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For everything in life that keeps you on your feet! I share simple DIY projects and crafts, home decor ideas and helpful tips as well as easy recipes for week-night meals.

How to Make a DIY Bead Garland

If you love the look of a farmhouse-style bead garland, you are in the right place.  I have always loved how a simple bead garland looks combined with other decor pieces, creating a soft look.  Today I am sharing how to make a DIY bead garland and five ways to paint wooden beads. ADDING A BEAD GARLAND TO YOUR DECOR First, let's chat about how to use a bead garland in your home decor.  Bead garlands are so versatile, you can add them to just about any decor style.  Here are a few ways I like to ... View Post

4 Tips for Creating a Tiered Tray

Hello there!  Are you a fan of tiered trays?  Or spend time on Pinterest gawking at the most BEAUTIFUL tiered trays?  Then this is the post for you.  Today I will share four tips for creating a gorgeous tiered tray.   What I love about tiered trays is that you can change them out seasonally.  This is such a simple way to constantly change out decor without a ton of effort.  It takes a lot to change out an entire mantle or entryway table, but changing out a tiered tray is fun and ... View Post

The Easy Way to Build Floating Shelves

Have you ever put off a project because it seems daunting?  Then you do the project, it only takes a few hours and you are ecstatic with the results?  Yup- that's what happened when we built our floating shelves.  It was SOOOOOO much easier than I thought and I am kicking myself for putting this off for so long. A little background- we built this house almost 5 years ago and we still have a long list of projects to truly make this our home. One of the projects we have wanted to complete ... View Post

DIY Kids Craft for Summer

Looking for a fun kids craft for summer?  I have you covered.  This is actually a craft project and a game! Don't you love how craft projects can be functional?  Let's jump right in. Remember those memory games?  You have a stack of cards and all the cards have one match,  you place them all facedown on the table or floor and then turn one over at a time and try to find the match.  That's that I'm going to show you how to make with a crafty spin on it. For this project, I am using Chalk ... View Post

What is Fuzzing and Why You Need to Do It

Hello and Welcome!  If you have clicked on this post, you are probably new to Chalk Couture!  I'm glad to have you here on my site.  Today I will answer the question "What is fuzzing?" and I will also tell you why you need to do it.  If you don’t know about Chalk Couture, START HERE.   Chalk Couture makes reusable  stencils (called transfers).  They also make removable chalk paste, permanent ink, surfaces and accessories to make up-scale DIY home decor. WANT TO LEARN MORE ABOUT ... View Post

DIY Lemonade Stand Decor

Do you love citrus decor?  Everywhere I go lately, I see lemon theme items. Lemon handbags, lemon shorts, lemon pillows…seriously, lemons are everywhere! Citrus decor is absolutely HOT right now and I'm going to show you how to make a little DIY lemonade stand decoration that will be perfect for your next get together. Today I’m sharing how to make cute lemon decor in minutes.  I’m putting together a lemonade stand for a party.  This is a great idea of you are having some friends over or ... View Post