tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-61882244720796259742024-02-24T22:44:33.843-08:00House RevivalsDIY, thrifting, vintage, interior design, kitchen design, renovating, remodeling, interior decorating, crafting
re⋅viv⋅al
/ri-vahy-vuhl/
–noun
1. restoration to life, consciousness, vigor, strength, etc.
2. restoration to use, acceptance, or currency: the revival of old customs.
dictionary.reference.comAmanda Leehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11734403350649651877noreply@blogger.comBlogger587125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6188224472079625974.post-16589842595602195712019-01-24T05:00:00.000-08:002019-01-24T05:00:01.356-08:00Adhesive Backed Tile DIY {EAsy}
This peal and stick tile update DIY project turned out so stinkin' cute! My daughter was looking for an affordable way to tile her kitchen back splash. With two dogs, a cat, a bunny, and a toddler running around, she didn't have a lot of time or energy for messy grout projects, and she needed to be able to drop everything in an instant, if the baby cried.
She went online to do some Amanda Leehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11734403350649651877noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6188224472079625974.post-71159618273117809252019-01-10T05:00:00.000-08:002019-01-10T05:00:08.304-08:00Comic Book Rose Wedding Bouquet
On Tuesday, I shared how to make paper roses, using measuring spoons to form each petal. Today, I am sharing how to turn those roses into a unique and beautiful bridal bouquet -- Dr. Who style!
To create the bouquet, I ordered a couple of Sonic Screwdrivers from Amazon, and bought a couple of Styrofoam spheres from a local craft store. I bought two sizes of each item, because I wasn't Amanda Leehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11734403350649651877noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6188224472079625974.post-91183067354347987422019-01-08T04:00:00.000-08:002019-01-08T04:00:00.517-08:00Make These Comic Book Roses!
Happy New Year to all my readers. I hope your holidays were joyful. In spite of being taken out for most of the month of December by a nasty flu bug, ours was still a joyous Christmas. Our oldest son proposed to his girlfriend on Christmas Eve, and she said yes!
Needless to say, I have weddings on the brain, going into 2019, so I thought I would share a tutorial for paper roses that I Amanda Leehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11734403350649651877noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6188224472079625974.post-91052182941465654762018-12-04T05:00:00.000-08:002018-12-04T05:00:03.157-08:00Repair Broken Makeup and Create a Travel Makeup Palette
Do you get frustrated when you drop a compact or your eye shadow, and your makeup shatters? Me too! I also get frustrated with "all in one" makeup palettes that have too much of one type of makeup, and not enough of another.
That was the problem I had with this drug store makeup palette. It had way too much eye shadow, a little too much lip color, and most of the blush had broken out of Amanda Leehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11734403350649651877noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6188224472079625974.post-88296037882304683582018-11-29T05:00:00.001-08:002018-11-29T05:00:11.445-08:00How to Keep an Art Journal
I have several journals. I have prayer journals, planner journals, idea journals, and paste books, but my favorite journals are art journals.
You will usually see me talking about altered book journals, which I make from discarded books -- these are great for mixed media projects.
I love creating altered book journals -- I've used them for favorite sayings, practicing art techniques, Amanda Leehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11734403350649651877noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6188224472079625974.post-7256334011523261272018-11-27T04:30:00.000-08:002018-11-27T04:30:01.346-08:00Make This Easy Last Minute Advent Calendar
Here is an easy last minute Advent Calendar that anyone can make. This project uses vintage book pages, but you can use pretty scrap book paper, as well.
It is so easy to create these pretty little advent envelopes.
They are just the right size for a piece of candy or a message. I used old Reader's Digest Condensed Books pages for my advent calendar, which are about the size of a half Amanda Leehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11734403350649651877noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6188224472079625974.post-18000740179079493132018-11-22T05:00:00.000-08:002018-11-22T05:00:07.101-08:00Black Friday Shopping for FREE stuff!
Skip the crowds this Black Friday, and shop from the comfort of your home -- without spending a dime! I have scoured our local Free listings on Craigslist to find all sorts of great stuff.
If you find something as amazing as this mirrored armoire, grab the truck and go get it! It's stunning, just as it is.
This white painted armoire, from Restoration Hardware, costs $1800!
Amanda Leehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11734403350649651877noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6188224472079625974.post-25987225978572879642018-11-20T04:30:00.000-08:002018-11-20T04:30:16.088-08:00Easy Thanksgiving Greeting Card
Sometimes, it's a good idea to pull out old craft supplies, and look at them with new eyes. For this card, I used a decades old Stampin' Up Thanksgiving stamp.
