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DIY Concrete Stepping Stones

April 25, 2022 By Jamie Dorobek 26 Comments

DIY Concrete Stepping Stones

My best and most crafty friend, Annie, made these super cute DIY concrete stepping stones as a Mother's Day Gifts with her preschool students back in 2010. I loved the idea so much, I decided it was time to update the concrete stepping stones tutorial. This post contains some … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Garden Crafts, Kid Crafts, Spring Crafts

DIY Marble Fence

April 1, 2022 By Jamie Dorobek 58 Comments

DIY Marble Fence

My mom saw this pin on Pinterest a few months back, and then about one month later had herself a DIY marble fence! My mom is a doer. She makes things happen! She convinced my brother to help her make a marble fence. If you're new here, check out the first post about my parents … [Read more...]

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DIY Cinder Block Bench

April 11, 2021 By Jamie Dorobek 27 Comments

DIY Cinder Block Bench

I shared a DIY cinder block bench sneak peek from the birthday/ gender reveal party post, and I'm finally spilling the beans on how to make a DIY cinder block bench. Here is the before of the outside patio situation pre cinder block bench. Remember when we painted our free … [Read more...]

Filed Under: DIY Home Projects, Garden Crafts

21 DIY Lawn Games

May 8, 2020 By Jamie Dorobek 23 Comments

21 DIY Lawn Games

Oh summer time, you make my heart happy! Sandbox, sprinkler, tic tac toe, giant dominos, extra large Jenga? I mean who can resist an extra large backyard set of anything?! I'm a game enthusiast and now that Maxwell loves to be outside, yard games that everyone can enjoy are a … [Read more...]

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The Foolproof Plan to a Backyard Makeover of your Dreams

June 12, 2019 By Jamie Dorobek Leave a Comment

The Foolproof Plan to a Backyard Makeover of your Dreams

Twenty nineteen is the year of major renovation in Casa de Dorobek. We did a huge remodel to our 1946 kitchen, earlier this year, repainted our entire house inside and out and then decided to rip up our backyard and make it beautiful! I teamed up with Home Depot and Pavestone for … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Garden Crafts, Our Current House

Composting for Kids

April 16, 2019 By Jamie Dorobek 15 Comments

Composting for Kids

Earth day is right around the corner, April 22 to be exact. Celebrate by starting a compost pile with your littles! I'm all about reducing waste and using what you've got. After all, I started a blog and wrote a book called Creating Really Awesome Free Things! Turning what would … [Read more...]

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Evolution of the Backyard Patio

April 11, 2019 By Jamie Dorobek 1 Comment

Evolution of the Backyard Patio

We moved into our current house in 2013 and the backyard patio was a cement slab surrounded by 2 giant rows of bushes. Over time, we've done lots of small DIY improvements to our yard. Six years later, we feel like we fully understand how we use the space and our ready to give it … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Garden Crafts, Our Current House

19 Vertical Planters

June 1, 2015 By Jamie Dorobek 5 Comments

19 Vertical Planters

Vertical planters are great for people with small outdoor spaces to be able to enjoy a lot of green. It's also a fun way to divide outdoor space or to use as a focal point in your backyard!  Here are 19 really fun vertical DIY planter ideas made out of everything from cinder … [Read more...]

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Yard tip: trade plants with neighbors

July 30, 2014 By Jamie Dorobek Leave a Comment

Yard tip: trade plants with neighbors

I can't believe I'm about to give anyone a yard tip, ha! Our yard is nothing to write home about! But, here goes: Trade plants with your neighbors! We have a fun (sometimes obnoxious) list serve thing that our neighborhood uses to send out (mostly) useful information. We just … [Read more...]

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Pots and stumps {Front porch makeover}

July 24, 2014 By Jamie Dorobek 8 Comments

Pots and stumps {Front porch makeover}

We spend a lot of time on this front porch. It's one of Max's favorite spots. It's a tie between anywhere in his nursery, the hammock, and this rocking chair. Since I spend a generous amount of time out here, I decided it was time to spruce it up a bit. Plus I needed a table for … [Read more...]

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11 DIY Garden projects

April 24, 2014 By Jamie Dorobek 2 Comments

11 DIY Garden projects

March 21st is the first official day of Spring! Whahoo! Winter is not for me. I'll take super hot over super cold any day. Here are 11 DIY garden projects to make and enjoy this spring and summer! 1. Marble fence 2. Bottle tree 3. Outdoor tic tac toe 4. DIY … [Read more...]

Filed Under: DIY Home Projects, Garden Crafts, Spring Crafts

DIY tic tac toe set

September 5, 2013 By Jamie Dorobek 39 Comments

DIY tic tac toe set

Andy's mama was in town for a week, and we did lots of fun things including hiking on the greenbelt. If you follow me on instagram, you might remember this picture. The greenbelt was dry in this particular spot, so I took the opportunity to rock hunt. The rocks were all the same … [Read more...]

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