I’ve had the pleasure of meeting Cambria Bold, a writer for Re-Nest. We both took an upholstery class at The Furniture Joint in New York. Anyway, Re-Nest is part of Apartment Therapy (which is also great) and I wanted to spread the word about her writing and the rest of the site. It’s fantastic how much they [...]
Today I decided to replace my ironing board’s worn out, stained, rusty cover and add a few layers of extra padding between the original foam and the new cover. It was not hard to do and took a few simple skills:
Sewing together large pieces of fabric to run the length of the board, since I [...]
Here’s a nifty way to make garland or hanging decoration out of CDs. My household has lots of them because of various computer programs that are burned, used, then no longer needed, or music that has all been replaced by electronic files.
First, collect cds with the same finish on the “bottom,” the side you would [...]
You may already be a pack rat like me, but if you’re not, you should still hold on to your holiday cards that friends and relatives have sent to you for a couple more days so you can make these cute ornaments.
These are quite easy once you get the hang of them, and they take [...]