May 21, 2013

Free One Dozen Playhouse Plans

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Summer  is the perfect time for a family project and what more fun could there be then having a playhouse in your backyard for your children or grandchildren.   With these free one dozen playhouse plans  you can easily learn how to build a playhouse for your backyard summer fun. Chose from f a dozen different [...]

DIY Jumbo Magnetic Wall

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If you have kids then you most likely have  a pile of alphabet and number magnets to go with them to assist in the beginning stages of  learning their letters, numbers and practice their spelling,  But where do you store them and allow your kids to use them? Here is a fun idea we discovered [...]

DIY Spray Painted Fan

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Summer is on its way along with some very hot days and nights, which means those non-matching home decor’ fans are about to come out of the closets to help keep our homes cool.  Are you tired of seeing that ugly fan that does not match your room decor sit all Summer long in the [...]

5 Creative Ways to Save or Reuse Children’s Artwork

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By Kellie Geres Admit it … if you have or care for children, you’ll ultimately have a growing collection of artwork, school projects, rainy day activities and more.  As much as you may want to exhibit all of your budding Picasso’s works of art, after a while it’s just not feasible to keep everything on display. [...]

DIY Sand Box

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Do you have an old bookcase kicking around your garage or attic?  Or maybe you can pick one up at a local garage sale or thrift store.  After you discover how fun and easy it is to transform a bookcase into a neat and tidy sand box for the upcoming Summer months of play  – [...]

30 Minute Challenge – Purge, Sort and Re-Store the Junk Drawer.

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Today’s 30 minute challenge  is the oh, so fun Junk drawer clean out – Give yourself 30 minutes this week to empty and sort your junk drawer. Purge: Begin by purging and tossing out all the un-wanted, un-needed items that have been living in your junk drawer.  Keep only the item you will use and [...]

DIY Little Tikes House Makeover

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Do you own a Little Tikes playhouse that is in desperate need of a makeover or maybe it was once used by girls and in need of a boyish update – You can makeover your Little Tikes house with the use of about 3-4 cans of  Rustoleum spray paint. We foudn this idea over at  [...]

DIY Custom Clock with Photo Hands

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Create a fun personalized yet inexpensive gift for up coming Mothers or Fathers day.  Grandparents, Aunts Uncles and Dads will all love this fun DIY custom clock using your kids pictures as the clock hands. And it will only take you about 30 minutes per clock to create Click here for step by step how [...]

DIY: Hand Print Art

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Create a hand print piece of art to hang in your home that will become a great conversation piece and family memory with this idea from Blue House Red Door. It is simple to create with the use of a piece of scrap wood, stain color of your choice and a little paint.  The tricky [...]

DIY Time Out Chair

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Do you use Time Out as a from of discipline in your home?  then you might just fall in love with  this adorable idea that has been floating around Pinterest.  And now Apartment Therapy is giving in their best shot and suggesting how to create your own DIY Time Out Chair Click here for how [...]