I have had the wire form from a busted lampshade sitting in a box for a few years, waiting for some sort of project. I thought I might make a new fabric or paper cover, but I just never felt like it.
Then I realized, with a lot of bags of plastic beads and some 20 [...]
I think that’s a much better adage than “When life gives you lemons, make lemonade” because when are lemons just given? The current price of one lemon at my local grocery store is $0.79! I would love to have life give me any kind of citrus.
What life occasionally does do is break things, like my cereal bowls. [...]
I got this hat as a free promotional gift from Lucky Brand Jeans. The only problem was, originally, it was just plain solid green with the word “ENVY” on the front. I don’t know what they were trying to convey: was the wearer supposed to make others envious of their Lucky jeans? Did they want [...]
I recently finished a project that I’ve been eyeing for a while, inspired by really neat items from Urban Outfitters: a jewelry stand.
Here are some from UO:
and here is mine:
At this point, my boyfriend knows to run it buy me before he throws anything big out, because I will pull things out of the garbage to save them, and no one wants that. So when he wanted to throw away a slightly ripped up towel with a hole at one end, he was nice [...]
I never thought that these things would come together. I mean, recycling and upholstery go hand in hand (reupholstery) and gardening and recycling are common. But how does upholstery and gardening fit together?
Well, if you run out of containers to grow your seedlings/plants like I did, and you want to use a tin can (like [...]
The following picture is NOT chocolate:
I think I’m going to make this a regular feature for Thursdays: Healthy Food. I had 4 bananas that I couldn’t finish before they were going to spoil (they bruised all over being carried home on Monday). So I found a banana bread/cake recipe that had a high banana ratio [...]
I love bottled Starbucks bottled frappuccinos, regardless of their calories and pasteurized milk which I try to avoid. I also love their bottles, although I’m a bottle and jar horder. A few days ago, I realized they are a good size and shape for a bud vase.
If you remove the clear plastic label, the bottle is pretty [...]
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 thought I would share with people my road-sewing kit. Lately, I spend about 10 hours a week in two bus trips (believe me, I’m not driving and sewing), so I’ve found ways to utilize my time well.
My sewing kit container is an upcycled airline promotional bag from an international flight, recovered with pretty [...]