Bliss Ranch

I'm not one of those bloggers who changes my decor all that often. I basically like to get something in a spot and leave it there to be dusted around. Every once in a while the mood strikes me...

https://www.bliss-ranch.com/2022/01/valentine-salt-dough-heart-garland.html

These coasters were for the birds. I've had them for close to 20 years, a gift from a cousin. There was nothing wrong with them, and we used them in our cedar porch for most of their almost 20 ...

https://www.bliss-ranch.com/2022/01/bye-bye-birdy-coasters.html

Lets see now.... for my last project I gave a makeover to a pine box made in school by a child named “ME”, up-cycling it into a useful recipe box. It was a sweet redo using a sweet sugar s...

https://www.bliss-ranch.com/2021/02/custom-diy-recipe-box-dividers.html

Many of my projects are special. At least to me anyway.     Click here to read the rest » Truncating blog posts these days so thieves don't translate my words into gibberish and...

https://www.bliss-ranch.com/2021/01/pine-box-makeover-sweet-recipe-holder.html

Do you ever pick something up that you don't need, but feel like you could find a purpose for it just because it's a good price and you kind of like it? Of course not, I'm the only one. You c...

https://www.bliss-ranch.com/2021/01/vintage-dirty-laundry-basket.html

For many years I've had my eye on antique sock stretchers but I never looked at them as a Christmas decoration. If you don't believe "sock stretchers" are a thing, Google it.  They're fr...

https://www.bliss-ranch.com/2020/12/old-time-wood-christmas-stockings.html

I don't have to type it but I will, 2020 can move on out after Christmas, but wait... I can't keep the new rules straight... is Christmas cancelled?  It doesn't really matter the "official" ru...

https://www.bliss-ranch.com/2020/12/skiing-into-christmas.html

I have mentioned before about the local auction house where if you see something you want to bid on it is often bundled with stuff you probably don't want. I don't recall for sure, but I think ...

https://www.bliss-ranch.com/2020/09/farmhouse-table-for-kids.html

Mums the word, but I don't intend to keep quiet about it.  The world is entering another season of 2020 and the Fall picture doesn't look much different than when we were anticipating the arri...

https://www.bliss-ranch.com/2020/09/farmers-market-crate.html

WELCOME TO THE BLOGGERS FALL TOUR OF IDEAS.   I'm glad you're here, and so are the other 20 blogs with at least 20 more ideas and projects that are waiting for you in the links below, hoste...

https://www.bliss-ranch.com/2020/08/tin-sifter-flour-sign.html

Last week Daughter #1 sent me a text asking if I wanted some old TV trays, and I don't think she thought I would say yes. She was cleaning out a closet and if she didn't have a use for them why w...

https://www.bliss-ranch.com/2020/06/tv-trays-to-patio-tables.html

You never know what you'll get in a box of junk from an auction. Like a pot to piss in. Sorry if that's blunt, but back in the day before the advent of indoor plumbing and bathrooms, lots of...

https://www.bliss-ranch.com/2020/05/antique-chamber-pot-planter.html

Is it March?  April?  Soon to be June? The previous months probably seemed long for most folks, and looking back I guess I squandered much of that winter time.  And now that those months ar...

https://www.bliss-ranch.com/2020/05/how-to-make-metal-tags-look-like-mini.html

Sooooo..... About that elephant in the room. It's in my room, your room, big brothers room, all the way to the room of a remote isolated indigenous tribe in the rain forest, so I thought I'd ...

https://www.bliss-ranch.com/2020/05/dog-feeder-project-and-elephant-in-room.html

I'm pretty excited about today's post for a few reasons.... 1)  Something was checked off the to-do list 2) Something looks pretty darn awesome with a mural from PHOTOWALL (but who wouldn't ...

https://www.bliss-ranch.com/2020/02/office-update-with-photowall-mural.html

It's time for the February Thrifty Style Team lead by Julie from Redhead Can Decorate , and for my thrifty post I got out from behind the computer and thrifted my little ♡ out. I'm sorry ...

https://www.bliss-ranch.com/2020/02/thrifting-at-occasional-shops.html

Update....Friday, January 17, 2020;  ***This giveaway is now closed, thank you to all who entered.  The winner has been contacted and I will be mailing a set of tags #1-10 in the next couple...

https://www.bliss-ranch.com/2020/01/thrifty-style-team-new-year-giveaway.html

Another one come and gone.  Year that is - another year is over. As I get slower the years go faster.  Wasn't it just a couple years ago we were worried about some terrible computer thing wh...

https://www.bliss-ranch.com/2019/12/top-five-posts-of-2019.html

This year I crafted a bit more than usual and unlike big furniture makeover projects, sometimes I didn't craft alone. Last year I created three Christmas countdown calendars that took way too m...

https://www.bliss-ranch.com/2019/12/handmade-advent-calendar-by-pint-size.html

It's the holiday season, so whoop de do and dickory dock and don't forget to hang up your....... metal stenciled front door wreath. The original version of the song didn't mention a metal door ...

https://www.bliss-ranch.com/2019/12/recycled-metal-seat-holiday-door-wreath.html

WINNER WINNER AND WINNER..... THE GENEROUS SPONSOR OF THE GIVEAWAY, OLD SIGN STENCILS, DECIDED TO PICK THREE NAMES, TO RECEIVE A STENCIL OF THEIR CHOICE. THIS GIVEAWAY IS NOW OVER.  Winners ar...

https://www.bliss-ranch.com/2019/12/advent-calendar-old-sign-stencil.html

It's the most wonderful time of the year.  The season of bloggers gathering together to showcase talents, twenty to be exact, on this tour of Christmas ideas. There'll be table-scapes for host...

https://www.bliss-ranch.com/2019/12/homemade-stenciled-woodsy-gifts.html

Last weekend we set out on an adventure to explore some sights in our own neck of the Twin Cities woods. Since I'm not native to Minnesota, and even after 30+ years living here, there is still ...

https://www.bliss-ranch.com/2019/11/flyover-america-at-mall-of-america.html

When it comes to Christmas decorating I lean toward the tradition of what I've always done.  I only see those decorations once a year so I like to use them every December. Sure my tastes may c...

https://www.bliss-ranch.com/2019/11/thrifty-holiday-decorating-ideas.html

I'm a fan of the bins at Ikea. I've had a bunch of Ikea galvanized tubs for 15+ years that I bought for toys, and those are still keeping the Mr. and Mrs. Potato Head parts corralled. When w...

https://www.bliss-ranch.com/2019/10/white-ikea-bin-turned-dog-food-container.html