In my taste finding expedition, I’ve found myself being drawn to more complex and narrative pieces which juggle multiple elements. I’ve always loved looking for structure in whatever I’m loo…

I love the framed corkboards from Ballard Designs - especially the largest sizes. Unfortunately, the price causes me to hyperventilate so I've looked for ways to make my own DIY framed bulletin board. I've been able to make smaller boards for my kids using rolled cork applied messily to

Mind blowing IKEA DIY built in hack: You can save so much money if you know how to create a large built in by using IKEA kitchen cabinets and shelving.

Emily couldn't find a cork board that was both large & fun enough for her daughter's bedroom...so they DIY'd one. Come see this hot pink, extra large board.

Baseboard Cheating {architecture} Easy Baseboard Hack: This baseboard 'face lift' is so easy and inexpensive to do, anyone can do it! Add architecture to your room with baseboards, but here's an idea to help you cheat! This money-saving DIY baseboard cheat is from Donna with Funky Junk Interiors. Gorgeous, thick baseboards don't have to be pricey and intricate! Use unique materials to get the look you like. How to build easy baseboards which Donna calls cheater baseboards. CLICK THIS LINK to be taken to the full tutorial for this baseboard hack over on Donna's blog. It's so brilliant. She also gives

One of the best parts of being a maker is sharing your projects with others. So here's a DIY way to spread your DIY ideas by printing a one-page book by hand.

Updates: Watch a time lapse tutorial of the process here and see the full room reveal here! Have any plain, flat doors in your house? This tutorial is for you! Here’s what you’ll need for this project (per one standard door): Materials 4×8″ sheet of plywood 1″ Finish nails Wood filler Caulk Paint Tools Miter saw […]

It’s no secret that I am a MAJOR fan of class jobs – I mean…many hands make light work, right? Aside from having 20 or so helpers around the classroom, there’s a whole bunch of other reasons I think class jobs are super important: Helps build a sense of community…this is OUR classroom Gives students ... Read more

{Download FREEBIE pack here.} Economics is my absolute FAVORITE social studies unit to teach. There are so many hands-on activities to do with students and they are so eager to earn and spend money! One of my favorite activities is to end with our "Madden's Marketplace." This is a chance for students to put into action all of the things they have learned about being producers and consumers. To begin with, I send home a letter asking students to create paper goods. Why paper? It's something all of my students have at home (or I can easily give them). I want my marketplace to be fair for all students. I'm sure I could let them have the freedom to create any product, using any materials and I would get some amazing masterpieces. I would also get some elaborate (and expensive) items. That's not what I want. I encourage parents to spend NO money on this and for it to be STUDENT CREATED. I really want them to take the initiative. Here are some samples of paper products my students created to sell this year - everything from rockets to bookmarks to lanterns to hats. I incorporate the making of goods into my students' homework schedule, encouraging them to create two products per night. Before the due date, we work on creating "shops" in class. We create our "shop" by gluing two file folders together. The picture below is using legal-sized file folders, but that just happens to be what we had available. Shop Parts: Signs: Initially, we create the signs for our shops, color the awnings to make them eye-catching. Open/Closed: Next, we create open/closed signs that sit atop our shop so we can easily flip the sign to show the status of our shops. Slogan: We then come up with a catchy slogan. We talk about slogan's we know from commercials. Why did those stick in our heads? We learn to use a play on words, alliteration, onomatopoeia, etc. to make our slogans catchy so consumers will remember them. Product Description: Students each write a product description detailing WHAT their product is and HOW it works or can be used. We talk about the importance of letting consumers know exactly what they are getting. Commercial Script: Finally, students write commercials to "sell" their products to their classmates. We use hooks to get their attention, repetitions of our catchy slogans, and persuasion. Other Components: We also glue on the Consumer Comments, Price, and Interest Inventories, but we leave all of those blank initially. On the day of the marketplace, students set up their shops and lay their products out on display. Then, they have a chance to walk around the classroom and "window shop." They are encouraged to take a good look at all of their options, reading the product descriptions and examining the merchandise. After students have had a good look at all of their choices, I give them stickers (I would recommend 3-4). They walk around and place their stickers on the "Interest Inventory" of the products that interest them the most. The results of the interest inventory are used by the shop owners to determine if they have a high demand or low demand for their products. Knowing the demand helps them determine a price for their product. High demand = higher price. Low demand = lower price. The only rule is that all prices have to be in whole dollars. Once prices are set, then students are ready to go shopping! There are many different ways to let students shop. Some years, if I've done economy-based management system, my students will use "money" they've earned to shop. This year, I just gave them all $12 to shop with. I'm always torn about letting my students split into groups to run their shops (half shop while half work) - it always seems that students don't get to shop at all of the stores in that scenario. To solve that problem, I let all of my students shop at the same time. To do this students create "tokens" to leave at their shop. They create the same number as products they have to sell. For example, if Katie has 10 kites to sell, she creates and leaves 10 tokens with her name or shop name on them. Once each shop has tokens, students are ready to shop. Since there are no workers at the shops to collect money, I give my students "consumer spending logs" with pictures of dollars on them. Since I gave my students 12 dollars to spend, their consumer spending logs had 12 one dollar pictures. As students go around to the shops, they color in the dollars they've spent and pick up tokens (NOT products) that they will trade in for their purchases once the shops close. Once all of the tokens are gone, that shop is "closed." Once a student has colored in all of the dollars on his/her spending log, they are done shopping. It really works out quite well. Once students have traded all of their tokens in for their goods, they are given paper for providing feedback to the shops. They slip these into the "consumer comments" pockets on the storefronts. They love reading the feedback from their customers! <3 After wrapping up our shops, students are often left with some extra products. Instead of having them take their own products back home, I let them put another economics concept into practice - BARTERING! They have a blast working out "fair swaps" for their products and really working to get the other things they may have wanted but didn't have the money to purchase...and of course, they do all of this while proudly wearing some of their favorite purchases. :) All in all, it is a fun day of learning. Students take their roles as both producers and consumers seriously and come away with a real sense of accomplishment! If you would like to download this packet of FREE resources to hold your own Economics shop, you can do so HERE. Enjoy!

