tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23366507840130839482024-02-07T06:18:28.644-08:00The Make-Do QueenThe Make-Do Queenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06522812267521288410noreply@blogger.comBlogger36125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2336650784013083948.post-54902912271691275162016-10-29T12:11:00.003-07:002016-12-13T05:10:02.394-08:00Instagram Builder’s Challenge<div style="line-height: 21.600000381469727px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Recently, I started following </span><a href="https://woodgraingirls.com/" target="_blank">Wood Grain Girls</a><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"> on Instagram and saw that they were doing an Instagram Builder’s Challenge. I signed up determined to actually build something “normal” for a change and to follow the plans exactly without throwing in a bunch of Make-Dos.</span></div>
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<span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><span style="line-height: 21.600000381469727px;">They sent out the plans, and it turned out to be the <a href="http://www.shanty-2-chic.com/2016/10/diy-industrial-farmhouse-table-video.html" target="_blank">Shanty</a></span><span style="line-height: 21.600000381469727px;"><a href="http://www.shanty-2-chic.com/2016/10/diy-industrial-farmhouse-table-video.html" target="_blank">2Chic Farmhouse Table</a>. I had been toying with the idea of rebuilding my kitchen table, anyway, as it was very unstable.</span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 21.6px;">First lesson of these types of builds, </span><span style="line-height: 21.6px;"><i><b>“$50 in wood”</b></i> means in their geographic region, and you should expect to double that if you have to buy screws, wood glue, stain, poly, etc. Factor all that in when planning your budget, or you will be shocked. Don’t get me wrong, building a nice wood table like this is still WAY cheaper than buying one from Pier 1, World Market or RH. It just isn’t </span><span style="line-height: 21.6px;"><b>only</b></span><span style="line-height: 21.6px;"> $50.</span></div>
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<span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><span style="line-height: 21.600000381469727px;">First I went over to dad’s and used his table saw to cut down the 2x6s. I was intending to do 5” boards, but….well, I’m still learning, so they turned out to be 4.75”. Great, now I will HAVE to make-do things. </span><span style="line-height: 21.600000381469727px;"> Speaking of make-do, what do you think of my out-feed table?</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255 , 255 , 255 , 0); line-height: 21.600000381469727px;">Then I took everything home and started cutting to length. I really tried to follow the plans, but after some measuring, realized that the length would be too long and the width too small, since I had made the cutting mistake. I opted to add another 2x6 (2x4.75) to the width of the table top, and forego the breadboards across the end to save myself that 10 (9.5) inches.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255 , 255 , 255 , 0); line-height: 21.600000381469727px;">The plans called for drilling pocket holes in all the boards, and then glue and screw it all together. I really should have done a dry fit of the boards, first, to see which way they all fit together in the smoothest way without gapping. But, I didn’t. So I started gluing and screwing and realized that a) I was on my patio and it wasn’t a smooth level surface and b) Some of the boards weren’t actually square so there were gaps in between them and the screws wouldn’t hold them tight. BUMMER!!</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255 , 255 , 255 , 0); line-height: 21.600000381469727px;">I also realized that I hadn’t bought enough screws. </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">I wrestled with everything for about 30 min, and finally got it all screwed together, then realized that it was TOO HEAVY for me to carry back to my shed by myself! :o That was my first clue of how sturdy this table was going to be. It is a HUGE difference from the flimsy one I have used for 15 years. </span></div>
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Total Cost: Stain/Poly - $45<br>
Wood - $55.42<br>
Screws - $16.43<br>
Wood Filler/Brushes/Sandpaper/Misc - $30.01<br>
All told, and including tax, I spent about $180. However, I have enough leftovers to make at least one more project.<br>
Total time: Two solid weekends, mostly drilling pocket holes and waiting for stuff to dry.<br>
Outcome: <b><span style="color: red;">HUGE SUCCESS!!!!!!</span></b><br>
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And here is a link to all of the <a href="http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLVRSIqwQ1XHpF4mJemO2Ee2RlzQTbZUPI" target="_blank">2016 Pallet Upcycle Challenge entries</a>. </div>
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COST: New Clamps & Oil finish - $60.</div>
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Now go Make-Do something of your own. </div>
