Scratch your bowling itch by building this miniature bowling lane made from scrap lumber. My husband and I were discussing how fun it will be to take our little boy bowling once he is old enough to enjoy it. From that conversation I got the idea of building a miniature bowling lane. I was also ...
DIY Volcano Wooden Stacker
Disclosure: This post contains affiliate links. Using scrap lumber, I made a little volcano stacker. I created the stacker using a pattern from Erin Freuchtel-Dearing's book, Natural Wooden Toys. The stacker was a really simple and easy project. I was able to complete the project within ...
DIY Minecraft Torch (Tutorial)
How to make wooden Minecraft torches from a 2x2 board. The torches make awesome party favors for a Minecraft themed birthday party. My favorite 7 year old recently had a Minecraft themed birthday party. For party favors, I made Minecraft torches from a 2x2 board. Painting each pixel of the ...
DIY Wooden Car (Plans by Ana White)
Disclosure: This post contains affiliate links. I built a wooden toy truck using a leftover 1x4 board in my garage. For this build I used Ana White's plans for the wood wheelie cars. This was a quick and easy project and my first project using my scroll saw. ...
DIY Vintage Step Stool (Plans by Ana White)
Disclosure: This entry contains affiliate links. Several years ago, the first woodworking project I finished was the Vintage Step Stool built with plans by Ana White. I use the step stool just about every day. I had some scrap lumber taking up space in my garage, so I decided to use it to ...
Crochet Carrot Scarf
Disclosure: This post contains affiliate links. I recently finished a crochet carrot scarf using a pattern from Twinkie Chan's Crochet Goodies for Fashion Foodies book. (If you enjoy crocheting and never heard of Twinkie Chan I highly recommend you check out her work. She has a really ...
DIY Clothesline Picture Frame (Plans by Ana White)
Disclosure: This entry contains affiliate links. When I moved out of my parents home, I realized I did not own any pictures of myself as child. I wanted to fix that. I found plans by Ana White for a clothesline picture frame, and thought that would be a great way of displaying photos ...
Ashley Hosts: A Baby Shower for a Baby Boy
Disclosure: This entry contains affiliate links. A Baby Shower for a Baby Boy I teamed up with a friend to co-host a baby shower for her sister. Leading up to the shower, we did a lot of Pinteresting and Googling to get ideas for our party. I want to share a few pictures from the event in ...
DIY Benchwright Farmhouse Table (Plans by Ana White)
My dining room sat empty for months as I pondered what kind of table I wanted. Then one day Ana White posted plans for the Benchwright Farmhouse Table and I knew it was the one! We worked on this project over the course of several months. Most of the boards were cut with my Japanese hand saws. ...
DIY Rustic X Console (Plans by Ana White)
Disclosure: This entry contains affiliate links I was in need of a place to store my growing collection of cookbooks and I also wanted to protect the back of my sofa. To kill two birds with one stone, I decided on acquiring a console/sofa table. However, I really wanted the length of the ...
DIY Chevron Bar Stool Makeover
I was in need of some bar stools for my kitchen island, but I did not want to spend a lot of money on them. I made a trip to Target and purchased 3 Landon Bar stools for $19.99 each. The stools fit the bill for cheap, but they also looked really bland. The stools were in need of a ...
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