Emily couldn't find a cork board that was both large & fun enough for her daughter's bedroom...so they DIY'd one. Come see this hot pink, extra large board.

In this detailed tutorial, we're sharing how to make busy boards for your toddlers, both for in the house and in the car! No power tools needed!

Have some mouldings you want to remove but afraid it will cause too much damage? Find out how to remove mouldings so you can reuse them (and save the wall)

Hi everyone! Welcome to my first blog post for @thishouse5000. I’m so excited to have you all here! I thought I would start blogging because instagram captions just aren’t enough for me to really be able to explain our design process. So here we are, let’s get right into my most asked topic…our bed!

This DIY giant pegboard wall is perfect for storing office and craft supplies, and give your space style and functionality!

This was my second ever project to do all by myself and I'm so proud of it! There's just something about completing a project from start to finish all on your own....even if there were some bumps along the way. So I'm giving you all the details and tips so you can make less mistakes then me.Materials • Plywood (*see disclaimer) • 1x3 pine boards (you could use mdf for a smoother look) • 1x4 board • 1x2 board • brad nailer (and battery) • 2"x18g brad nails • liquid nails • caulk • caulk gun

Kids and moms will love this First Day of School Handprint Poem. The FREE PDF includes two poems perfect for preschool and Kindergarten!

I have compiled a list of 13 of the very best DIY IKEA Hacks that anyone can do! These Ikea hacks will be sure to jazz up your furniture and leave your house looking beautiful on a very small budget.

Using a few items from IKEA make a DIY wall mounted easel that your whole family will love. It is a space saver and looks great, from lifestyle blogger Arin Solange at Home.

If you want to see exactly what’s in my summer Project 333 capsule collection, take a peek inside my closet and watch the minimalist closet tour below.

I see intaglio art when I'm out thrifting and antiquing all of the time. It's always super pricey (like over $100 per piece) so I skip it, but I started looking online to see if I could find something I liked that was more reasonable. Cut to me falling in love with this piece from Ballard Designs.But it was well over $300 for the smallest size. So I started thinking this might be a fun DIY! I ended up making my own for less than $30 and it was so ridiculously easy that I'm only wishing I had pur

Discover creative IKEA Kallax hacks and ideas for stylish storage solutions. Transform your home with these budget-friendly DIY projects!

There are things you shouldn’t bring with you to college. These are those.

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Bullet Journal Hacks To Take Your Planner To Another Level. Easy BuJo tips to stay organized and productive. READ MORE HERE.

Turn a Photo Into a Stencil!: Using just Photoshop, we're going to turn an ordinary photograph into a stencil worthy image in just a few minutes! I was bored today and decided I wanted to make a stencil. Looking through my old profile pictures on facebook, I found a particular o…

DIY Ikea window seat with storage. This is an Ikea Nordli hack for building bench seat with storage. This Ikea window seat built-ins uses Nordli dressers and whole project costs less than $400!