One woman's quest to salvage the world's castoffs, lock, stock and bauble
With Halloween closing in, I decided to get in the spirit and make a double-double-toil-and-trouble sign. Here's what I started with: a thrift store frame I had bought a few years back, thinking it was the perfect size (11 1/2 inches by 36 inches) for a subway sign. I needed a sign blank, so I …
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A couple years ago my son found himself in need of a purple suit. And not just any purple suit. He needed a purple suit with a long coat, in the style made famous by his favorite villain/Bruce Wayne's arch nemesis. After searching high and low and finding no purple suits of any kind to …
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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