Friday, August 12, 2011

A Place for Dog Leashes...

We've had this mirror for a long time. It's been used for many things...keys, hats, coats, necklaces etc, but poor thing landed in the basement. What to do with it? We have a blank wall in the back hallway where to take our dog Annie outside.

I thought about these sticky scrap book letters, but



decided on these chip board letters. This was my practice placement.



and here's the finished mirror in the back hall. "Doggonit, I have to GO!!!

Holds here leashes, collars and brush.


Great spot so you always know where her things are when she has to GO!!!


Happy Friday,
~Karen~

Monday, August 8, 2011

Tool Time Tuesday...Recycled Cake Container

Happy Tuesday!! This first picture may seem like we eat a lot of cake...WE don't, but my husband does!! Well, Kelsie helps out too. In all fairness, I've been saving these for a while. If we go grocery shopping, he'll buy a small cake and say..."it's some one's birthday somewhere!!"

What to do with all these plastic containers that would fill up the land fills? Lots and lots of things...



First thing to do is remove those pesky labels. I love Goof Off...nothing better. Smells to high heaven, but works great.


Projects using the cover as a bowl or container.

Chips, popcorn, snacks etc...great for parties, picnics, camping.


As an ice bucket to keep drinks cold for a party...


Other ideas for the bowl, but not pictured...
  • large one for lettuce and the small ones for all the salad bar fixings (tomatoes, cucumbers, olives, peppers, croutons, onions etc). Great for big functions where everyone doesn't like all that stuff in their salad.

  • ice in the large cover and food in a smaller one to keep the food on ice

  • punch bowl


Next, we'll transform the cover just slightly with a knob...


Find and mark the center on the top.


Use an awl or pointy thing to poke the hole in the plastic.


Goes through easily.


Make sure hole is big enough to fit the screw from the knob you've picked.


Push in small, flat tipped screw into hole from the inside of the cover to the outside on the top.


Make sure the screw is short. Sometimes the knobs you buy have longer screws to fit wooden doors.


Screw on the knob onto the screw.


Cute little handle for the cake cover.


Instead of a cake cover, this would be great to cover food outside during picnics. Keeps the BUGS away!!


They act like domes that fit your own plates.


Portuguese sweet bread. Yummm






Next time you buy something from the bakery...don't throw that container away. You know there is always something else we can do with it!

Have a great Tuesday,
~Karen~

Super Cheap Polyester Fiberfill...

Hi Everyone...some of you may remember when hubby and I went to Ikea last fall. Click here if you want to read all about it. It's not like reading Gone With The Wind, but it has cinnamon buns in it. LOL !!





On that trip, we bought 2 pillows for 99 cents each. Yes, 99 cents!! My original thought was to buy them for pillow shams on our bed. However, we have used them to sleep with. They are the most ridiculous pillows ever. The fiberfill is bunched up and separated, but for some reason we love them. You can mold them any which way to fit your neck. We've tried all the expensive pillows too....down feathers, memory foam etc, but these are what we use.

Ok, focus Karen...that isn't the point of the post.

I was lying there in bed thinking...this is polyester fiberfill, just like the kind we all use in crafting. 

The pillows are 13 ounces of fiber fill for 99 cents. That ladies is the cheapest crafting fiber fill ever. I just looked online and it can run from $2-$13.00

Uses for pillow stuffing...
  • stuff handmade children's toys

  • pincushions

  • Christmas ornaments

  • cut the bed pillow down to a square and sew the edge up for a square pillow form. Those forms are expensive

  • pillow sham forms

Here are the dimensions and info I found on their site.

Product dimensions
Length: 20 "
Width: 26 "
Filling weight: 13 oz
Total weight: 14 oz

Length: 51 cm
Width: 66 cm
Filling weight: 365 g
Total weight: 390 g

Unfortunately you can't order the pillows online. If you live near an Ikea or any store that sells cheap pillows, check them out.



Shop for fiber fill with a "Sew Many Ways" mind...thrifty!!

Take care,
~Karen~

Sunday, August 7, 2011

Sew Darn Crafty Party...Week 26


Thanks for stopping by another Sunday for "Sew Darn Crafty". Sunday is the day where we all share what we've been up to this past week. It can be anything, if you willing to share it. Come on...join in on the fun. You can also stop by and just look around til your hears content too. There are so many wonderful bloggers out there and inspiration abounds!!

If you want to link to the party...see the directions below.

If you just want to be inspired by all the great ideas...just click on a picture and it will take you to that post from a wonderful blogger willing to share her thoughts and ideas.

So let's get going...

Sew Darn Crafty is all about YOU!! Show off your projects, share a tutorial, show us your vacation pictures, share a family favorite recipe...share anything. Not only does linking inspire us all, it also brings lots of new people to your blog for a visit. Click here for past parties and lots of inspiration

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 entire 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...old or new
  • anything goes...cooking, sewing, knitting, crafts, organizing, remodeling projects, vacations, parties 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
  • just click the "click here to enter" button and follow the easy steps

Have fun linking up! Don't forget to come back and take a look at all the great projects during the week,
~Karen~

Wisata Danau Toba - Sumatera Utara

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