My crafting nook and storage area has been a very long work-in-progress with lots of trial and error test runs. It also underwent changes throughout this past year as my hobbies expanded. This is what the area looked like in 2012, untouched, and overcrowded with a lot of items the previous homeowners left behind. This […]
DIY Junk Drawer Organizer
We have a desk area in our kitchen with a long drawer that was a hot mess. I couldn’t find anything in there. Tape measures. To-go menus. Pictures. Birthday cards. Chapstick. Air fresheners. Stuff I had no idea what purpose it served. To practice more of my woodworking skills, I decided to do a basic […]
Wood Storage Work Bench
This area of our basement is like a little nook and was originally where we stored a bunch of junk (most of it left by the previous owners). Craigslist is a wonderful thing! We got rid of all the miscellaneous building materials years after moving in and having not used any of it. This was […]
Creative Money-Giving Ideas
My mother’s birthday is December 20th, so I always have to come up with both a birthday gift and Christmas gift for her. Last year, I couldn’t really decide what to get her for either, so I opted for cash. Who doesn’t like cash, right? But I didn’t want to hand her a card or […]