Waste Not Wednesday: Wood Riser & Bird Feeder + A Question

DIY Wood Riser & Bird Feeder: Waste Not Wednesday  I  hoard wood scraps. There, I said it. It might be a sickness. 🙂 At least I’m in good company because my husband does too. My husband built some wood stairs for a door in our bedroom that leads outside. There were a few pieces of thick wood left over. Hating to see it used for firewood, I put on my thinking cap to find something useful to do with it. {Read More}

Farmhouse Wooden Cutting Board: 4 DIY Ideas

Make a Farmhouse Wooden Cutting Board with these 4 Ideas using thrift store and IKEA  finds. Give a plain cutting board farmhouse style!

Cutting Board Lazy Susan Makeover

Cutting Board Lazy Susan Makeover Do you have a list of thrift store items that you’re always on the lookout for?  I do.  And a cutting board is always on the top of the list. On a recent thrift store trip, I hit the jackpot! Three cutting boards were just sitting there like they knew I was coming in!

Repurposed Vintage Cutting Board Serving Tray

Make a Repurposed Vintage Cutting Board Serving Tray Some projects turn out great the first time, but this isn’t one of those projects. 🙂 I’m happy with the end result, but by showing you the problems I encountered getting to that point, I hope

Vintage Cutting Board Kitchen Chalk Board

Vintage Cutting Board Kitchen Chalk Board Here’s a little randomness I learned this week … Did you know a group of cats is called a clowder and a litter of kittens is called a kindle? That has absolutely nothing to do with today’s project, but we have two new baby kittens (which I’ll share more about later), and my daughter told me that random bit of trivia, so of course I had to share it. 🙂 Okay, back to my {Read More}

Bugs, Grease, and an Antique Cutting Board

Old barns have the best stuff  in them, and there was a fair amount of stuff  in our barn when we bought our house. At first glance,  you wouldn’t have thought there was anything really worth keeping, but that’s what makes a barn a good mine – you have to dig for the good stuff, and you have to be willing to look beyond layers of dirt and, creepy crawlies, and spider webs. One of the things we uncovered was an old wooden crate. {Read More}