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Thanks so much to my friend Rachel of The Pond’s Farmhouse for organizing this inspiring Summer DIY Craft Round Up of 15 inspiring posts. I’m so honored to be included here!

Enjoy these posts from 14 of my blogging friends + me, giving you inspiration and ideas.

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Rachel | The Pond’s Farmhouse

The 4th of July is a time for celebration, and what better way to celebrate than with a patriotic pillow cover? Rachel shares this easy no-sew project that can be customized to your liking. 

Jennifer | Cottage on Bunker Hill

Are you looking for a new Summer wreath? If so, then you’ll love this mermaid wreath with a coastal touch. It’s perfect for your front door or beach house.

Stacy | Bricks n’ Blooms

Do you love summer nights outdoors but don’t love the bug bites that come with it? There’s a way to keep the bugs at bay by keeping certain plants nearby. Learn how to plant a mosquito repellent garden in 7 easy steps with Stacy from Bricks ‘n Blooms.

Kelly | The Tattered Pew

Need ideas for setting an outdoor summer table? This summer tablescape using touches of blues and terracotta is casual yet elegant as the sun sets and the colors change. Come see how easy it is to set a pretty summer table outdoors!

Heidi | Eleanor Rose Home

A hanging summer door basket is a great way to add charm and beauty to your entrance, while offering a refreshing change from the usual wreath. Here are 5 easy steps to make your own door basket for summer with vibrant Americana colors.

Amy | Amy Sadler Designs

Amy wanted to see if she could make some of her favorite Pottery Barn looks for less! Here is her attempt at the Paper Mache Centerpiece Bowl from Pottery Barn. 

AnnMarie | Simply2Moms

Looking for a way to protect your firepit from the elements? Well, look no further than this easy DIY firepit tabletop cover! AnnMarie made this with just a few simple materials for about $25.

Ann | Dabbling & Decorating

Ann found these old vanity Maine license plates in a family shed. She shows you how she turned them into an adorable hat rack and wall decor.

Kristin | White Arrows Home

Add a DIY curtain to an outdoor shower for pretty privacy around an often used patio space. 

Wendy | WM Design House

Want to make your terra cotta pots look like they’ve been around for centuries? Try aging them with fertilizer, yogurt, or salt! These three methods offer a unique and easy way to achieve an aged look.

Kim | Cottage in the Mitten

Are you looking forward to celebrating the 4th of July? If you want an easy holiday decor project, check out this simple patriotic flower pot you can create yourself! It’s perfect to use inside or out on your patio. 

Renae | Peacock Ridge Farm

Create a timeless and beautiful checkerboard floor in your greenhouse for an extra whimsical touch. Learn how to get the job done quickly and easily with this DIY project!

Lora | Create & Ponder

Looking for a fun and easy summer wreath idea? All you need is a few simple things to make this unique wreath to coordinate with your lake-themed summer decor. It will fit in perfectly with vintage skis or paddles, and all those fun family water-fun pictures! Here’s how to make a DIY Lake Themed Patriotic Wreath.

Jen | Midwest Life & Style

Conserve water for your garden and add curb appeal to your outdoor living spaces with this easy step-by-step tutorial to build a DIY water barrel

KariAnne | Thistlewood Farms

You will never believe what I made this garden obelisk from. Here’s a hint. You probably have one sitting in a closet. It’s such a fun project and makes any planter even prettier.

If you’ve enjoyed these ideas be sure to check out a few of my other DIY ideas:

• Nautical DIY Candle Holders
• DIY Vintage Inspired First Aid Box
• DIY Dog Leash Holder

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I’m sharing several Spring Easter Crafts That Are Classy, Quick & Easy that I have made over the years and a few more from favorite bloggers that I have added to my inspiration boards to make myself.

I hope you’ll find inspiration here for projects you’d like to try too.

These DIY rope candleholders work great in my Spring decor when I love to pull in natural textures like rope and baskets and other woven items. See the tutorial IN THIS POST and the video below.