The rubber was still in perfect condition, and it stamped perfectly. I paired the stamp with this adorable fox paper. The paper is from a couple of years ago, but the colors are still a fresh take on Fall.
I also found some pretty Amanda Leehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11734403350649651877noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6188224472079625974.post-35775521334694198652018-11-15T05:00:00.000-08:002018-11-20T17:41:54.846-08:00Get Your House Holiday Ready -- For FREE!
The holidays are upon us, and if you are like me, you are looking around your house and starting to freak out just a little bit.
If your household decorating needs are bigger than your budget, here a a few items I've found recently for FREE on Craigslist, along with some inspiration to help you see how an ugly duckling can be transform into a beautiful swan.
Can you believe someone Amanda Leehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11734403350649651877noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6188224472079625974.post-65322448783294190372018-11-13T04:30:00.000-08:002018-11-13T04:30:06.705-08:00Make These Book Page Napkin Rings!
Whether you are hosting a large crowd, or just having an intimate dinner, this easy Fall napkin ring DIY is the perfect way to add a finishing touch to your Thanksgiving table.
You can even write guest's names on the leaves and use them as place cards!
This is a great way to stretch your entertaining budget, while also giving your table settings a one of a kind charm.
This Amanda Leehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11734403350649651877noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6188224472079625974.post-68144246935194695862018-11-08T05:00:00.000-08:002018-11-08T05:00:09.105-08:00Library Card FREE Printable Template
I love the library. I have great memories of pouring through the Nancy Drew titles as a girl, making my selections, and checking out. My friends and I liked to read the names on the library cards to see if we knew anyone who had checked out our books before us. Usually, we found each other's names.
Library cards are becoming a thing of the past, but nostalgia keeps me coming back Amanda Leehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11734403350649651877noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6188224472079625974.post-80181938601110765452018-11-06T04:00:00.000-08:002018-11-06T04:00:02.191-08:00Make Special Ornaments From Greeting Cards
My son and his new wife had a sad assortment of Christmas ornaments -- a couple of hand print ornaments from a little niece, and a half dozen plastic spheres. It hurt my heart.
Both my son and his bride are busy software engineers, with a forty-five minute commute to and from work, so they don't have a lot of time to shop for Christmas decorations. After their wedding last September, Amanda Leehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11734403350649651877noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6188224472079625974.post-72888027390814721102018-11-01T05:00:00.000-07:002018-11-01T05:00:00.706-07:00Free Furniture and Decor for Holiday Entertaining
It's November, and you know what that means. It's the time of year, when we look around our house and panic, because are house isn't ready for holiday entertaining.
We're counting our chairs, and making sure we have enough tables. This beautiful drop leaf table, as well as everything else in this post, is offered up for free on our local Craigslist.
A big square table like this willAmanda Leehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11734403350649651877noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6188224472079625974.post-20958612045965421782018-10-30T04:30:00.000-07:002018-10-30T04:30:12.271-07:00FREE Sugar Skull Embellishment Printable!
Wow! Can this really be the last of the sugar skull printable series?
Throughout October, we've been publishing sugar skull coloring sheet printables. We've introduced Rose and Daisy and Hibiscus and Zinnia and Frida. These printables are perfect for your Day of the Dead decor!
Each coloring sheet came with a skull and several embellishments. Today, we're offering a FREE extra Amanda Leehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11734403350649651877noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6188224472079625974.post-81086892931199278042018-10-25T05:00:00.000-07:002018-10-25T05:00:03.384-07:00FREE Zinnia Sugar Skull Coloring Sheet!
Hello Friends! Today we're sharing the last of five FREE sugar skull printables, with a sugar skull embellishment printable still to come.
These printables were designed just for you, and are available to print for FREE throughout the month of October. Keep checking back, because I will be posting a full page of floral sugar skull embellishments in a couple of days -- also FREE!
So far, Amanda Leehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11734403350649651877noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6188224472079625974.post-72106950956098987072018-10-23T04:30:00.000-07:002018-10-23T04:30:06.981-07:00FREE Frida Sugar Skull Printable!
Can you believe it? Today is the fourth installment of our sugar skull printable series -- only two more printable to go! This is such a fun project.
We've met Rose and Daisy and Mr Hibiscus. Today, we're meeting Frida.
Frida is in her element with all these floral embellishments. Below, is her selfie with her good friend, Rose.
The Frida printable coloring sheet comesAmanda Leehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11734403350649651877noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6188224472079625974.post-69084501495313114402018-10-18T04:30:00.000-07:002018-10-18T04:30:09.847-07:00Fabulous Free Stuff for Your Home (REALLY)!
