Have you seen the large "brass" bells in the Target Dollar Spot? They were  $5 and had a great large jute hanger!
Problem was... the color was all wrong! The "brass" wasn't even a good gold color. 
But I bought the bell and brought it home and fixed the color. 
Today, I'll show you how to get the vintage brass look on an inexpensive bell. 
Take a look...

A flower pocket is a quick and easy way to display faux flowers of all kinds. 
I've made several over the years and they look great and sell well. 
Today I'm trying a new crackle technique along with using one of my favorite stencils for making easy stars! 
Take a look...

I'm experimenting today with a product I found at Michaels. It is a rust paint treatment and I'm going to see how close it is to looking like real rust. 
I have my doubts but I'm willing to try this product and see if it works as well as the cinnamon rusty paint treatment does. 
Follow along with me today and lets see how it works! 
Let's go!

I love faux paint treatments and I'm always experimenting with something new. 
I've done several makeovers of glass vases recently but this time I've hit the holy grail of paint treatments! 
It's a recipe I've made before but this time I tripled the secret ingredient. 
You won't believe the after! ... 

Every once in a while I get together with my oldest daughter for a project. Today we gathered a few thrift store items and a great can of metal paint...

Don't you just love it when you can change a thrift store find into something fabulous?! I sure do! Today I'm having some fun with a paint treatment that turned a few jars and terra cotta pots into perfect old world cement looking crocks.

This project started with a long story about the farmhouse painted hutch I had in my kitchen. You can read all about that hutch by visiting the bold link. After several years I decided it was time to sell the hutch...

My youngest daughter has been on the hunt for a small end table for her apartment ever since she returned home from school. 

The perfect white cupboard didn't start out that way. It was a Facebook purchase for a great price but the color was all wrong for my neutral home. 

This cute little quick project was copied straight from the pages of Organized Clutter. My friend Carlene is a DIY genius. I love her work! I'm copying her junky tree idea but my project will be created on a tiny Weatherwashed pallet.

I started out with small pieces of wood that were not stained or painted. I dipped each piece into a bucket of Weatherwash, it's a beautiful way to age wood and it comes in several colors, it's like barn wood in a bottle. 
Today, I am using the color Oaked. I waited overnight for the wood to dry then built a small pallet by laying the wood pieces side by side then wood gluing a couple of cross pieces to the back to secure all the wood together.

I gathered all kinds of junk from my workshop and laid them out in the shape of a Christmas tree. I used k…

We have a heavy metal table on our deck that we've had for years and it's been dirty chipped for a long time. 

This very popular buffalo check stencilcan transform any DIY project and make it amazing! 

Here is an easy way to make an organizer for the office. 

Repurposed thrift store finds are my favorite. Especially when they are made to fool the eye!

I've seen a lot of buffalo check, which I love but never  a simple rustic distressed version. 

Today I'm repurposing an old frame and using an aging technique that I absolutely love!

A rustic and distressed flag for the Fourth of July.

This vanity makeover is going to save me a lot of money!

Use what you have and make it better is always a good idea, especially if you're thrifty like me. 

This story started with a lunch.