By swelldesigner

I
wanted to create something special for my nephews and niece for
Valentine's Day now that I'm so far away. I really was struggling with
an idea, but when I went to the beach, the idea popped into my head to
write their names in the sand in a heart. I was going to make cards out
of this, but decided to put them in frames for them to display in their
room. I hope it reminds them that though I'm far away, I still love
them very much an
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By DIY Maven

From Seaside Inspired, these 6" letters of the alphabet are covered in Cape Cod sand and then clear-coated. They’re 18 bucks a piece, but you can find paper-mache and wooden letters at your local craft store for next to nothing. A slathering of craft glue, a dip in some sand from a nearby beach (or from the craft store) and a spray of fixative and you’d have a viable knock off.
By egellia
Every day this week I’ve been meaning to get started on the closet. But every day this week I've forgotten to ask Johnny before he left for work what “getting started on the closet” might entail. And by the time he would get home, I’d have found something else to do that day – so
then why bother asking?
Finally, this morning, I remembered. He wasn’t all the way awake yet, but I remembered to ask him and then it was
his job to remember
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By DIY Maven

With some high-temperature clear caulk and a little sand, you can put an interesting finish on clear light bulbs. A nice addition to your bar strip-light bathroom fixture or Potted Light Bulb Lamp perhaps?
What You Need

Clear light bulb (I’d stick with lower wattage. The bulb in the example was 40 watt.)
Hight temperature clear caulk (I found this at Menards for about $6.50 in the heating department.)
Caulking gun
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By DIY Maven
What has the world come to? We’re buying sand for five dollars a pound. Sure, it’s clean and we don’t have to brush it out from between our toes, but it’s still just sand. This being said, I’m happy to announce, in the world of home decor, sand has become passe! Hooray!

Fall Freebie
This fall, instead of using beach grit as a foundation to your candlescapes and hurricanes, how about giving acorns a try? All you have to do is find an obl » READ MORE