Clever Re-purposing

Check out this cool laundry center!

It used to be this:

Meet Lexi from

Sexy Lexi\
Lexi is a clever DIY’er and thinks outside of the box.  (Awe dachshunds!!!!)  Here are a few more of her creative projects…

Old suitcase
becomes a doxie’s princess bed…
This flea market find…
has a new life as a ribbon holder!
Lexi’s a new blogger.  I know she’d love a big welcome to blogging from the DIY blogging community.  Pop over, say ‘hi’ and meet Dottie & Hershey.  You can see more of Lexi’s creativity at 

Enjoy the weekend! Do you have DIY plans?

DIY Project Parade

It’s been a busy week!  My DIY projects this week consisted of making 3 corsages and 2 bouttonierres for prom. As I showed you here, I made a silk corsage for my daughter…
It all started with me making a silk corsage every year for my special needs cousin’s end-of-school-year dinner & dance.  This year she’s wearing purple…
I love that she has a special lasting memento with a silk corsage every year. I also take her pictures every year and I spritz her corsage with a perfume or body spray – she loves that.  
This year I also made the corsage for my nephew’s prom date…
Materials:  Silk flowers, ribbon, gems, wrist corsage thingies (an elastic pearl one or velcro type – found at Michaels or Joann Fabrics). Hot glue. Green florist tape.  I use wire cutters if needed. 
Here are some more examples of DIY wrist corsages…
wedding archived, designer wrist corsage green web
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Do you have a DIY project to show off this week?  I’d LOVE to see it!  Or please visit the links to get inspired!



The DIY Show Off



If you’d like to link YOUR DIY project post to The DIY Show Off Project Parade:


1.You must use the button above and link to this post to share the linky love.


2.Include your name or blog name and project title. Add your permalink (not your blog url, but your DIY project post url). Feel free to link a Past Post, just invite your readers in a current post with a quick note.

3.Or email your link to thediyshowoff@gmail.com and I will add it for you.


4.If you notice your link has disappeared -please add the link back to The DIY Show Off to your post today, a button or a quick note to your readers about the party and try again! I love when everyone participates and readers check out everyone’s links, but I think the return favor of linking back is the nice thing to do so everyone plays fair and enjoys all of the projects and links. Also – this blog party is for DIY projects only. Links not related to DIY will be deleted.

My Baby Girl's Prom

Yesterday was a crazy day.  I just want to brag show off my baby girl. Of course it was hot and it rained off and on including storms but the skies cleared for a few pictures. Not even gloomy weather can put a damper on prom celebrations. Remember your prom?  What a magical memory – a day of looking like a beautiful princess. Takes you back, doesn’t it?



Her pretty dress

My girls and I had so much fun with dressing up and braiding hair. Lots of giggling…

DIY corsage & boutonnierre…


DIY hair style…



Happy lifetime memory…

Beautiful baby girl…

Bye!



What color was your prom dress?  Mine was a royal blue strapless tea-length.


Enjoy the weekend!