Hello everybody here at Uncommon Designs! My name is Jennifer Carroll and I blog over at Celebrating Everyday Life and as my blog’s name implies, I love to CELEBRATE! I believe you can find reasons to celebrate and make the most of your life every.single.day! But, I’m super-duper busy so I always look for ways to make it beautiful, fun AND easy! Today, I’m excited
Botanical Custom Painted Cork Coasters
Do you ever take time for yourself? Or are you always checking off a list? For me it is the list…and it gets overwhelming. So when my children were on Spring Break and we were having a “staycation” …I bought a magazine…
DIY Doily Flower Votive Holder
Spring is in full swing here in the south. We are loving all the signs of spring…chirping birds, buds on trees, flowers poking through the ground. In celebration of spring, we created this adorable little DIY Doily Flower Votive Holder… Is that not the cutest little thing! Pair it with our Burlap Covered Vase and you have a gorgeous tablescape. It was really simple
Lovely Lampshades … Hometalk Style
Trish and I have a confession… we are a wee bit obsessed with Hometalk. Have you heard of Hometalk? Well it is a fabulous source of inspiration for your home…both inside and out. On the Hometalk site you can ask questions, post photos of your projects, search for answers, and get inspired! It is a community made up of homeowners,professionals,bloggers, and individuals. There is a
Monday Funday Link Party {13}
Hey Ya’ll! Welcome back to another Monday Funday ! If you are new to our link party..Welcome! If you are returning, we are thrilled to have you again! Did you catch last week’s Monday Funday features? They were awesome! Trish and I can not wait to see what everyone has been up to this week. This week we have a special group Mother’s Day Blog
My First Craft Video Tutorial: My Staples Webcam
XXQJ7AD4UAMZ Have you ever really wanted to do something new, but something was holding you back? Well, I have wanted to make craft video tutorials for a while now, but have been so busy and so concerned that I didn’t have the right equipment. When the opportunity came to work with Staples, I knew it was the perfect time to just dive right in! Meet my
Duck Tape® Flowers… Perfect to be “Stuck at Prom”
This is a Sponsored post written by me on behalf of Duck® Brand. All opinions are 100% mine. I have never been one to turn down a challenge, so when the Stuck at Prom® opportunity came to make something out of Duck Tape® for prom season… I was totally in! Duck Tape® Brand Tape comes in over 140 colors and prints these days and I knew that I wanted
10 Ideas for Tshirts
How many of you out there have tshirts that you have outgrown or saved forever that you just can’t part with? Go ahead….raise that hand! Well, at our house we have LOTS of them. Or… Do you want to dress up a simple tshirt or simply refashion it? Well, you are in luck! Today I am going to give you some ideas on what to
All Wrapped Up… March DIY Projects
Do you ever feel like time just gets away from you? We sure do, March is in the books and we are already a week into April. Before we know it..summer will be here. Trish and I truly love creating all the things you guys see here on Uncommon Designs. March was no exception. We know it is easy to miss some DIY projects, so
10 Easter Mason Jar Ideas
Ah Mason Jars…so many ideas for them and creative uses. We love a mason jar and whether it is for a craft, recipe,organization…they are so fun and unique. Today, as part of our Top 10 Tuesday, we would like to share with you… 10 Easter Mason Jar Ideas Who wouldn’t want to receive one of these Easter gift jars by Bits and Pieces? At the