10 DIY Home Projects Under 30 Minutes Each! 

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In my late 50’s…I started being a volunteer firefighter. I stayed over a decade, learned so much, got in better shape. This ole gal is a better person for the service to my community. 🥰

My mom measured my brother and myself on the inside wood trim of the closet door. My parents sold their home when I was grown. A couple of years later I realized the measurement of our heights was gone forever. Its been 39 years and its the only thing I wish I had from my childhood. I say all this to remind everyone to put your kids heights on something that can be portable from house to house ❤

Cass, please don't ever lose that spark inside of you! You are one of a kind & you are the type of person that isn't scared to try to make dreams come true. Your voice is like a warm hug & I'm so here for it!!! xo 💗

I have a peace plant that has never had more than one flower at a time. So I bought some fake peace lily flowers and stuck them randomly in the pot. Not only do they look good enough to fool a casual glance, but they inspired the plant. Right now it has three of its own flowers. Also, I have a vase my husband made in art school filled with blue and white flowers that match my livingroom. For Valentines Day, I ditch the blue ones and add real red flowers. For Memorial Day and 4th of July I add the red flowers to the blue and white ones. Much less expensive than buying all reals.

I am inspired by the courage it took to even show up to the aptitude test. Good for you!

A wreath shows that our life is together? I don't want to lie to the world 😂 Love the video ❤❤❤

I wanted a wooden map on the wall but decided instead to frame a cheaper 2'x3' map on foam core board. I use push pins to mark where friends and family are. It is my prayer map. I stop and pray for countries in the news or folks in harm's way (e.g. from storms), etc. It is not the beautiful map on the wall like you have, but I wanted a prayer map, and now I have one.

Our local fire department, which is a volunteer one, has three women on it. They are various ages and at least one is more a medic role, so it's not over until it's over. I always tell people to never screen yourself out and it is not the end, but sometimes just a chance to reflect, rebuild and start again. Good luck. You're starting the process is more than most do. Wishing you continued success.

In cleaning out my mother's house, I found literally HUNDREDS of mystery keys, pairs of scissors, and watches. I'm going to make wreaths out of them. Random, but fun.

It's so crazy you're talking about fake florals. I live in Florida and you'd think with all the rain & sun it would be easy to grow stuff here. NOPE! So I ordered fake plants in Amazon and if they look real enough I am planting those puppies in my front garden bed! All my parents and grandparents have/had green thumbs & I could kill even plastic pants. 😂 Your urns look beautiful!! Also I'm so impressed with you trying out to be a firefighter. Good for you!! My parents raised me with that mentality but I've been burned by reality. Hearing you say you looked around and realized you're out of your depth but you're going to keep going as far as you can is one of the most badass and awesome comments I've heard from someone. SLAAAAY QUEEN!!! 💖💖💖

Is there any person in the world who is more lovely than Cas? No.

Definitely going to wallpaper the walls beside the fireplace. It's so boring and all that... But woman! Go hard! I joined the Army with the same mentality - and am now retired!! Go for it. If nothing else, it'll inspire others to do the same! Live that dream, girl!

I love that you took the Fire Fightìng Apptitude test. Can't wait to hear the results

Putting photos of your family around the house makes your bonds stronger.

Girl!!!! You have some flower arranging super power!!! Those urn pots look amazing-Good job!

I had been struggling for years with decorating because I thought I needed BIG elaborate things and everything had to be perfect. But I’ve learned that sometimes the simple things are the best. I’ve put up simple pictures, put fake flowers inside mason jars with rocks, and other little things. It’s made my house a home and has been less stressful than I ever thought it would be.

You are so fun, full of life… Thank you for the pick me up… I forget what type of Clutter bug I am but I have spent a small fortune on my organization baskets and Pantry renovations..😂 I have been following you for a while now and Organized my whole Home..I am relaxing after just finishing painting the last room in my Home. It has been a long road since Life and Taking care of Grandchildren, and afterwards, an Ailing Father has consumed my time over the last few years. I truly feel that now I can Relax and Enjoy all of My Home. 💝

Hi Cas! Great project ideas. Thanks. I am glad that you got a little reality check about the fire fighter thing, however, please don’t let the age thing stop you. I was an older woman when I started. Older than you. The physical conditioning is very important though, so lift weights and get your body in shape. Just a note…sometimes people will “look” in good shape but have no endurance so don’t let how people look deter you. Go for it!

What a great flower idea. Now that's the kind of gardening I could do!!

OMG I was just looking for simple-ish home DIY projects. It’s like you read my mind!! 🩵 Another idea - Get a 5x7 frame for each family member & print off the state they were born in (like the old school, atlas type state map) & put a tiny red heart in the city they were born in! We’re a military family & everyone was born in a different state. It’s a super simple project & looks great in my entry way!

