The Apple Street Cottage

Hello again!  I'm back to share a project made completely from my stash of goodies.  As you may already know, I'm on a mission to use what I have...sooooo let me share these journals. A friend gave these to me a few years ago.   T hey are misprints. But the insides are perfect with lined pages and a ribbon. They even have a pocket in the back and elastic for keeping things in place. Welcome to the 'Do It Over' Designers blog hop. We are a group of bloggers who love to recycle/upcycle/DIY. I'm happy to host this hop and I hope you'll visit everyone to see what they have to share with you.   This time our theme is "Free to 5" .  I've challenged the team to 'do-over' something they found for $5 or less.  Please visit to see everyone's creativity. The links will be listed at the end of this post. Time to work on the cover of one of these journals.  I cut some fabric to fit and added some glue to the cover. An old rewards card was used to s...

  Fairies get a lot of attention these days...fairy houses, fairy gardens, it's all about the whimsy!  Since my new (to me) cottage has all sorts of quirks and challenges, I decided to enlist the help of the fairies and create a fairy house for a problem spot.   This post may contain affiliate links. Let me share that problem spot first so you can see my dilemma.  Remember, I've always vowed to 'keep it real' and this is not a pretty picture! Awful, right? This is the spot next to our side door and there are so many things wrong with it: no molding, broken/lumpy sheetrock, exposed subfloor, molding spattered with paint or stain (I'm not sure which), and the molding that is there is cut incorrectly for a corner.  Until we get around to fixing the 5 or so things I just listed, I needed to cover that mess, soooooo... I pulled out a piece of balsa wood and cut a house shape to fit the space. I cut some craft sticks with my mini hacksaw . They gave it a roof. ...