Since spring and baseball go hand-in-hand, DIY Baseball Bookends are a perfect project for the season. A set of baseball bookends is a DIY idea for anyone who loves baseball. New or used baseballs can be used to make the bookends. How to Make DIY Baseball Bookends This project isn’t difficult to make and it’s…
This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. #UniquelyMine #CollectiveBias Have you seen the new Diet Coke “It’s Mine” bottles at Kroger? I first noticed them at the lake when we were picking up dinner one evening and spent a long while looking at each bottle’s…
A paper towel holder was needed for our lake house and being the DIY type, I decided to make my own. My DIY Industrial Paper Towel Holder is perfect for our lake house kitchen counter. Our paper towel holder will fit in perfectly with the industrial vibe in our lake house.. You can see in…
There’s something about January that makes us want to get our homes organized and in order. I don’t know about your house but at mine we have a lot of keys. For this month’s Power Tool Challenge, our keys got organized thanks to our DIY Wood Crate Key Organizer. I love seeing what my Power…
A former student who is now a friend asked us to make a wine rack for her sister as a Christmas gift. After seeing the inspiration picture, Mr. SP designed his own version and we built two wine racks in a few hours. Why did we build two? We figured if we were going to…
Have you heard of a Russian rifle storage crate? No? Me either, until Mr. SP brought one home from a friend’s house. After WWII the Russians refurbished rifles and stored them in these crates. This must have happened over a number of years as our crate is marked 1983. The crates held up to 20…
Have you seen the handy crates that Home Depot sells? We used four of these crates to make a DIY Crate Cabinet with sliding drawers. When I was at Haven over the summer there was a display showing uses for crates and ideas for things that could be made using them. A cabinet made with…
Have you ever thought about making your own clock? This is a project that I’ve been wanting to attempt and it was a success. A DIY Wood Clock is something that anyone can make. I’m sharing my DIY Wood Clock as part of this month’s Power Tool Challenge. Last month I shared a dog shaped…
I’m back at school and have a fun project to share that I made for my classroom door. I used a jigsaw to make a sign in the shape of a dog. After painting the sign with chalkboard paint, I used a chalk marker to label it with my name. I meet my students today…
Last week when I shared tips for pantry organization, I showed you the DIY wooden crates that Mr. SP and I made to hold Sherman’s medicines, new toys, and treats on a shelf in our pantry. It’s so nice to now have Sherman’s things contained by these crates and not randomly shoved onto one…
It’s time for another knockoff tour! Back in the spring a group of my blogging friends decided to challenge each other to knockoff a project from a popular design store or catalog. My project for was a knockoff of Plow and Hearth’s Chevron End Table. For this fall’s second knockoff tour, I was inspired…
It’s been a while since Mr. SP and I have had time to complete a project together in the workshop. This weekend we spent a few hours crafting a project that I’ve had on my mind for several years, a DIY cupcake stand. I like cupcakes because they are pretty and they don’t require serving. …