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Last summer I was browsing a garage sale and saw this wooden, two-tiered lazy Susan type spice rack. All the bottles were there, none missing or broken and no cracked tops. Over all, the spice rack was in great shape, it was just really outdated. So I bought it with intention of giving it a makeover, it just took me until now to finally get it done. This is what it looked like before I started. The labels were 60′s or 70′s era, th…
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Looking for a fun way to recycle some of those plastic water and soda bottles? Here’s a fun project for kids that uses the entire bottle, label and all! You can make a plain one that’s boy friendly and call it a palm tree! Fun craft for summer camp too. To make these fun water bottle flowers and trees you are going to need:printable version Plastic single serve water bottle with lidWhite craft glueScissorsSand or soilPebbles or ro…
…w the glasses to cool in the open oven. Now give them a quick wash with warm soapy water and rinse. They are now ready to use! Info from DecoArt: Once painted glassware has dried for 48 hours and been baked according to label instructions, items should be top rack dishwasher safe. Avoid using pot-scrubber cycles. Be aware that some dishwasher detergents can etch glassware and harm hand painted items. When hand-washing, do not soak. Ge…
The Farm Series has been posted! All of the cardboard tube farm animals are now officially up. I hope you enjoyed seeing them as much as I enjoyed making them. I think my favorites have to be the chicken and the pig. :) Do you have a favorite? Here are the links to each tutorial, or you can go to the farm animals label and get them all there. Cardboard Tube PigCardboard Tube ChickenCardboard Tube ChicksCardboard Tube LambCar…
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…hrough quite a few of those little plastic jars of instant coffee. As soon as I saw the empty jar with the red lid, I knew exactly what I was going to turn it into! The only real issue I ran into was some sticky glue from the label that just didn’t want to budge. I was able to get it off with Goo Gone, but I scratched the plastic surface using my kitchen scrubber sponge getting the goo off. So I remedied that by using a simple foam stamp a…
…se prim blocks were fun. They were just blocks left over from building our deck, so I painted on them. This little box I bought at the dollar store. I had some horrible tasting candy in it that I threw out, peeled off the label and went to town. I really liked this box. Oh now this I absolutely loved! it was such a fun pattern. Wish I could say I came up with this myself but I can’t. It was from a book, it was so fun to paint and the …
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