Amy

Amy’s Farewell Post

by Amy of WhisperWood Cottage March 29, 2012

Hello, sweet DIYers! This is Amy…one of the four Official DIY Gals. The two year anniversary of The DIY Club is coming up next month. That’s right! It’s been two years since the The DIY Club made its appearance on the blogging scene. Cheri, Roeshel, Holly, and I have worked together tirelessly over the past [...]

Amy’s Canvas Recipe Gift Pack

by Amy of WhisperWood Cottage March 14, 2012

Do you need a springy gift idea for the person that has everything? How about family recipes…on colorful, quality recipe cards…wrapped up in a canvas envelope? They’ll never see it coming! SUPPLIES Recipe cards scrapbook page from Canvas Corp Other colorful scrapbook pages from Canvas Corp Rotary cutter Cutting mat Straight edge ruler Matte [...]

Amy’s Repurposed Flea Market Find: Industrial Kitchen Wall Art

by Amy of WhisperWood Cottage March 12, 2012

In the spirit of the upcoming flea market season, I transformed this vintage bread rolling pan into “home sweet home” industrial wall art. SUPPLIES Vintage metal bread rolling pan Straight edge Home Sweet Home vinyl from Design Divas Vinyl Letterin & Wall Art Two 3″ (75mm) DiscHangers Wire I started by wiping down the [...]

Amy’s Vintage Clock Goes Gold

by Amy of WhisperWood Cottage March 6, 2012

This project involves transforming a vintage thrift store find with a can of spray paint! Super easy!! Above is the original finish. I taped off the clock face so that it did not get painted at all. Wearing my paint spray respirator from Rockler (A must have! Worth every penny!), I used a [...]

Amy’s Wall Repair Made Fun with DeWalt Worksite Radio

by Amy of WhisperWood Cottage February 17, 2012

Part of the month of January included me removing a shelf from the wall and the dear hubby having to patch the holes. While hubby got to work with joint compound, mesh tape, metal trowels, and a sander, I contributed one key thing: The DeWalt DC012 Worksite Radio with Built-in Charger! Not only can you [...]

Amy’s Canvas Flower Hanging Valentine

by Amy of WhisperWood Cottage February 11, 2012

This project is a spin on my burlap flower valentine I posted a few weeks ago. With canvas flowers and a simple burlap string, we now have a hanging valentine. SUPPLIES 3″ Styrofoam disc 2 canvas flowers from Canvas Corp fabric ribbon scissors stick pins adhesive hook and loop Canvas Corp scrapbook paper: “Love, Amour, Amore on Ivory” [...]

Amy’s DIY Burlap Flower Valentine

by Amy of WhisperWood Cottage January 16, 2012

Pin It Are you in the mood for a valentine that uses burlap, silver, and vintage dishware? SUPPLIES 3″ Styrofoam disc 2 burlap flowers from Canvas Corp fabric ribbon scissors Gorilla Glue Super Glue craft knife vintage spoon adhesive hook and loop Canvas Corp scrapbook paper: “Herbs & Spices on Ivory” (CCP2642) Canvas Corp scrapbook paper: [...]

Amy’s Convex Mirror Makeover featuring Rockler & DecoArt

by Amy of WhisperWood Cottage January 9, 2012

What do you do with a dirty convex security mirror with a slightly rusty frame? You gather your supplies and get to work! Salvaged convex security mirror Bag of Rags from Rockler Small Phillips screwdriver DeWalt Impact Driver from Rockler with flathead bit wrench Super Tuff Tack Cloth from Rockler Sanding Bug from Rockler Paint [...]

Amy’s Upholstered Bench Makeover with Comfort Works

by Amy of WhisperWood Cottage December 18, 2011

I received this bundle of goodness via FedEx this week. An early Christmas, to be sure! Through The DIY Club, I was offered the opportunity to order from Comfort Works, an Australia-based company known for their IKEA slipcovers and custom sewing projects. With the sewing talents of the Comfort Works staff, I was able to [...]

