Simple DIY Makeup Brush Storage. Create Your Own Lace Pottery. Diy wednesdays: catch-all shelf. There’s nothing better than emptying your pockets as soon as you get home after a long day, but we find that we leave little piles of change, keys, and bills all over the house unless we have a designated place to put them. this ubiquitous wooden magazine holder from ikea turned out to be the perfect catch-all shelf for our stuff, and all we had to do was put a coat of stain on it, turn it on its side and mount it in the corner of our entryway. problem solved! CLICK HERE for the full project and instructions or just click “read more” below. happy crafting! Derek & lauren here’s what you’ll need: wooden magazine holder stain and/or paint (optional) two screws and two washers. The End of Reinventing the Meal- Menu Planning and The Ultimate Menu Board | the creative mama. The Creative Mama welcomes Clair Dickson with this guest post.
I grocery shop weekly. That used to mean that I would menu plan weekly too. You know the dreaded menu planning routine– flipping through cookbooks and recipe cards, penciling a few ideas on the back of a phone bill, and frantically glancing at your calendar hoping to avoid planning a meal that you won’t have the time to cook. And THEN you need to make your shopping list which means more flipping through your recipes to make sure you don’t forget anything like Worcestershire sauce. (Spell that three times.) I got so tired of reinventing the meal… I mean wheel. After admiring several different menu boards on Pinterest, I decided to take what I loved about each one (i.e. what I thought would work for me) and combine those aspects into a menu board that would serve my needs perfectly.
What I love about this particular design— 1) It’s weekly. 2) Ingredients are listed on the back of the meal cards which measure 1 ½ by 4 ¼ inches. T-shirt shag rug tutorial. The "Times" They Are A-Changing: How to Make a Basket from a Newspaper. May 3rd, 2012 Email 1339 users recommend A charming basket (or comfy pet bed) is crafted from an issue of the Sunday New York Times. Recycling never looked so good. Jeff Rudell Weaving newspapers is a perfect activity for kids who are stuck inside on a rainy May Sunday (and it works with adults, too). A simple ribbon or two can turn even the most modest of materials—in this case an old newspaper—into a thing of beauty.
Photo: Jeff Rudell The entire 126-year-old farmhouse I grew up in was insulated with old newspapers, wadded up and stuffed behind the walls and between the studs. With such a long history with newspapers, it struck me as odd recently to realize that most of what I did with newspapers these days (besides read them) was bundle them up and deliver them to the curb once a week in anticipation of the 6:00 a.m. recycling truck that comes every Monday to retrieve them. View 3 member project galleries.
How to Make a Custom Clock. September 20th, 2013 Email 347 users recommend I used a photo I took—you can use a picture of you with your loved one or anything else personalized! Lee Meredith I can carry supplies around in my working clock! Contrasting colors really make this clock pop! Photo: Lee Meredith Everyone needs clocks in their homes, and there is so much creative possibility with them that I think custom clocks are a fantastic DIY gift idea for anyone on your gift list! You'll need: A working clock to take apartOptional new body to become a clockPicture(s) for the faceOptional buttons or other small objects for number marksE6000 glueWhite glueScissors (and an X-Acto knife will be helpful)Optional basic tools (screwdriver, wrench, pliers), depending on your clock To find your clock, head out thrift-store shopping with a AA battery in your pocket, so you can test out the clocks you find to make sure you choose a working one.
Now take apart the clock. DIY Duvet Cover. I’ve been on the hunt for a cover to replace, or hide an aging blanket on one of my beds. I haven’t been able to justify doling out the big bucks for a beautiful organic duvet cover. On a recent shopping trip to Marshall’s (I must admit, I love the discount stores: Marshall’s, TJMaxx, and Homegoods), I found some beautiful bamboo sheets, and remembered a trick my mom taught me. She rarely bought new coverlets or blankets, she made duvet covers from two sheets. There are a few different meanings and interpretations for duvet covers. For these purposes, a duvet cover is a comforter cover, or a fabric cover for over a blanket. Why use a duvet cover over a blanket? Why make a duvet cover from two sheets? A duvet cover is like a giant pillowcase. What you need: a blanket to cover 2 flat sheets exactly the same size – the same size as the blanket thread pins scissors sewing machine optional: buttons, big snaps, Velcro or ties What to do: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8.
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