I have a wall ruler!!! I need to repaint the numbers and measurements-I used tempera paint instead of like a white oil sharpie paint marker or a more permanent paint. But I have my kids’ measurements on them from their birthdays every year for the last 17 years. Each child is a different color. And they remind me if I forget to measure their height. I LOVE the idea of adding grandkids to the measurements, too. I’ll have to do that when I have grandkids.

Great self-reflection on your firefighter journey, Cas! *And* I'm confident you can figure out what you need to do to achieve your goal, even if you don't get there right away. I just went through something similar. I auditioned for our symphony chorus without doing much prep, after 15 years of not singing. The audition was terrifying. Thought I wouldn't care if I didn't get in. Turns out when I didn't get in I cared. A lot. So I got a voice teacher, practiced, and when auditions came up again I did the scary audition and risked rejection again ... and I got in! It's even more meaningful to me to be in the chorus because I had to work hard for it. 👍🏻

This video was inspirational (as always!) - both the tips for easy projects and your infectious “I can do anything!” End story! ❤

I am in LOVE with this video!! Thank you for sharing such fun, easy, beautiful ideas. 💜💜💜 A quick easy way to clean artificial plants 🪴 and 💐 is to get an aerosol can of the cheapest can of hairspray. Take them outside in a well ventilated area and just spray. You will see the dust and dirt disappear. You don’t have to wipe them, just let them dry and they will be shiny.

Cass, you crack me up and give me hope!! Keep going!!!

The wall ruler is my favorite. So cute and clever. What a keepsake!

Great video cass ❤ Ive been binge watching you again over the past few weeks after a long bout of depression and im definitely feeling inspired ❤

Love the outside faux flowers and pots 😊

Happy Day when you post a video ❤❤❤

I love the idea of picking up a picture at the Thrift Store and painting over it! I never thought about doing that. Great idea!

Your hair looks gorgeous! 😍

You can wash/rinse off silk flowers and greenery in water. I live in Arizona which means lots of dust. As part of my spring clean, I swish my plants in my pool and let them dry in the sun. Super easy and they look brand new.

Well done for trying the firefighter thing! Life should be lived to the fullest & that includes doing anything you want (within reason 😄)

I like the idea of fake flowers on your porch! I used yard sticks to keep track of my children’s’ heights: I sanded off the store name and varnished them. I had a gallery wall in my kitchen for many years. It got tiring to look at so I’m down to fewer frames. I’m going to wallpaper one wall in my bathroom makeover this summer! Thank you for all the ideas!

Beautiful flower rope wreath

I love the ruler idea!!!!

Thank you, Cass. Is always great to see people fighting for their dreams. I want to go after mine.

Congrats on trying the firefighter path! Love these ideas, wish I had the ruler one when ours were little❤🙏🏾

I’m doing week long projects. I’ve just made a skinny bedside cabinet on castors so I can move it easily to make the bed, a large firewood box on castors for winter (I can wheel it to the front door to fill instead of having wet feet on the carpet and reduces slipping on floors) and also making a wood shelter for the garage so the wood is dry before bringing it in and it’s closer to the front door. Also made a long desk for my bedroom and put shelves underneath for the modem, power board, keyboard, etc. Doing these has made me feel so much more in control and calm in my home knowing I have exactly what I need, in the size and shape I need. The other year I made custom boxes for under my bed which held nearly 3 times the amount the nearest tub container size. Game changer for Christmas decor. Also put DVDs and CDs I’m keeping into plastic sleeves o take up 1/3 of the space they did. 😊 I’ve photoshopped old family photos of architecture and landscapes for art and framed them for art. Took out all tech in them and people, made them either black and white or watercolour so they look timeless and have variety. They look awesome. Most have cheap frames, (larger ones are custom) with custom mats.

If you have some crafty family members, recruit them to help! My kids and I just made some wall decor this afternoon. We painted some box frames to look like the shoreline (with two shades of blue-green for the water and a tan/sandy color for the beach) and then glued on some seashells we had collected from the beach on top. Each person had a different technique for the painting and shell arrangement, but the colors and overall theme tie them together really well, and I’m pretty sure it only took about 30 minutes (minus waiting for stuff to dry). 😊

I was waiting for updates on your fire fighter journey 😂 I am so proud of just for trying ❤❤

You are clearly a crafty person. You had us all believe you didn’t know much about making beautiful things from scratch.❤

This crazy life had a wood map they put up but when they moved they left it for the new owners! They are so beautiful!