The Supplies

A few years ago for my Spring mantel I bought some reclaimed wood open frames when they were on sale at Hobby Lobby. I picked out three patterns of blue fabrics and then cut them to fit, stapling them to the back of the frames to hold them in place.

It was so quick and easy and made such a dramatic impact layering the heights and sizes on the mantel.

The Supplies

One of my favorite projects was taking an old hymnal and using the pages to do Spring DIYs. You can see all the projects I did with the hymnal in THIS POST. Here I just cut pages into strips to make the Easter grass to hold the eggs in this jadeite pedestal dish.

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Probably my favorite item to mix in for Spring is moss. I love adding in greens. Covering some plastic dollar store Easter Eggs with moss, also from the dollar store is quick and easy. Then I just tuck them into vintage bowls and vases, nests or baskets.

The Supplies

I love taking faux stems and flowers and working them into a door hanger. The bright colors of this wreath are a welcome burst of cheer after a long snowy Winter.

The addition of a bird’s nest is perfect as the sounds of chirping are starting to fill in the quiet spaces of Spring mornings.

More Ideas From My Friends

My friend Kelly of The Tattered Pew did the cutest makeover on this thrifted bunny.

These pretty cherry blossoms are handmade with paper by The Happy Happy Nester. She has so many beautiful DIY projects.

Leslie of My 100 Year Old Home has this tutorial for a gorgeous pine cone wreath. In the pinks, it’s perfect for Spring. The pinecones make it perfect for my cabin. I’m going to have to give this a try!

How sweet are these stenciled bunnies in upcycled frames from I Watch Them Grow?

My friend Rachel of The Ponds Farmhouse is so talented! I love this flower scrap fabric pillow she made.

My friend Lora over at Create & Ponder made these precious carrots using spindles!

Michelle at Thistle Key Lane is another one of my creative friends. Look at these beautiful wooden keepsake Easter Eggs.

There are so many amazing ideas out there to inspire us. I’m working at carving out more time to do creative crafts and these bloggers tutorials help me get started.

I love pulling out some of my own each season to decorate around the house and then make more to add with them.

As my daughters get older I’m always looking for new projects to work on together it’s such a great way to gather and spend time with each other.

I’d love to see some of your favorite projects or hear if one of these inspired you! Happy crafting!

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When I am planning for a holiday or getting ready to entertain, I start brainstorming ideas. I think of what I’ve done in the past and loved and I head to Pinterest to get ideas.One of the things that inspires me most are my fellow blogging friends.

Here are 15 Thanksgiving ideas to inspire your Holiday gathered from other bloggers I admire and love to work with. You can hop from one blog to the other getting inspiration to tweak and use yourself.

Thanks so much to Rachel of The Ponds Farmhouse for organizing this hop.

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15 Thanksgiving Ideas

A Fall Centerpiece that’s perfect for your Thanksgiving or Friendsgiving Dining Table. It combines DIY and Vintage pieces for a unique table arrangement.

Rachel | The Ponds Farmhouse

Wow your guests this Thanksgiving with an elegant, easy to make pumpkin centerpiece utilizing a real heirloom pumpkin and seasonal fresh florals.

Heidi | Eleanor Rose Home

These easy Thanksgiving traditions make it a favorite Holiday to look forward to all year.

Kristin | White Arrows Home

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Easy tips to set a memorable Thanksgiving table with printable place setting cards that can double as a gratitude garland!

Cindy | DIY Beautify

Wow your family and friends with a simple and beautiful DIY artichoke and magnolia centerpiece for your Thanksgiving table.

Jen | Midwest Life and Style

Create a simple rustic centerpiece for your Thanksgiving table this year. Pretty neutral style can be used for the entire autumn season.

