Make your own gift holder for the holidays. This cute and easy to make gift envelope can be used to hold anything small you can think of that you want to package creatively. I filled mine with seeds from my garden, but you could fill it with jewelry, gift cards, movie tickets or even cash. You can make two holders…
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Backgammon Decoupaged Nesting Tables
Nesting tables are great space savers. You can store the smaller pieces under the larger piece when not in use and pull the smaller pieces out when you need to use them. I picked up this set of nesting tables for a great deal. It was missing the top inserts, but with a little re-purposing, paper and paint, I…
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Turn Your Closet into a Mini Mud Room
As EMBARRASSING as this is to show you just how cluttered and messy my front closet was, I think the transformation really proves worth it. Since I completed this mini mud room makeover, I can honestly say that it has been much easier to keep it in order. I live in a small townhouse and challenge myself to find new…
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Re-purposed Sweater to Cat Cozy
This sweater has seen better days, though someone in my house doesn’t seem to think so. Cleaning out my closet, I put this sweater in the donate pile, only to find my cat, we call him Kitty, laying on top of it the very next day. Then a light bulb went on: why don’t I make a “Kitty Cozy”…
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New Fangled Old Fashion Recycling Bin
If you are looking to earn a little extra cash or reward points, consider saving beer and soda cans then turning them in to your local recycling center for a refund. Ken enjoys woodworking and made the Can-Do Can Crusher from plans he found online at Woodworker’s Journal. The can crusher works great, but we need a catch bin…
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Graffiti Pumpkin Patch
If you are looking for a Halloween craft project for your tweens, teens, or young adults, try making a Graffiti Pumpkin Patch. The idea behind this project is to tap into the creative psyche of the adolescent, who is feeling too old to carve a pumpkin the plain old fashioned way, but still young enough to express a little teenage…
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Sheet Music Table Makeover
Ikea Sheet Music Table Makeover with Decoupage Decoupage is a fairly easy process and a great way to customize your own look. For this table I took old sheet music, crumpled it up, ripped it into pieces and edged the pieces with black ink to get what I think is an interesting yet simple look to a previously…
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Boo Cookies! Ghost Shaped Cookies without the Cookie Cutter
You don’t need to use a cookie cutter to get these simple, quick and tasty ghost shaped cookies. I brought these to a recent bonfire get together and they DISAPPEARED!!! Ghost Shaped Cookies Without Using a Cookie Cutter To make the cookies: 1 roll of Pillsbury Sugar Cookie Dough 1 tube of black gel frosting For white frosting: 1 cup…
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