Decorating, DIY Projects, Renovations, Upcycle

Recover your Barstools and Revamp your Space

AKA 'I like nice things but there are moths in my wallet where the money should be'. Refresh, restore, renew. Today’s project is brought to you by the prefix re-.  As in refresh, restore and renew an item instead of buying new.  In part because I love to get hands on with my home renovation… Continue reading Recover your Barstools and Revamp your Space

DIY Projects, Outdoors, Teen

Roll Up Beach Bed Tutorial

Life takes us on many unexpected journeys,  and this craft project was the beginning of our 2015 holiday that did not exactly work out the way we had hoped. Or happen at all that year in fact.  However, as with many disasters faced with a positive attitude and a healthy dose of irreverence, in the… Continue reading Roll Up Beach Bed Tutorial

Decorating, DIY Projects, Wedding

DIY Wishing Well or Cards Box for your Wedding

AKA ‘check out my box’ I’m a big fan of not spending $35,000 on a wedding.  My second (and favourite...so far) wedding was a simple ceremony held on a little rocky outcrop overlooking the scalloped beach below.  Waves crashing against islands scattered throughout Brisbane Water in the distance .  I was married in jeans, a… Continue reading DIY Wishing Well or Cards Box for your Wedding