tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6884643255641022687Sun, 05 Apr 2026 06:53:56 +0000craftyDIYfurniturefriday favetutorialdecorhomechristmasdecoratingfallhalloweenpaintingroom makeoverchalk paintwreathdesignrecipessaturday spotlighteasteretsykitchenroundupwhat's cookin wednesdaybudgetdebt freegardeningmy homepartyvalentine'sback to schoolbedroombirthdayclayclean eatingfamilyfashionfather's dayfourth of julygiveawayinpirationkid's craftsmantlemotherhoodorganizationprintablerecipeslipcoverspray painttipswhat i worework it wednesdayAmerican GirlVinegarantiquesbook pagecontributor postdaily styledining roomdreamfaithfeatureget in shapeheirloomsjunkingknock-offlaundrylaundry roommother lossmother's dayornamentpatrioticpumpkinquiltround topsewing for methanksgivingtravelvinegar experimentwork stylehttp://home---made.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (Rhonda @ home.made.)Blogger494125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6884643255641022687.post-6216133776206260975Sun, 08 Jan 2017 17:50:00 +00002017-01-08T09:54:39.696-08:00Ah, a new year... A time for fresh starts and clean slates and new beginnings. It's also a time of reflection for most as we look back upon the prior year and ask ourselves if we made the most of that time. The answer to that question generally shapes our goals (resolutions, if you will) for the coming year. So my 2016... did I make the most of that time? In some ways, I'd say yes. I was busy http://home---made.blogspot.com/2017/01/2017.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Rhonda @ home.made.)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6884643255641022687.post-4860103099805263141Tue, 01 Dec 2015 01:12:00 +00002015-11-30T17:21:19.804-08:00Since switching out our giant leather sofa for the IKEA Ektorp chaise sofa, I had been on the lookout for a round coffee table since our old rectangle one was too large for the space. I fell in love with the Metropolitan Round coffee table from Pottery Barn, but was not willing to fork out $350 for it… so instead I perused Craigslist for months and months. This is where I tell you that http://home---made.blogspot.com/2015/11/one-month-one-projectdistressed-coffee.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Rhonda @ home.made.)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6884643255641022687.post-2821149185380695230Tue, 03 Nov 2015 04:13:00 +00002015-11-02T20:13:25.203-08:00 It’s been a busy past eleven (sheesh!) months since I last blogged… grad school will do that to a full-time working girl. But oh, how I’ve missed this little corner of the interwebs and diy projects and such so I’ve decided to squeeze my way back into blogging with a new concept: the One Month-One Project Series. It’s a low commitment commitment (pretty sure that’s not proper English) to http://home---made.blogspot.com/2015/11/one-month-one-project-series.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Rhonda @ home.made.)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6884643255641022687.post-6079973455466330215Tue, 13 Jan 2015 02:07:00 +00002015-01-12T18:07:38.255-08:00So… it’s been all quiet on the blogging front as I decided to simply enjoy my holidays this year as opposed to the usual making things and taking photos, editing said photos and writing blog posts.  I put up old decorations, I hung the same wreath I’ve had the past three Christmases, and *gasp* I didn’t even take everything down until this past weekend.  The Flow Blue vintage dresser http://home---made.blogspot.com/2015/01/2015.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Rhonda @ home.made.)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6884643255641022687.post-7323321343925889779Fri, 19 Dec 2014 15:45:00 +00002014-12-19T07:45:39.728-08:00decorDIYfurniture Happy Friday before Christmas!  This month has been packed full with activities and has flown by... which is why it's taken forever to share this latest makeover with you: my Flow Blue and White Vintage Dresser! This dresser belonged to my great uncle, so it has loads of sentimental value... and while I wanted to breathe new life into into, I didn't want to take away all of its http://home---made.blogspot.com/2014/12/flow-blue-and-white-vintage-dresser.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Rhonda @ home.made.)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6884643255641022687.post-7203709654770459008Mon, 01 Dec 2014 04:34:00 +00002014-11-30T20:34:45.846-08:00christmasroundup Tomorrow is the first day of December - can you believe it?!  