NewlyWoodwards

an unconventional home

Some flower-induced curb appeal

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If all goes as planned, our house will be on the market in the next month or two. (Fingers. Crossed.) And then our home will become someone else’s home. That makes me immensely happy. Speaking of our house and being happy, I got our flower pots planted to spruce up the outside. I think the curb […]

Painting chevron stripes on textured walls

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This post brought to you by FrogTape. All opinions are 100% mine. Are textured walls a Midwest thing? Because it seems to be pretty standard to have textured walls here in Illinois. And textured walls can be intimidating when adding stripes or patterns. I was intimidated. But I’m not anymore. My friend Tia saved my rear recently. And since […]

How to make a DIY barn quilt

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I’ve been planning to make a barn quilt since we first took down the old barn to rebuild on our property (in 2012). What can I say? It takes a long time to see some of my plans come to fruition. But oh … I think it was worth the wait. Come ON? I’m doing a happy […]

A custom DIY growth chart

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Happy Memorial Day, friends. I’m so excited to finally be sharing this project from the Silhouette blog. A custom DIY growth chart using vinyl. This project was dreamed up in my head and actually came out better than I expected. And seriously … SO EASY! I’ve seen these great DIY growth charts all over and think they […]

Tips to make a bridal shower DIY towel cake

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One of my favorite bridal shower gifts to make and give is a towel cake. It makes great decor for a shower, plus it also packs a big punch as a practical gift for the bride-to-be. You may have spotted my most recent towel cake creation in the bridal shower post last week. Here’s a close-up. […]

A personalized superhero T-shirt and cape

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It’s a bird, it’s a plane, it’s …   My first project over at the Silhouette Blog. I’m sharing a customized DIY superhero shirt and cape for a toddler. I modeled it after a shirt Michelle and I saw at a retail store in Arizona. Her son Kenton is a superhero fanatic so I set […]