Make! My Mistake

Welcome to Make! My Mistake, an artsy crafty place with easy DIYs for creative types who like to wing it!

Free Stuff Rules.

Man, local Buy Nothing Groups on Fb Marketplace are wild. You can claim dibs on everything from a half finished box of granola bars to full brand new patio sets from your neighbors. I have the worst luck however, since somehow I’m always…

January 26, 2024January 1, 2026

Not A Pull-Out Rolling Pantry!

Have I ever mentioned that we live in a small house? I say that with sarcasm because if you know me in real life or have read any of my other posts on here, it is my favorite thing to mention. It’s an open ranch at

June 7, 2023September 8, 2025

Not Yo Mama’s Flower Show

When I first heard of the Philadelphia Flower Show over 15 years ago, I thought it sounded like the most boring old lady event to attend. I didn’t garden, plants never survived my home, I wasn’t even a …

April 29, 2023August 10, 2025

DIY Built-in Bookcase Headboard Thing

The first mistake I made was tackling another home project with my husband. We have great chemistry in the sack and he can make me laugh like no one else, however

August 16, 2022August 10, 2025

Space Farms Zoo

A lion peed on me today. While I did have the monkeys on my radar this afternoon knowing they like to throw fecal matter at the general public, this feline caught me off guard for sure. Fortunately, my

April 25, 2021August 10, 2025

F U Shaped DIY Raised Veggie Garden

We’re amidst that ‘fake spring’ period in the northeast. You know, a few days of sunshine and 50 degree weather in the first week of March and vitamin D depraved New Yorkers emerge in…

March 20, 2021August 10, 2025

DIY Leather Bracelets, for Life Out Here?

We love Tractor Supply Co. Like, a lot. Possibly verging on an unhealthy obsession, we stop in weekly for fire starter for our wood stove, old fashioned candy, dog treats for Fredo, caramel scented candles that are housed in fake distressed mini milk pails, and maybe even a

February 7, 2021September 7, 2025

#2020 #TP4EVA

I’d be remiss if I didn’t include some sort of pandemic craft to commiserate the proverbial sh$#show named 2020. Maybe you’ll call me a cliche too, and

December 27, 2020September 27, 2025

Draw Over Your Holiday Photo!

Oh, Pinterest. Why do you do me like that? I don’t even know how I got there, but I guess

December 1, 2020August 10, 2025

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