If you're on top of things, you are already prepared to start your holiday countdown with an advent calendar but  just in case you're still in need of ideas, here's a roundup of some fun advent calendars you can DIY before it's too late! Advent Calendar Pillow Santa Christmas Printable Advent Wall Chart http://home---made.blogspot.com/2014/11/diy-advent-calendar-roundup.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Rhonda @ home.made.)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6884643255641022687.post-912349504804522462Mon, 24 Nov 2014 11:00:00 +00002014-11-26T10:38:06.613-08:00decoratingDIYfurniture Hey, hey there friends!  Happy Thanksgiving week to you!  I’ve got a short work week in store so I’m looking forward to spending time with my kiddos and getting my holiday bake on… #bringonthepie.  But first, how about a furniture makeover reveal?  Here’s my Mid-Century Modern desk, redone in a gorgeous peacock blue. This makeover has been a long time in the making.&http://home---made.blogspot.com/2014/11/mid-century-modern-peacock-blue-desk.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Rhonda @ home.made.)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6884643255641022687.post-876098620489467528Wed, 05 Nov 2014 11:32:00 +00002014-11-05T03:32:19.030-08:00fashionwork it wednesdaywork style Happy Wednesday friends!  I'm so happy to be back with another edition of Work It Wednesday, where I share my version of work-appropriate style.  Mind you, I'm a nurse, so I've spent the majority of my career in scrubs and clog, thus finding my work style is a recent and ever-evolving process.  Today, the look is pencil skirts and booties - yes, it can be done! This week, Ihttp://home---made.blogspot.com/2014/11/work-it-wednesday-pencil-skirt-and.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Rhonda @ home.made.)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6884643255641022687.post-3232810536961039656Thu, 30 Oct 2014 11:10:00 +00002014-11-01T05:49:03.901-07:00craftyDIYhalloweenwreath I have an obsession with Sugar Skulls... they are such a beautiful representation of the Day of the Dead, a time when deceased loved ones are remembered in Mexican/Aztec tradition.  I think I also have a fondness for Dia de los Muertos because my mother passed away on November 1st, which is when the cultural holiday begins.  I decided to forgo the traditional Halloween wreath this yearhttp://home---made.blogspot.com/2014/10/sugar-skull-wreath.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Rhonda @ home.made.)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6884643255641022687.post-90756912591111915Wed, 29 Oct 2014 11:05:00 +00002014-10-29T04:05:44.740-07:00daily stylewhat i worework it wednesday Happy humpday friends!  I'm back with the second installment of Work It Wednesday, where I show you my ever-evolving work style that doesn't include ripped up skinny jeans or any of the other ridiculous "work" outfits found on Pinterest. Today, it's all about cropped pants and heels. I brought back my fave cropped pants (Gap skinny mini pants) for this look and paired it with a http://home---made.blogspot.com/2014/10/work-it-wednesday-cropped-pants-and.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Rhonda @ home.made.)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6884643255641022687.post-8827596738151991812Thu, 23 Oct 2014 11:17:00 +00002014-11-01T05:48:53.271-07:00craftydecorDIYkitchen Whew!  The past week has been a real doozy for me at work so I haven't had a lot of energy in the evening hours... thus I'm just now posting my latest project, the DIY Lazy Susan that I shared in my No-Sew Halloween Runner tutorial. I've had a dough bowl on my table for a while and while I love it, we had to do a lot of reaching around it when we were passing the salt or getting a http://home---made.blogspot.com/2014/10/diy-lazy-susan.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Rhonda @ home.made.)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6884643255641022687.post-8873148655460365926Tue, 14 Oct 2014 03:42:00 +00002014-10-23T20:20:38.872-07:00craftyDIYfallhalloweentutorial Hey there friends!  Hope you're having a great week so far... can you believe its already mid-October?  I know I can't, which might explain why I'm just now starting to decorate my home for Halloween.  I'm starting with this No-Sew Halloween Runner: I found this great ghost-stamped burlap at Joann's a few weekends ago and knew I wanted to use it for a table runner.  I http://home---made.blogspot.com/2014/10/halloween-no-sew-runner-tutorial.