Tag: making

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    How to Recycle Old Jars & Vases

    For a recent dinner party I was having I wanted to fill the center of the table with pretty terra cotta colored jars. A friend and I had set up a whole theme, and prepared a ceiling installation to go above the table. I used the wooden table topper that I shared a post about…

  • How to design your own chair

    Another element we added to the kids room when we renovated it, was their own desks. I wanted then to have space in their rooms to do homework , and create. With the desks came fun chairs. I wanted something art deco and fun, yet affordable. Here is what I came up with. I think…

  • I am addicted to thrifting. I go to my local thrift store at least once a week, just to see what treasures I can find. I admit it. I know I am addicted. I just can’t help the feeling I get when I see something that was donated and discarded, and I know I can…

  • For about 3 years I have had a stack of pallet wood sitting in my shop waiting for inspiration to strike. My sister gave it to me, and it had already been taken apart, and run through a planer. This was cool since it took most of the wobble out of the pieces, making them…