George Clooney Paint by Number, Academy Awards 2012
Are you excited for the 84th annual Academy Awards? I know I am! There are so many great films out there, I thought I would get a little creative and share something fun with you. Mixing a childhood favorite of mine and the always charming George Clooney, I’ve created “The Descendants” paint by number for ...
Love is in the Air, Free Vintage Inspired Valentine Download
It’s almost February. You know what that means, a bombardment of all that is saccharin and sweet. To help celebrate the holiday, I’ve created vintage inspired Valentines that you can download and share with your sweetie and pals. Even if you don’t have anyone that you are smitten with, many of these are fitting for ...
Budget Bathroom Makeover
Before After We knew we’d need to make over the bathroom eventually. The laminate cabinet doors were cracking and exposing the mdf middle to water. The vinyl floors were looking shabby and almond toilet needed too much babying (ie plunging). The story began with the flooring. Since we were laying down new flooring on ...
Rag Rugs
I LOVE vintage sheets. I love the colors, I love the worn soft fabric, and I love the nostalgia. So you might be surprised to hear I’ve been ripping them to shreds (really, I have!). I’ve been ripping one-inch strips of my favorite vintage sheets to make this for my daughter. I’m hoping to make ...
Sassy Soccer
Sometimes status quo is not good enough. Sure your team could look like every other team out there. Same uniform, same cleats, same socks. Or you can add some sass. And there is no better team building exercise than getting a bunch of 8-year-old girls creating in the studio. So our team, the Diamonds, set ...
DIY Simple Felt Banner II
I’ve shared this with readers of Lexoxo but realized I never shared it with you! Shame on me! So here you go friends…. Feel free to download the free pattern and instructions (PDF) here. 1. Print out the pattern and put over double folded felt of your choice. 2. Cut the triangle pattern out. 3. ...
DIY Banner
Want to get your message out? You need a banner! Sure you can buy vinyl banners, but there is something very commercial and impersonal about them. Time for a little DIY! These are the things I used to make my banner: Freezer paper Felt Acrylic Paint Printer Copy Paper Computer Photo Editing Software Exacto Knife ...
Beautiful Blueberry Scones
We went blueberry picking and came home with a huge bucket full of large, flavorful berries. So I set off to find some delicious recipes. I stumbled upon this recipe for blueberry scones and since I had all the ingredients, I got busy baking. Blueberry ...
Experience the Rainbow with Dye
We had lots of Dharma dye left over from our tie dying party http://diystudio.net/2011/08/tie-dye-party/. And I came across many yards of trim that was an ecru color. As much as I loved the design of the trim, I wasn’t so keen to the colors. So after some thinking about all the extra dye AND all ...
Tie Dye Party
Long gone are the over the top birthday parties inviting friends and family and more friends and family. Nope, this momma is pooped! So this year we decided to have a very quiet and still meaningful birthday celebration for our 6 year old! For our overall theme we went for colorful, fun and dynamic…we chose ...
