DIY Maven

How to Turn a Basket into Shoe Storage + Bench

Jo — Wed, 20 Mar 2013 14:16:58 +0000

Over the winter, we’ve been struggling with a new way to stash shoes by the back door. We thought we’d eventually make a small bench or even a cupboard to hide them in, but we needed something in the interim. The hunt was on and eventually led to the hefty basket pictured above. Found at […]

Make No-Bake Charming Cookies for St. Patrick’s Day

Jo — Wed, 06 Mar 2013 13:32:53 +0000

A sweet treat for St. Patrick’s Day, these ‘Charming Cookies’ are not only lucky, they’re yummy too. Again, each takes about a minute to make–even LESS time than the Teddies in Tubbies cookies. Here’s what you’ll need to make one or dozens: 2 1/2″ to 3 1/2″ round shortbread cookies (I used these. Dee-lish!) Betty […]

DIY Wooden Pendant

Jo — Thu, 28 Feb 2013 16:01:42 +0000

Sweetie Pie and I bought some Ipe a while back for a couple of projects. It’s expensive wood, so we kept every bit of the leftovers. This last time we used up some of the Ipe, there were some tiny squares in the dust pile. I couldn’t let them go. They were too pretty. I […]