AnnMarie | Simply2Moms

Looking for ways to organize yourself to host Thanksgiving? Here are 9 simple tips to hosting the best Thanksgiving dinner ever. Not hosting this year? Check out my Thanksgiving hostess gift ideas at the end of this post.

Stacy | Bricks ‘n Blooms

Are you looking for simple Thanksgiving or autumn decorating ideas? Let me share a few tips and trips to help get you started!

Ann | Dabbling & Decorating

Thanksgiving is right around the corner, and that means it’s time to start planning your feast! If you’re not sure how to create the perfect table for your Thanksgiving celebration, don’t worry. We’re here to help. In this blog post, we’ll give you some tips on how to decorate your table for Thanksgiving. So read on and learn how to create a festive table for your holiday celebration!

Renae | Peacock Ridge Farm

Thanksgiving is a time to give thanks and celebrate with friends and family. One of my favorite traditions is decorating my Thanksgiving table with my homemade cornucopia. I make it out of chicken wire and rope, and then fill it with pumpkins, gourds, feathers, and flowers. It’s a beautiful and festive decoration that always gets me in the Thanksgiving spirit.

Wendy | WM Design Home

This post is full of ideas on your Thanksgiving table-from space planning, table design, setup, place settings and unique centerpieces.

Mary | Life at Bella Terra

Do you love the look of dried wheat? Me too! I love the natural color…I think it’s so pretty. I was trying to think of an interesting way to use it in my Fall decorating and came up with this dried wheat centerpiece. This is the perfect idea for your traditional Thanksgiving table. Let me show you how I made it!

Jen | Cottage on Bunker Hill

Create a warm and inviting thanksgiving or Friendsgiving table by making a DIY table runner, pillows and a beautiful footed bowl centerpiece filled with textured, fabric-covered pumpkins and leaves.

Jen | Tatertots & Jello

Are you hosting Thanksgiving this year? Enjoy some tips for hosting a large gathering with budget-friendly Thanksgiving table elements. At the same time, learn what pieces you can pull together from around your home, and how to best layer them. Then, you can easily create a thoughtful and beautiful tablescape this Thanksgiving.

Robyn | Robyn’s French Nest

Looking for some simple ideas for your Friendsgiving table? Why not add a little blue and white with your pumpkins? Tons of simple ideas to make your holiday celebrations a little easier.

KariAnne | Thistlewood Farms

I hope you’ve found some amazing ideas to kickstart your own planning for the Thanksgiving holiday!

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I’m excited to join another Pinterest Challenge Blog Hop hosted by Cindy of County Road 407. Each month, Cindy chooses a picture from a blogger on Pinterest and all of us participating in the hop style a vignette or space in our own style inspired by the photo. It’s amazing to see how each of us comes out with something so unique!

If you are coming over from my friend Paula’s at Sweet Pea, didn’t you love her take on the challenge! I love how Paula always shares her vintage family heirlooms and treasures! Paula’s also a fellow lake house girl.

Welcome now to our lakeside log cabin home in The Northwoods of Wisconsin where we LOVE snow! This post is all about Valentine’s Day so that means it’s all about love.

In The Northwoods we love:

• snowmobiling
• ice fishing
• xc skiing
• ice skating
• hockey
• downhill skiing
• snowshoeing
• cozying up by the fire

So like my Winter Home Tour shared, we Pray for Snow. See more of my Winter Tour in THIS POST.

The Challenge

This month’s challenge photo came from Crafting While I Wait. I thought this was such a sweet decoration and was excited to style my own. My favorite part was the vintage Valentine’s.

I have a cloche that I bought at Hobby Lobby. Mine has a galvanized base, like the inspiration photo, but mine is more simple. I haven’t had it out in a few months, so had to go grab it from the storage closet.

For another Pinterest Challenge in the Fall we did a Cloche challenge too. See the details IN THIS POST.

Valentine Decor DIY

For this challenge I wanted to incorporate the vintage Valentines, but instead of spools I took an idea from the forest surrounding my house and used some birch branches.

