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Dollar Store Mushroom to Fairy Garden Toadstool

jackiecantblog@gmail.com April 17, 2021 1 Comment

Do I have an easy upcycle for you! All on a Dollar Store Budget too. Are you ready to get your craft on? A Dollar Store Fairy Garden. As is it's cute, but I know we can do better Every year the Dollar Tree has Fairy Garden supplies for Spring. I always grab a couple of items to add to my collection. This year I grabbed a few of these terra cotta garden mushrooms to add to the mix. Let's see if...

Holiday Decor to last all Winter Long

jackiecantblog@gmail.com December 18, 2020 1 Comment

Decorating for the holidays can take so much time. So much work. And so much energy. For such a short season. Why not use holiday decor that can stay out all winter long? Welcome back to another blog hop with my sweet Instagram Friends. For this special festive time of the year, we are sharing our tips on Holiday or Winter decorating. Be sure to give some holiday cheer and check out the other...

How NOT to make DIY Mercury Glass Ornaments

jackiecantblog@gmail.com December 8, 2020 0 Comments

Ready for another fun and easy Holiday Craft? Let me show you how NOT to make DIY Mercury Glass Ornaments for your holiday tree decorations How NOT to make DIY Mercury Glass Ornaments Let me first say that I do love how these DIY Mercury Glass Ornaments turned out. They are so pretty and add so much texture to my Christmas tree this year. That said... I also think that they were kind of a DIY...

West Elm Knock-off Nutcrackers

jackiecantblog@gmail.com November 30, 2020 0 Comments

Upscale Holiday look on a Dollar Store Budget My DIY West Elm Knock Off Nutcrackers West Elm Nutcrackers West Elm Modern Lacquer Nutcrackers Who has seen these West Elm Nutcrackers? Oh, I love them! They are so sleek, cool, and modern. Just a little out of my budget. How did I get a similar look for a lot less? I am going to show you my take on a West Elm Knock-off Nutcracker using spray paint....

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-...

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...

An old Window is now an old Mirror?

Jackie Hill August 15, 2014 0 Comments

I have the most thoughtful boyfriend. I saw this old window at an antique shop. I love the shape. Not too big or too small. I love the lead glass, the diamond pattern. I knew it could be a fun project. But it was the holidays and I wasn't spending any money, except on presents for my kids and my boyfriend. So I passed it up, and forgot about it. Then Christmas came, and there it was under...