DIwine by Abby Rose Creations — diy
Refinishing a wooden play structure
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Now that we have this large yard for our kids to enjoy, we realized we needed to fill it up with some fun things for them to do. Play structures online were at least a few hundred dollars second hand and around $900 or more brand new. I didn't give up though, I figured I could find one and restore it if it was in good enough condition. We found this one for $35 on kijiji. The roof was broken from a recent wind storm, a few boards needed to be replaced and it badly needed to be stained. I...
Furniture Refinishing 101 - or not...
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I am not a professional. This is literally my first time refinishing a piece of furniture. I am sure I did about 1000 things wrong but hey, I tried some new things, made it out alive and ended up with a pretty great piece! On to my furniture finishing adventures... I had all these dreams and hopes for my next DIY project. Our kitchen could seriously use some more storage. Our pot drawers were loaded to the max and attempting to get anything out often ended in an avalanche of baking sheets and pot lids. I had these big dreams...
Fun with plastic animals!
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I have a ton of plastic animal DIYs that I want to try. Here are a few of my favourites so far! Animal Planters from Tim and Mary Vidra from Ehow Sea Animal Beach Escort Cards from Confetti Daydreams Key Holder by Tim and Mary Vidra from EHow Ring Holder from TaylorBradford.com Elephant Door Stopper from Abeautifulmess on Instagram Wall Hooks from QueenKwak Dinosaur Bookends from apinterestaddict.com Lastly, you can checkout my video on making animal butt magnets right here! Now get out there and DIY! All the best :) Adelle
Why do I love DIY and why do I think you should try it?
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I just wanted my first blog post on DIwineit to explain why I wanted to start this whole website and blog. DIY is about, doing it yourself, obviously! But it's so much more than that! DIY represents hard work and generally taking on a task outside of what you normally do. DIY is empowering because you can look back on all your had work and be proud that you created that! Even if it fails, you will at least learn from it and take those lessons into your next DIY... hopefully :) Pinterest is FILLED with so many different ideas...