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More Charity Bears
I made three more Charity Bears to give out to my girlfriends for the big University of Louisville vs University of Kentucky basketball game over the weekend. I think they turned out so cute! Now I just need to make a UofL bear for myself!Making these bears has been a...
“Hear Doggy” Dog Toy
This week my pups were lucky enough to receive a Hear Doggy "squeaky" toy...but the beauty is, they hear the squeak and we don't! At first I wasn't sure how well that would work, but sure enough when we squeak the toy we just hear a poof of air, but they tilt their...
Sewing a Charity Bear
Today I sewed my first stuffy, which will be a Christmas gift for Laila, my one-year-old granddaughter. I needed something simple for my first stuffy attempt, so I opted for the free Charity Bear pattern by Shiny Happy World.Laila loves soft fleece so I cut the main...
Our New Camping Rig
Yesterday we finally got to pick up our new fifth wheel camper we purchased before the Thanksgiving holiday. We had to wait to bring it home until we were able to get the fifth wheel hitch installed in Big Nasty (our Ford F-350). So now it's home and in the driveway...
Brass to Bronze
When we bought our house over four years ago all the light fixtures were cheap, gaudy brass. Every. Single. One. Shelling out money for new light fixtures when the ones we had worked flawlessly wasn't an option we wanted to choose. So, out came the DIY in us and we...
Envelope Throw Pillow Cases
We recently purchased a new area rug, swapped out curtains and painted so now my old red throw pillows did not match at all. Rather than spending $60 on four new ones, I decided to spend $20 on fabric and make my own covers that can be slipped off and thrown in the...
Cost and Materials for DIY Faux Butcherblock Kitchen Countertops
Here is a before and after photo of the kitchen counter remodel project. Below is a materials list and the final cost for our project. Now that our butcherblock countertop project has come to a close, I went back and worked up a materials and cost list for anyone...
Faux Butcherblock Countertops – Part 4
Materials & Costs | Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3Much of the weekend was spent staining, waiting for stain to dry, polyurethane, waiting for polyurethane to dry...but we have completed the counter remodel job and it looks fantastic!We picked up from Part 3 with fitting...
Faux Butcherblock Countertops – Part 3
Materials & Costs | Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 4 As I wait for stain coats to dry I figured I'd write up Part 3 of our kitchen counter remodel adventure. Part 4 will be the final post with final photos, which should be done sometime this weekend! So yesterday we...
