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Easy Toilet Paper Roll Crafts to Make

You will want to make these fun toilet paper roll crafts. These are as much fun for adults as they are for kids, we have holiday crafts too.
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How to Make a Box to Store Tea Bags

If you love tea, then you will love this handmade box to store your favorite tea flavors. This makes a wonderful gift for a tea lover too.
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DIY Pretend Play Puppet Theater and Play Stand

If your kids love pretend play and putting on puppet shows create a DIY puppet theater at home with these tips.
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Turn an Upcycled Glass Bottle into a Halloween Vase

Head to your local thrift store and find assorted glass bottles. We show you how to turn them into a ...
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Trash to Treasure Painted Wooden Spoon Holder

Don't hide your collection of spoons in a box. Thrift stores always have spoon holders that can be brought back to life with a little paint.
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Turn Thrift Store Finds Into a Cupcake Stand

Turn a thrift store dish and vase or candle holder into a cupcake stand that's perfect for your next celebration.
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How to Paint Silver Curtain Holdbacks

Transform a pair of vintage-looking curtain holdbacks with a little spray paint. We'll show you how easy it is.
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DIY Painted Side Table

When the kids and I relocated to San Diego from Monterey a couple of years ago, Randy stayed behind for 6 months to finish his degree.  He moved into a house with a friend, and when they were both packing up to re-locate, he came across a side table that his friend was going to throw out.  Randy knew me well enough to grab the table and bring it home where it could get a little love and a makeover.

Painted side table
The most time consuming part of this project was sanding the table because of the shaped legs, but as you can see, the table was dated, and in desperate need of a fresh coat of paint.

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DIY Photo Plate

I love scouring thrift stores for the perfect item to upcycle.  Turning somebody else's trash into a piece I can ...
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Kitchen Storage Ideas

Ever since moving into our house last year I have complained, and complained, about the lack of pantry space in ...
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