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Quick & Easy Peppermint Oreo Recipe

Want a quick and easy holiday recipe you can make with the kids? When you don't have time to bake, but you still want to give a homemade holiday treat, try this recipe for Peppermint Oreos! Quick & Easy Peppermint Oreos Ingredients: …

How to Make a Vintage Rustic Sleigh Ride Sign | Pretty Handy Girl How cool! You can use this technique to make or transfer any sign graphic.

Christmas Card Display, decor, Decorating, Holiday decorating, Home Decor, Home Tour

Holiday Home Tour 2016

I'm so happy to see you again this year! This is my annual holiday home tour and each year I can't wait to invite you in to see the decorations. (These are my home tours from 2010, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015.) This year I tried to keep it simple,…

arts and craft, decor, Decorating, Home Decor

Galvanized Metal Tree Form

Want to make a super cute and fast galvanized tree form? This little galvanized tree will fit in with some of your holiday vignettes, especially if you like the rustic look. Last year I had fun playing with DIY galvanized metal (otherwise…

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How to Build a Wood Storage Shed

Welcome! I'm really excited to share with you the plans for How to Build a Wood Storage Shed today. This project is sure to dress up your fire pit area or create a nice spot to store and preserve firewood for your home. Learn how to build…

arts and craft, Build It, Giveaway

PPG Paint Tips & Sips + a Giveaway

Last month I had the honor to represent PPG, makers of OLYMPIC® Paints & Stains , GLIDDEN® Paint, the LIQUID NAILS® brand and the PPG PAINTS™ brand, at the Paint Tips & Sips media event in New York City. It was an invite-only…

accessories, arts and craft, Centerpieces, Decorating, Holiday decorating, Home Decor

DIY Copper Pipe Centerpiece

I'm super excited to be back with another fun copper pipe tutorial for you to make for the holidays! Today let's make this unique DIY Copper Pipe Centerpiece that acts as a candelabra . . . . . . or a floral centerpiece. This…

arts and craft, Gift Ideas, jewelry display

DIY Copper Ring Jewelry

The holidays are here and you know what that means: It's time to check off items from your gift list. I don't know about you, but I detest braving the mall traffic and chaos. I'd much prefer to stay indoors and make gifts for the ones I…

arts and craft, Decorating, DIY

Rustic Bark Vases

Hi everyone! This is Lindi, visiting again from Love Create Celebrate. We are in the thick of winter here, which means I spend my evening curled up under a blanket reading or dreaming up new DIYs. That's where the idea for these simple…

arts and craft, decor, Decorating, party

Making Hot Air Balloon Decorations

This year I'm helping out with the school book fair decorations again. The theme for our fair was air travel. We made cute hot air balloons, clothespin airplanes, a giant "Welcome" word cloud, and cut out book clouds (tutorial to come soon.)…

arts and craft, gifts

12 Toys that Help Kids Grow Creatively

For birthdays and holidays I like to buy gifts for my boys, nephew, and nieces that help grow their creativity and in turn boost their self-esteem. These gift ideas help increase creative thinking and problem solving (skills that are on…

arts and craft

Thanksgiving Pie Free Printable

Jaime here today from That's My Letter sharing a free pie printable. As we approach the Thanksgiving holiday I was looking for a cute Thanksgiving Pie Free Printable for the kids (and adults) to color but I couldn't find anything I liked.…

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DIY Christmas Tree Crate

Hi Pretty Handy readers! It's Jillian from I Am a Homemaker, and I am here to share a fun and inexpensive idea to hide your Christmas tree stand. I have always had a tree skirt for my tree, but this year I thought I would mix it up a…

Fall Leaves, inspiration, Photography

A Walk in the Woods

Last week I waved goodbye to my son as he hopped onto the school bus. As I walked back toward our house I began ruminating on why I'd been feeling low and irritable. Usually the cause is because I've been working too hard or spending excess…

Decorating

12 Great Upcycled Ideas for Holiday Decor

Are you getting excited for the upcoming holiday season? Want to know how you can add new decorations and holiday decor but not spend a lot of money? Upcycle it, Baby! I have 12 Great Upcycled Ideas for Holiday Decor that you will want…

The App That Saved My Butt | DIYZ | Pretty Handy Girl

Plumbing, Product Review

The App That Saved My Butt – DIYZ App Review

Just the other week we had a situation in the Handy Household. It was a recurring issue and was bound to get out of control resulting in a big mess sooner or later. Fortunately, the situation happened while Handsome Guy was traveling so…

Crafts, jewelry display, organizational tips

DIY Jewelry Holder

Hi everyone! This is Lindi, visiting again from Love Create Celebrate. I admit it, I'm a hoarder. Aren't all DIYers? I have trouble throwing anything away that could be "useful" one day (wine corks included!) When I was trying to plan…

Home & Auto Maintenance, Landscaping & Gardening, repair

How to Replace a Wheelbarrow Tire in 5 Minutes

What happens when you are ready to do some work in the yard and discover your wheelbarrow has a flat tire? You pump it up. But, then you realize the tire is dry-rotted and no air will stay in the wheel. Trust me when I say you don't want…

Installing the Most Beautiful Ceiling Fan | Haiku Copper Luxe Ceiling Fan | Pretty Handy Girl

Decorating, Electrical

Installing the Most Beautiful Ceiling Fan I Ever Laid Eyes Upon

I'm super excited to share you How to Install the Most Beautiful Ceiling Fan I Ever Laid Eyes Upon! You remember last month when I gave my stepmom's screen porch a drab to fab makeover, right? Well, I didn't really complete the makeover.…

arts and craft

DIY Framed Pinboard

Pretty Handy readers it's Jaime here today from That's My Letter sharing how to make a DIY Framed Pinboard. I'm always looking for solutions to make my tween girls' bedroom space more functional. I decided to take advantage of the wall…

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Industrial Charging Station and Lock Box

We've definitely entered the digital age. My boys love nothing more than to plop down with an "i" device in their hands and waste time playing some electronic game or watching TV. We've always had strict rules about screen time. My boys…

cleaning, Decorating, Home & Auto Maintenance, kitchen

What No One Will Tell You About Farmhouse Sinks

When we bought our farmhouse sink, I naively thought I wanted one because they looked so beautiful in photos of farmhouse style kitchens. Now that we've had our farmhouse sink for three years, I want to tell you What No One Will Tell You…