One woman's quest to salvage the world's castoffs, lock, stock and bauble
When we visited Mackinac Island, bikes were everywhere -- and I'm not just talking about on the streets (where no cars are allowed). A lot of the shops sell bicycle art and crafts and T-shirts. This old-timey penny farthing decoration was in the front window of Ryba's Fudge Shop. All the bike art reminded me …
I love stenciling. It takes time and patience but absolutely no special skills. Anybody can do it. And you can make almost anything. Say, for instance, you wanted a dish towel with a retro black-and-white Santa image printed on it. You probably wouldn't find one in a store, but you could stencil one. You'd just have …
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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Happy Day Before The NCAA Basketball Tournament Championship Day! Just kidding. I know that's not a national holiday. What I meant was: "Happy Day After Frank Kaminsky's Birthday Day!" Sorry. I guess that's only a state holiday. But, as a lifelong resident and self-appointed representative of the Great State of Wisconsin, allow me to extend …
I don't decorate much for Easter these days. Primarily because most of my Easter decorations look something like this: I admit I have a huge soft spot for kitschy flocked holiday decorations (which is why I own these chicks in the first place). But I don't do pastels anymore. And most Easter decorations are some …
My sewing skills can best be described as "rudimentary." If you want proof, just ask my long-suffering childhood 4-H sewing leader/mother. She tried her best to pass her seamstressy superpowers on to me with very limited success. Nevertheless, I decided to blow the dust off of my hand-me-down sewing machine recently to make new cases …
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