“the weary world rejoices” pallet sign

You might have seen this picture on Instagram last week. Don’t worry, I did not actual operate the saw while taking this picture, I value each one of my fingers and limbs. But I was trying to work as quickly (and safely!) as possible before the rain hit and I couldn’t work on any bigger… Continue reading “the weary world rejoices” pallet sign

stamped wooden utensils

I have YET ANOTHER easy project for you today that would make a nice DIY Christmas gift. I think it would also make a great personalized addition to a wedding gift, a sweet hostess gift, or a fun fifth anniversary present for a friend (traditionally the fifth anniversary gift is wood). I had pinned {this}… Continue reading stamped wooden utensils

cultivate kindness sign

I saw this phrase on one of my friend’s Pinterest boards and I just fell in love with it; just think about it. Cultivate kindness. I think it’s such an important ideal. It also made me think of {this talk} by Dallin H. Oaks that I got to listen to last weekend during the general… Continue reading cultivate kindness sign

pallet framed chalkboard

You might remember my awesome chalkboard from my Farmer’s Market post last week: Well, my sweet hubby made that for me after I quickly sketched it out on a piece of scrap paper with some rough estimations on the size I wanted (I think my exact words to him were, “Yeah, about 4 x 3′?… Continue reading pallet framed chalkboard

DIY branch votive holder

It is driving me crazy that I can’t get a good picture of this project. It really is so cute in person and I sad the pictures don’t do it justice. But, regardless of picture quality, I had to share this completely free and easy, two-step DIY branch votive holder. It is just perfect to… Continue reading DIY branch votive holder