Reality Daydream

The Dream is Free, The Hustle Sold Separately

Posterized Art Portrait with Stain on a Wooden Canvas

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My little sister and I are 10 years apart. I endured a lot of BROTHERS before I finally got a sister, and I’ve always cherished her so much, despite our age difference. We didn’t fight much growing up, because we weren’t interested in the same things. I liked boys and cheerleading, and she liked dressing up her doll. And that was okay! But my little sister Anna is alllll grown up now, at the ... [ Read More ]

Kids Playing Card Holder

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Nick and I both grew up loving ‘family game nights’, and are so excited that the twins are old enough to really understand and participate in many board games and card games! But one thing they haven’t mastered is ‘fanning’ their cards in their hands so they can easily see the hand they’ve been dealt. So we put on our problem-solving caps and made a little wooden gadget that helps them easily ... [ Read More ]

Making a Mug into a Planter… by Drilling a Drainage Hole!

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At the beginning of last year, my New Year’s resolution was to acquire more plants and keep them alive. I was pretty successful, and have acquired MANY plants in the last 12 months. Nick would second that… it’s become a bit of an obsession. I love learning about different plants, how to care for them, and how to propagate them, etc! (Psst! I wrote an entire post as a Beginner's Guide to ... [ Read More ]

Mid-Century Modern Bookshelf

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Mornin’ friends! Nick and I just got back from snowboarding in Colorado, and are trying to get back into the routine of life. But truthfully? Our heads are still in the clouds, and our hearts are in the mountains. <3 We had SO MUCH FUN hitting the slopes! The wind in our faces and fresh powder under our boards. It just doesn’t get better. This was a first vacation since the girls were ... [ Read More ]

Christmas Ornaments – Christmas Crafts for Kids!

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For those of you that aren’t familiar with this series… my mom is an art teacher, and she sends the girls a craft in the mail each month. The twins (5 years old) look forward to it sooooo much! This month, she sent all the things needed to make these super cute foil ornaments! The perfect Christmas crafts for kids! (OKAY adults too). This ‘kids craft’ looked like so much fun that Nick and I ... [ Read More ]

Adult Coloring Book inspired STAINED ART!

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I know a lot of you are intimidated to try my Shading with Stain Technique… but you shouldn’t be! If you’re playing around on a piece of scrap wood, or a junk piece of furniture you picked up curb-side, then YOU HAVE NOTHING TO LOSE! Yes I’m yelling at you! Tee hee! But in the spirit of trying new things, I thought it would be fun to play around with vinyl decals as a stencil for stained art ... [ Read More ]

Papasan Chair frame turned Canopy over Bed!

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There aren’t many ‘original’ ideas out there these days, but this Papasan-Chair-turned-Little-Girls-Canopy goes down as one of my favorite ORIGINAL ideas… that came straight from the depths of my complex brain. Do you remember how we chopped the papasan frame in half and made this darling ‘Reading Nook’ canopy in the twins’ room? *this post contains affiliate links* And I happen to know that ... [ Read More ]

3D Wooden Geometric Art

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Awhile back, I participated in a challenge with a group of other ‘buildy bloggers’ to make something out of ONE BOARD (dimensions 1x8x8’). That post may be more than a year old, but it’s still going strong! We love seeing you guys tackling projects and using our tutorials! P.S… it seems like a lifetime ago that Cypress was that small. *This post contains affiliate links* We often get questions ... [ Read More ]

Kids Craft: Thanksgiving Turkey Finger Painting with Unicorn Spit

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You know how I feel about Unicorn Spit as stain, glaze, or even paint (see this post). But even after learning of it’s magical non-toxic properties, I never considered using it as FINGER PAINT until seeing Michelle’s Facebook LIVE where she was demonstrating her ‘Aura Blast’ technique. I had a light bulb moment and decided this would be a super fun ‘turkey’ kids craft for the girls around ... [ Read More ]

Grandpa’s Chippy Tailgate Bench

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Mornin’ buddies! Today we have a fun tutorial for all you buildy-types. But you know I can’t jump into it without sharing a bit of back story to set the scene. My mom grew up on a farm here in Iowa, and my grandmother still lives there (at age 97). So you can imagine there’s nearly 100 years worth of ‘old stuff’ hanging out in the out buildings. Old implement, coffee cans from 1920, barbed ... [ Read More ]

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