CHALKBOARD-12 Days of Projects

by Cheri December 11, 2011

Today is all about and chalkboard projects. Do you decorate in chalkboard vinyls? Have you made any chalkboard ornaments this year? Have you made your own chalkboard?

Amy’s Home Sweet Home Vintage Sign

by Amy of WhisperWood Cottage December 4, 2011

A while back, I received this “Home Sweet Home” adhesive vinyl from Design Divas Vinyl Lettering & Wall Art. I had debated several ideas for the vinyl and then remembered this vintage sign I had picked up at an auction 2-3 years ago. With the dimensions of the sign, I opted to adhere the words [...]

Amy’s DIY Gifts from Rockler

by Amy of WhisperWood Cottage December 3, 2011

With the holiday season upon us, one of my favorite places to look for gifts is Rockler.com. Rockler.com is one website that both my hubby and I enjoy shopping. So what do DIYers get themselves or their significant others? DIY books and tools, of course! Unbeknownst to my hubby, Santa is bringing me this book: [...]

12 Days of Holiday DIY

by Cheri November 29, 2011

December will be a fun month. We will be having our normal monthly contest party but we are also doing a fun Holiday Event-the 12 Days of Holiday. Each day the party will take place at a different blog. 12 days 12 blogs 12 color-themed parties Get those projects ready and head over to enter [...]

Purdy Give-A-Way

by Cheri November 29, 2011

PURDY PAINTBRUSH GIVE-A-WAY starts now You can go to these 5 blogs and enter to win a set of Purdy Paintbrushes. We will be giving away 6 brush sets. (2 on the DIY Club.) You can enter every day from Nov 29-Dec12 on all 5 sites You can do a blog post, twitter post or [...]

Amy’s Burlap Candy Ornament & Chalkboard Place Marker

by Amy of WhisperWood Cottage November 28, 2011

I’m sure you are all busy decking the halls for this holiday season. With Burlap Month going on all of November at WhisperWood Cottage, I have had burlap on mind! This place setting idea uses burlap to create a simple ornament and place marker for your guests. The burlap candy ornament is super simple. [...]

Amy’s Front Door Welcome Vinyl

by Amy of WhisperWood Cottage November 27, 2011

Have you spruced up your front door for holiday guests? You might remember how my front door went from this drab forest green… …to this fresh green called “olive fringes” from Dutch Boy (tutorial here). For an extra special touch, I recently added this “Welcome” vinyl from Ten23 Designs. In less than a minute (peel [...]

Amy’s Wooden Step Stool Fix

by Amy of WhisperWood Cottage November 20, 2011

On one of my junking weekends this fall, I came home with this stack of goodies. I decided that this $4 stool needed a little TLC. SUPPLIES DeWalt Orbital Sander Norton 80 Grit Hook & Sand Discs from Rockler Power Air Respirator from Rockler Gorilla Glue Wood Glue 2 Irwin Quick Grip Clamps Glove Rag [...]

Amy’s Tool Organization

by Amy of WhisperWood Cottage November 19, 2011

Inspired by these groovy tools I ordered from DIY Club sponsor, Canvas Corp, you might remember how I turned this vintage floral cart into a mobile work station in our garage… Using this vintage Mac Tools electronic shop tool set found at an antique store… I added all my favorite tools from Rockler, Canvas Corp, [...]

Amy’s Burlap Earring Display

by Amy of WhisperWood Cottage November 5, 2011

For this burlap earring display that was auctioned off for the 31 Days of Hope fundraiser for breast cancer awareness, I started with a 12×12 burlap wrapped canvas from Canvas Corp. I mounted two 30 mm (1.25″) Original “Invisible” Disc Plate Hangers from DISChangers. I then used a staple gun to add a layer of [...]

Amy’s Cat & Bat Halloween Lanterns

by Amy of WhisperWood Cottage October 25, 2011

Meeee-ow! Black cats and black bats are out in full force this Halloween! These great Halloween vinyls from Ten23 Designs made for a fun and easy project this past weekend. I started by using a rotary cutter, straight edge, and cutting mat to trim the cat vinyl so that it could fit onto one of [...]

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