The birch gave it the rustic winter look I was hoping for.

I tried just leaning together several birch branches inside the cloche and it wasn’t staying in place the way I wanted it to so I grabbed one of the nordic dishes that I use sometimes in my giant brass candle holders.

The red and white pattern of the dish worked perfectly with the Valentine and held the birch in place. Then I just tucked the Valentine between the branches.

I also used two more branches to become a stand for my second Valentine on the table outside the cloche.

Vintage Valentines

Vintage Valentine’s are so sweet. I love their graphics and their sweet messages. When I see them in antique shops I peek through them and bring any home that catch my eye.

For this challenge I pulled out two of my favorites.

The cute little one I used inside the cloche says Valentine Greetings and has a little snow scene and a cabin. It seemed like the perfect one my house.

I added an arrangement of red roses inside a pewter mug.

The mug was a find on one of my #thriftingwiththegals adventures. A few of my friends and I share our shopping finds on Instagram Stories throughout the week and monthly on a blog hop. See my recent post HERE.

I love that the mug has a monogram on it. I am always curious about the story behind the antique and vintage pieces I buy. Who’s mug was this? Who’s initials were these?

I like to keep my vignettes in a grouping of threes so the mug of roses balanced the grouping.

If you don’t have a cloche, check out my ideas to make your own with these quick and inexpensive DIYs IN THIS POST.

Next up, you head to my friend Kim’s home at Shiplap and Shells. Like Paula and me, Kim has a beautiful water view too. You’ll love seeing her take on the challenge!

And check the list and links below to make sure you get a chance to see all the posts.

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I always stop to look at varsity letters when I come across them and see what letters they are and what colors.

On a recent trip to a favorite antique mall I found two vintage varsity letter Ys.

I have two nieces that’s last name starts with Y so I decided to grab the letters and make a special project for them with my find.

Each Wednesday on Instagram I go #thrfitingwiththegals with my friends Ann, Rachel and Stacy. We all live in different states and love sharing in our stories each week the finds we come across.

It’s become a fun tradition! Even though we haven’t been able to meet up and shop in person together, it’s the next best thing!

Once a month we then do a blog hop together to show off in more detail what we’ve done with our treasures.

Be sure to follow all the Thrifting gals on our blogs and our social media!

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Kristin @ White Arrows Home | Pinterest | Instagram | Facebook

Stacy @ Stacy Ling | Pinterest | Instagram | Facebook

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I have a friend I met on Instagram named Julie, @julespillows. I ordered a vintage Minocqua (our town) pennant pillow from her. I fell in love with it! She does such a beautiful job!

I mailed Julie the Ys.

Julie used old plaid shirts to make the pillows. So she sent me photos of some sample plaids to choose from. I chose two pretty plaids that compliment the colors of the Ys.

The way Julie uses an old button down shirt to make the pillow is brilliant. On the backside she has the pockets and then the buttons. This way you can unbutton it and take the pillow cover off to launder if needed.

Another super easy project is to pin a varsity letter to a table runner. It takes minutes and can be used for a season or just one event then removed to use for something else.

Favorite colors, school colors, initials… varsity letters give a personal touch to this idea. I used the runner on our entry table. As football season starts I can add a football vignette on top.

It could be used on the dining room table as well.

When I was in high school it was a big deal for guys to wear their varsity letter jackets. It was an even bigger deal to be able to wear your boyfriends!

When my parents were in school, my dad had a varsity letter sweater.

I love how nostalgic the letters are!

A few years ago I was trying to decide how to display a bunch of Smokey Bear Pins. I remembered I had a varsity letter B. So I bought a pillow at Walmart and then attached my pins and did some simple hand stitching to attach the letter.

I was so excited a year ago when another Instagram friend, @theprairiesistersvintagemarket sent me a surprise gift! Using varsity letters, they spelled CAMP on a pillow! It’s so perfect for our house!

