r2girls design » DIY Projects http://www.r2girls.com/blog Just another WordPress weblog Mon, 21 Nov 2011 00:47:22 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8 en hourly 1 Our New Back Porch http://www.r2girls.com/blog/2011/02/our-new-back-porch/ http://www.r2girls.com/blog/2011/02/our-new-back-porch/#comments Sat, 19 Feb 2011 00:17:00 +0000 Sonia Powell http://www.r2girls.com/blog/?p=1959 Dan’s mom, Diane, drove down from San Francisco this week to help us paint the back porch! And it looks AAAAmazing!!!! The walls are pink to match the rest of the outside of the house. The doors are super bright white. And the floor is a beautiful turquoise. It was a lot of hard work, but totally and completely worth it!! We went down the street to Pepe’s Furniture and picked out a beautiful mid century modern looking dresser to house some of the tools, nuts and bolts and garden supplies we use daily. And I stopped by Target and picked up a cute dark brown woven basket to organize some of the bigger, longer tools. A couple of red mats and some chairs painted to match, and VOILA!

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]]> http://www.r2girls.com/blog/2010/12/make-your-own-owl/feed/ 0 I made a SEAHORSE! http://www.r2girls.com/blog/2010/05/i-made-a-seahorse/ http://www.r2girls.com/blog/2010/05/i-made-a-seahorse/#comments Tue, 25 May 2010 18:51:06 +0000 Sonia Powell http://www.r2girls.com/blog/?p=1633 I made it as a birthday gift for a friend. Bu, it was so much fun to make! I posted the project on one of my “get you through the week” projects. but you can also go straight to the source, liaspace, a great blog with tons of cute projects. I check in with her every so often for great ideas.

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This is a great video showing how to build one step by step. It was made by the people at Sprout Home and Design*Sponge.

Also, here’s a terrarium kit you can buy on Etsy. It comes with everything you need to put together your own little world, gravel plants and decorative rocks.

Or, you can buy one already made. Here are a few super cute ones.

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]]> http://www.r2girls.com/blog/2010/04/get-you-through-the-week-projects-5/feed/ 0 Get You Through The Week Projects #4 http://www.r2girls.com/blog/2010/03/get-you-through-the-week-projects-4/ http://www.r2girls.com/blog/2010/03/get-you-through-the-week-projects-4/#comments Mon, 29 Mar 2010 15:31:36 +0000 Sonia Powell http://www.r2girls.com/blog/?p=1463 Happy Monday! Click on the photos to go to the projects. xoxo

]]> http://www.r2girls.com/blog/2010/03/get-you-through-the-week-projects-4/feed/ 0 Get You Through The Week Projects #3 http://www.r2girls.com/blog/2010/03/get-you-through-the-week-projects-3/ http://www.r2girls.com/blog/2010/03/get-you-through-the-week-projects-3/#comments Mon, 22 Mar 2010 15:00:46 +0000 Sonia Powell http://www.r2girls.com/blog/?p=1405 Happy Spring! Saturday was the first official day of Spring! In celebration, here are a few springy projects!

With such a rainy winter, this spring is overflowing with flowers and greenery. Everything is so lush and beautiful. What a great way to spend the day, picking flowers and making a flower press from Design*Sponge!

I’m not a fan of winter, I am always cold as it is, so winter is the pits. Every year, I buy a new pair of those little stretchy gloves. So, now, I have a ton of old, cheap gloves. Here’s a great project to put those guys to good use! Make a Chipmunk Softie from Etsy’s The Stork!

With all the beautiful warm weather, I always feel like being in the kitchen, cookin up a storm. Here’s an adorable apron (from Burdastyle) to make to keep your cute sun dresses clean.

This one doesn’t have too much to do with spring. I just found it and think it’s one of THE most amazing ideas I’ve seen for a long time! I want one!! A hidden jewelry box from Design*Sponge!

Now, go get to making something! And HAPPY SPRING!!

]]> http://www.r2girls.com/blog/2010/03/get-you-through-the-week-projects-3/feed/ 0 Get You Through The Week Projects #2 http://www.r2girls.com/blog/2010/03/get-you-through-the-week-projects-2-2/ http://www.r2girls.com/blog/2010/03/get-you-through-the-week-projects-2-2/#comments Mon, 15 Mar 2010 15:33:21 +0000 Sonia Powell http://www.r2girls.com/blog/?p=1426 Happy Monday! I started this new section last week and have since realized that there is a lot of over lap with some older posts. I have a ton of great diy projects sprinkled throughout the blog. Under “Categories” check out the “DIY Projects” section. But, I also want to share some of my favorite ones now.

Fortune Cookies
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Simple and Easy Pin Cushions

Zippered Little Bag
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Cupcake Pops

Wee Wonderfull
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Here are also two really old GYTTWP. Here’s one and here’s another.

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