DIY Tip: How to Clamp a Right Angle without a Right Angle Clamp
The best adage I’ve ever heard about clamps is that you always need one more than you actually have. How this mysterious situation plays out over and over again in […]
The Soundboard Frame Tutorial is HERE! (Video Tutorial!)
Have you ever wondered how to frame a canvas painting? We faced that very question when we bought a beautiful piece of canvas art from Jamaica. After googling for ideas […]
Tool of the Week – Dec 17 – Dewalt Corded Circular Saw
D’s pick for this week’s #ToolTuesday: Dewalt Corded Circular Saw (DWE575SB) with Kreg Rip-Cut Circular Saw Edge Guide, which he says go together like peanut butter and jelly. 🥪 Now that […]
How to Make Christmas Trees from Pallets (Video Tutorial!)
Forget decking the halls–we’re decking the YARD with some awesome outdoor decorations made from pallets. That’s right: we upcycled some old pallets that have been hanging around since this summer […]
We Launched a YouTube Channel!
Somewhere in between our first attempt at making the Soundboard Frame and bouncing around ideas for a super cool coffee table, we had a crazy idea: let’s document our projects […]
Make a Sola Flower Arrangement & Rope-Wrapped Vase (Video Tutorial!)
With as much as we LOVE having fresh flowers around the house, keeping our vases filled year-round can get expensive, and cleaning up as they drop their petals has just […]
Tool of the Week – Dec 10 – Magnetic Bowl
JZ’s Pick: Magnetic Bowl Today’s #ToolTuesday is an unsung hero in the workshop: the trusty magnetic bowl. I picked this awesome little tool because it keeps the nails, screws, staples […]
DIY Tip: Gluing Wood without Clamps
We’ve all been there: we need to glue some wood together, but for a variety of reasons, clamps just aren’t going to work. Take the Soundboard Frame Project, for example. […]
Tool of the Week – Dec 3 – Dewalt Reciprocating Saw
Daniels Pick: The Dewalt 20V Max Reciprocating Saw with Pruning Blade Having the right tool for the job makes all the difference, and Daniel’s pick for this week’s #ToolTuesday did […]
The ULTIMATE Christmas DIY: Cutting Down Your Own Tree (and the tool to take with you)
Three years ago, I was finally able to get a live Christmas tree having artificial ones throughout my adult life (starting with the amazing 3 ft metallic tree I had in […]
Tool of the Week – Nov 26 – Hercules Sliding Compound Miter Saw
JZ’s Pick: Hercules 12” Dual Bevel Sliding Compound Miter Saw + Dewalt Miter Saw Stand My pick for this week’s #ToolTuesday pick is hands down my favorite tool in the […]
DIY Soundboard Frame for Canvas Art
Y’ALL! We finally finished the biggest project we’ve tackled together. And we are smitten. We proudly present the Soundboard Frame for the canvas painting we picked this summer in Jamaica: […]
Tool of the Week – Nov 19 – Rexing Dash Cam
Today’s #ToolTuesday pick is a tool that nearly everyone should have in their car these days: a dash cam. Daniel’s pick is the Rexing V1P+, which he recently installed in […]
DIY Fail: Resin is Hard
Let’s be honest: we love showing off the amazing things we create. But in the spirit of keeping it real, we wanted to be frank about the fact that things […]
Tool of the Week – Nov 12 – Reusable Craft Bottles
It’s been said that a tool is anything that helps you get the job done. So today, instead of going with a traditional hand or power tool, my (JZ’s) pick […]
Be Bold: Office Redesign
In my new abode, the office space is actually quite sprawling—leaving lots of room for creativity. Because it is upstairs, though, I still do have the challenge of mostly-slanted walls, […]