Love the bathroom wallpaper, the world map

.... buy some flowers and stick them in a vase .... love it

Cass, I really LOVED this one! Well, I love them all, but this one really struck a chord. First off, I love watching all your DIY ideas, but never feel they're for me. Maybe because my house was always such a wreck. But you've helped get almost my entire house back under control (except hubby's office), and now I'm wanting to pretty it up. I plan to try ALL your ideas! I really liked the rope wreath!. But what really touched me was the fire fighter story. I'm in my late 60's and my body has betrayed me, but I used to do crazy delusional stuff, too! Like sky diving over Okinawa. When it was time to jump, the island looked like such a tiny target surrounded by water as far as the eye could see. QUITE exciting. You go for it girl!. What I can't understand, though is how you're willing to run into a burning building, but you won't jump out of an airplane???? Love you, Cass. You keep doing you.

I love the world puzzle!

There are plenty of female firefighters out there. Good for you for trying the test. Being out of shape is a situation that can be changed if you really want to follow through with firefighting. I saw another woman's comment about how she became a volunteer firefighter in her 50s; if she can do it, so can you.

You just make me smile, Cas. I love your energy ❤

Loving the upbeat encouragement! …and seeing you and Joe enjoy your labors…good thing y’all bought that big house.😅

More of these kind of videos please Cass. xxx

We have a measuring board, and our kids LOVE seeing how close they are to growing past the height of the exchange student we had a few years ago.

Love the map, the giant ruler, and the diy art! SO impressed that you went for it and wrote the firefighter aptitude test! Get running and lifting those weights - you can build muscle faster than you think! And ALL the jobs can’t be carrying people out of burning buildings - there must be work the ‘less muscled’ can do. Good luck! Hope you have the outcome you want!

I wish I had put a ruler on the wall to measure my kids as they grew. I should still put one to measure as I shrink as I get older 🤦‍♀️😂🤣

Just remember that having to work for it doesn't mean you can't. It just means you have to want it enough to achieve it over the long haul.

Love the wooden wall map! I will be purchasing that today. LOVE...LOVE...LOVE... especially marking where you have been! SO cool. Love your channel. I incorporated these little tricks years ago to keep the house clean. I had 4 kids at the time and I immediately came to the realization that they out numbered me! Each of the kids had a task on Monday, Wednesday and Friday. Things like cleaning the baseboards, vacuuming, wiping down the light switches and door handles, dusting... those tasks that don't take long and relatively easy to do. I had a schedule on the wall where each child knew their task as to not have them arguing on whose week was what.

I never thought of painting over thrift store art. I'm going to try it! Also wanted to tell you that you look beautiful in your pink sweater!

I really like the idea of using art from the thrift store and painting over it!! That wouldn't be hard and easy to change when you want a new look!

All great ideas. The map is really cool. Love that you are not giving up Cas. You are quite determined!! Def keep us posted.

I love the flowers but the ruler is my favorite idea.

Love love love the ruler- I am sending this idea to my daughter in law as she is expecting their first and my first grandchild

Hey Cass looking good!!!! I love the flower baskets it adds softness to the home. I also like seeing you and Joe working together x

Seeing your growth chart made me smile. My mom marked my girls heights in the inside of her hall closet door all their lives. My father just sold the house this summer, Mom passed away 8 years ago, and we took that door down and brought it home before the house was sold. I’m taking the door knob off and it’s becoming decor in my craft/play room and we’ll mark my grandchildren’s heights too. I do love the idea of using thrift store art to make new pieces. We’ve lived in our house over a year and it looks bare. I do have a gallery wall of family pictures and a poster size print of my favorite family photo from the shoot we did last spring but not much else. Shelves might be next. You always have such GREAT ideas and your energy is contagious!!! You truly are my favorite RU-vidr!!!

Hahahha! “I am a grownup and I have my life together “!! You are the best! I love your easy projects!!

My grandson calls our measuring stick the "Taller Thing" we love it and its fun to see how they measure up to their parents at the same age.

I freaking love that you went for the firefighter test and go as far as you can. You go 💕🎉

Great ideas! Joe is the King of floating shelves.... Thanks! 😊

you need to add Little Rhode Island to your road trip lol

Love, love, love that ruler!

I am a rock hoarder. I have a rather large collection of both special specimens and the little tumbled rocks that you can get at just about any national park souvenir shop. What I started doing for both storage and decor of the tumbled rocks is to fill up pretty jars with them. They add a nice bit of color and interest to many parts of my house and they don’t take up much space. For the special ones, I mount and label them inside shadow boxes with clear covers to protect them. Some contain lots of specimens and others contain only a few. Like the jars, they add color and interest to my plain white walls and neutral furniture. To be honest my house looks like a geology museum, but I’m pretty happy with that.

Wow!!!! Cas!!!! These are seriously awesome projects!!!!

Thank you for your inspiration. Your videos have helped me so much. I have always said if I can't do it right I'm not going to do it now so I just put things off until I have time. I have been taking care of aging family members and now that they are gone and I have more time on my hands I'm ready to do all the things I put off, but at the age I am now I can't do as much like I used to. The other day I started cleaning my bedroom and I could hear you in my head saying just do what you can just dust,vacuum, or do anything, you don't have to do it all at once and it kept me going until I finished it. So thank you again for all you do you are great!

