Kitchen Renovation: Solution for Dark Cabinet Interiors

Looking for my post on lighting dark cabinet interiors?  We moved this post, and the whole blog, over to Tikkido.com!  Come on over--we have lots of good stuff!

Kitchen Renovation: An Improvised Cutting Board Holder

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Kitchen Renovation: Refinish That Old Table!

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Kitchen Renovation: How to Re-Cover a Kitchen Chair

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DIY Project: How to make a Wrapping Paper Table Runner

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DIY Project: How to make a Cookie Display Backdrop

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DIY Project: How to Make Mixie Sticks Hot Cocoa Flavor Mix-Ins

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Kitchen Renovation: How to Make a Secret Toekick Drawer

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DIY Project: Potsherds for an Archaeological Dig

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Recipe: How to Make Marzipan (and Marzipan Pyramids)

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DIY Project: How to Make a Full-Sized Sarcophagus Prop

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DIY Project: A Present Chain Advent Calendar

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Advent Calendar Present Garland

How to Do Your Own Glitter Tattoos

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Eye of Horus Glitter Tattoo

DIY Project: How to Make Twisted Fabric Roses

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DIY Project: How to Make a Great Gnome (or Santa!) Beard

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DIY Project: Easy No-Sew Personalized Napkins

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DIY Project: How to Make Toadstool Colored Pencils

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DIY Project: Toadstool Stools

Painting circles is hard.  At least circles that look like actual circles, not the lumpy freehand amoebas that look more like my two-year-old's drawing efforts.  When I decided to paint unfinished wooden stools to resemble classic red and white toadstools, I knew I needed a crutch to get those circles just right.

I bought the unfinished footstools from my local Michael's and Joann Fabrics, strategically buying them one at a time with my 50% off coupon one week.

Then a coat of primer, and I was ready for the design.   To get those perfect circles, I simply traced around round cookie cutters with a pencil.

A jar or a glass would work equally well.  After that, all you need is a little red and white paint and you'll have a whimsical toadstool stool, a pint sized seat just the right size to go around a coffee table, and utterly adorable in a child's bedroom after the party.

DIY Project: How to Make your Own Custom Glass Plates

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DIY Project: Felt Gnome Hats

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