Budget Friendly Renovation Ideas- Before and After Pictures Over the summer, my husband and I purchased a second house for our two sons that are going to college. We decided that instead of spending thousands of dollars on rent, we could put that money into another house. We found a house that was in our…
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Budget Friendly Renovation Ideas- Style Selections Santori Stone Peel and Stick Tiles
Budget Friendly Renovation Ideas- Style Selections Santori Stone Peel and Stick Tiles When we coming up with ideas to renovate our second house, we decided that we wanted to go with more budget friendly renovations and things that didn’t take too long to do but made the space look updated. We considered putting the same…
Budget Friendly Renovation Ideas- Replacing Flooring with Home Decorators Collection Waterproof Laminate Flooring
Budget Friendly Renovation Ideas- Replacing Flooring with Home Decorators Collection Waterproof Laminate Flooring One of the best renovations we have done in our current house was replace all of flooring and install a nice waterproof laminate flooring. We removed all of the carpet 3 years ago and the only regret I have is that we…
Budget Friendly Renovation Ideas-Changing Out Outdated Fixtures
Budget Friendly Renovation Ideas-Changing Out Outdated Fixtures When we bought our new house, one of the biggest complaints I had about it was how dark it was. I really like light and brightness, it just makes me happy. Darkness depresses me, so when we starting thinking about budget friendly renovations ideas, changing out the outdated…
Budget Friendly Renovation Ideas-The Power of Paint
Budget Friendly Renovation Ideas-The Power of Paint Over the summer, my husband and I purchased a second house for our two sons that are going to college. We decided that instead of spending thousands of dollars on rent, we could put that money into another house. We found a house that was in our price…
DIY Wooden Puzzles Made with xTool S1 {How to Use DTF Transfers on Wood}
DIY Wooden Puzzles Made with xTool S1 {How to Use DTF Transfers on Wood} A couple weeks ago I was playing with AI generated Christmas pictures. I had an idea to turn some of our pictures into Christmas themed pictures and then put them onto our Christmas pajamas this year. I had so much fun…
Tips and Tricks on How to Make Money with xTool Laser Cutters
Tips and Tricks on How to Make Money with xTool Laser Cutters I have had an xTool laser cutter for about a year now and I absolutely love having it! I love creating things with my xTool machines and coming up with new ideas and designs. Since having my xTool, Being a creator and blogger,…
How to Transfer Pictures to Wood- Custom Prizes Made with xTool S1
How to Transfer Pictures to Wood- Custom Prizes Made with xTool S1 One of the best things about having a laser cutter is that I get to make all kinds of things with it. I love creating truly unique things that you can’t just go to the store and buy. Every year my brothers, my…
Interchangeable Welcome to Our Home Sign made With xTool M1
Interchangeable Welcome to Our Home Sign made With xTool M1 I love making signs and décor for my house. I love being able to make something that you can’t find in the store and being able to add a personal touch to my home décor. I especially love home décor that can be use all…
Father’s Day Gift Idea- Best Papa Ever Sign with SVG Cut File
Father’s Day Gift Idea- Best Papa Ever Sign with SVG Cut File Some of my favorite Father’s Day gifts ideas involve hands or hand prints. I especially love the saying with “hands down” in it. I have actually made several shirts with that saying for my husband. This is the first time I have done…
Father’s Day Gift Idea- Light Up Star Wars Sign with Personalized Light Sabers
Father’s Day Gift Idea- Light Up Star Wars Sign with Personalized Light Sabers made with xTool M1 I love making things for Father’s Day. I especially love making things for my husband with our children’s names on it. He loves his kid and is one proud Dad, so having things with their names is really…
Graduation Gift Idea- Personalized 2023 Light Up Sign
Graduation Gift Idea- Personalized 2023 Light Up Sign I don’t know how it happened but I have a kid that is graduating this year!! I could have sworn that it was just a couple years ago I was graduating from high school. That clearly is not the case but it sure feels like it sometimes!…
DIY Wood Settlers of Catan Board Made with xTool M1
DIY Wood Settlers of Catan Board Made with xTool M1 If you are new to laser cutting, check out my beginner’s guide to the xTool M1. Settlers of Catan is one of our favorite family games. We play it all the time and the kids really enjoy playing it with us. Since we have…
Layered Wood Farm Sign- How to Engrave and Cut Wood at the Same Time
Layered Wood Farm Sign- How to Engrave and Cut Wood at the Same Time If you are new to xTool and laser cutters, check out my beginners guide to the xTool M1. A couple months ago my husband asked me to make him something to display at his work. I had had my xTool M1 for about a…
How to Build a DIY Backyard Patio with Pavers
How to Build a DIY Backyard Patio with Pavers For the past couple months, we have been wanting to transform our backyard into a more grown up/teenager space. The kids are growing up quickly and so we wanted more of a hang out spot than play area. We got rid of our playhouse and that…
Engraved Wooden Picture Frame with Boise Temple
Engraved Wooden Picture Frame with Boise Temple Today is my parent’s anniversary. They were married on St. Patrick’s Day 61 years ago today! It is the first anniversary since my dad’s passing, so I wanted to make something special for my mom. I know that it is going to be a hard day for her,…
How to Install a Dimmable Light with Dimmer Light Switch
How to Install a Dimmable Light with Dimmer Light Switch One of my favorite ways to update my house is changing out the lighting. It’s such an easy way to update a room without having to do a lot and spending a lot of money. You can really brighten up a room (literally) with a…
Dining Room Cabinets- How to Add Extra Kitchen Cabinets
Dining Room Cabinets- How to Add Extra Kitchen Cabinets We have a storage problem in our house. We have a nice big house, with lots of open space but we do not have very big closets. Our pantry is small and we don’t even have a coat closet. So we have to come up with…
No More Carpet in the House- Reasons Why We Removed All of Our Carpet
No More Carpet in the House- Reasons Why We Removed All of Our Carpet Three days before Christmas last year I had a crazy idea, I decided that I wanted to rip out the carpet in my son’s bedroom and replace it with laminate flooring. I’m not sure why I decided to do this 3…
Blush and Gold Nightstand Makeover
Blush and Gold Nightstand Makeover For the past couple weeks, I have been redoing my daughter’s room. She is now 10, so she is gradually moving out of the little girl stage, into the tween stage. So we painted over the rainbows and unicorns in her room and are adding more “grown-up” pieces. She choose…