How to Make a Marimo Moss Ball Terrarium
As an artist, I love to curate my plants in settings that are in line with my natural, foraged materials aesthetic. One of my favorite …
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How to Bury Treasure: 2 Simple Methods to Hide Loot for Fun or Future
Why bury treasure? Since childhood, I’ve always been captivated by stories of seafaring adventures and pirates. The craggy coast of the Puget Sound offers an …
How to Clean & Condition Suede & Sheepskin Lined Shoes
In this article, I demonstrate how I care for my sheepskin shoes, slippers, and boots to keep them fluffy on the inside and looking great …
DIY: How to Make Activated Charcoal Shoe Deodorizers
Charcoal shoe deodorizers have been popular for a few years as a way to control odors in running shoes, gym shoes etc. The problem with …
How to Make a DIY Live Edge Driftwood Shelf for Under $20
My favorite time to beach comb is right after a big storm. After a storm, the shore is littered with new driftwood, beautifully sculpted by …
10 Minutes to Make a Unique Custom Tablet Cover for an iPad or Tablet Case
This custom tablet cover DIY was born out of necessity and experimentation with a similar method I’ve used on paper journals. I’ve been a consistent …
How to Add a Vintage Notebook Cover to a Journal or Tablet Cover+ 6 Free Printable Covers
Poking through a small flea market seemingly a million miles off the beaten path, I stumbled across a cache of stationary, pens, and notepads …
Easy and Cheap Ways to Soundproof your Bedroom, Apartment, or Office from Unwanted Noise
In this article, we’ll talk about cheap and easy ways to provide sound dampening in rental spaces like apartments and offices. Although you may have …
How to Add a Plug to a Hardwired Light Fixture or Chandelier
If chandeliers were a love language, it would be the one I speak most fluently. I love chandeliers and have always gravitated towards them (going …
How to Clean a Stained, Dusty, or Soiled Fabric Lampshade
I’ll confess, I get most of my lampshades from thrift stores or secondhand shops. With patience, it’s easy to find just about any shape …
How To Customize a Doggie Door for Cleanliness, Safety, and Style
Whether you’re in the investigation/planning stage of installing a doggie door or if you’ve already installed one and discovered the freedom a doggie door gives …
Portable Washing Machines: How to Buy & Use + 3 Easy Installation Tips
When I lived in downtown Seattle my apartment building shared a total of two basement washers, two dryers, and zero elevators. This, combined with …
Easy No-Dye Fix for Scratches on a Leather Chair or Sofa
The Internet is filled with tutorials for fixing scratches on leather chairs and sofas- I know because I read at least a half-dozen of them …
How to make an Industrial Chic Floor Lamp from a Vintage Photography Tripod
Classy floor lamps are expensive –like, very expensive. As I priced sturdy lamps for my new Seattle apartment, I couldn’t find a single sturdy tripod-style …
How to Splice an Extension Cord onto a Hardwired Chandelier
One of my most-read posts – and the post that really got me taking my blog more seriously- is my tutorial on how to convert …
How to Dye Leather Boots using Copic Marker Ink
It would be fair to say that my timing for this project was less than ideal. Although I picked up these BED|STU boots up a …
How to Care for a Leather or Wood Cell Phone Case
I’ve always been partial to phone cases with the highest impact resistance, with style as a secondary consideration, but recently a new wave of phone …
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