Theresa’s blog

FixitUpFind: The Great Hurricane Blowout

First, here’s some bad but seasonally expected news: Hurricane season in the Atlantic began June 1st and doesn’t end until November 30th. Now here’s the…

Ribbit! Yes, that is a lot of Frog Tape

Sometimes I get inspired. And then my husband Mark has to take a breath and make a decision between trying to talk me out of…

FixitUp Find: Painting Stripes Just Got Easier

It took me a while to get my head around this one, but it looks like this tool—to help paint stripes and linear patterns on…

FixitUpFinds: The Versatile Side Winder Slide

Planning and building a backyard wood playset can be a really fun way to spend time with your family and a guarantee that the playset…

FixitUpFinds: Smart countertops?

Yes, your countertops could be getting smarter. Our friends at Charles & Hudson tipped us off that Intel is developing the technology to make it…

FixitUpFinds: Yarn made from recycled plastic? Yes.

I’m a crafty girl at heart. So, when my girlfriend Jess told me about yarn made from recycled plastic, like the plastic found in soda…

FixitUpFinds: GOOP. Why am I just learning about it?

I just stumbled across GOOP this past week, and I wish I would have known about it before. And it’s not the dictionary ‘goop’ of…

Delta Faucet has given me a new showerhead to love. And it’s not a guilty water-wasting luxury, either. It’s a Water Sense showerhead called the…

FixitUpFinds: Women Build

Does working on your house make you nervous? Are you intimidated by power tools? Do you want to know how your house is put together?…

We labored over the decision about our countertop. There are just so many options. We did want to use a producer that is eco-friendly, kid-friendly,…