This DIY Settlers of Catan gaming table is game room #goals
If you play Settlers of Catan, you’ve probably felt the sting of a too-small table or maybe just weird positioning for the players. This homemade table maximizes the play area with card areas, cup holders, and organization areas for all of the resources and bits and bobs. It’s EPIC and deserves to live in all of our game rooms. If I had one. Which I will someday!
Anyway, let’s hoard our wheat (just kidding) and head on over to see the full DIY Settlers of Catan gaming table..
Last minute no-carve pumpkin ideas for Halloween (geeky, chic, or cute as hell!)
It’s almost Halloween, you’ve got kids coming over (or adults for pumpkin-flavored cocktails!), and you’re so not in the mood to start carving and de-gooping pumpkins. I’ll be honest, I’m almost never in the mood, outside of when I can roast those seeds. Yum.
But if you’re not down with pulling out pumpkin guts and want something a little shmancier than simply painting them one color, here are some rock ‘n’ roll, glam AF, and easy as (pumpkin) pie no-carve pumpkin ideas…
One clip-on chandelier with endless style
Apparently Pottery Barn Teen used to sell this really cool “Compose-It Chandelier.” But the super-crafty LolliePatchouli saw it in a magazine and had her “sweet and talented man build one at a price we could afford.” And she has been having fun re-styling it for almost every season for years now.
How to make a dragon egg with nail polish and thumb tacks
We’re DIYing our wedding decor and favors — my favorite of which are our DIY dragon eggs!
These geeky items are gorgeous, easy to make, and relaxing. Here’s how to make a dragon egg…
The easiest (and best!) facial moisturizer you’ll ever make yourself
Here’s a recipe for one of the gentlest, actually hydrating, easiest facial moisturizers you can make. I like to use this for a nighttime moisturizer…
Turn your Etsy envy into wood burning with pyrography
My love for pyrography, aka wood burning, came from Etsy envy.
In an effort to share this most exciting of journeys with you, my dearest DIY Homies, here are the things you will need to start your pyrographical adventure from Etsy envy to unfettered creativity…
The cold never bunny’d me anyway: How to DIY this Elsa bunny for Easter
I’m knitting Easter bunnies for my daughters and nephews this year. I decided that rather than get each kid a new stuffed bunny each year (which is what we’ve done up to this point) I’d just make them new clothes each year.
Since my two year old nephew is completely obsessed with Frozen (and really all Disney princesses) I decided to make him an Elsa Bunny…
A decade of elaborate, handmade Halloween costumes that will make you go “how did she do that!?”
You might remember Krista from her rainbow polka dot nursery. She’s not just great at decorating, she’s also been making elaborate Halloween costumes for the past 10 years.
In honor of Halloween, I thought I’d share them with you…