Mod Podge Image Transfer with Stir Sticks – Cheapest Gift!
Mod Podge is one of the most versatile mediums in my craft arsenal. It comes in a zillion different formulas…
Mod Podge is one of the most versatile mediums in my craft arsenal. It comes in a zillion different formulas…
Paint sticks come free when you purchase a gallon or a 5-gallon bucket of paint at any home improvement store….
Slowly making progress on the new house. The carpet is being installed in our family room today (I ripped up…
Back in September I hosted a State Pride Tour with a bunch of other DIY bloggers. It was seriously so…
Painting a room is probably one of my least favorite things to do when it comes to DIY projects. It is just so monotonous and usually, in my case, messy. I am always looking for ways to make it more efficient and cleaner. Of course, a high quality paint goes a long way in making it easier. However, I have found a tool that makes the rolling go faster. Painters will tell you that dipping the roller back into the rolling tray is about 1/3 of your time. What if you could eliminate the back and forth? Well HomeRight has come up with a handy dandy invention to do just that.
No one loves a good paint stick project more than me. I have hung my jewelry on paint sticks, organized my cupboards with them, and even made a frame out of some. I have found another who adores those 12” – 14” sticks of solid wood as much as I do…(enter from stage left) Karianne from Thistlewood Farms. She already showed you the amazing herringbone side table she made with paint sticks that you all thought was fabulous. Today she is back, chopping them up and making a wreath.
You know how much I love getting something for free and figuring out a way to fix it up into something pretty or useful. I’m always stopping by the paint department of my local hardware store, and every time I buy a can of paint, it comes with a small stack of paint stirring sticks. One day it dawned on me that those paint sticks gathering dust in my garage were actually pre-cut and pre-measured pieces of free, quality wood, and a world of possibilities opened up before me! I’ve since used those paint sticks to organize my kitchen and my jewelry. I’m not the only one who has figured out that paint sticks = free craft supplies. Check out these five other creative uses..