the Decorating Chica

Pin It I love DIY. I mean really, you can create so much cool stuff with so little. I love to pull ideas from Pinterest and then create my own versions. So I thought I would share some of my best projects here. Up first is my curbside find last summer. One's Mans Garbage is the story of my curbside loveseat find. Then there is the tale of my wood wall in " Wood'nt you like a wood wall ?" My dresser curbside find during 'junk days' at a charming town just 20 miles east of where we live. "You Say Junk, I Say Treasure" Here I recreated a bathroom mirror for under $50.00. DIY Bathroom Vanity Mirror Every garden needs stepping stones, right? In this post you can learn how to make " Quick and Easy Stepping Stones " for pennies. Learn how to make this easy crystal tree here .   Linking up today to: Tip Me Tuesday Inspire Me Tuesday Inspire Me Monday Making Monday #85 Amaze Me Monday #107 Have ...

Pin It Many of you may remember my Quick and Easy Guide to Stepping Stones from last summer. If not, you can read more about that  here . While most of you liked the idea and planned to try it, there were a few realists out there who doubted how well they would hold up through the winter. Just between you and me, I was a little nervous myself. In fact, I was nervous enough that I did not continue making the stones last  summer. I wanted to see for myself if they would hold up during the winter.  Same view. I was pleasantly surprised to see that they look fantastic! So much so, in fact, that I plan to add some new stones this  Spring! The grass, not so much. Linking up to: WOW at Savvy Southern Style What We Accomplished at Green Willow Pond What's It Wednesday at Ivy and Elephants Swing Into Spring at DIY by Design W e Are That Family for Works For Me Wed. Style Sisters for Centerpiece Wed. City Farmhouse for Inspiration Exchange Wed . Wak...

Pin It This post came up in my memories feed from 2013 and as I was cleaning my yard up for Spring, I realized just how great these stepping stones still look six years later! So, yes I can still say: " However, my best project yet? Stepping stones. Now you might be wondering why this is such a big deal? I have wanted to put a stepping stone pathway from the gate to the backyard and back towards the patio/pool area for eight years. Eight looooong years. You wouldn't think this would be such hard thing to do now would you? But it was either the money (means about 15-20 stones which can get quite pricey), needing a truck or trailer to haul them, needing help to lift the suckers, or just life that got in the way."  Recently I read some articles about quick and easy stepping stones and it got me thinking that I could make that project quicker and easier by cutting a few corners. You won't believe how easy this was! 1. Buy a bag of Quikrete or regular ...