This week's DIY Friday is a reusable sandwich bag. I love to use these, because you can throw them in the wash when peanut butter and jelly escape the bread and it cuts down on plastic baggy waste. I'm a novice seamstress so this is a very beginner project, easy for anyone that has access to a sewing machine. Have a great weekend!
Read MoreRemoving wallpaper is totally fun! No, actually it's not; it's tedious, dusty and gives you a crazy shoulder workout. I listened to about 100 back episodes of Radiolab and This American Life on Sunday and got about 1/4 of the bathroom stripped. Should you ever need to do this yourself, here's an overview:
Read MoreSummer ends next week, in a way, and for the first time in 2 1/2 years I will be kid free, three days a week. I will miss their little butts, but I am so ready to have the time to create projects, work on recipes and do more research on design, housewares and goings on. I'm instituting a DIY Friday post which be an easy to accomplish weekend project. This week I'm featuring a revision of a sunburst I made last year. My first version was broken in the move. This one is a little more glamorous and better executed. I omitted the mirror, but it could easily be glued to the underside of the ring. For the tutorial, click below.
Read MoreI finished up my Design*Sponge submission. Now that it's done I thought I'd share the finished product with you (they said it was okay). I made a "Gilded Feather Pendant" from painters tape, craft wire and spray paint. Photo tutorial below...
Read MoreDesign*Sponge is running a DIY competition this month. I love competitions. The challenge is to design something for the home using painters tape. I'm on vacation in the mountains right now, but I packed my drill, some wire, spray paint and painters tape. Entries are due by July 29th. Click here for more details.
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