NewlyWoodwards

an unconventional home

A personalized DIY coloring book and toy train for Christmas

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What’s that? You say it isn’t even Thanksgiving yet? *I’m not listening.* Christmas gift giving is on my mind already. And if you know anything about my 2-year-old, you know he LOVES trains. Eats, sleeps and breathes trains. So there are lots of trains on his list this year. But you may not know that […]

An organized garage: Finding order from chaos

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Bring on the champagne, red roses, and romantic music. I’ve officially fallen in love. With our new organized garage. We desperately needed a functional and organized garage and workshop for our family. And it was less about design than about function. (Although I think we accomplished both in the end.) Before I agreed to take this project […]

October Silhouette Project Inspiration

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I love all the Silhouette crafting I’ve been doing in the past 6 months since being chosen as a member of the Silhouette Design Team. But I’ve been reminded that not all of you have Silhouette machines (but seriously, why not? ;)). I’m creating at least three projects a month over there, so I’ll be […]

Upcycled corrugated metal arrow craft (and project distractions)

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While Ryan and Kyle were busy at work getting the metal up on the walls at the barn, I was also busy. Using the scraps from the metal to make fun decorative crafts. My brother thinks this is why everything takes far longer than it should. Because I’m not doing anything “productive” or “on-task.” I get too […]

A elephant inspired baby minky blanket

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My poor sewing machine has been neglected lately, gathering dust in the closet. But, I dusted her off to make this sweet minky blanket for my friend Kellie and her new addition. And it came together in less than an hour. (Forgive the wrinkles, I was in a rush to get it shipped off and […]

Craft night and upcycled wood signs

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A few things I love: The barn. Entertaining. Friends. Crafting. Barnwood. Paint. Do you see where I’m going with this? Craft night. At the barn. Making upcycled wood signs. Last month, I volunteered to host craft night. At the barn. The thing was, the barn wasn’t even close to being done. Mwahahaha … I’m a crazy, […]