I also made this sock monkey hat for my friend’s one year old son. I used this pattern here. Update: The original pattern is no longer available. There are lots of other pattern on Ravelry. I crocheted it with a G hook to make it smaller. I should have removed a couple of rows from the bottom because it was… View Post
My friends son just turned one so I made him this owl crochet hat. I used the pattern I found here. It was super easy and I whipped it up in a couple of days. I used Lily Sugar n Cream cotton to make it. I got the yarn from a friend that was cleaning out her stash and I don’t think they… View Post
Mike and I wanted to get a chalkboard for the kitchen to write our grocery list on. We looked everywhere and what we were looking for does not exist so we decided to make our own. We went to Lowes and picked up a can of chalkboard spray paint. They also sell it in small cans but we figured we… View Post
This spring we did a quick update on our outdoor furniture. The paint was starting to get tired and we wanted a fresh look. We got some balck spray paint from Lowes in a matte finish. We pulled out the tarps in the backyard and sprayed away. It’s amazing how easily spray paint can transform something. Here is the couch… View Post
We have always had a problem with our mantel not being level. This was especially annoying since we burn a lot of candles. We would always end up with uneven candles or wax on the floor. We wanted an affordable fix. Something that would look good for a small cost. Mike started out by pulling off the old mantel. It was… View Post