Easy Christmas tea towels
I’ve been a busy bee getting ready for Christmas this year. With my new found sewing skills I wanted to create gifts for family and friends that were personal and thoughtful and saved a bundle over store bought gifts. I’ve been sewing away...
Installing a toilet
We finally surrendered to a 5-year battle with a clogging toilet. No amount of augering or plunging could clear out the mystery clog deep in the toilet. The good news is, our local water/sewer department offers a $100 credit to replacing old toilets (in our case, the...
Pinterest Challenge Summer ’12
It’s baaaack! The fun Pinterest Challenge hosted by blogger goddesses Katie from Bower Power and Sherry over at Young House Love. This one snuck up on me, but luckily I was able to create something in a just a few hours. For the past couple of weeks...
Replacing screen windows
I had a Griswold moment last winter when I was fixing some rot on our soffits (under the roof). I wasn’t paying enough attention with my ladder and drove it right through a window screen. I probably could have picked up a patch kit, but I’ve never done a...
Tissue pom pom
A little fun and easy decoration anyone can do for any occasion. This one happened to be for my birthday. This is inspired by Martha Stewart’s tissue pom poms, but you can do it for practically free. First, you stack about 10 pieces of tissue paper...
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Follow two DIYers as we decorate, redecorate, design, beautify, demo, install, fix, and remodel the interior and exterior of our second home. We've learned a lot from remodeling our first home and now we are applying this know-how to our second home. Hope you enjoy our site!
xo, Cathy
