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Pretty Handy Girl Colorful Fall Home Tour 2016

Colorful Fall Master Bedroom: Part 3

Hello! Welcome back. Are you enjoying all the beautiful fall home tours in the blog world? I love seeing how others have decorated. It's pure eye candy to me, especially seeing all the unique color palettes. Today I'm welcoming you back…

copper, DIY, Do It Yourself

Copper Air Plant Display

Hi everyone! This is Lindi, visiting again from Love Create Celebrate. Is it fall where you are? I live in Northern Canada and autumn has definitely come to my neck of the woods! The leaves are falling, the air is crisp, and the apple pies…

Decorating, tablescape

Colorful Fall Tablescape Home Tour: Part 2

Welcome back. If you were here for the tour on Friday, I'm so happy to see you again. I have the table set and would love to have you join me for some good food and great conversation. Today we are going to be sharing part 2 of the Colorful…

Pretty Handy Girl's Colorful Fall Home Tour

Decorating

Colorful Fall Home Tour 2016: Part 1

I love Fall! I look forward to the break from the heat and humidity. I can't wait to pull out flannel shirts and boots. But, most of all, I love Fall because I like using colors that invoke thoughts of Autumn (orange, green, blue, gold…

arts and craft, Decorating

DIY Framed Pumpkins

Hooray, Fall is on the way and that means it's time to bring out all the pumpkins. Jaime here from That's My Letter sharing this DIY Framed Pumpkins artwork which is easy, fast, and makes a very big statement for little cost. I scoured…

Heathy Sugar Busters Coffee | Pretty Handy Girl

recipe

Healthy Sugar Busters Coffee

Raise your hand if you are addicted to sugar! (Hand raised high here.) I've been trying to give up sugar and developed this Healthy Sugar Busters Coffee based loosely on a Bullet Proof Coffee recipe I found. Research has shown that we all…

Home & Auto Maintenance, repair

4 Ways to Remove a Broken Light Bulb

Have you ever found yourself staring down the base of a broken light bulb? You must resist the temptation to reach up and unscrew it with your fingers. Not a smart idea. Instead you can safely remove it using one of these 4 Ways to Remove…

Build It

Industrial Hat Rack

Hi Pretty Handy readers, it's Jillian from I Am a Homemaker. I'm here to show you how I finally wrangled all the baseball hats my son has collected, with an industrial hat rack. I absolutely love to add some unexpected touches to my…

Easiest Way to Restore Automobile Headlights | Pretty Handy Girl

Home & Auto Maintenance

Easiest Way to Make Automobile Headlights New Again

Do the headlights on your car look foggy? I know, like me, you have very little time to deal with these pesky issues. I'm excited to share with you The Easiest Way to Make Automobile Headlights New Again! A year ago I spent about an hour…

arts and craft

Painting with Alcohol Inks

I've been indulging in my own art therapy lately. It's been a stressful month and I've found a new outlet for all that tension. Alcohol! Well, alcohol inks to be accurate. These brightly colored inks feed my love of colorful art. And the…

Home & Auto Maintenance

How to Repaint a Metal Storm Door

Fall is coming and that means the trick or treaters will be on your doorstep soon. How scary is your entrance? We live in an area that gets harsh winters and hot summers. The elements really take a toll on outside doors. This is a good…

Home & Auto Maintenance

How to Remove a Rusted Carriage Bolt

Have you ever run into a carriage bolt that is rusted and doesn't want to come out. A first approach would be to spray WD-40 on the nut to try to lubricate it. But, if that doesn't work, I have a simple solution! Here's How to Remove a…

This Drab Screen Porch got a major Makeover with pops of Aqua and Green! Yummy Color!

Before and After, Decorating

Drab to Colorful Screen Porch Reveal

On Monday you got a sneak peek of my stepmom's screen porch when I showed you how to install low visibility cable railings. I can tell you now, that you "ain't seen nothing!" This drab screen porch got an amazing colorful makeover and I…

arts and craft, Crafts

Clay Skull Place Cards

Jaime here from That's My Letter today getting ready for a Halloween birthday party with these clay skull place cards. I have two kids with birthdays that straddle Halloween which is reason enough to throw a Halloween themed Sugar Skull…

How to Install Cable Railings | Pretty Handy Girl

Build It, Home & Auto Maintenance, Home Safety

How to Install Low Visibility Cable Railings

Today I have a special tutorial for you! Have you ever fallen in love with cable railings but worried you couldn't install them yourself? I have great news. You can learn How to Install Low Visibility Cable Railings from this tutorial! (This…

Landscaping & Gardening

Swing Set for Grown Ups

Are your kids still using that old swing set in your backyard or have they long outgrown it? After our major landscaping project, we've been spending more time outside enjoying our new backyard. But, this eyesore was blocking the view. It…

recipe, Summer

Crab Pinwheels

Hi everyone! This is Lindi, visiting again from Love Create Celebrate! I'm happy to be here again, this time sharing a quick and easy summer recipe. These Crab Pinwheels are one of my favourite summer appetizers. You will not be disappointed…

Build It

Industrial Dog Bowl Feeder Stand

Hi all you pet lovers! I'm checking in with a cool project for the dog and cat parents out there. When I brought home Lena the Lucky Dog, it was quickly obvious that she was much larger than Handy Dog was. Not only did she not fit on his…

Build It, decor

How to Make a Striped Wood Block

I've always wanted to experiment with different color woods and make a striped wood block. Normally this technique is used for creating beautiful cutting boards. But, you can use this technique for much much more! Ready to learn How to…

Build It

Rustic Wood Bathtub Tray

There are days that I want to crawl into a hot tub of water and disappear for a few hours. If you have children or even a rough day I'm sure you can relate! Today I have just the thing to ease your frazzled nerves. A Rustic Wood Bathtub…

12 Stylish Energy Efficient Bulbs | Pretty Handy Girl

Decorating, gifts

12 Stylish Energy Efficient Light Bulbs

Remember when the only light bulbs that were energy efficient were the corkscrew shape CFL bulbs? Despite being an environmentalist, I was not a fan of the look or the light put out by CFL light bulbs. Luckily the energy efficient…