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How to make a ginormously huge chalkboard for your home! AllwoodJennifer Allwood HomeAll PostsColor trendsDIY Projectsdecoratingpaintdo it yourselfchalkboard paint

How to make a ginormously huge chalkboard for your home!

We finally, finally got my huge, oversized chalkboard framed and done.  This was one of those little projects that just kept going.... for like 2 months!  We just couldn't seem to make time to finish it.  But.... it's done and I couldn't be happier.  Please pretend not to notice that we still…
January 14, 2016
Painting Fireplace Tile AllwoodJennifer Allwood HomeAll Posts

Painting Fireplace Tile

This fireplace didn't always look like this! *This post may contain affiliate links for your shopping convenience It started out this out-dated hunter green with brass trim. Definitely 1980s in all its glory!      We painted the green fireplace tile. Yes, we PAINTED IT.  (Here's how.) I demonstrated how in my…
January 13, 2016
My Top 10 project FAILURES and FLOPS of 2015 AllwoodJennifer Allwood HomeAll PostsDIY ProjectsdecoratingBusiness trainingFaux finishdo it yourselffall decorPinterest training

My Top 10 project FAILURES and FLOPS of 2015

I'm seeing all these "Top 10 projects of 2015"  articles from so many talented bloggers right now and I'm all over here like..... well, I think I DID make a few pretty things last year.  Lol. Without a doubt, 2015 was an amazing year for The Magic Brush and I.  I got…
January 1, 2016
Find a Christmas lantern on clearance and decorate it for winter! AllwoodJennifer Allwood HomeAll PostsDIY Projectsdecoratingdo it yourselfholidayschristmasfall decor

Find a Christmas lantern on clearance and decorate it for winter!

  I recently decorated this lantern for a fundraising auction.  It was for Christmas, but take out the reindeer and the Christmas balls and it's a gorgeous winter decoration.  Imagine 2 of them on your fireplace mantel! And if you go to a craft store now, you can find a Christmas…
December 29, 2015
What do having a baby, buying a dog and starting a business all have in common??? All Postswork from homeworking momblog

What do having a baby, buying a dog and starting a business all have in common???

I remember distinctly when we had our first baby. In my mind I had envisioned this newborn baby as all Kodak moments. Rocking sweetly. Cuddling.  I had no idea that our first baby would be colicky, that he would not nurse well, that we would have to supplement with bottles, that he would…
December 28, 2015
When you won’t have people over for the holiday because you’re embarrassed about your HOME….. AllwoodJennifer Allwood HomeAll PostsholidayschristmasPinterest training

When you won’t have people over for the holiday because you’re embarrassed about your HOME…..

Listen, I talk to ALOT of you about your homes. I meet you in person. I talk to you on Twitter. You comment on Facebook.  I  know many of you are just not happy with how your home looks.  Newsflash: I'm not either.  My house is a hotmess right now.  My…
December 15, 2015
Joy to the World Christmas pallet project AllwoodJennifer Allwood HomeAll PostsColor trendsDIY Projectsdecoratingpaintdo it yourselfholidaysStencilchristmas

Joy to the World Christmas pallet project

  I finished my JOY to the World Christmas pallet project for my front steps!!!!  I'm obsessed with the word JOY.  "The JOY of the Lord is my strength," says Nehemiah 8:10.  Joy is a choice.  And I want to be covered in it!  LITERALLY. **Note this post does contain affiliate links. I…
December 9, 2015