Archive For The “Upcycling” Category

Quick tip: Standard pouring spouts fit beer bottles!

By | March 21, 2013

  This: Plus this: Equals this! I used my Silhouette machine to make a cute vinyl label for mine.  So easy!

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Pink wallet makeover

By | November 11, 2011

A certain little girl turned six years old this week, and we decided she was old enough for her very own wallet…even if it’s only to hold her ever-growing collection of credit card-shaped pieces of cardboard that she pulls out of the recycling. We picked up this plain Jane pink wallet at Savers.  It has […]

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Window lattice to scarf rack :: a tutorial

By | October 11, 2011

Scarf rack on the wall

When Bruce bought this house, it came with lattice on every single window (to, ya know, complement the shutters and porch balustrade with heart-shaped cut-outs).  He pulled down most of them years ago, and they resurfaced recently during the Great Shed Cleanout of 2011.  With a  little white spray paint and glue, I repurposed two […]

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