You so can be a firefighter! I joined when I was 45! Busted my chops learning everything that I could. Went from being claustrophobic to crawling through tubes BLINDFOLDED carrying an air tank on my back breaking down walls and going through a maze.So yeah you can! It’s all about what you want to do not what others think you can’t do. Also I drove semi’s too. 😂 because I was told I couldn’t do it! Bah showed them!!!

Cas, love the height ruler, also the wall map, reminds me of legos and speaking of legos they now make floral arrangements for vases, they have succulents and bamboo like arrangements, all fabulous! Hey where is your bird these days? You did have a bird, right? Love your videos Cas, watching you for a long long time, years, your power is in all you do right here on you tube, also your a wife, mother and an all around “Great Person”! God has blessed you with a fun, sunny personality, you are amaze balls ! Love ya so much! ❤️💕😊

Loved your giant ruler on the wall!

Love the plants on the porch. It looks so pretty.

Great ideas. I recently bought some fake tulips from Temu, and they are beautiful. I just throw them in a vase and it brightens my whole room. They are super cheap without looking cheap.

Loved the ruler ❤❤❤

I put fake tulips in a small rubber boot. Really cute!

I love your energy and simple ideas! I have used faux flowers for outdoor decorations for years! They always look great and can be reused for a few years.

I think it's awesome that you went out and tried to do something challenging! So many of us sit around and only think about doing something instead of actually trying. Good for you!

DIY projects are a game-changer! I love how you've compiled such creative ideas that anyone can tackle in under 30 minutes. From sprucing up my space with a personalized photo frame to organizing my kitchen with clever storage solutions, this video has given me so much inspiration.

Great video! I love the DIY where you modified a thrift store painting! Also, the growth measuring stick you made on the wall - genius! I love your energy! Please do keep us posted on your firefighting aptitude test results!

That ruler project looked amazing and I can’t believe you did that free hand. It would not look like that if I did it!

You can be anything you want to be! That's what they always told us. So glad you actually followed through on the test, because that's awesome! Doesn't matter if you make it or not, you wanted to try and you did. You win at life! Love your attitude.

All learning / training is useful Cass. New knowledge never goes to waste. Maybe Firefighting is for you or maybe the whole process is to lead you to another path yet unknown to you. Let your strong desire guide you. You'll figure out as you go what is right and what needs a course correction. We don't know what we don't know. The drive is obviously strong - that says something. See where it goes. If it's meant to happen, it will. Your enthusiasm is infectious! In a good way ;) You are absolutely inspiring P.S. Just for fun, do a Myers Briggs Inventory test. The full 800 questionnaire. It is a useful tool to help you see what jobs / careers you are not only attracted to but which ones suit your personality.

I made a spring wreath years ago and it's looking a bit tired but I still love it. I know a firefighter and he has to work so hard to stay in shape. But I'm proud of you for trying.

You are a wild woman, keep going with your firefighter dreams, it is inspiring. 😊

keep going for your firefighting goal. I was a volunteer firefighter in my 30 to 50's. Also a Medic until I got too old and the patients too heavy. But hold on, I am now in my 70's and am going thru Civilain Police Academy set to graduate end on April!. So hows that???

I love the giant ruler, it would make a great gift for family members with kids.

Go Cas go! We're rooting for you - but you're our hero whether or not they let you into the firefighter club ❤️

I mean you never know until you try right? I think I can do it all too and then I end up overwhelmed and wondering what is wrong with me! lol I TOOK ON TOO MUCH!! Good for you though! You probably will save a life one day with all your skills! ("Girls like guys with skills" iykyk)

Love all the ideas! You make me smile. 😊

Definitely the artwork transformations from the thrift store. Wow! Would never have thought to do that. It looks so fun too! I’m actually declutterring as I’m watching this video. haha Thank you so much for the encouragement.

Love it! I definitely want to make that measuring board!

Also, nice to see your husband working along side of you...go team work!

YES! I NEEDED THIS TO CHEER UP! And now I feel called out on my lack of wreath 🤣🤣🤣 Haven't finished the video yet, but I would like to say thank you for I'm sure the hundreds of times you indirectly have cheered me up. I almost committed suicide last month, and I'm still working through the last bits or so. Sending you love from DFW, Texas 🤠🇺🇲

OMG! I can’t pick my favorite 😂 I love ❤️ love ❤️ love ❤️ multiple of these. I just purchased my new home & want to do the wall map idea 💡 with pushpins 📌, a gallery wall is a MUST to showcase all my family photos then creating my own art work. Thanks so much for giving this inspiration ❤

You are so creative and ambitious!! 🤩 Nice work!! Great video. More please!!😁