The Make-Do Queenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06522812267521288410noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2336650784013083948.post-23590055399264550772016-08-25T16:39:00.001-07:002016-08-25T17:12:53.690-07:00Pallet shelf<p class="s2" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; line-height: 21.600000381469727px;"><span class="s2" style="line-height: 21.600000381469727px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Well, of course I’m using pallets, again. I collected a bunch a couple of years ago and need to use them up before I can pick up more! (Good thing I don’t have a hubby to gripe about my pallet hoarding problem.) HA!</span></p><p class="s2" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; line-height: 21.600000381469727px;"><span style="line-height: 21.600000381469727px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"> </span></p><p class="s2" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; line-height: 21.600000381469727px;"><span class="s2" style="line-height: 21.600000381469727px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">You see ALL the time on Pinterest about how people take this old dirty ugly pallet and turn it into a shelf or art or something. Well, I thought I would give it a try. Mostly because I needed to make room in my cabinets for other stuff and my mugs really didn’t need to take up the WHOLE cabinet, but partly because I wanted to see if it really was just that easy.</span></p><p class="s2" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; line-height: 21.600000381469727px;"><span style="line-height: 21.600000381469727px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"> </span></p><p class="s2" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; line-height: 21.600000381469727px;"><span class="s2" style="line-height: 21.600000381469727px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">It IS just that easy, actually. It’s all about knowing where to cut the pallet. </span></p><p class="s2" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; line-height: 21.600000381469727px;"><span style="line-height: 21.600000381469727px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"> </span></p><p class="s2" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; line-height: 21.600000381469727px;"><span style="line-height: 21.600000381469727px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6-COZP5wqmar8QD0Pl4KQzJaSZyAz7yEv2OVofg3gPMxuWcbxaZi_jX3eu8VUFq0w7_fdgWj0m9ZAQUm7uXKZiqSuvPJSmAcg2B788pYrsbXl9KGuw-dqBSk4E4uOZsmLB7Z8O-hUFBk/s640/blogger-image--759841270.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6-COZP5wqmar8QD0Pl4KQzJaSZyAz7yEv2OVofg3gPMxuWcbxaZi_jX3eu8VUFq0w7_fdgWj0m9ZAQUm7uXKZiqSuvPJSmAcg2B788pYrsbXl9KGuw-dqBSk4E4uOZsmLB7Z8O-hUFBk/s640/blogger-image--759841270.jpg"></a></div><br><p></p><p class="s2" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; line-height: 21.600000381469727px;"><span class="s2" style="line-height: 21.600000381469727px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Once you get it cut down, then it’s just a matter of sanding everything THOROUGHLY, then applying your paint of choice. </span></p><p class="s2" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; line-height: 21.600000381469727px;"><span class="s2" style="line-height: 21.600000381469727px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></p><p class="s2" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; line-height: 21.600000381469727px;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><span class="s2" style="line-height: 21.600000381469727px;">Here’s what it looked like after I lightly spray painted it with some white. It was a light coat because the paint can </span><span class="s2" style="line-height: 21.600000381469727px;">kept</span><span class="s2" style="line-height: 21.600000381469727px;">clogging and eventually just stopped entirely. After messing with it for a while, I just gave up and decided I liked it well enough.</span></span></p><p class="s2" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; line-height: 21.600000381469727px;"><span style="line-height: 21.600000381469727px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"> </span></p><p class="s2" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; line-height: 21.600000381469727px;"><span style="line-height: 21.600000381469727px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZGjOtvH74HQBOAohYuD3c7kMPIudZjcMy2IouBVLwS5QnP0QfnpW03wtDMpFRO14URbBF0cNFmlxGPR-U7rmWSCNuwH-yauhb2t1kOwp1vhA7XbLrb2HEi0dCEJaHTTAzKvnBTJjUscw/s640/blogger-image--1409918952.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZGjOtvH74HQBOAohYuD3c7kMPIudZjcMy2IouBVLwS5QnP0QfnpW03wtDMpFRO14URbBF0cNFmlxGPR-U7rmWSCNuwH-yauhb2t1kOwp1vhA7XbLrb2HEi0dCEJaHTTAzKvnBTJjUscw/s640/blogger-image--1409918952.jpg"></a></div><br><p></p><p class="s2" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; line-height: 21.600000381469727px;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><span class="s2" style="line-height: 21.600000381469727px;">Then, my tall tumblers didn’t really fit down into the space between the slats, so I just took some other leftover wood</span><span class="s2" style="line-height: 21.600000381469727px;"> from the pallet wall I did, (I should write that up, also, eh?) and added the red accent shelves with my Ryobi Brad </span><span class="s2" style="line-height: 21.600000381469727px;">Nailer</span><span class="s2" style="line-height: 21.600000381469727px;">. </span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><p class="s2" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; line-height: 21.600000381469727px;"><span class="s2" style="line-height: 21.600000381469727px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Lastly, I screwed mug hooks into the wood, and called it done.</span></p><p class="s2" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; line-height: 21.600000381469727px;"><span style="line-height: 21.600000381469727px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"> </span></p><p class="s2" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; line-height: 21.600000381469727px;"><span style="line-height: 21.600000381469727px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisb6YTd3vc3LNc_LVQFTCUTqTpUxJdVfTphh1V1lOr88_uMtiv8aT216DZWzYmWko5y_pziBP2huLHIg8Gt3ryahpdbDd_yNt08A_QUTvY0IKi3byzWCiVcr2CoVOnSiATvbApb2tRkVQ/s640/blogger-image--1264028988.