I mailed my nieces their pillows and can’t wait to hear what think about this fun surprise, just because I thought of them gift!

And be sure to visit my friends to find out what they found!

Dabbling and Decorating ~ Bricks N’ Bloom ~ The Pond’s Farmhouse

More posts to enjoy:

• Last month I shared how I gave new life to my thrifted radio cabinet with a little paint.
• I shared some of my favorite vintage must haves in this post.
• This post shares how I use vintage finds as side tables.

Thanks so much for joining us! I hope you will come follow along each week on Instagram!

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Each month I join my fellow blogging friends of The Thrifty Style Team to share inspiration for upcycles, thrifty finds, projects and DIYS. You can find a full list of all the participants at the bottom of this post. Thanks so much to Julie of Redhead Can Decorate for organizing the tour!

This month you will find amazing projects to get you in the Summer mood inside and outside your home.

One of the projects I’ve had on my mind for a while is to turn beautiful vintage brooches into refrigerator magnets. I love DIYs that are simple, quick and inexpensive and this checks all the boxes.

It would be a really special project too if you had vintage brooches that belonged to your grandmother or other special family member. It’s a way to use them and appreciate them instead of leaving them stuck in a jewelry box somewhere.

How to turn vintage brooches into magnets?

As I go thrifting I keep my eyes out for brooches that I think would make beautiful accessories. I’m usually drawn to the ones that are flowers, bright colors and enamel.

I try not to spend more than $8 per pin.

Then I bought a pack of circular magnets.

Using hot glue, I attached the magnets to the back of the brooches. You can buy magnets with sticky backs that may work too depending on how heavy your brooch is.

They look so pretty hanging up on my kitchen refrigerator.

Family photos, my kids projects and awards all look better when hung with these pretty magnets.

And I love how favorite quotes look hung with them too.

A few of the magnets would be a great gift for a friend, family member or teacher. You could gift them in a jewelry box or candy box and even include a few special notes or quotes to hang along too.

I’m going to continue keeping my eyes out for more vintage brooches! Here are some other ways I love using them:

• on the flower my Stormy Kromer Ida hat
• turn them into bookmarks
• glue around a frame
• add to a beaded necklace
• attach to a leather cuff bracelet

More Thrifty Style Inspiration

Thanks so much for joining me! You’ll find more fun ideas from the rest of the Thrifty Style Team.

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It’s time for another round of the monthly Thrifty Style Team blog hop of inspiring upcycles, DIYs and thrifty finds. I’m excited to share my DIY vintage inspired first aid kit box. A big thank you to Julie of Redhead Can Decorate and Michelle of The Painted Hinge for hosting!

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You may be coming over from my friend Lora’s at Lora B Create & Ponder. She’s my talented “neighbor” over in Minnesota. I love seeing her projects! I’m always so inspired. For a full list of all participants and links see the bottom of my post.

Now welcome to our lakeside log cabin home, Camp Paradise. We live in The Northwoods of Wisconsin.

The DIYs I choose are always Simple + Quick + Inexpensive. This project was under $20, and only used one new object and some supplies I had around the house. Finishing this DIY took under half an hour.

Last month’s Thrifty Style Team project is still a favorite recent craft and this month’s is one too.

Each Wednesday on Instagram I join some friends for #thriftingwiththegals and we share in our stories our adventures to antique shops and thrift stores. A few weeks ago I saw this green cardboard box for $3 with a lucite handle and I had a fun idea to give it new life.

Our basement bathroom off the bunk room is decorated with a scouting theme. My inspiration was this shower curtain. I bought it six years ago on a trip to Nashville.

My dad gave my sister and me a trip anywhere we wanted to go with him for Christmas. We picked Nashville. We had so much fun! One of the days we drove to Franklin, I couldn’t wait to check out the antique shops. In one of the stores I found this great shower curtain.

We are the second owners of our cabin. The white cabinet with the red top and the red and white floor were already there. So were the cute moose knobs on the drawers and cabinets.

