NewlyWoodwards

an unconventional home

Rustic plank walls from old barn wood

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Fellow DIYers, do you ever complete a project that quite simply transforms you into singer/songwriter Pharrell? Come on, you know what I mean. You are literally so excited that you spend the next three days dancing and singing the song “Happy.” This is that project. “Clap along if you feel like a room without a roof.” That’s me. Singing […]

Barn apartment progress (and a barn wood wall sneaky peeky)

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Ryan made the mistake of making a list of what was left to do for the barn apartment. It. Was. Ugly. I am very motivated by lists. Ryan … not so much. He prefers to bury his head in the sand. But, he (with the help of my brother) has really been knocking out a […]

A playhouse for mom … I mean, for Henry. It’s totally for Henry.

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    When I was a kid, we lived across the street from a family who had two daughters who were younger than me. They had this magical little playhouse in their wooded backyard. It had charming Victorian details – a small porch and window boxes. And even though I was probably too old to […]

100% original onesie

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I have another custom Silhouette onesie to share today. While this appears to be more of a “boy” onesie, we found a really cute zebra flower headband to pair with it – I don’t think a girl gift has to be pink, do you? The black onesie is by American Apparel and I used the Silhouette white […]

A garden-fresh update despite winter never ending

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This post brought to you by Gro-ables. All opinions are 100% mine. I am actually beginning to believe that I will never have the opportunity to plant seeds in the ground. I’m typically a glass-half-full kind of woman, but I would also consider myself a realist. And the realist in me is telling me that […]

“hi” baby onesie

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Making baby onesies for gifts has become a bit of an obsession. Making them with heat transfer material gives them an extra fun factor over those you buy in stores. And I’ve found so many great shapes in the Silhouette Online Store that I just keep making new versions. The most recent version … a […]