Retaining Wall

Summer is winding down and its time to get a few things done before it gets cold outside...

I know this isn't something I normally share but I'm really excited about this project!

Well I got a huge surprise a couple Saturdays ago when I thought we'd be working on some projects my Husband wanted to get done... instead he got the tractor and we started digging out the section of lawn between our house and shop.

Its been a sloped mess since we moved in 6 years ago... it's to steep to walk down, hard to mow and we can only keep patches of grass alive. We've talked about changing it for a while but I thought it was on the bottom of our project list.

So, I was really surprised when he started digging out the sod... and we got another surprise when as we dug out the grass we found a lot of large flat stones.

Fall Sweatshirt DIY

The weather is changing and that makes me excited for Fall! 

I love the sights and smells of this beautiful season! 

I love sweaters that are soft, warm and cozy. And I like to make my own so I have a couple to share with you. (I made one for winter but it will be in a later post)

There are so many cute sweaters online and I've bought a couple but its fun to make them too. 

My girls and I really enjoy making our own designs... and with the stencils we can paint on whatever colors we want to mix up and get really creative. Although I kept these pretty basic. 

Wishing Well & Wheelbarrow Craft

Okay so maybe I am borderline obsessed with wood projects... 

I just really like to build things...

doesn't everyone? ;)

Building a little wishing well and wheelbarrow for my living room decor has been on my list for a while... probably a year or so... 

...and I finally got them done!

These were fun easy projects that didn't take long once I got started. They aren't very big... the whishing well is about 6 inches tall, and the wheelbarrow is about 6 inches long. So not very big but the perfect size for my crate shelves.

The wishing well is cut out of 1/2inch square dowls... with the supports being popsicle sticks. The little tin roof is one of my favorite parts of the wishing well (I bought it at Dollar Tree in the craft section and cut it down to fit) 

Self-Watering Strawberry Planter {Wicking Bed}

Have you ever heard of a Wicking Bed? 

I hadn't until last summer and they are amazing! 

A wicking bed is a raised bed that has a water reservoir in the bottom that slowly wicks up water into the soil to water your plants. So you don't have to water your raised beds every day. Who doesn't like less watering! 

Ladder Shelf & Wall Shelf

 
I have a thing for wood and building things... 

I wouldn't call it an obsession...

I just really enjoy it.

I saw a cute shelf the other day as I was scrolling through Amazon looking for something we needed... wink, wink, ... I decided that shelf would look so cute on our bookcase in the living room. So instead of clicking to buy it... which is what most people would do... I've been guilty of that plenty of times... (ask my husband)... I hopped on lowes.com to see how much it would be to build my own. Now this option isn't always the cheapest because the cost of wood is so darn much, but its what I love to do... so I did. 

The nice thing about making your own wood projects is that you usually have left over pieces of wood so then you can just make more projects :) 

2023 Yearly Planning Calendar

Its a new year and I finally made another yearly planning calendar!

This calendar is a huge help when it comes to keeping track of future activities and events. I like having everything in one place and this makes it so easy. So help yourself to one!

2023 Yearly Planning Calendar

I hope you have a great year!!

Resin Temples {gift idea}

If you're looking for an expensive gift idea, we have a good project for you. 

Christmas is coming quickly so I was trying to find a gift to give my parents and in-laws for Christmas this year. 

My girls have been making resin gifts for the last couple years. They are really fun to make and turn out really good. So when I saw some little plastic temples, I thought it would be fun to make temples out of resin.... I really didn't know what I was getting myself into! It turned into a bigger project than I though it would be!