I collect vintage first aid kits and decided to display them in this bathroom. Several are lined up in the tall window ledge. Some I keep on the vanity.

So I grabbed some red and white craft paint and some paint brushes from our our craft cabinet and got to painting.

I used a big sponge brush to cover the box with white paint. I kept space around the handle and hardware.

Then I used a small paintbrush to paint around the details.

I freehanded a red cross with a wider paintbrush. You could easily make a stencil if you are worried about free handing the design.

The finished first aid box fits in so well with my collection and decor. It’s great for extra storage too.

I always love to keep accessories in the bathroom that make you feel a little pampered like a makeup mirror, a jar full of cotton balls, a box of kleenex…

In each bathroom of the cabin we also have one drawer we keep extra travel size toiletries in case guests forget something. They don’t have to stress, ask or take time to run to the store when they could be on the lake. They can just take what they need from the drawer.

I picked up two red rugs with white stars on them from Hobby Lobby. The Animals of the Woodlands sign is from Hobby Lobby too.

The American flag bench works great to store towels on the shelf and hold items for guests using the bathroom. I got the bench for a wedding shower gift. My girlfriends threw a party where everyone who came was given a month and had to give a gift inspired by the month. It was such a fun idea for a party. I got so many great gifts, like this bench from who had the month of July.

Other Posts to Enjoy

Flower Arrangements in Vintage Containers

Use Your Vintage Treasures as Sidetables

Wall Mural From Vintage Fishing Ad

Project Supplies

• box
• red paint
• white paint
• paint brushes
• paint palette

Next, you are headed over to Our Crafty Mom. I find so much inspiration from Michelle’s posts and I know you will too!

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I originally joined the Thrifty Style Team for a blog hop of inspiring upcycles, DIYs and thrifty finds. Thanks so much to Julie of Redhead Can Decorate for hosting!

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If you are coming over from my friend Lora’s at Lora B Create & Ponder I know you are already so inspired! She is one of my favorite blogs! For a full list of all participants and links see the bottom of my post.

Welcome to Camp Paradise, our log cabin in Wisconsin. We live Up North in an area known as The Northwoods with thousands of lakes and acres of forests.

Living on a lake, I am always looking for beautiful nautical decor. For my project this month I made Nautical Candleholders.

My favorite DIYs are Simple + Quick + Inexpensive. And this project was all three. It cost under $20, only used a few supplies and took just minutes. The finished product was beautiful and will fit my home in so many ways.

I used a think jute twine to achieve the nautical look. I hot glued one end to the bottom of the vase and then twisted it around and around the vase until it was about 1/3 of the way up.

Then I cut the rope and glue gunned the other end to the vase. I didn’t leave any gaps in the rope, but kept each time around tight to the row below.

This project was just that simple. I added candles inside. You could do this same project with any size vase and vary up the fillers too. They would be cute full of bobbers or match the candles to the season or your decor.

I collect old books and love to stack them in all my vignettes. For this nautical scene I pulled out some blues and reds.

Changing out the pillows is another easy, quick decor change for the seasons. I bought out two of my favorite pillows from Chandler 4 Corners that have a nautical touch. Last Fall I redecorated my daughter’s room as part of The One Room Challenge in a nautical motif. You can see the details here.

The candle holders look great on the coffee table. I think they will work great on the mantel or the dining room table as well!

Other Posts to Enjoy

Nautical Decor- Boats Turned into Beds

Nautical Decor for Cottages,Cabins or Lake Homes

Nautical Bathroom

Project Supplies

• Vases
• Candles
• Jute Twine
• Scissors
• Glue Gun

Next up on the tour is my friend Michelle of Our Crafty Mom. You are going to love her project!

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When I first bought my vintage coolers, picnic baskets, camp stools and other items, I never intended to use them as tables. But these pieces have found their way into becoming versatile pieces perfect for holding coffee cups, books and candles next to seating around our home.