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Rhonda @ home.made.)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6884643255641022687.post-4530945707565151754Wed, 08 Oct 2014 11:45:00 +00002014-10-08T04:45:45.276-07:00 Happy Humpday and welcome to a new series here on home.made. called Work It Wednesday, where I'll show you what I wear to work as I strive to infuse more style into my work wardrobe. I don't know about you, but I sometimes peruse "work outfits" on Pinterest and I have to laugh, cause unless you work at the mall or in a place with no dress code, most of the looks are unwearable in office. &http://home---made.blogspot.com/2014/10/work-it-wednesday-lime-and-leopard-work.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Rhonda @ home.made.)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6884643255641022687.post-1313203863888066747Tue, 07 Oct 2014 03:19:00 +00002014-10-06T20:34:29.729-07:00DIYlaundrytipsI had a complete freak-out moment last weekend when I went to get my clothes out of the dryer and found this: That would be an empty tube of lipstick… that made it through an entire cycle in the dryer with some of my favorite clothing!  Noooooo!  Once I regained my composure, I decided that trying to get this lipstick out of my clothes would be a cheaper alternative to replacing themhttp://home---made.blogspot.com/2014/10/how-to-remove-lipstick-stains-from.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Rhonda @ home.made.)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6884643255641022687.post-1193172527391544502Mon, 29 Sep 2014 11:00:00 +00002014-10-06T20:53:21.914-07:00craftydecorDIYfalltutorial One of my favorite things about this time of year is collecting fallen acorns as I walk around my neighborhood.  I love using them in my décor and fall crafts, like my Acorn Tree or Glittered Acorns or Giving Thanks Wreath… and my latest addition, a DIY Felt Acorn Garland. One of the bad things about fresh acorns is that they eventually begin to dry out and shrink and then fall http://home---made.blogspot.com/2014/09/diy-felt-acorn-garland.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Rhonda @ home.made.)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6884643255641022687.post-7018754896487048340Tue, 23 Sep 2014 11:34:00 +00002014-09-28T05:42:41.519-07:00DIYlaundry roompainting I am so excited to finally show you a room that has been in progress for a long, long time… my hard-working, sweet little laundry room. Here’s a little glimpse of what it looked like before: See those almost orange cabinets?  They were the catalyst for this little makeover.  They actually used to be off white, but because the painter sprayed them with an oil-based gloss (http://home---made.blogspot.com/2014/09/white-cabinets-and-laundry-room-reveal.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Rhonda @ home.made.)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6884643255641022687.post-4629388659460717831Fri, 12 Sep 2014 10:30:00 +00002014-09-12T19:53:12.627-07:00budgetDIYkitchen Hey hey friends!  Happy Friday to you!  I’m back from my unplanned but much needed summer sabbatical with a fun project that totally changed the look of my refrigerator: DIY Oilcloth Fridge Liners.  Our refrigerator had some sort of mishap last week that involved the smell of something burning (according to Mr. home.made.), so we unplugged and unloaded it to investigate http://home---made.blogspot.com/2014/09/diy-oilcloth-fridge-liners.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Rhonda @ home.made.)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6884643255641022687.post-4939671420518561599Fri, 01 Aug 2014 10:45:00 +00002014-08-08T20:17:34.335-07:00homevinegar experimentMy experimentation with using vinegar around the household continues this month.  Last month, I showed you my results of using vinegar to remove hard water buildup.  This month, I’m tackling a stinky sink drain. My daughters went on a trip with my sister and her husband and during their absence, their bathroom started to smell of mildew.  It took me a while to figure out the http://home---made.blogspot.com/2014/08/the-vinegar-experiment-cleaning-stinky.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Rhonda @ home.made.)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6884643255641022687.post-6767212098470707931Mon, 21 Jul 2014 13:00:00 +00002014-07-21T06:00:04.891-07:00reciperecipeswhat's cookin wednesday When you grow up in the south, fried chicken is a frequent menu item albeit probably not the healthiest menu item… I’ve been making this healthier oven-fried chicken for years.  