One woman's quest to salvage the world's castoffs, lock, stock and bauble
After buying new cushions for my patio furniture this summer, I had these old pillows left over. They didn't match the new cushions, so I didn't want to use them on the patio, but they were still in good shape, so I didn't want to throw them out. I figured I'd hang on to them …
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Here's a Thanksgiving shadow box I (somewhat accidentally) put together the other day. It started with this plastic turkey-shaped cookie cutter that I found. It looked so sad and orange, I decided I'd give it a 10-minute makeover by wrapping jute twine around it. After 10 minutes of searching for -- and not finding -- …
I made a Joker costume out of a few thrifted suit pieces and two bottles of purple paint.
I know the calendar said summer ended a month ago, but in my mind, it's not over until the last vegetable has been harvested and the ground is regularly freezing at night. I try to stretch out the season as long as possible by covering the plants in my garden and bringing the potted ones …
Over the years I have collected a hodgepodge of fake pumpkins and gourds from thrift stores and garage sales. Some are Styrofoam. Some are plastic. One is really heavy (and I have no idea what it's made of). This year, I decided to give them a makeover. I started by basecoating them all in white. …
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Hello, Blog! I've missed you. Sorry I neglected you for so long, but it couldn't be helped. In the past month and a half, I've changed jobs, taken a night class and finally, after seven productive years together, had to watch my vintage 2008 Windows Vista PC die a slow, painful, lingering death. The old …