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisb6YTd3vc3LNc_LVQFTCUTqTpUxJdVfTphh1V1lOr88_uMtiv8aT216DZWzYmWko5y_pziBP2huLHIg8Gt3ryahpdbDd_yNt08A_QUTvY0IKi3byzWCiVcr2CoVOnSiATvbApb2tRkVQ/s640/blogger-image--1264028988.jpg"></a></div><p class="s2" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; line-height: 21.600000381469727px;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><span class="s2" style="line-height: 21.600000381469727px;"><br></span></span></p><p class="s2" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; line-height: 21.600000381469727px;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><span class="s2" style="line-height: 21.600000381469727px;">Of course, the hanging it part was pretty tricky. I wound up</span><span class="s2" style="line-height: 21.600000381469727px;">using my stud finder (wonder what would happen if I walked around Home Depot checking all guys with it) to locate the studs in the wall above my coffee bar, and then screwed it into the wall. Remarkably, it is still hanging 24-hours later.</span></span></p><p class="s2" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; line-height: 21.600000381469727px;"><span style="line-height: 21.600000381469727px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"> </span></p><p class="s2" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; line-height: 21.600000381469727px;"><span class="s2" style="line-height: 21.600000381469727px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Total Cost: Mug hooks - $4.00</span></p><p class="s2" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; line-height: 21.600000381469727px;"><span class="s2" style="line-height: 21.600000381469727px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Total Time: About an hour, mostly for paint drying</span></p><p class="s2" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; line-height: 21.600000381469727px;"><span class="s2" style="line-height: 21.600000381469727px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Outcome: SUCCESS!!</span></p><p class="s2" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; line-height: 21.600000381469727px;"><span class="s2" style="line-height: 21.600000381469727px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">No go Make-Do something of your own.</span></p><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihCTqKRXDb7YlerSEJvgcyCADjLCXwWUYUpkOwb9NRbsy9w8NEQUdI1D0HTbEimM-JgBQB2a0-TvKqJPQ_GvtGsGSm3PoT7uzx_BUGBaAwlSfMEgi-8G8l53BeoN6cDHbKOAxWd1xth_4/s640/blogger-image--840608167.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihCTqKRXDb7YlerSEJvgcyCADjLCXwWUYUpkOwb9NRbsy9w8NEQUdI1D0HTbEimM-JgBQB2a0-TvKqJPQ_GvtGsGSm3PoT7uzx_BUGBaAwlSfMEgi-8G8l53BeoN6cDHbKOAxWd1xth_4/s640/blogger-image--840608167.jpg"></a></div>The Make-Do Queenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06522812267521288410noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2336650784013083948.post-53952023297472049302015-11-02T18:14:00.001-08:002015-11-02T18:19:09.203-08:00Painting Cement Floors<div><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">Another post!? And it hasn't been a month yet?! I know! I must be really rocking and rolling or something, eh?</span></div><div><br></div><div>I do stuff almost all the time. I have a hard time just sitting around. But it is so much easier for me to just post pictures on Instagram and keep going, then to stop and write up a blog with pictures and everything. However, I have had several people ask me about the pictures I have posted over the last several days of me redoing my bathroom floor, so here I am, posting another blog entry. </div><div><br></div><div>Let me start by saying that I have really, really, REALLY hated my kids' bathroom floor for a while, now. It was white, linoleum squares. I have two teenage girls and two dogs. Not a good combination!</div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgo18HBK-GN62XXvBkdLg7rX4fInP66QoKMnQgj4DUcNZbaJAieSNODj5iqkhQJ4Cf6jlLFVzc5DEGKXagD0jzgy3jxtlXgDzdTeB4CHS0F49gIFKipz1Pn8omgMkQOnNpl1AIXfCMnoec/s640/blogger-image--1978596692.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgo18HBK-GN62XXvBkdLg7rX4fInP66QoKMnQgj4DUcNZbaJAieSNODj5iqkhQJ4Cf6jlLFVzc5DEGKXagD0jzgy3jxtlXgDzdTeB4CHS0F49gIFKipz1Pn8omgMkQOnNpl1AIXfCMnoec/s640/blogger-image--1978596692.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div>Back in September, when I repainted my college kid's room, I had extra paint. It occurred to me, then, that it would be a very easy thing for me to use the rest of the paint on the bathroom floor. Anything would look better than what was down. I figured I could probably pull it off in a weekend, so I mentioned it to the other kid. She was not very enthusiastic about the brown color, and really kind of hinted that it might not be the best decorating decision. Ha! </div><div><br></div><div>She was right. I had redone the rest of the bathroom last spring, and brown wasn't exactly complementary. </div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0Ll6WUqLFPcT-kNSQg444mju73elOU-Me0eMloX18-_xVE1auReRd6VAhb-DAb83e70oDUa_DbvDBFMiZ9sqpDIInWmKhhfDDwPKWHBZoe2mGmYdA4-ElbYsB9jrPx95GqyTYB1kRT5A/s640/blogger-image-1388877677.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0Ll6WUqLFPcT-kNSQg444mju73elOU-Me0eMloX18-_xVE1auReRd6VAhb-DAb83e70oDUa_DbvDBFMiZ9sqpDIInWmKhhfDDwPKWHBZoe2mGmYdA4-ElbYsB9jrPx95GqyTYB1kRT5A/s640/blogger-image-1388877677.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div>So, I used the brown to paint my front door, and headed to Home Depot to get black. </div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAUl-aPgsVsnEk5xBuc625bu0G0L_yuHSJE9DiqwZQHG5Miz9Zqe0myMzjMS2bV30GolzdogsttoFUNJOD5W_I18RrCa2UxFfb9Oe9W-jYSJvuuu9ngcCKiLE0kAJp11Iqhk5imGLHvZo/s640/blogger-image-927540289.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAUl-aPgsVsnEk5xBuc625bu0G0L_yuHSJE9DiqwZQHG5Miz9Zqe0myMzjMS2bV30GolzdogsttoFUNJOD5W_I18RrCa2UxFfb9Oe9W-jYSJvuuu9ngcCKiLE0kAJp11Iqhk5imGLHvZo/s640/blogger-image-927540289.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div>First, I scraped up the linoleum and tried to get to just the cement slab. That was the hard part. I knew about the white tiles, but those typically come up pretty easily. After getting started, though, I found this. </div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBEQ1Ezl_ljiejQyuwdiJd5a-7wDfkUmfdD0f3UQCUZpYiOSnCzCdNAUtm7Kaq42oQonWJfYwBDscMZBXOa8OxjH3w8z7h0fHg9TNPFKgVF9V0ToFxLVytHMaxqEtvtdvXDiGhewsQfD4/s640/blogger-image--1972708011.