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DIY Couples Costume- Disney Pixar’s UP
We dressed up as the Up couple for a photo shoot. To celebrate our anniversary the year we bought our fixer-upper house, my husband and I are turned into the Up Couple "Carl and Ellie" STOP: If you don't know who we are in these pictures watch these clips: Carl and...
Colorful Kitchen Makeover
We painted our ugly kitchen cabinets teal and now the kitchen is unrecognizable. When we moved into our house the kitchen was practically falling apart. The dishwasher was ancient, and the old gas stove was just a place holder since the house had no gas lines or...
DIY Recycled Pill Bottle Lamp
I Revived An Old Lamp Using Nearly 90 Empty Pill Bottles. This lamp got a modern makeover with nearly 90 upcycled pill bottles. A friend of mine with a few health conditions unexpectedly left a bag full of empty pill bottles she had been saving for me (over time) on...
Old Paint Aprons, New Dress!
By cutting up old paint aprons, I made an apron dress. If you didn't know, I have a business called Connecting in Color where I teach classes to residents in skilled, assisted living, and memory care facilities for over 4 years now. While my residents love the...
A Dress Made from Kitchen Wallpaper
I made a dress from my Grandmother's kitchen wallpaper. Growing up I always thought this flowered wallpaper from my grandmother’s kitchen would make a nice spring dress… So when that kitchen was remodeled recently for the sale of the house, I had a chance to make that...
A Tire and PVC Pipe Tree- DIY Christmas Tree 2017
My husband and I make an unconventional Christmas tree every December. This particular year we used an old tire painted white, a bucket, and 40 ft of PVC pipe to create the tree shape. Do you remember our life size paper bag tree from the year before? In college I...
DIY Scrapbook Paper Wall
I Covered Our Stairwell With Scrapbook Paper Did you know scrapbook paper can be used as wallpaper? When we bought our house we knew it was a fixer upper. Unfortunately we had to replace the roof, boiler, and a couple other big ticket items right away, so the state of...
Paint Chip Christmas Tree- DIY Christmas Tree 2018
We Made An Unconventional Christmas Tree From A Stack Of Paint Samples And Some Old Blinds My husband and I make an unconventional Christmas tree every December. Do you remember our Christmas tree from last year on Bored Panda? This particular year we also bought a...
A “Puzzling” Fruit Bowl
Who has puzzles with missing pieces? With a quick request for old puzzles I discovered that I know a LOT of people with puzzles they've either put together too many times or just aren't using any longer. I've been sorting through them for certain colors needed in a...
Can Tab Chandelier
You know those little metal figure 8 things that help open your favorite can of soda pop? You can do some pretty amazing things with can tabs! Take one look on Pinterest for can tab art and it will blow your mind. But one problem with collecting these...WE DON'T DRINK...