A Behind The Scenes Look At My DIY Projects

Welcome! I hope you had a wonderful weekend! Today’s post is a little different than the usual DIY or craft project. I’m showing you some “behind the scenes” images of some blog posts of mine from creating to staging. I’ve joined up with 5 other brave souled bloggers; each showing you and me their take on what “behind the scenes” means to them. I’m super excited to see how everyone approaches it. Continue reading “A Behind The Scenes Look At My DIY Projects”

How to Make a Table Lamp from a Ceiling Fixture – Part 2

Hey everyone, Joe here and my last post, How to Make a Table Lamp from a Ceiling Fixture – Part 1, focused on preparing the base and refurbishing the bulb sockets. Now I continue on with the lamp assembly and finishing touches. Continue reading “How to Make a Table Lamp from a Ceiling Fixture – Part 2”

DIY Lid for a Vase or Planter

I found this small, pink, ribbed planter at a thrift store for 50¢ down from $8.00. It was before Halloween and I was walking around sizing everything up and planning their futures as pumpkins. It didn’t matter what it was; that was my thought process. Which really does help when you’re looking for inspiration.

Sometimes I walk in to a store and wait for a project to jump out at me. Other times, I go in with a mission, look at each item in a specific way fully expecting it to transform in front of my eyes. This time, everything I looked at was morphing into a pumpkin. Including this little planter.

Turns out it’s a Haeger planter which to me, really doesn’t mean anything. Especially value wise. I guess it does explain why the store had it at $8.00. Regardless, this idea doesn’t effect the vase at all. It only adds to it. Continue reading “DIY Lid for a Vase or Planter”