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBEQ1Ezl_ljiejQyuwdiJd5a-7wDfkUmfdD0f3UQCUZpYiOSnCzCdNAUtm7Kaq42oQonWJfYwBDscMZBXOa8OxjH3w8z7h0fHg9TNPFKgVF9V0ToFxLVytHMaxqEtvtdvXDiGhewsQfD4/s640/blogger-image--1972708011.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div>YUCK!! And that roll out stuff usually takes WAY more effort to get up. There is SO much adhesive, plus 20-years of traffic and dirt and countless water issues to only make it a big pain. </div><div><br></div><div>I started scraping about 8:00pm, on a Friday night, and finished getting the bulk of it scraped and swept by around midnight. It was WORK and I was very tired and sore. </div><div><br></div><div>Here are the tools I used.</div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWF7ImvO0DcLA9HA3fS7k06GMEmsu1M0MigiIFSIEAiK26hF969fHgWKzfdGVeLZ0Ven_f9eKnSoqBbRYV9l9U2ZU7jjmrjcnGQzafz5mBoQnawk3rl8-Q0o_oxQkpm-y1f_9f-LllTh4/s640/blogger-image-839446056.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWF7ImvO0DcLA9HA3fS7k06GMEmsu1M0MigiIFSIEAiK26hF969fHgWKzfdGVeLZ0Ven_f9eKnSoqBbRYV9l9U2ZU7jjmrjcnGQzafz5mBoQnawk3rl8-Q0o_oxQkpm-y1f_9f-LllTh4/s640/blogger-image-839446056.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><br></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">Too late I realized that gloves were a MUST! </span></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><br></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAwOeNt0QdNEL2_GHdcwC_vFuoPI-qtXObzgqJM7u8z6w1qbKHHfP1n7pxS0pe2Ip_dPtsjya9qtWrZg3SB60Qm9-6u3sTixvbhzh8zcPjcMy9mCrTak4Mcjz0qT-gIEtlucrajnMbIXg/s640/blogger-image-1474775349.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAwOeNt0QdNEL2_GHdcwC_vFuoPI-qtXObzgqJM7u8z6w1qbKHHfP1n7pxS0pe2Ip_dPtsjya9qtWrZg3SB60Qm9-6u3sTixvbhzh8zcPjcMy9mCrTak4Mcjz0qT-gIEtlucrajnMbIXg/s640/blogger-image-1474775349.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div>As you can see, when I gave up and went to bed, there was still paper backing and glue on the floor. </div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjolXgYjgjeybf8THZ7kdtNtZ7pZaqWOp27OM4Q1Bd3NB2DZnNwYJgWDTF9JjrsAg3Rp0dn4awvQstqBWr9PqB-BytB65VpxERSBObDRnPMmf4g_SE7n6fevvZBOda0pgO1QduVa6FFpok/s640/blogger-image--648469285.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjolXgYjgjeybf8THZ7kdtNtZ7pZaqWOp27OM4Q1Bd3NB2DZnNwYJgWDTF9JjrsAg3Rp0dn4awvQstqBWr9PqB-BytB65VpxERSBObDRnPMmf4g_SE7n6fevvZBOda0pgO1QduVa6FFpok/s640/blogger-image--648469285.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div>The next day, I used soapy water and the small scraper to slowly get the floor as clean and bare as possible. I almost gave up and just went to buy more roll out vinyl, but I was feeling cheap and paint is only $25, so I kept at it. </div><div><br></div><div>All the experts will tell you to use an etching solution to clean the cement, or to sand the floor with a pole sander and very course grit. It's ALWAYS recommended as a MUST. I didn't do it. I just didn't want to spend the $$ or wait the time. Maybe it would have been easier that wearing out a pair of gloves, and my back, with the scraping. I just don't know. </div><div><br></div><div>Once you have bare cement, the rest is easy. Sweep. Vacuum. Mop. Sweep. I tried really hard to be sure I got up as much stuff as possible. </div><div><br></div><div>Then I put down the cement bonder/primer and let it sit for 8 hours.</div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCSjJiLFk26p02mBAWVemaWJs8kYDYLmlhENt4QgtqLGyRRUI2n9cxkt38r379TJ_hJWx-PihyphenhyphenbVGuSgR2GWQQmCEJz-KnSQ_h6LHOHotqLIn39dXn6rMVgfspExB6XONqhfZPeKu8TBs/s640/blogger-image-1325195046.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCSjJiLFk26p02mBAWVemaWJs8kYDYLmlhENt4QgtqLGyRRUI2n9cxkt38r379TJ_hJWx-PihyphenhyphenbVGuSgR2GWQQmCEJz-KnSQ_h6LHOHotqLIn39dXn6rMVgfspExB6XONqhfZPeKu8TBs/s640/blogger-image-1325195046.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div>This was leftover from when I first pulled up carpet and painted cement 3-years ago. I still have a bunch left. Considering doing my patio....maybe. </div><div><br></div><div>I got the porch and patio floor paint from Home Depot and painted it on. </div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWS9qvEmtzxmBNYmw_SovL337FWkpojbKHxV-fYwakynh_dOrsBmATkX4L_V9F9HNddfoT9UTJ5MRbRmEr4ZXoUrfnm6ZT0tVmQDt4ncc7LFBx7jzOW9NPr4vYOs34ibKHetz1FDsOFEg/s640/blogger-image-539622048.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWS9qvEmtzxmBNYmw_SovL337FWkpojbKHxV-fYwakynh_dOrsBmATkX4L_V9F9HNddfoT9UTJ5MRbRmEr4ZXoUrfnm6ZT0tVmQDt4ncc7LFBx7jzOW9NPr4vYOs34ibKHetz1FDsOFEg/s640/blogger-image-539622048.jpg"></a></div><div><br></div>I did a couple coats since they only sell it in gallon containers and I have a small space. And that's it.</div><div><br></div><div>I did something similar in my daughters room several years ago, but I was pulling up carpet then. For that, you have to fill in all the gaps from the carpet tack with cement patch. That will add another day to the turnaround time.</div><div><br></div><div>I did see this at HD, <a href="http://thd.co/1s86xUv" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">http://thd.co/1s86xUv</a><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"> and I keep thinking how much pizzazz it would add, but does a bathroom floor really need glitter?? We shall see which side of my personality wins out. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><br></span></div><div><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">At any rate, the floor already looks insanely better than what was there, and I spent less than $30. Granted, if you are having to buy everything for the first time, you will spend more. Seems like the primer is about $20, plus rollers and painters tape… So for about $60. But I have so much left over that I can use for other projects, that I don't feel like I actually spent that much money for the bathroom.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><br></span></div><div><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwoegBUeFVqNhpKlnrSYXQBRUKwoZBg2h5h_Ijyp8gbuzivWoYGHfcvZHZqxm5ffTCZU-crozOMOSX7vt9Z-XQGvhooWt67yBdgl4veNkgCx6QuMfiZok5Uhyphenhyphen4azo-1pSbaI4B-DGyWic/s640/blogger-image-294464175.