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Sunday, October 12, 2014

DIY Pallet TV Stand

Just showing off our TV stand that my handy, hubby-to-be made out of pallets.

Also, check out the DIY Pallet Bed he made.

It's been a while since my last post! Because it's been a while since I got to do any crafty stuff. We have been doing a bit of travelling around Australia and have just settled in Darwin, and will be staying for a year then moving on again with our travels. When we first moved in to our cute little town house, that we share with another couple, we are on a bit of a budget. So, my handy, hubby-to-be and I decided to get our DIY on and make a bed out of pallets!

I had a look around for some ideas on Pinterest and the web and suggested to have little storage spaces within the bed because our room isn't all that big so the extra storage space would be handy.

We picked up a few pallets and away Shane went with the building, sanding and painting. The credit of the making of the bed definitely goes to him. I helped with painting a little bit *wink* but I wasn't as hands on with this on and just wanted to share his handy hard work. The perks of having a carpenter fiance! (Didn't get any action shots because he worked on this while I was at work)

We used some of the pallet slots for storing our shoes, and he came up with putting drawers at the end. He added some shelving to the bed head as well.

With the left over pallets, he then made a bed side table with a drawer, which I painted!

I just love our pallet bed! It turned out so good and we even got compliments on it from our landlord and asked Shane if he could make her one ha ha!

Shane also made a TV stand out of pallets, clever man.

So, here is another one to add to the collection of pallet DIYs ideas/inspiration!

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Thursday, November 21, 2013

Pumpkin Chocolate Brownie

I was browsing on the Yummly app one afternoon and came across a pumpkin chocolate muffin which intrigued me because I know how yummy chocolate zucchini cake is. So, I did some more searching around and found this Chocolate Pumpkin Pie Brownie that I wanted to try. Lucky me I had some pumpkin in the fridge that needed to be used! A super easy, super delicious, and not so naughty brownie.

So here is the recipe with a few changes of my own, after reading a few other similar recipes:

(adapted from this recipe)

You'll Need:

1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
1/2 cup white (or plain, all purpose flour, pastry, spelt, or even oat flour)
1/4 tsp baking powder
1/4 tsp salt
1/2c brown sugar
1/2 cup pureed pumpkin (or canned pumpkin or pureed sweet potato)
3 tbsp oil (You can omit, but be warned: the brownies will be gummy)
2 tbsp milk of choice
1 1/2 tsp pure vanilla extract
1/2 cup chocolate chips (optional)

How To:

Make your own fresh pumpkin puree, further instructions here.
Combine dry ingredients, and mix very well.
Combine wet ingredients, then mix into dry.
Pour into a greased pan (it will fill up half an 8×8).
If you have left over pumpkin puree, put a few spoonfuls on the top and swirl it around.
Cook for about 23 minutes at 330 F (170 C) or until a tooth pick comes out clean when you poke the middle.

Tuesday, November 19, 2013

DIY Craft Table

Just wanted to share the craft table I put together for my sister and I, last September, in my parents' basement.

Here's is the mess and clutter it was before (don't mind the bad photo taken by an old BlackBerry and it's the only photo I have because I lost my camera with the before shots last year *tear*):

I'm sure some of you maybe have seen this brilliant craft table circulating Pinterest and DIY blogs. I got the idea from the Ivy Cottage Blog (which is no longer available) but here is one of the images from the post.

I just loved how the 'legs' were shelves and it's a great way to store all your crafty knick knacks.

I bought the shelves from Walmart and the table top from Home Depot. The teal colour on one of the backs of the shelves was just some poster paper painted with the same paint we used to re-paint the end tables on the entertainment side of the room. I decided to use it there to help create a flow between the two sides.

For the table top, I put a few rubber bumper pads underneath to prevent the top from sliding off the shelves. Alternatively, you could screw it down, but I decided not to in case we decide to move it or change it to a bigger table top. A special thanks to my sister, Tiff, for taking the photos while I'm on the other side of the globe.

Here are a few more ideas, and different versions of the craft table:

http://homemakerchic.com/tag/diy-craft-table/
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Friday, October 18, 2013

Halloween Inspiration - DIYs & Printables

I love seeing all the creative costumes and ideas that people come up with for Halloween. I also love dressing up and going to a great Halloween party. Living in Australia, Halloween isn't really celebrated as much as in North America so I was thinking about throwing a Halloween party here with a few friends but haven't decided yet because it has already been a busy month for us and will continue to be until Christmas, so we shall see!

So if you've decided to throw a party, here are some of my great ideas and DIYs - the little details and touches - to make your party spooktacular! I was thinking about making some Halloween printables but there are just so many awesome ones already out there so I'm also sharing my favs.