Black Cat Halloween Decorations – scrap wood project

Posted in Around the house

I love finding new crafts and projects to use up some of the scrap wood laying around my garage shop. These black cat Halloween decorations are quick and easy, and can be made with a hand saw or a jig... Read More

Vinyl Roll Storage Rack

Posted in Crafts

We obviously do a lot of crafting, and our crafting uses a lot of vinyl. In fact, my wife seems to be making something new with vinyl letters or designs almost every day. As such, she has a lot of rol... Read More

Kids Fairy House Island

Posted in Crafts

Our daughter absolutely loves fairies and doing crafts – so what better way to amuse her than to have her make a fairy house island! We bought the house itself, the moss for crafts, and a few of... Read More

DIY Kids Art Easel Plans

Posted in Crafts

Do you have toddlers at home that love arts and crafts? These DIY kids art easel plans will give you the designs to build a great art station for your kids! It includes two drawing boards (chalk or dr... Read More

I have control issues – wood and metal sign

Posted in Barn and Pallet Wood Signs

Do you have a teen, or a pre-teen who plays too spends too much time playing video games?  Maybe it’s Fortnite, maybe it’s the new game of the month, but they always wind up playing somet... Read More

Kids Wind Chime Craft

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Looking for a fun crafting project to do with your kids?  How about a kids wind chime?  This is a great project for kids from about 4 years old through 8 or 9. Materials Needed: 6 – Craft / po... Read More

Homemade Organic Lip Balm, basic recipe

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Making your own homemade organic lip balm is quick, easy, and not expensive at all.  We bought all of our ingredients straight off of Amazon by the pound – and we’ll certainly have en... Read More

Easy DIY Easter Decorations

Posted in Barn and Pallet Wood Signs

If you’re the type of person that likes to decorate for each season and you also are willing to spend a little time creating your own crafty decorations, then check out these easy DIY Easter dec... Read More

Here’s a prototype of a DIY Tic-Tac-Toss carnival game

Posted in Free Project Plans & DIYs

This past Saturday I had to make some carnival games for my son’s cub scout pack’s Blue and Gold banquet.   I already had a few, but felt like I needed one more – so I foun... Read More

Hand painted wooden wedding guest book

Posted in Barn and Pallet Wood Signs

Here is a beautiful hand painted wooden wedding guest book. The boards are reclaimed pallet wood, which have been waxed with a brown wax (instead of stain), and the letters have all been hand painted.... Read More

Best homemade playdough recipe ever!

Posted in Crafts

Do your kids love playdough? Ours do, and we’ve tried every homemade playdough recipe we could find and this is absolutely the best. This easy homemade playdough recipe is way cheaper than buyin... Read More

Wren Birdhouse from pine fence picket

Posted in Crafts & Decor

Here is a great example of a wren birdhouse, made from a pine fence picket. We used the same DIY birdhouse plans we provided a few weeks ago and put this together in about an hour. The cuts required f... Read More