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwoegBUeFVqNhpKlnrSYXQBRUKwoZBg2h5h_Ijyp8gbuzivWoYGHfcvZHZqxm5ffTCZU-crozOMOSX7vt9Z-XQGvhooWt67yBdgl4veNkgCx6QuMfiZok5Uhyphenhyphen4azo-1pSbaI4B-DGyWic/s640/blogger-image-294464175.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp3W9n2n6FM8UZVbjlhBCxtjGJFwkGGG2UatpXVSkQs8UEgZBi_81t8vbc3YiI34PqtzsAgFmqmSAaUYWa8AuaQ532Rml27h-aXcc5k9s1_DbLnemkh23eGzOZkbX3McPyw1BXSIFvWoU/s640/blogger-image-1696491890.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp3W9n2n6FM8UZVbjlhBCxtjGJFwkGGG2UatpXVSkQs8UEgZBi_81t8vbc3YiI34PqtzsAgFmqmSAaUYWa8AuaQ532Rml27h-aXcc5k9s1_DbLnemkh23eGzOZkbX3McPyw1BXSIFvWoU/s640/blogger-image-1696491890.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Total Cost: just under $30 for paint and Dollar Tree rollers.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Total time: 2 full days. Scraping was one day, primer and paint another. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Outcome: SUCCESS!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Now go Make-Do something of your own. </div><br></div><br></span></div><div><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><br></span></div>The Make-Do Queenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06522812267521288410noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2336650784013083948.post-89715825890689043332015-10-31T08:02:00.001-07:002015-10-31T08:02:44.435-07:00Pallet pumpkinIt look so easy on Pinterest, doesn't it? You just take a pallet, use a jigsaw to cut it apart, and turn it into a pumpkin for your front porch. "It's so easy," they say. "Anyone can do it." <span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">If so, then I should be able to do it. And I certainly have pallets. </span><div><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><br></span></div><div><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">So I pulled out my Reciprocating saw, and started cutting. I realized very quickly that it made good work of the wood, but whoever said it would cut right through nails must of had a different brand of saw.</span><div><br></div><div>I finally gave up on cutting through the nose, and just cut around the nails. Then I had a much more manageable section of pallet with which to work. So I took it over to my sawhorse.</div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfxAT1CZWPdHU0rmjqzVXAr2oAWTf9MpExuRmd0zuNKxjUgRnwg1pWg3kI2e7u4R9aMuzgl89Glzl5ugZ8TjKKuNGAv3UtOjV4JraQ8DwzjY6YOj9FbQhM9QeAQ-Svcdkq0PNp0_ZAzIw/s640/blogger-image--1293919188.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfxAT1CZWPdHU0rmjqzVXAr2oAWTf9MpExuRmd0zuNKxjUgRnwg1pWg3kI2e7u4R9aMuzgl89Glzl5ugZ8TjKKuNGAv3UtOjV4JraQ8DwzjY6YOj9FbQhM9QeAQ-Svcdkq0PNp0_ZAzIw/s640/blogger-image--1293919188.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div>I sketched out a pumpkin shaped using a pencil on the wood, then got out my jigsaw and began to try and cut out that outline. It works really well, except for when it got to the hall thicker cross pieces. For that, I had to get out my circular saw. By then, I had every saw I owned sitting on my sawhorse table for use.</div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcbYKz_6m9PhBzJoTKKbpjBe4sqUFkOdYyEq8nBIlPbdxbRkQGy_cLI7t9yKAw-_gr8pZqqaXcHPkr9mmK2QmsWVbQ3C10Dd5ct4lVJT-6vWV3fEyPfwvkqVWk0fpwS3Bp9LXtyuIei6A/s640/blogger-image--1409203026.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcbYKz_6m9PhBzJoTKKbpjBe4sqUFkOdYyEq8nBIlPbdxbRkQGy_cLI7t9yKAw-_gr8pZqqaXcHPkr9mmK2QmsWVbQ3C10Dd5ct4lVJT-6vWV3fEyPfwvkqVWk0fpwS3Bp9LXtyuIei6A/s640/blogger-image--1409203026.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div>Once you get it cut out, you really are pretty much done. That is the hard part. From there it was just spraying it with several coats of orange spray paint.</div></div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeHzD_ELwQPbxPxom1TzODoUdL6APtS4wcbDjOGqAX0EgbB8M25U3gMZfIUSDknrASdBsv8HuN2W8nR5gZpjjiP9DiBgjW-FatMLfOm0-ek5A2fSOJQe7xNp4kkh30jYHro_nJjUr0WrE/s640/blogger-image--718454548.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeHzD_ELwQPbxPxom1TzODoUdL6APtS4wcbDjOGqAX0EgbB8M25U3gMZfIUSDknrASdBsv8HuN2W8nR5gZpjjiP9DiBgjW-FatMLfOm0-ek5A2fSOJQe7xNp4kkh30jYHro_nJjUr0WrE/s640/blogger-image--718454548.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div>Oh, after gluing up the piece that did not have an anchor because I cut the nails in the wrong place.</div><div><br></div><div>When I first painted it, the kid said it needed a longer stem, so I went back and cut more off the top so that it would have a more pronounced stem.</div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5lAZX4cL-MQxPbaLER2vLfpW_FrlskZKo6AF0RWlCUC64x9fMq8VG3g1z1jilYgpgiEEF1sQS5xVJRjrIgnY4rmBJ3Je9z1Rv0sf1Dr7FowjMZH1Dsv4bneA_tHK9b_4wJ9ldP9xI9LI/s640/blogger-image-124085183.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5lAZX4cL-MQxPbaLER2vLfpW_FrlskZKo6AF0RWlCUC64x9fMq8VG3g1z1jilYgpgiEEF1sQS5xVJRjrIgnY4rmBJ3Je9z1Rv0sf1Dr7FowjMZH1Dsv4bneA_tHK9b_4wJ9ldP9xI9LI/s640/blogger-image-124085183.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Then I went back over the stem section with some green paint, let everything dry, and voilà! A reusable pumpkin for my front porch.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmXlFzyTb8YzRjvAY3S-gHSwWXO4hNxXS7mhk4e7vgl_ARn-Iu0i56HpZCReqNkY0ILCVmA-S2R8qURcNT2Jbok23obmI3-g80Spsw0JamrKxooKXWFLJ4RrKyUuVJdDtqSzKzel72wmY/s640/blogger-image--495097695.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmXlFzyTb8YzRjvAY3S-gHSwWXO4hNxXS7mhk4e7vgl_ARn-Iu0i56HpZCReqNkY0ILCVmA-S2R8qURcNT2Jbok23obmI3-g80Spsw0JamrKxooKXWFLJ4RrKyUuVJdDtqSzKzel72wmY/s640/blogger-image--495097695.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Oh! Somewhere during all of this, I did sand everything thoroughly. At any rate, it's done and it was basically free, and I'm very happy with it. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">I will probably try and make larger versions or smaller versions for subsequent years so that I can have a grouping. But this year I'm calling it good enough.