My little guy just loves his cars and trucks so I was thrilled to turn an ordinary bulletin board in his room, into a “corky”car lot! The project started off with a bulletin board and a coat of red spray paint. I got the idea to paint the cork board from this tutorial I saw here….
The party was great but the inspiration greater! There’s no stopping some of you especially with a can of spray paint in your hand. Instead of BYOB it’s now BYOSP aka- bring your own Spray Paint. Like Simplicity in the South’s Magnetic Chalkboard. Her finishing technique on the frame was brilliant. or Greylane Home’s outdoor…
What do you get when you take a recycled tomato cage from the garden and add some burlap from the craft room? A Burlap Cornucopia For this super easy project you will need: Tomato Cage Wire cutters Burlap- to wrap around the cage cornucopia wire – to wrap the end of the cornucopia form glue…
The real Oscar worthy performance in my Media Room is this ticket sign. With a couple of script changes we turned this project into a real show stopper. Here’s the supplies and steps needed to make your own sign. Supplies Needed: Finished Ply Wood ( for this project I used 2 sheets of 2ft x4ft) Jig…
I have something to tell you today…. Something that I have never shared with you…. Something that I think you should know…. Something that without a doubt will change your life, your fruits life and more specifically your banana’s life. How many have bananas that after a few short days after you buy them look similar to…
OMG!!! I can’t believe it. Oh gosh, I don’t have anything prepared. Okay (imagine me crying like a baby), first I would like to thank the members of the academy for this award. This is truly an honor and something I have wanted since birth, well maybe before that. To the other actors in this category, you…
There is a revolution making it’s way around my house. Really. Not kidding. It’s called the Chalkboard Revolution. Have you heard of it? Initially it got started here with this board that I made on the wall in my game room Next, it surfaced in my kitchen on some re purposed trays hanging on the wall Now, I…
How to Create a Custom Curtain Panel Before I show you how to Create a Custom Curtain Panel with store bought drapes, there are a few things you should know about my house. 1) I live in a house with 92 windows. 2) My house gets a lot of sun and heat in the summer…
My blog is traveling in a different direction today- literally. See we are going to Spain, to visit my dear friend Ana. Ana and I have been friends for more then 30 years and although we don’t get a chance to see each other due to our geographic distances, some 6958 kilometers or 4324 miles…
I must admit I am a bit embarrassed. See, I have been a slacker. I have not lived up to my commitments. Today you were suppose to see my Media room updates, but I have No room updates to show you except for how I used my time since the last update here . So, instead of…
If you knock at the door and I don’t answer that’s because I am probably right here in the backyard, so come on back and join me Don’t worry there’s plenty of room for you and your cousins We can sit here drinking Cherry Kool-aid and listen to the water trickle in the pond or look at…
Hello Top This Top That readers! My name is KariAnne and I blog about…..well…..actually…..I blog about a lot of random bits of life over at Thistlewood Farm. Thistlewood Farm is a turn-of-the-century farmhouse at the corner of where a cornfield meets a long winding country road. It is our forever and ever house. A house…