Hammer Like a Girl

Learn to make (and decoupage) unique DIY wood coasters from a downed tree limb! These make interesting home decor or a perfect gift idea. Skills Required: Advanced Beginner. The only reason I use the word “advanced” is because you’ll need to know how to use a saw for this project. It can be difficult to …

These easy DIY votive candle holders are made from old glasses – you won’t spend a lot of money for this pretty, vintage inspired home decor. Over at Hammer Like a Girl, we usually try to use materials that have been cast off, scrounged, or salvaged. So when we first were planning this DIY votives …

This awesome coat rack started out as a vintage window – but with a little paint and a photo transfer to glass, it got a whole new life! Hello! We are the women behind the blog Hammer Like a Girl, here today with a project you’ll enjoy: our vintage window with a photo transfer to glass. …

Learn how to label spice jars with graphics and a bottle of Mod Podge! This is an easy and quick organization project for beginners. Do all of your spices in their random-sized containers drive you crazy? It has always bugged me – I could never find what I needed (so I would inadvertently buy duplicates) …

Let Hammer Like a Girl show you how to create a decoupage lampshade with your favorite vintage graphics and patterns. Love the results! A while back, we made a lamp from an old tripod. It needed an unusual lampshade so we made one from galvanized duct work. But time went by and it was time …

This DIY paper lamp shade is an easy-to-do decoupage project involving cut black paper and your favorite shapes. Get the tutorial here! I’m a little obsessed with Mod Podge lamp shades over here at Hammer Like A Girl. I see a blank white shade and think “hmmm . . . how can I spice that up?” …