I’m excited to be joining several creative blogging friends for a DIY blog hop all around the theme of tables! You will love the variety of ideas shared. Find a full list of links at the bottom of this post.

Thanks so much to Chas and Tara for organizing each month!

I several pieces of vintage luggage that I love. They have been placed next to chairs and even next to beds in the guest room as a night stand. One can be used on it’s own or they can be stacked together.

I love thinking about what travels these pieces went on. What countries they have been to and what adventures they have seen. Remember the days of dressing up to travel and fly? There were no comfy yoga pants and hoodies for the ladies that packed these bags? It’s fun to envision the packing of a vanity case like my alligator skin tote!

My vintage camp stools serve more time as side tables these days than as seats. They work great to set my stack of magazines on or my book and sunglasses when I am sitting outside watching the kids play. I love how easy they are to fold up and move to new spots. If I start out in the front yard watching the kids play basketball and then move to the dock to watch them swim, I can bring my table with me. See more of our front porch this Fall in this post.

I have a soft spot for vintage trunks. This red one stole my heart right away at a vintage market for it’s size and color. One of the best parts about trunks is that they double as storage. Next to my son’s bed they can hold toys inside he’s not playing with now and keep his bedtime books on top. Trunks work great to store blankets in the family room while being able to set bowls of popcorn on while watching a movie. Here are some of our favorite lake movies.

My plaid, Scotch coolers might be my most used vintage item. I actually use them all the time. I take them to parties at friends and neighbors filled with drinks or my dish to pass. When we go downtown to watch the 4th of July Parade, I bring it along with beverages to stay cool inside. And it makes a great seat for while I’m waiting and watching. The coolers also make great and pretty side tables!

Sometimes I leave them as they are and sometimes I add a tray on top. I found this duck tray at the thrift shop for only $5!

Stacking picnic baskets is one of my favorite ways to make a table. I collect metal baskets and woven baskets. I love to mix and match the stacks with colors that go with the seasons or my decor. There are so many styles, sizes, colors and patterns it makes picnic baskets a fun thing to collect. There is always a new one to find. They are versatile too acting as extra storage when needed.

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Grandma’s House DIY– How to Remove Paint From Wood

Chas’ Crazy Creations– Side Table Makeover

Design Morsels- Refinish a Wood Table

Kippi at Home- Simple Ways to Update Furniture

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I’m joining some blogging friends for our monthly DIY series hosted by Andrea of Design Morsels. If you are coming over from my friend Chas of Chas’ Crazy Creations, welcome. I loved her wine glass candle holder! You can find a full list of all participants and links at the bottom of this post.

One of the things I have always wanted to do is decorate our stairs for Christmas with greenery, lights or a bunting. The perfect, easy option presented itself when I was setting up our bunk house for the cousins over Thanksgiving.

Inside the bunk house has three built in bunk beds. We decided to not have regular mattresses, but to use blow up mattresses that could then be deflated and stored away. Living surrounded by woods and fields there is always the possibility of mice coming in when the space isn’t in use and we didn’t want to leave anything inside.

So before the bunk house gets used we just inflate the beds and set them in each bunk.

Then, I ordered red and black buffalo plaid sheet sets. I used the pillow case and the fitted sheet, but didn’t use the top sheet. On top of the fitted sheet we just placed sleeping bags.

I got three plastic storage bins to hold the sleeping bags, pillows, mattresses and fitted sheets. One for each set of bunks.

The cousins loved sleeping in the bunkhouse. It was like being at camp. And now I had six flat sheets to do something creative with.

I cut each of them into three strips to use around the house in my Christmas decor.

Each strip was the perfect length to swag between two posts of our loft railing and down the stairs. I tied each strip with a bit of ribbon.

And at each post I added a big pre-made bow I found at Walmart.

I used one strip above my mantel too.

And I added another two over my kitchen windows.

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