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The SweetTalk Shop: {SweetTalk Shop} Sweet & Easy Craft Saturday. DIY Rotating Goal List. Garment Rack D.I.Y. Looking for a budget friendly way to create garment racks for your home? Today Rachel shares her D.I.Y. method... You'll Need: Two 1/2" x 60" black steel pipes, Two 1/2" x 48" black steel pipes, Four 1/2" x 8" black steel pipe nipples, Two 1/2" x 2 1/2" black steel pipe nipples, Six 1/2" x 1 1/2" black steel pipe nipples, Six 1/2" black tees, Four 1/2" black 90 degree elbows, Four 1/2" galvinized floor flanges, Two 1/2" black steel end caps, 1 can of black spray paint (optional) and Work gloves.

*Note: My supplies cost around $70-$80. Preparation: Spray paint your floor flanges black to make it consistent with the rest of the pieces. Take the orange plastic caps off each end of the black pipes. For a truly consistent look, spray paint each piece. Wait until they've dried before assembling. One: Group your small pieces for easier assembly. If you plan on transporting your garment rack to events or are moving houses, just unscrew the bases, the bottom 4' pipe, and the two 6' pipes. Swing Shelf. So…as you can see this pregger mama has been quite busy with all sorts of DIY projects that will complete the room being shared by kiddo #1 and kiddo #2. This project was quick and easy, plus it turned out really cute and was theme-appropriate for my lil’ surfer boys. I was inspired by the adorable Swing Shelf from Pottery Barn Kids (no longer available…bummer dude!). So, what’s a girl to do?

I had to make it!! Here is the Pottery Barn Kids version ($69.00): Here is the Rebecca version ($12.00): Pretty cool, eh? Materials: (1) 27″ x 7″ Prefinished Laminate shelf (Home Depot) (2) Small Drawer Pulls (8) Drywall anchors and screws Jute Rope – cut to preferred length Drill, Hammer, Screw Driver, Level Drill four holes—one in each corner, offset approximately 1 inch.

Measure the distance between the drilled holes on the shelf, and mark that distance on the wall once you decide on the height of your shelf. Feed the rope through the holes in the shelf closest to the wall and knot. Grandma's Stationary Box. Make It: Jewelry Hangy-Thingamabob | love your way. EmailEmail So I took a wee break from the web for a little while, partly because of For Japan with Love on Friday (which you can read in an update on Ever-Ours kicked ass so far) and partly because we spent the weekend picking up just…a ton of adult furniture. It might not be very adult to refer to new furniture as adult furniture…but we’re not used to being all domesticated and shit. We’ve been all over DFW with a rent-a-truck picking up our finds from the weekend and gearing up for our big move to Fort Worth in the next month. Did you know that U-Haul takes pleasure from the suffering of twenty-somethings who drive sensible-gas-mileage-sedans and need to move once every two years?

They do. We’ll share our furniture finds with you as soon as possible, but for now, a DIY for the week: This bitchin’ jewelry…thing (You know what it is, don’t make me struggle for the right word, c’mon guys) is actually from the all-too-awesome Brass Razoo Boutique. Are you gonna try it?! Jewlery stand. How To: Make a Pushpin Canvas Board | Apartment Therapy Chicago. Organizing Cables & Cords! - Organize With Sandy. February 22, 2011 by Sandy Using Toilet Paper Rolls & Duct Tape To Organize Your Cables and Cords! I got this idea from a post that House on Ashwell Lane posted on my Organizing Mission Monday link party a few weeks back. I thought it was great. This was more of a variation of that idea. (but my 2nd solution is just about the same thing as hers) I’m not sure if this was her idea, or if she saw it somewhere else. But after I saw it, I started saving my empty toilet paper rolls. Solution #1 Creating Sleeves for organizing the electrical cord clutter.

I covered the toilet paper rolls with the duct tape. I started with the pink duct tape. Take the cord and wind it up so it is a little longer than the size of the roll. Take the toilet paper roll and thread the plug through the roll first, and then work the bulk of the cord slowly in. I realized as I put this extension cord through, that had I not used duct tape around the roll, it would have split. There you go! Next I covered a green one. DIY Wall Pocket. These wall pockets are perfect for finally ridding your home of the piles of papers that accumulate everywhere. Believe it or not, these are made from cardboard and fabric for around $15-30 each! Not only was I able to customize them to match any décor, but I saved about $85 on each! Wooden wall pockets like this retail for about $100. I used designer fabric because I wanted them to look store bought, but you could realistically make one for $10 or less by buying remnant fabric and the other supplies on sale.

I based these wall pockets on Nike’s design from Chose To Thrive and made a few adjustments. All you need to make these is cardboard, strong spray glue, duct tape, scissors, an X-acto knife, and the fabric(s) of your choice. I’ve had ours up for about 5 months and it is loaded with file folders and papers. What do you think? P.S.- Not our last name. Wonderland Trinket box. Holder for Charging Cell Phone (made from lotion bottle) My husband and I both have cell phones. And both of us have phone chargers. And that means lots of obnoxious cords. You never know when one of us may be moving phone cords around, to give our phones an extra charge while we’re chatting away……… or trying to charge our phones up before running errands or something.

Needless to say, those phone cords seem to be everywhere…..and are generally in the way and hanging all over the floor. (Okay, and how about when you’re in a hotel or visiting family/friends. I was looking around on the internet for a solution and found this. It made the perfect little holder for my cell phone while it’s being charged. Holder for Charging Cell Phone And no more phone hanging down from the outlet while in this room or that room……..the cord and phone are now up off the ground, and tucked away into the little holder, while the phone drinks up a full charge. If you look closely, you can see that the orange print is fabric.

And turns out, it’s pretty useful.