Christ’s Love for us When we talk about the subject of Love, I am drawn to one topic, Christ’s love for us. The love God has shown us by sending His son, Jesus. It may seem strange to you that I associate that with DIY, so let me try and explain.
What is the Meaning of Life There is nothing more important in the world than helping others. As humans, we’re always questioning the meaning of life, but taking care of our Earth, animals and our fellow humans is the only purpose that makes any sense. It’s good to enjoy our life with our family and… Read More Why I Love Helping Others
How to Have a Green New Year There are so many resolutions for a green new year. Some people choose not to mess with resolutions at all because they know how difficult it is to actually follow through. Making a resolution, especially one to be more green, really doesn’t have to be hard. The trick… Read More 10 Easy Steps to a Green New Year
What better way to celebrate a new year than to give a lamp makeover? At Curbside Overhaul, we see repurposing as a metaphor for the hope in life. See, a lamp makeover doesn’t have to be just about the lamp, it’s about taking charge of your life and changing what doesn’t suit you. It’s all… Read More A Lamp Makeover: Shining New Light on an Old Lamp
New Beginnings Random acts of kindness are known to bring to joy even in the worst of times. Sometimes finding new beginnings a joyful thing seems utterly impossible. They usually come off the end of something, which might leave just the shell of a person. I remember when I first moved from kindergarten to first… Read More Finding New Beginnings in Random Acts of Kindness
The Joy of Upcycling My first upcycled DIY project was handmade gift bows. About seven years ago, I fell in love with the world of upcycling and still have not managed to find my way out of the dumpster. Oddly, enough it’s where I’ve found God’s love and my new beginning. It’s a gold mine… Read More How to Make Handmade Gift Bows
A Complete Christmas In our family, handmade gifts are what make Christmas complete. We might be slightly biased, but to prove our case, we came up with this list of five reasons we think you should strive to make homemade gifts a part of your holiday routine. You might be thinking what in the world,… Read More Five Benefits of Handmade Gifts
Waste-Free Tips Is it possible to have a waste-free holiday? It’s easy to get caught up in the spirit of the holidays and forget to be careful about the things we waste. Check out these tips to help cut down waste in the areas of packaging, food, gifts and decorations, and start enjoying your waste-free… Read More How to Have a Waste-Free Holiday
Thanksgiving with Replenishing Oklahoma We’ve selected Replenishing Oklahoma to receive our proceeds as October’s Featured Restoring Organization. Curbside Overhaul’s mission is to restore purpose with paint and brush. Sometimes this paint and brush is literally in our hands, but we also want to help support other organizations restoring purpose in our state. Since Thanksgiving is… Read More October’s Featured Restoring Organization- Replenishing Oklahoma
Is Black Friday Worth It? There are so many reasons why I don’t participate in Black Friday shopping, especially when it started on Thanksgiving. Shopping on Black Friday isn’t necessarily a bad thing, but it’s our attitude that worries me. I wasn’t always the anti- capitalism, corporations, money, greed or commercialism type. To some extent… Read More Anti-Black Friday: Why I Don’t Participate in Black Friday Shopping
