It was makeover day for this sad little hardware organizer. See how much happier it looks now.
Giving an old hardware organizer a makeover
Painting a Fourth of July Statue of Liberty Sign
By now, my husband really should know better than to leave plywood laying around out in the open inside our garage where anybody who lives here can steal it. If he wants to keep the plywood for his own use he should hide it somewhere out of sight, amirite? Anyhoo, in a related matter, here's …
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Crafting | A winter village of little white houses
Today's snowstorm kept me home from work and school and gave me a chance to finally finish a craft project I had started before Christmas: a mini winter village.
2018: The year in review
Happy new year, blog friends. As 2018 winds to a close, I'm taking a look back on some of the past year's blog highlights.
Making another thrift-store junk turkey
I finished building another junk turkey, just (barely) before my self-imposed Thanksgiving deadline. This was my starting point this time. You know how some people look at clouds and see animals or objects in them? That's how I look at thrift store kitchen gadgets. But instead of seeing animals or objects, I see turkey parts. When …
Building a turkey-bot assemblage from vintage kitchenware
If it's November, it's time to make the Thanksgiving bird. Here are the ingredients I used to make mine: And here's what he ended up looking like when he was all done: I call him "TurkeyBot 2018." The idea for this guy started with a vintage aluminum juicer that I found in a thrift store. …
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Bathroom remodel | A do-it-yourself farmhouse-style makeover
When I left off in my last post, our downstairs bathroom looked something like this: We had just tiled the shower -- and it looked fabulous -- but the rest of the room was still stuck in a 1995 time warp. We wanted to update the room with modern materials but also make it look …
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Bathroom remodel: Installing subway tile in the shower
Today's post is about home decor, which, if you've been reading this blog for any length of time, you know is a topic I don't write about very often. If you're wondering why, allow me to introduce Exhibit A: "My Downstairs Bathroom, circa 2017." About the only good thing I can say about the room …
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Welcome to the new, improved Wisconsin Magpie
Welcome to the new, improved Wisconsin Magpie. The blog, that is, not the blogger. Sadly, I am still the same old angst-ridden, out-of-shape, puddle of indecision and self-doubt that I have always been. But the blog is all bright and shiny and new, thanks to a move from an antiquated beginner-level Blogger template to a …
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Crafting | Newspaper chicks wreath
Hello, blog readers. I'm going back in time today to make a new home for some old friends. Loyal readers (with good memories) might remember the newspaper chicks I made back in 2015 by decoupaging newspaper onto some yellow plastic Easter chicks. Back then, I had them displayed under glass... .. and made them their …