We hated the musky carpet in the office / craft room,
So, rather than buy a normal floor covering, I decided to challenge myself. I began collecting beer / soda bottle caps from friends and family across country as well as circulating a picture of my project to local pubs. It took over a year to complete because I waited for people to drink the right colors. I think it turned out amazing!
I found this antique cutlery cabinet
at an auction and immediately knew it would make an excellent jewelry cabinet.
This is what it looked like when I brought it home. After sanding and cleaning,….
Everyone knows molding instantly gives
a boring wall a great and elegant facelift; however, molding can get expensive and can be hard to install! Did you know that you can create faux molding? With a bit of ribbon and some matching tacks you can add a fun frame to any wall to give it a bit of extra character! You can customize the size, shape and amounts of molding as you wish too!
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My house is a minefield of Legos and marbles at
the moment. Two of the Christmas gifts that my boys got this past year were a marble maze with over 300 pieces and a Lego set—the kind with the teeny tiny pieces. One wrong move and I’ve got a Lego lodged in my heel or I’m sliding across the floor like some uncoordinated ice skater.
I think I’ve done something to piss Santa off.
When I saw pretty children’s rainboots
at the the Goodwill Store, it occured to me that they’d make great planters. I couldn’t find any boots at thrift stores this year, but did find some at Aldi. They were $6 a pair.