Home Crafts

Here you’ll find essential content on mastering the art of crafting your own seasonal and personal decor.

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  crafting | decorating | summer

  Summer Craft: How to Decoupage Oyster Shells into Trend Forward Trinket Dishes

  Are you languishing in the late summer days? I have the perfect project for you today. Some pretty oyster shells are transformed with decorative napkins into beautiful decor. Please come in and join me as we decoupage oyster shells into trend forward trinket dishes.
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  crafting | decorating | thrifting

  How to DIY Amazing Pedestals: The Thrifted Plate Glow-up

  Do you love dishes as much as I do? I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again, I’m a self professed dishaholic. And vintage dishes especially pull at my heartstrings. A great way to up-cycle all these pretty dishes from the thrift store is by creating amazingly easy pedestal plates. It’s an incredibly easy DIY. Please join me and lets play with pretty dishware.
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  christmas | crafting | decorating

  Christmas Craft: Gingerbread Plate Charger DIY {a la Pottery Barn}

  Are you team gingerbread for Christmas decor? The gingerbread theme has been trending for a few years now, and it does not appear to be slowing down. There are some stunning pieces out there, but they can become quite spendy. I have an easy gingerbread hack to share today. An inexpensive charger plate is transformed into a trend forward decor accent inspired by Pottery Barn. Please join me was we get crafty with this high end gingerbread plate charger DIY dupe.
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  crafting | decorating | entertaining | summer

  Outdoor Living: How to Create a Pretty Pest Repellent Bowl

  Do you love spending time outside this time of year, but the bugs not so much? I have just the solution for you today! Not only is this repellent water bowl practical, keeping pesky critters away, but it’s also pretty, adding ambience to your outdoor space. Join me as I walk you through the step by step on how you can create a pretty pest repellent bowl for outdoor living.
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  crafting | decorating | summer

  Summer Craft: Botanical Pressed Flowers Garland DIY

  Do you want a seasonal decor craft that doesn’t break the bank, but yet looks fantastic? Well, this botanical pressed flower garland DIY checks all the boxes. It’s affordable, it’s easy to put together and it can be easily customized to your own personal style. The fresh botanicals mirrors all the summer lushness. Join me as we put together this botanical banner for with organic goodness.
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  christmas | crafting | summer

  Christmas in July: 30 Craft Projects to Start Right Now

  Do you like to be inspired and organized, getting a jump start on the holiday season? I am here today to help you do just that. Today I hope to inspire with unique Christmas crafts ideas to help you get started on planning and crafting for the holiday season…right now. Starting Christmas crafting now, in July, is smart and helps relieve stress later in the year during the hectic holiday months.

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Home DIYs

Here you’ll find essential content on mastering the art of creating a home customized to your own personal style.

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  crafting | decorating

  Easily Transform an Image into a Painting Hack

  A printed image can easily be transformed into a painting masterpiece with a few easy steps. Have you seen this hack that has been going around the Internet for awhile? I’ve been wanting to give it a go and when I found this bunny image and thrifted frame around Easter, it was the perfect opportunity. Let me show you how to easily transform a playing old image into a painting work of art.
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  decorating | furniture | remodeling

  An Old, Shabby Dresser Refurbished into an Outdoor Sideboard

  Hello friends! Today I am sharing a furniture remodel I just finished. I created a patio sideboard for all my outdoor tabletop needs from an old dresser we had kicking around. I love how this refurbished dresser has a new lease on life.
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  family | gardening | summer

  how to build a livestock fence

  Earlier in the summertime, Mister & Master M built a new fence around our vegetable garden in the backyard. It’s inspired by traditional livestock fences but with a bit of an edge and character. Here are all the details on how to build a livestock fence. You can do this too!
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  crafting | decorating

  how to upcycle thrifted items with paint

  Thrift stores are a wonderful resource for finding decor items at a great value. The problem is these thrifted decor items are usually a bit outdated or unloved. Here’s a super easy way to upcycle thrifted items with paint, converting them into uniquely trend forward decor pieces.
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  crafting | decorating | easter | spring

  how to antique a gold gilded mirror

  Hello friends!  Showing a quick trick and technique today on how to antique a gold framed mirror using dark furniture wax.  It worked like a charm and it was super easy. Remember this mirror we purchased last year, which I shared here{mirror, mirror on the wall}?  I loved all the details and profile and size…
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  decorating | family | gardening | life | summer

  the Hogwire Fence Project

  As part of our front yard project we added a Hogwire fence on the front of our property {I call it a livestock fence~ tomatO, tomAto}.  Anyway, I use the term “we” loosely since it was Mr. and Master Masterpiece who built it. They did an amazing job.  It saved us so much money and…

Personalize your Home

Here you’ll find essential content on mastering the art of creating and curating a home to your own personal style.

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  crafting | entertaining | tablescapes

  leafy plate chargers DIY

  These DIY leafy plate chargers are perfect for the season. Let me show you how to make these fabulous and fun leaf chargers for your own dining table. They are great for any fall dinner party, Thanksgiving celebration or Friendsgiving gathering.
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  crafting | entertaining | tablescapes

  oilcloth plate chargers DIY

  Today I am sharing a super easy DIY for unique plate chargers, customizing your table scape designs. Oilcloth is a fabulous material, which makes the perfect foil for these fabulously unique plate chargers. Let me show you how easy this oilcloth chargers DIY is to make and how you can make it your own.
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  crafting | decorating | summer

  springing into summer with a frame wreath

  Remember the frame wreath in the dining room? I just updated it for all the late spring and early summer feels. A pretty basket with blooms decorates the summer frame wreath in the dining room now, adding a touch of summer cheeriness.
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  decorating | family | remodeling

  fabulous details on wood flooring options

  We recently replaced all the flooring in our home and we opted for a luxury vinyl wood flooring. I will share the reasons why we opted for this choice and all the benefits this flooring offers. Previously we had a mixture of parkay wood flooring, fake wood and wall to wall carpeting. It’s so nice…
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  collecting | crafting | decorating | tablescapes | thanksgiving | fall

  chippy shutter centerpiece

  Hi friends!  I just wanted to quickly show you a new centerpiece I was inspired to create. It’s not a novel idea nor is it a new shutter but it’s a fresh piece for my home. I’ve had this old shutter kicking around for awhile now.  Like in years and years kicking around for awhile…
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  collecting | decorating | gardening | life | spring | summer | thanksgiving | fall | winter

  through the seasons – a Goat Cart

  The goat cart on our front porch is one of those things I wanted for a long time until I found THE one!  Everything aligned perfectly: the right quality, the right size and the right price tag.  You can read the whole story how I came about this goat cart in this post: It’s a…