It’s easy to make with ingredients I usually have on hand and it’s always a hit with my family.  While you can use any chicken cut for this, we tend to go for the drumsticks since they’re easy for my girls to http://home---made.blogspot.com/2014/07/recipe-oven-fried-chicken.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Rhonda @ home.made.)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6884643255641022687.post-888044971203214140Sat, 12 Jul 2014 02:47:00 +00002014-07-11T19:47:25.799-07:00 Hey, hey, hey friends!  Hello from the silence that has been brought to you by summertime and a new job.  Things have been pretty slow around here but that doesn't mean my to-do list has gone away.  And next on that list is some summer decor... here's some inspiration from the web. Summer Table Setting from City Farmhouse Summer Open Shelves from Beneath My Heart http://home---made.blogspot.com/2014/07/well-hello-there-and-summer-decor.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Rhonda @ home.made.)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6884643255641022687.post-6996326935620142237Mon, 23 Jun 2014 02:56:00 +00002014-06-22T19:56:49.973-07:00decordecoratingdesigndining roomHi loves – happy beginning of Summer to you!  I don’t know about you, but these long summer nights are wearing me out (and cutting in to my project time)… Even so, summer means no homework and sports practice so we are able to enjoy more family dinners at our new dining table. This set replaced the antique dining set (seen here) I inherited from my mother – years of neglect followed by http://home---made.blogspot.com/2014/06/dining-room-update-new-dining-set.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Rhonda @ home.made.)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6884643255641022687.post-7275909890813828824Mon, 09 Jun 2014 02:38:00 +00002014-06-08T19:39:09.313-07:00VinegarWe live in central Texas and the majority of municipal water is supplied by the Edwards Aquifer, a large underground artesian aquifer.  Because the aquifer was formed by limestone formations many, many years ago, the water is hard – meaning lots of limescale and calcium buildup if you don’t have a water softener (which, of course, we don’t).  Thus, I’m stuck with faucets that look like http://home---made.blogspot.com/2014/06/the-vinegar-experiment-removing-hard.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Rhonda @ home.made.)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6884643255641022687.post-1104132623074816043Tue, 03 Jun 2014 10:45:00 +00002014-06-03T03:45:00.790-07:00decordecoratingHey, hey, hey friends!  I’m slowly coming out of my funk and getting my decorating mojo back but man… is it tough!  Luckily the kids are out of school for the summer so that schedule has calmed down, leaving evenings free to get some shizzle done over here.  Today I’m sharing the latest addition to my living room, a fun wood and brass side table from Target Threshold. I had http://home---made.blogspot.com/2014/06/living-room-update-new-side-table.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Rhonda @ home.made.)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6884643255641022687.post-474883372630429706Tue, 13 May 2014 11:00:00 +00002014-05-13T04:00:09.422-07:00fashionwhat i woreHappy Tuesday y’all… I’m totally going out of my comfort zone today and doing a fashion post of what I wore for Mother’s Day.  This is not my typical post – usually I’m dressing up something around my house and I’m comfortably behind the camera so throw me a bone, mmmkay?  Here we go. I bought this dress from Forever 21 last year sometime… and it hung in my closet ever since cause I http://home---made.blogspot.com/2014/05/what-i-wore-coral-stripes-and-turquoise.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Rhonda @ home.made.)4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6884643255641022687.post-6922224676972755795Tue, 06 May 2014 11:00:00 +00002014-05-06T04:00:05.487-07:00organizationHey hey friends!  It’s so good to finally be back to share a project with you – this having two kids in two different sports thing is really putting a damper on my to-do list… but it has been fun to watch them each embrace a team sport and make new friends so it’s all worth it, right?  (And season ends soon – woohoo!) So I have one of those ClosetMaid storage systems in my closet to http://home---made.blogspot.com/2014/05/organization-jewelry-storage.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Rhonda @ home.made.)1