I went to a few thrift stores in Junction City, Kansas. The best deals were at the Disabled American Veterans. What a great little store. I got several things that I have been looking for at a great price. I will show those later. I did get three picture frames to make Jennifer, my daughter, [...]
Posted in 3 R'S, JUNKIN 
Tags: CREATIVE JEWELRY HOLDERS, HARDWARE CLOTH, PICTURE FRAMES, RECYCLING, REPURPOSING, STENCIL 
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These are so cute. They would be perfect for Easter which is April 4th. I found these cuties on Favecraft. These are a great way to use up those leftover yarn scraps from other projects.
Cute little crochet bunny peeps compliments of Alicia Kachmar of Create! You need a small amount of worsted weight yarn and [...]
I got this shadowbox at Goodwill. My sister actually picked it up and thought I might be able to use it for jewelry. It really wouldn’t work for that. I did see potential in it though. We got this last summer and I finally painted it over the last two days. I am not quite [...]
This weekend my brother visited us. We went to his old house and brought home a few things. I found this old Singer sewing machine on a porch covered in dirt and rust. When we have time I want to go back and get the cabinet that it went in.
I tried to clean it as [...]
I ran across this tip today. I haven’t gotten to the nitty gritty of prepping for a garden yet. There is a house in the way at the moment. I will probably have small square foot garden spots all over the place until something more permanent can be done.
Prepare a garden. In the fall, mow [...]
These ares so cute and a great way to use up scraps.
I love this project! What a great way to recycle and make something useful! This is also a great craft bazaar item to sell. Don’t throw away those scraps of fabric, lace and ribbon! A sewer and crafter can always find a way to [...]
Lisa Tueller is a fabric and pattern designer. Her fabrics are gorgeous. She has a free download of her mushroom pincushions pattern. Don’t wait because it is for a limited time. Click Lisa Tueller. These patterns would be a great way to use up those small scraps from other sewing projects.
EXTREMELY CUTE MUSHROOM PINCUSHIONS
Visit Lisa. [...]
Posted in 3 R'S, IN THE STUDIO Tags: FREE DOWNLOAD, FREE PATTERN, LISA TUELLER, MUSHROOM PINCUSHION 2 Comments »
I love boxes of all kinds. These are great to make especially for Valentines. They are easy to do and can be made with your scrap paper and card stock. If you don’t have any card stock you can use cereal boxes you have saved and cut into sheets.
I start with a pattern. The first [...]
Posted in 3 R'S, IN THE STUDIO Tags: HANDMADE GIFT BOXES, PYRAMID GIFT BOXES, TUTORIAL, VALENTINE GIFT BOX 2 Comments »
I just love a brick patio. There is something about it that just says old world to me. I find it tranquil and peaceful. Yes. A brick patio does that for me. Brick versus concrete. No contest.
Our first batch of bricks were bought. We got very old bricks that are solid and have writing on [...]
