Thursday, April 7, 2011

Thoughts on Thursdays...

 "To the world you are one person, but to one person you are the world"

                                                                                                                              ~unknown~ 


Have a great day,
~Karen~

(there were a few different people who said they were the author of this quote, so I put unknown. If anyone knows...)

Monday, April 4, 2011

Tool Time Tuesday...Power Cord Ideas

Happy Tuesday! Today's Tool Time is about extension cords for your iron and your hot glue gun.

I bought this foot controlled extension cord after Christmas for half price. You can plug in your Christmas tree lights into this and then just tap the tree on with the foot switch. Well, this is great for Christmas lights, I use this for my iron and love it!!



If some of you have this foot control power cord already...bring it out for your iron. You will love it too. If you don't have one, look for one in your hardware store.


The most important thing to look for is how many watts the power cord will hold. This one holds 1625 watts.
 

This is the label on my iron. This iron has 1400 watts. Irons use a lot of power, so leaving them on during a project is like leaving on 14 -100 watt light bulbs. Having this foot power switch is any easy tap on...tap off way to control things.


The cord is pretty long and the foot petal sits any where near the ironing board.


Fully lit up when the iron is on...


One light on when the iron is off. The one light just lets you know that the switch is plugged into the wall.


Easy tap on and off with your foot.


Here is another idea for a surge bar for your hot glue gun. (I showed something like this a while ago, but I added a cute little sign!!)


One extra tip...Keep your hot glue guns on a silicone oven hot pad. When the glue drips out...it's easy clean up.


The cord tip for this is to keep a lamp (turned on) AND the hot glue gun plugged into a surge bar. I have it hanging just under the table on the leg.


When you are working with the hot glue gun the lamp is on, which reminds you to turn the glue gun off when you're done.


If I walk away or if any one else is using my glue gun...I'll know that if the light is on, the gun is on. Plus it's an easy on/off switch underneath the table. This lamp is known as the glue gun lamp!!


I just wired the frame to the lamp.


Always be safe with electrical cords, but definitely try these easy ideas.

Have a great Tuesday,
~Karen~

Don't forget to see all the fabulous ideas everyone shared on my Sew Darn Crafty party this week. Definitely add some of your own too!!

Moda Jelly Roll Give Away...

Good morning all my blogging friends. I hope you had a wonderful weekend. April from Kool Beenz blog sent me a link to her fabulous give away and asked if I would share it with all of you. Absolutely!!! Who wouldn't share a great blog and a super great give away.




Fat Quarter shop is sponsoring a give away for a Hullabaloo Jelly Roll by Urban Chicks from Moda



Run over there now for 9 chances to win. Here's the link....no really, run...this is a great one

Give April some blogging love for me,
~Karen~

Sunday, April 3, 2011

Sew Darn Crafty Party...Week 8

It's Sunday and you know what that means...time to share your creations this week. Sew Darn Crafty is all about YOU!! So show us whatcha got! I love looking at all your fabulous projects and creations.

I'm creating a new "Featured on Sew Many Ways" button, so look for it next weekend when the linking party ends. I will feature some of the ideas from this weeks additions!!

Easy steps to join in on the fun...

  • link up to the specific project post, not your whole blog. Makes it easier to link right to that post and not  search through all your whole blog. To find the http address to a specific post, just click on the Title of your post.
  • link as many projects as you'd like
  • anything goes...cooking, sewing, knitting, crafts, organizing, remodeling projects etc...
  • visit other links to share some blogging love! You know we all love comments!
  • grab a Sew Darn Crafty button for your blog (on my right side bar) or just link to the party in your post.
  • the more we share, the more people will join and then there's more inspiration to look at!
  • linking is open til Saturday night, so plenty of time to join in



Have fun at the party,
~Karen~

Revitalize A Wood Table...

I am spring cleaning BIG TIME. I mean every nook and cranny of every room. My motto is purge and clean, purge and clean, purge and clean...I keep saying it and it's helping. One way to get your purging and cleaning started...host a party. We're having Easter here, so having people over always does it for me!!

Remember this post about the painted topiary? Well, the table underneath the topiary is also a project. This table is off our kitchen and it's our main place to eat...It gets a lot of wear and tear.


and here's the proof. I started to rub the Restore-A- Finish product on at the bottom of the picture. The top of the picture shows water rings, dry looking wood, scratches, something that silly putty did etc...


This is a teak wood table, so it has a natural finish. It's not polyurethaned or sealed with any thing.


This mark is what a blob of silly putty did. It just sucked the life out of the wood. LOL


Here's the after. The glare is the chandelier above...


so here's a better shot. Pretty good huh?


Here's a mark that little fingers left. Not even sure what it is.


but it's gone!!!


This is the table finished, but wet.


Just a reminder of the before...yikes!


and the after! The picture is coming off a little orange, but the wood is a darker richer color.


This is a better picture of the color of the wood under the can. This is the product that I used. It's my first time using it and it was very easy. Just rub it on with #0000 (yes, that's 4 zeros) steel wool pads in the direction of the wood grain, wipe away excess with a rag and let it dry. The directions say you can't polyurethane over it, but you can put a seal coat of wax on it. I didn't do that. This product comes in different wood colors too. (I have no affiliation with this product...just wanted to share)


If it's not spring in your corner of the world, try a little spring cleaning. It's a great feeling when you're done!

Have a great day,
~Karen~

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