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Cost: free, materials on hand. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Time: one afternoon</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Outcome: SUCCESS!!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Now go make-do something of your own! </div><br></div><br></div>The Make-Do Queenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06522812267521288410noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2336650784013083948.post-78004748019778369262015-10-15T17:54:00.001-07:002015-10-16T04:44:39.923-07:00Summers Woodworking Birdhouse ChallengeSummers Woodworking is having a birdhouse challenge. Since they extended the deadline an extra two weeks, and I had an idea, I went ahead and built something. It is not Art, but it is pretty much all recycled or salvaged materials.<div><br></div><div>Here's the link to the YouTube video. </div><div><br></div><div><a href="http://youtu.be/pkHxPg7Yg_4">http://youtu.be/pkHxPg7Yg_4</a></div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXTD1kTmkTFbU1aAFcY8GKzw5nI5POCF0LhDjQF610Gd3xfk8rM9Lj1Zuac_zlJhI1HBwSRNqfID4RkidDZAuoBp42f7-Ks9kdQRBCgk91snj-BXtbipBfa1dAx2kwxBahX0Zknre8a2E/s640/blogger-image-232281530.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXTD1kTmkTFbU1aAFcY8GKzw5nI5POCF0LhDjQF610Gd3xfk8rM9Lj1Zuac_zlJhI1HBwSRNqfID4RkidDZAuoBp42f7-Ks9kdQRBCgk91snj-BXtbipBfa1dAx2kwxBahX0Zknre8a2E/s640/blogger-image-232281530.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div>Go watch mine, then look at my comments and get the link to watch everybody else's. There are some very amazingly skilled craftsmen out there!</div><div><br></div><div>Cost: 1 Can of spray paint $3.98</div><div>Time: 6-8 hours</div><div>Outcome: SUCCESS!!!</div><div><br></div><div>Now go make-do something of your own!</div><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div>The Make-Do Queenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06522812267521288410noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2336650784013083948.post-45630557952886193562015-10-07T15:45:00.001-07:002015-10-07T17:01:34.185-07:00Saving $$<div>I have these free-spirited girls, who are really amazing to parent, most of the time. Then there are the times when they do something so totally off the wall that there’s nothing to be done but laugh and paint over it.</div><div><br></div><div>Several years ago, my oldest was having all kinds of emotional adolescent angst and I figured it would somehow be therapeutic for her to have a couple of her friends over and let them repaint her room. I provided them with several colors of paint, and they opted to go for the splatter-paint look. Here’s a before picture of them investigating the paint. See how innocent it all seems?</div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUlw8HnBQPR-GZH6cQZ0l1PvRAgiyVcCSeQ2Zo0htoC8jdwKDmqaKeUiniwAlP6DkEQTFcrHgiHXAgl-mgO1o8NG1KK1X5Sl553MJ04Sd9glUMlBO6d8JH1k4rRfMWeDAKyTBK8pPe1v0/s640/blogger-image--314900915.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUlw8HnBQPR-GZH6cQZ0l1PvRAgiyVcCSeQ2Zo0htoC8jdwKDmqaKeUiniwAlP6DkEQTFcrHgiHXAgl-mgO1o8NG1KK1X5Sl553MJ04Sd9glUMlBO6d8JH1k4rRfMWeDAKyTBK8pPe1v0/s640/blogger-image--314900915.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div>I go back about 10 minutes later to check on them, and all seems to be progressing as expected, so I close the door (to protect the rest of the house) and go back to baking cookies (I had a new recipe to try). See the pic. Just teen girls having a little fun. No worries.</div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoNnFQCOMxj0JaUQHrLlkPHdlaUIESo7tZHjb0LGR_W6l_sqd_M1gFvZ64kaBR_faFfQpK7OSUw1Rfe0IU6153JlEuGvQ_woy94WBhyphenhyphenh7NCGcCTtZ_7e_SLGy2YE5IhevS-EY70dxZaK8/s640/blogger-image--1359221548.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoNnFQCOMxj0JaUQHrLlkPHdlaUIESo7tZHjb0LGR_W6l_sqd_M1gFvZ64kaBR_faFfQpK7OSUw1Rfe0IU6153JlEuGvQ_woy94WBhyphenhyphenh7NCGcCTtZ_7e_SLGy2YE5IhevS-EY70dxZaK8/s640/blogger-image--1359221548.jpg"></a></div></div><br></div><div>I come back about 20 minutes later to see if they’re done yet, and open the door to this. :o :o :o</div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJomvX8xCmzXcHi7BsEu9N8OmCWyfad-_PiPR_-dqHMRyKhYGew2eUz9FSvoZjSR8qtbVZlvRTerD3iBiWpDCoNjkWvoBnbP6wnZ_wWp2FBSnosvlcuMiwbCqHPI2VLP0AuoYu747u-JU/s640/blogger-image--624526577.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJomvX8xCmzXcHi7BsEu9N8OmCWyfad-_PiPR_-dqHMRyKhYGew2eUz9FSvoZjSR8qtbVZlvRTerD3iBiWpDCoNjkWvoBnbP6wnZ_wWp2FBSnosvlcuMiwbCqHPI2VLP0AuoYu747u-JU/s640/blogger-image--624526577.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div>WHAT!?!?!?!</div><div><br></div><div>The room looked like a crime scene! What in the world happened here and what were they thinking?! At that point, there’s nothing to do, but to make them shower, and promise to re-do it the minute she moves out. </div><div><br></div><div>Fast-forward 3-years, and she goes off to college. I get a 3-day weekend, Home Depot has a sale on paint, and it’s decided. Repainting a room shouldn’t be that big of a deal, so I’ll just hit the highlights. </div><div><br></div><div>First lesson learned is that you can make the room all one color again, but the texture created by the splatter paint still remains. See those drips!!??</div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLvRGImt43MIcY_u8u1w8hsggWWbiWGpMGBRZbLrr0ir9Q8t5gw6B_CCdZgwn_q6GVPaE-9Ou2GNN2DdQs_NnHnr9WdPoOqOxw8NrMZ4W-xHaw2FUxCa40HYGFrJLlkQPO-rOg-FRs0HY/s640/blogger-image--410846406.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLvRGImt43MIcY_u8u1w8hsggWWbiWGpMGBRZbLrr0ir9Q8t5gw6B_CCdZgwn_q6GVPaE-9Ou2GNN2DdQs_NnHnr9WdPoOqOxw8NrMZ4W-xHaw2FUxCa40HYGFrJLlkQPO-rOg-FRs0HY/s640/blogger-image--410846406.