This was just a little something I whipped up. I’ve had this phrase in my head for a while now and wanted to make something to remind me of it. Sort of an anti-procrastination message for myself. Before I painted a small picture frame I had lying around and did up a simple layout in […]
Archives for 2010
Impulse purchase: Liberty of London quilt
Target totally got me. I was only marginally aware of Liberty of London before they released their line at Target. But for some reason, I found myself staring at the displays in the store trying to convince myself I needed this quilt. I picked it up. I put it back. I asked Elise what she […]
Bathroom vent cover makeover
The cast iron vent cover in our bathroom had about ten layers of crusty, dusty, grimy paint on it. You could barely see the grooved detail around the border of the vent. My dad stripped the paint off all of it revealing a patent date of 1906! Then I repainted it: the middle with black glossy […]
Piggy diagram plaque
First, I want to apologize to the vegetarians out there. This is a gift I made for my brother who is a fan of meat, to say the least. It began with this 12″x12″ wooden pig wall plaque at T.J. Maxx in the as-is section for $3. A little beat up and there was a crack […]
A story about carpet tiles and a $200+ savings!
On the hunt for carpet tiles for the basement office, I made a trip out to Hood’s, a local home improvement outlet store. They have a huge 99-cent carpet tile section with pallettes full of Mohawk and Interface carpet tiles. The only trouble is, you have to sift through to find ones that match and […]
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