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Making a Mass Produced Item Your Own! You Can do it too!

jackiecantblog@gmail.com June 8, 2019 0 Comments

A couple of weeks ago during my One Room Challenge, I promised a post on how I made over a mass-produced Macrame wall hanging This is a super simple DIY/craft that I think anyone can do! Let me tell you about the couple of simple steps I took to take this mass-produced Macrame wall hanging and make it all my own. A Plain Jane Macrame wall hanging I had found this plain Jane Macrame wall hanging...

DIY Talavera Painted Pots

jackiecantblog@gmail.com June 7, 2019 4 Comments

Hi There! Welcome back, I'm so glad that you're here :) I am working once again with the lovely Ashlee of Sweet Southern Oaks and Liz of Living with Liz for another DIY project! This time around we are working with the theme of Plants! We have each taken our own twist on this theme- as is always the fun part! Be sure and check out at the bottom of this post to go to Ashlee and Liz's projects-...

Coffee Filter Flowers

jackiecantblog@gmail.com May 6, 2019 2 Comments

Beautiful Flowers made from Coffee Filters and Food Coloring. Today I am teaming up with my good friends Ashlee of Sweet Southern Oaks and Liz of Living with Liz for another crafting project. Last time we worked with Jars and you can see my post here- 8 Ways to Style a Mason Jar. Be sure and check out what they crafted and both of their posts in the links down at the bottom of this one. What...

Not Much Happening Over Here for the ORC Week 3

jackiecantblog@gmail.com April 18, 2019 8 Comments

There is always that one week where I don't get anything done- this was just that week Thank goodness that the One Room Challenge is SIX weeks long. Whenever I am working on one of these challenges I always seem to have a week where I procrastinate. "Oh, that won't take very long" or "I got time for that later" or "there's no sun today, maybe I can take pictures tomorrow" Now here it is a week...

DIY Shibori Inspired Easter Eggs

jackiecantblog@gmail.com April 5, 2019 2 Comments

Decorating Easter Eggs Hey there! The ladies and I are decorating Easter eggs this time around for our little Sweet Moda Blog Project link up. The last time we got together to each show how we decorate and craft with plain glass jars. My friend Ashlee of Sweet Southern Oaks showed how to tint glass jars with Modpodge and food coloring. Go see Ashlee's post for a fun and easy craft here- How to...

8 Ways to Use a Mason Jar

jackiecantblog@gmail.com March 16, 2019 2 Comments

A Plain Clear glass Mason jar. Do you have one? Or 38 like me? Let's look at 8 simple ways you can use one or more in your home decor today! Clear Glass Mason Jar Simple is sometimes Best! The Mason Jar- we all have them and love them too! This time around I am going to share with you 8 simple ways to use a clear glass jar in your home decor. I have used a Ball Mason Jar, but really you could...

From Christmas Cute to Industrial Chic

jackiecantblog@gmail.com March 14, 2019 0 Comments

I love crates and bins and galvanized buckets. I found these cute Christmas galvanized bins on clearance last year. That's right- over a year ago. They have been sitting in my basement all that time waiting for their turn for a makeover. Looking at them I wanted to update them to be able to use all year round. How cute is this guy? Now I could have easily just left the cute Greens and Berries...

Cheap Thrift Store Upcycles

jackiecantblog@gmail.com February 26, 2019 0 Comments

How you too can upcycle your Thrift Store treasures on the cheap! Last month I finished up my $100 Room Challenge- and if you missed it go and check it out HERE. To add extra some decor as part of my room makeover I did a lot of small projects that had been on my to do list for a little bit. After I completed them, I wondered why I waited so long! Let's take a look at a couple of the projects...

$100 Challenge Reveal Week!

jackiecantblog@gmail.com February 2, 2019 9 Comments

The Dining Room $100 Refresh is Complete! For the last few weeks, I have been taking part in the $100 Room Challenge, a fun blogger experiment for the month of January. The $100 Room Challenge is hosted by the lovely Erin of lemonslavenderandlaundry.com What’s the $100 Room Challenge? The rules are simple: One Room. One Month. $100. Just the type of challenge that this budget...

Week 3- $100 Room Challenge- small projects add up

jackiecantblog@gmail.com January 19, 2019 5 Comments

It's Week 3 for the $100 Room Challenge- Let's see if I was able to make any progress in our Dining Room. Fingers crossed... If this is your first time here to my little blog- Welcome! And Thank You so much for stopping by! My name is Jackie, as in the Jackie of Jackie Can't Blog! I am a self-taught decorator- that loves to work within a super tight budget. I can remember as a young girl of...