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div>Second lesson learned, is that the multi-colored floor really camouflaged how many stickers were also on the floor. I wound up putting down the first layer of paint, then scraping up the stickers and bumps that it highlighted. </div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZc_s-288fXL4lD-ZpLGby1H-64T__LFVlJazklkH9Pw5OtKO9QnX4Xo6vwe0YXRWx0Ro-fWt1Ylu7iiQecLn5PLtrqbxQzKqEsUGgUCGa0UZIuOOhP2kYF6Iu0ebpf-9W4S-7sRg45IU/s640/blogger-image--1846287530.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZc_s-288fXL4lD-ZpLGby1H-64T__LFVlJazklkH9Pw5OtKO9QnX4Xo6vwe0YXRWx0Ro-fWt1Ylu7iiQecLn5PLtrqbxQzKqEsUGgUCGa0UZIuOOhP2kYF6Iu0ebpf-9W4S-7sRg45IU/s640/blogger-image--1846287530.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div>But the biggest lesson I learned is that spray painting the custom-fit blinds was much cheaper and easier than buying new ones. I hung them from a post in my backyard and used 3 cans of black spray paint to get a very thorough coverage of the material. After hanging them back up in the room, I’m so relieved I didn’t just throw them out!</div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQzAniKBA9I1RiRG9feqwnLztEiokIBUJYC1fy_S-2nTvJoPp3hgOsJ_6gEVTiZgPtGsPjJEl_TlnM_WszZLXokCPBNIntQ_4XDzQxjRHrmUtqPumwIWywYFOtr_cv1mzrcWYLF07uzJ8/s640/blogger-image--1984403619.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQzAniKBA9I1RiRG9feqwnLztEiokIBUJYC1fy_S-2nTvJoPp3hgOsJ_6gEVTiZgPtGsPjJEl_TlnM_WszZLXokCPBNIntQ_4XDzQxjRHrmUtqPumwIWywYFOtr_cv1mzrcWYLF07uzJ8/s640/blogger-image--1984403619.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div>I know the room is rather stark, now, but after all the color, I find it to be a relief. Eventually, I will convert it to my craft room or something, but it works for now.</div><div><br></div><div>Total Cost: $17 for spray paint (with tax)</div><div>Total Time: 4 hours, mostly dry time</div><div>Outcome: Success! </div><div><b>Now go make-do something of your own!</b></div><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIs-sINGk_5AuEz4ijpJuN4iszdJfimYgAwy7lzjKeyGrpeUrBQakFL5XhkMeCH9TUMuuWExtjvpsPfS09PoVHgWfXqtHlJehzvQXZ-L3IyMatuk03p-e5dtQ6Pw9GsIEMFBCUNl6Ne70/s640/blogger-image--1901765240.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIs-sINGk_5AuEz4ijpJuN4iszdJfimYgAwy7lzjKeyGrpeUrBQakFL5XhkMeCH9TUMuuWExtjvpsPfS09PoVHgWfXqtHlJehzvQXZ-L3IyMatuk03p-e5dtQ6Pw9GsIEMFBCUNl6Ne70/s640/blogger-image--1901765240.jpg"></a></div>The Make-Do Queenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06522812267521288410noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2336650784013083948.post-80188007085238215362015-08-18T08:26:00.001-07:002015-08-18T08:26:38.899-07:00Enhancing my She Cave<p class="s2" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><span class="s2">So I have this shed in my backyard. It’s WONDERFUL! It’s big and has real walls, a big door, windows, electricity….it’s my workspace and I love it. Except for July and August when it’s 100+ degrees here, in Texas, and the lack of air circulation in the shed makes for very sweaty projects. I honestly think I lose about 5 pounds each we</span><span class="s2">ekend I’m out there in the heat!</span></span></p><p class="s2" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><span class="s2"><br></span></span></p><p class="s2" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><span class="s2">At any rate, I saw </span><a href="https://youtu.be/jZj4XDS2Ldc"><span class="s3">this video on YouTube</span></a><span class="s2"> done by the wonderful April Wilkerson, and thought, EURKA! I have a window AC unit. I should totally put that in out in the shed to see if I can just cool things off enough that I don’t worry about passing out when I get so focused I forget to keep slamming the water.</span></span></p><p class="s2" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><span class="s2"><br></span></span></p><p class="s2" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;"><span class="s2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">After much thought, I opted for a spot next to my workbench, thinking that the closer it is to me, the faster it will cool me off. Makes sense, right? Here’s the lovely wall that a kid started helping me paint. </span></p><p class="s2" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;"><span class="s2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></p><p class="s2" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;"><span class="s2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEga7VAbYQXYO0OHTBKsLb8f0vb_5VQkxRgMCe1QQSpwvv0ibeCahL-dpuaR3vEOCzznnD5rqLYMxfxBxA1bIXy4HBPPxLBwn7TWMfgn5_yDAd4luuhGTQAc_AUG0G0W5Yzqn2XsAfZt1Bg/s640/blogger-image-1681292584.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEga7VAbYQXYO0OHTBKsLb8f0vb_5VQkxRgMCe1QQSpwvv0ibeCahL-dpuaR3vEOCzznnD5rqLYMxfxBxA1bIXy4HBPPxLBwn7TWMfgn5_yDAd4luuhGTQAc_AUG0G0W5Yzqn2XsAfZt1Bg/s640/blogger-image-1681292584.jpg"></a></div><p class="s2" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"> </span></p><p class="s2" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;"><span class="s2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">If you look at the picture for very long, you’ll have some foreshadowing on what the biggest issue with this whole project turned out to be. Any guesses? </span></p><p class="s2" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"> </span></p><p class="s2" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><span class="s2">After measuring the size of the unit, I measured and cut the 2x4 studs to build a support structure under the unit, along with a header, of sorts, to go over the unit. </span><span class="s2">That’s when it hit me. There was an electric wire in the middle of the studs and to add more in, I would need to disconnect the wires from the plug, pull the wires out, run them through the new 2x4s, and then re-attach.</span><span class="s2"> GAAAAH!!!!!! </span><span class="s2"></span><span class="s2">So.</span><span class="s2"> I drilled holes in the new studs through which to thread the electric wires that run to the plug nearest the unit. </span></span></p><p class="s2" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"> </span></p><p class="s2" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFrsySu2QolC0m1puwmJFL1ZrNxjqsLdCXQthONJwkPGTxCdiTQMqAwRzasaO0B6onxK3jT1ug9ncOwF_yBI4VhidD8YIKgnX8E7DG9rLz2Ee-27-c7wBWO27M4chNT5nN7e8gGUWOwI4/s640/blogger-image-1953521705.