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Milk Jug Skeletons — Free, Recycled, And Your Kids Will Love Them

October 28, 2017 by not your average mom 2 Comments

A couple years ago, I made a milk jug skeleton for the kids for a Halloween decoration. There are a bunch of versions online and on Pinterest — here is one that is pretty good. It took about an hour and a half to make, and the kids loved it. I don’t know if I […]

Filed Under: Decorating and DIY, Kids' Corner, Moneysavers Tagged With: decorations, diy, free, glue gun, Halloween, milk, milk jugs, paper clip, recycle, reduse, reuse, skeleton

Cute Dresser Transformation For Less Than $20

April 9, 2016 by not your average mom Leave a Comment

I love the look of Pottery Barn Kids’ Furniture, but my bank account doesn’t. Plus, if there’s anything I’ve learned since being a parent, it’s that new furniture will look new for approximately 30 minutes. Luckily I happen to be a magnet for free furniture. So when I saw this dresser on the side of […]

Filed Under: Decorating and DIY, Kids' Corner, Timesavers Tagged With: diy, dressers

Fun DIY Advent Calendar!

November 29, 2015 by not your average mom 2 Comments

A couple years ago, I made an advent calendar for the kids out of a bunch of mismatched socks I knew I was never going to find matches for. It was a little bit cheesy, but I spent zero money on it and the kids loved it. It lasted for two years before it fell […]

Filed Under: Moneysavers Tagged With: advent calendar, caroling, Christmas, diy, DIY Advent calendars, glue gun, glue sticks, inexpensive, shoe holder

My Favorite Way To Refinish A Table

October 13, 2013 by not your average mom 5 Comments

A couple weeks ago I got a text… There was a table on the side of the road. I dropped off Number 3 and 4 at school and went to check it out. I gave the table to my father. He’s like the Duke of Refinishing. I asked him to strip the top and stain […]

Filed Under: Decorating and DIY, Moneysavers Tagged With: diy, Elephant's Trunk, freebies, non consumer, recycle, refinishing tables, repurposing, reuse, tables

Trash to treasure – cute medicine cabinet!

October 2, 2013 by not your average mom 2 Comments

I’ve got friends texting me and messaging me now when they see things on the side of the road. A friend spotted this last week and messaged me on facebook .  I drove right over and snatched it up. It’s an old medicine cabinet. It was missing the back, but it was pretty solid. My […]

Filed Under: Decorating and DIY, Timesavers Tagged With: diy, refinish a medicine cabinet

Desk and Chair Makeover (For Free!)

September 22, 2013 by not your average mom 5 Comments

I found this chair on the side of the road. It was originally brown (I forgot to take a picture before I primed it). I took the seat cushion off (just flip the chair over and there are usually 4 screws on each corner to unscrew). I used the free paint from the paint store […]

Filed Under: Decorating and DIY, Timesavers Tagged With: diy, free finds, furniture flips, recovering a chair

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