paint it white. Then I added the knobs to hang my kids' dress up clothes on. (A package of 6 knobs was $1.99 from Ikea!) I had my husband screw it into the wall. I just added white screw covers over the screws. That thing it not going anywhere! 

It's hanging with a picture frame/mirror that was white until I spray-painted it aqua blue.

And the white frame was originally black. I painted it & added in some bright, fun alphabet scrapbook paper. 

Such a simple set of things hanging together that cost me next-to-nothing to make!

This is a fun little area in the playroom for my kids!

DIY Kids' Artwork Board

Since I have 2 young kids (my son is 4 & my daughter is 2), our fridge is home to all their crayon pictures and other artwork. Since I am all about them being creative, I wanted to make a place for them to hang more in our basement playroom. Here's what I made...

My husband had some scrap pieces of hardwood in the basement, so I took a long strip that was destined for the trash & some clothespins to spray paint.

The long piece of wood got about 6 coats of glossy white paint & the clothespins only needed 2 coats of aqua blue spray paint.

I didn't take a picture of the next step, but I just added the clothespins with hot glue.

(Sorry the pictures aren't the greatest, these were taken in the basement....at night.

With my son starting kindergarten this fall, I think this will be a great place to display all those larger paintings and craft things that kids make in school.

It also helps fill up some of the blank space that was above the couch in the basement...

My son saw it up today is he has already started making new pictures to hang up on it!

I think it fits right in with our basement play room...

Framed Easter Egg Art

I'm going to re-post a favourite Easter craft I made last year that continues to be one of the most viewed crafts on my blog..... my Framed Easter Egg Art!

 

I had this old wood frame in the basement waiting for a new purpose...

So I added a few coats of white paint to freshen it up...

I wanted to cover the back with fabric, but didn't want anything with a bold colour or busy pattern, so I bought this fabric place mat from the dollar store...

I added it to the backing of my frame using some hot glue.

I had some eggs in my box of Easter decorations. They were those Easter egg picks- the foam eggs that come on a stick. So I removed the sticks, then cut the eggs in half with a knife.

Then arranged them how I wanted on the frame and secured each one with some hot glue.

And then I had this fun Easter egg art....

I think it turned out cute!

my new spring wreath! {trash to treasure}

With the nice weather we've had lately, it feels like SPRING could arrive... someday!

This week I made a new wreath..... and the best part was that all the supplies I used were things I already had!

I had used this glittery wreath form for a project in the past, so I stripped it down to use for my new spring wreath!

I used some extra fabric I had after I hemmed curtains & cut it into strips.

I folded each strip so that the frayed ends wouldn't show & began gluing the fabric around the wreath.

I had this once it was all covered...

I whipped up some super easy flowers to girly it up a bit!

{The pink ones are my Easy Felt Flowers}

I love the pink & grey & white flowers together!

Such an easy transformation from my wreath form & fabric that I would have otherwise thrown away!

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tour of my house--stuff on the walls!

I went around my house & took photos of most of my fave things hanging on the wall.

Most are things that I made, but some were also gifts.

For the things I made, I'll share a link to the post on my blog about that specific thing.

Let's start upstairs & work our way down!

Shelf in my daughter's room. I love the white & pink stuff there all together. {I posted about her room when she was a new baby. It's different now, maybe I'll share what it looks like now sometime.}

Another fave thing in her room is her pink mirror that I bought from Home Sense- {like Home Goods in the US}. I still love it & she likes checking herself out in it :)

And this little bird I made for her wall was a cutting board I found on clearance at Urban Outfitters. I just painted it pink & mod podged scrapbook paper on it!

I love this hair clip board that hold just some of my daughter's large collection of hair accessories. The hook underneath is from Urban Outfitters.

My dad made me this wall hanging of the "Be's" & I love it. And it reminds me constantly of how grateful I am to have parents with such strong faith. 

Collection of white picture frames in the hallway upstairs- The one with the yellow mat has a picture of both our kids at one month old. So fun to see them as babies & to see the similarities! The "W" printable was something that Lizzy at Pickle Doodle Designs made for me!

Our house is all painted in neutral colours- except our son's room. His room is a bright blue colour & his room is totally boy & very colourful! {His room is also different from the original post & maybe I should share how it looks now sometime.}

I made this pencil crayon initial that hangs above his dresser:

This handsome mirror was one of the first things I made for his room & it was also my very first feature! I was so excited when it was featured on Tip Junkie back when I shared my crafts on our family blog!

I also made this "I Am A Child of God" wall hanging. (My hubby cut the material for me & rounded the edges, then I painted it & added the vinyl words.)

My brother gave this "Love" board to me one year for my birthday, shortly after I got married. It's hung in each home we've lived in & it makes me happy :)

I still of course love my DIY jewelry holder. It hold all my everyday-type necklaces & my 'real' jewelry lives in my jewelry boxes.

Another fave in my bedroom are my heart map shadowbox frames:

Near our front entrance is this shelf, with my DIY fabric-covered bulletin board:

In our main floor hallway, we have this board that I made in December to hold our stockings. I had a glittery star in the centre. It ended up staying put 'cause it's just so handy. 

This drawer front was in our basement waiting for me to re-purpose it somehow...

I just added some knobs onto it...

And I let my husband hang it up. My son LOVES hanging things on it. It's a great home for our bag of library stuff!

By our computer desk, we have this pair of Ikea frames that contain the first picture our kids each made. Both were done when they were the same age. So I added a Jenni Bowlin sticker on each of them with theirs name & age on it.

In our dining room we have this shelf that has some family photos that we love. That large family picture is a year & a half old- I need to update it!

Now down to the basement!

In December my husband finished making a room down there that serves as the kids' play room & also has my craft stuff. {Another thing to post about sometime!}

Anyways, I love this collage frame my parents gave us for Christmas one year. So perfect for displaying some fave family photos!

Above my craft area, I have these canvases. I love Dr. Seuss quotes! And the canvases I did of the kids' hand prints last summer are so precious to me. 

I love this built-in shelf area. It houses some containers of books that were overflow from the kids' rooms. It's also great for a few decorative items!

I scored the yellow & blue lanterns at the end of last summer. Superstore marked them down from $8 each to $0.44 a piece!

I also have the blue Walt Disney quote printable, as well as a Winnie the Pooh quote I found on Pinterest.

There you have it! 

I hope you enjoyed the tour through my home of my favourite things on the walls!

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