About 10 years ago Big Bear (a grocery store chain that was based out of Columbus, OH) closed their doors. When they were selling their fixtures, my husband and I took a look and found 3 sturdy wire shelving units that could double as benches. All these years I have used them for storage but…
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Canvas Lights
When it comes to decorating, I’ve posted about some of my DIY remodeling ideas but I have never posted a fun decorating project! Well, today changes all of that. Look! I was inspired to do something Ashlee’s proejct on I’m Topsy Turvey. I really like what Ashlee did. I don’t have a cricut or any other…
Paper Grocery Bags, Elmers Glue, Rit Dye & Polyurethane = Fabulous Floor! You're Kidding, Right?
As you know, I’m participating in www.lovelycraftyhome.com‘s “Get Your Crap Together Party”. I’ve been frantically working on remodeling my woman cave/craft area. Although this room is not large, the project is taking much longer than I anticipated. Typical for my 1888 house! Anyway, the floor was AWFUL in this area. I looked on the web for…
Choosing Paint Colors
When it comes to painting walls or the outside of your home, I find choosing the color is the most challenging part. Experts always point you to the color wheel…you know from art class! We have our primary colors of red, blue, and yellow and then your secondary colors are made when you mix primary…
Trial and Error
You know how you can imagine something in your minds eye but then when you actually turn your idea into reality sometimes things just don’t turn out as you expected? I have had this happen to me MANY times. And one thing that really frustrates me is having to go back to the beginning and…
The Chair Makeover – Part 3
Okay, I’ve been busy with my first ever upholstery project. Here’s the newly transformed chair! But do you remember how it looked before the transformation? Ugh! I did it! I feel like I have can do anything now! It’s been a really fun learning experience! Click here to see how I took the chair apart. Then, if…
Get Your Crap Together Party #5 Decisions Decisions
Well, I’m still working on getting my woman cave/craft area together! I’m sweating bullets that I won’t get it done by Jan 31….but I am making progress! To recap, I am participating in two challenges. I found this one first. I then decided to join this other challenge, as if one is not enough! But…
How to Fold a Paper Grocery Sack for Storage
I realize in this day and age that many of us are bringing our own bags to the grocery store rather than using the store provided plastic or paper bags. Now be honest, how many of you own reusable shopping bags but find yourself using them as a general tote more than a shopping bag?…
The Chair Makeover – Part 2
Well, when you last saw my lovely chair it had shed it’s pink exterior and now looks like this! Sad to say that the chair still looks like that. However, there still has been progress, believe it or not. Here’s what’s been happening. In my post dated 7 Jan 2012, I had a picture of…
The Chair Makeover – Part 1
That ugly pink chair is soundly built but U-G-L-Y! My daughter and I decided to reupholster it rather than slip cover it. Since it was only a $15 chair from Goodwill, the cost will consist of some supplies but mainly time. I think this is going to be a wonderful learning opportunity. Looking at various…