Continuing with our Fabulous Free Stuff posts, I've found a few more things on my local Craigslist that would be totally worth grabbing for your home. We all want to have beautiful and functional homes, but furnishing and decorating a home is expensive. Here are some fun ideas for using free stuff to transform your home.
The desk shown below is huge and solid and made by Hooker, but most Amanda Leehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11734403350649651877noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6188224472079625974.post-32499143741438933642018-10-16T05:00:00.000-07:002018-10-16T05:00:07.366-07:00Free Hibiscus Sugar Skull Printable!
It's time! As promised, we are providing FREE printable templates throughout the month of October for these fun coloring page sugar skull templates.
Last week, we shared Rose and Daisy.
This week, we are sharing Mister Hibiscus. He's the green fellow in the picture below.
As with the previous printable pages, the hibiscus sugar skull printable also comes with lots of extra Amanda Leehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11734403350649651877noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6188224472079625974.post-61322369401712136282018-10-11T04:30:00.000-07:002018-10-11T04:30:09.921-07:00Free Daisy Sugar Skull Printable!
Welcome to Part Two of our month of FREE sugar skull printables!
Last week, we shared Rose (she's the gal colored gold, above). Today, we're sharing Daisy.
Like Rose, Daisy comes with lots of extra flowers and medallions to embellish your sugar skull, if you want. I like to mix and match my embellishments from different printables.
To create your sugar skull Amanda Leehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11734403350649651877noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6188224472079625974.post-71488813632781615242018-10-09T04:30:00.000-07:002018-10-09T16:56:14.440-07:00Free Rose Sugar Skull Printable Template!
You guys! For the rest of October, I will be offering FREE printable coloring sheet templates for these amazing sugar skulls!
Today, we have a link for a printable for the gold colored skull, seen below. Keep checking in, because I will continue posting several more templates all month long!
All of our friendly skulls have names. Today's skull is named Rose.
All of the Amanda Leehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11734403350649651877noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6188224472079625974.post-43732882427994620492018-10-04T04:30:00.000-07:002018-10-19T09:45:55.676-07:00More Ways to Furnish Your Home For FREE!
When my husband and I were starting out, we were young and impoverished students. Our first sofa was found, free, from the want ads. My mom helped me re-upholster it from mismatched remnants we found at a local fabric store. It looked amazing.
After reupholstering that sofa, I was hooked on DIY projects. I sewed curtains, painted dressers, made Christmas ornaments, and so on -- stretchingAmanda Leehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11734403350649651877noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6188224472079625974.post-3582532144466162932018-10-02T04:30:00.000-07:002018-10-02T04:30:07.242-07:00Furnish Your Home With Free Stuff -- Beautifully!
The holidays are right around the corner, and many of us are thinking about sprucing up our homes, in preparation. With tight budgets, the task can feel a bit daunting, but it doesn't have to be. You don't need a lot of money to create a beautiful home. In fact, sometimes you don't need any money!
This morning, a quick scroll items being offered up for FREE on Craigslist turned up scoresAmanda Leehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11734403350649651877noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6188224472079625974.post-25715064373467310162018-09-27T04:00:00.000-07:002018-09-27T04:00:00.883-07:00Gift Box Printable With Wild Rose Template
Here is another version of the gift box printable I shared a couple weeks ago. The last printable featured an aster embellishment and a kaleidoscope inspired design.
Today's printable features a sweet wild rose, gift tags, and a simple floral pattern for you to color.
This box goes together exactly like the last one. You will want to print the template on good quality card stock, Amanda Leehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11734403350649651877noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6188224472079625974.post-87751112257474514472018-09-25T04:00:00.000-07:002018-09-25T04:00:07.938-07:00How to Make Coloring Card Gift Sets
The struggle is real. What in the world do you do with all those coloring books? I love them, the art is beautiful, and they are fun to color, but if I start coloring now, and color till I die, I will never get them done.
When people find out you're crafty, they give you coloring books. I've got soooo many coloring books, I buy them, people give them to me, and I even had a craft companyAmanda Leehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11734403350649651877noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6188224472079625974.post-85934546858011368702018-09-20T04:30:00.000-07:002018-10-09T11:03:10.958-07:00Make a Nautical Inspired Baby Card
I had the privilege of attending a baby shower this week, for a sweet mama who is expecting her second baby boy.
The night before the shower, I realized I didn't have a card, so I pulled out my box of "card kits" to find a suitable envelope.
(You can learn about how I make card kits here.)
I found this cute envelope, made from Anna Griffin paper. Inside all my envelopes, I've Amanda Leehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11734403350649651877noreply@blogger.com