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFrsySu2QolC0m1puwmJFL1ZrNxjqsLdCXQthONJwkPGTxCdiTQMqAwRzasaO0B6onxK3jT1ug9ncOwF_yBI4VhidD8YIKgnX8E7DG9rLz2Ee-27-c7wBWO27M4chNT5nN7e8gGUWOwI4/s640/blogger-image-1953521705.jpg"></a></div><br><p></p><p class="s2" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><span class="s2">Then I turned the power off to the shed, pulled the electric wires out of the plug and backed them through the existing 2x4, threaded the new ones in, used my Ryobi </span><span class="s2">Brad Nailer to attach the studs to the other studs</span><span class="s2">, along with some other screws just for good measure,</span><span class="s2"> and then reattached the wires to the plug</span><span class="s2">. WHEW! Trying to manipulate that electrical conduit was WORK and without power, I didn’t have my normal fans running, and it was July in Texas and I was so afraid that I had sweat all over the wires and would short out the whole thing! YIKES! I was worried! </span><span class="s2">I can’t tell you how relieved I was to flip the breaker back on and have the shed not explode!</span></span></p><p class="s2" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"> </span></p><p class="s2" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdQjdpvqRU5Ur7kVI_WT588YjZ0227xdPJlDgZvfZpTcyYFW_5AmG4oaEDDGXPD58lb6nR2VZroZW_3mcJ4d4WjNr_US98uWPIxjNhmCHRJjIG5OHQanTnOJtZBrobh6snJ7-g41drkSQ/s640/blogger-image--81658918.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdQjdpvqRU5Ur7kVI_WT588YjZ0227xdPJlDgZvfZpTcyYFW_5AmG4oaEDDGXPD58lb6nR2VZroZW_3mcJ4d4WjNr_US98uWPIxjNhmCHRJjIG5OHQanTnOJtZBrobh6snJ7-g41drkSQ/s640/blogger-image--81658918.jpg"></a></div><div><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6NbOfdUL4Nglb6St8J3pn25CzhZXTGhajP19wRhDovNzZ0fI6hYPGSugXbhlPVdepoMN46vxCar6Qr82BCy0Me71C5htCd6a94Ji0xnYXZ3B15f1Q-LFCHOPIMAXNrWOq2ydHQOwXi7g/s640/blogger-image-2090715658.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6NbOfdUL4Nglb6St8J3pn25CzhZXTGhajP19wRhDovNzZ0fI6hYPGSugXbhlPVdepoMN46vxCar6Qr82BCy0Me71C5htCd6a94Ji0xnYXZ3B15f1Q-LFCHOPIMAXNrWOq2ydHQOwXi7g/s640/blogger-image-2090715658.jpg"></a></div><br><p></p><p class="s2" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;"><span class="s2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Next, I drilled pilot holes in the wall in what I was planning to call the corners of the opening. After trying a couple of times to get the circular saw to cut out the opening, I gave up and went to borrow dad’s jigsaw, again. I REALLY should invest in my own jigsaw! </span></p><p class="s2" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"> </span></p><p class="s2" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4Pz_WbB4a4eLVKiEIHOiX7-jaawAsJkr-XNHdce86hZqLLk22c5xuEFU-4IptupUEwq6Nk35Ie24BVK-dELUGRpnj_SmHwZpjvIRU-VvYFAYRMzm2zelQL9UCxFfyeWXcUfx9SaLxeOA/s640/blogger-image--1888684841.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4Pz_WbB4a4eLVKiEIHOiX7-jaawAsJkr-XNHdce86hZqLLk22c5xuEFU-4IptupUEwq6Nk35Ie24BVK-dELUGRpnj_SmHwZpjvIRU-VvYFAYRMzm2zelQL9UCxFfyeWXcUfx9SaLxeOA/s640/blogger-image--1888684841.jpg"></a></div><br><p></p><p class="s2" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;"><span class="s2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">The jigsaw was the right tool and I quickly had the opening. </span></p><p class="s2" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;"><span class="s2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></p><p class="s2" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;"><span class="s2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEPy60dHytCWNxCg1ioWvTxLnvUe5N7e0hWwBqXWCB_kRxUOJbPZPmNBoEj-nq1e4nYhvT6Bg3zOI_Pw2ETsYi88-K86ZnqSfUQABQoeNduueeOQulmOUXmO7GLf7Y7_qBort9OR3zFCs/s640/blogger-image-612278675.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEPy60dHytCWNxCg1ioWvTxLnvUe5N7e0hWwBqXWCB_kRxUOJbPZPmNBoEj-nq1e4nYhvT6Bg3zOI_Pw2ETsYi88-K86ZnqSfUQABQoeNduueeOQulmOUXmO7GLf7Y7_qBort9OR3zFCs/s640/blogger-image-612278675.jpg"></a></div><br><p></p><p class="s2" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;"><span class="s2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">After checking the sizing multiple times, I trimmed more area off the face, then built a header of sorts to frame out the rest of the opening. 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The unit blows air UP….not OUT…..thus the totally ghetto plastic trying to get the air</span><span class="s2"> </span><span class="s2">to go OUT into the shed. What a bummer! 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MUCH better! </i></span></p>The Make-Do Queenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06522812267521288410noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2336650784013083948.post-61995162850106392042015-06-18T18:58:00.001-07:002015-06-18T18:58:37.587-07:00Patio furniture repurposeSince entering that 2x4 challenge, I've been trying to build/create and post YouTube videos. I felt so bad that I had all these subscribers (a whopping 14), and almost nothing for them to watch. Ha!<br />
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At any rate...one night I built a fire in my fire pit, and D2 (2nd daughter) brought her homework, a flashlight and a blanket outside and completed it by the fire. She commented on our need for a side table on which she could set her drink and music, and it got me thinking. Here's the fire. It was really nice.<br />
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The next day, I went out to my shed to see if I could figure out a side table for outside, with existing materials. </div>
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First, I grabbed some scrap 2x4, and built a rough frame. Then I painted some of my fence picket scraps and using my new <a href="https://www.ryobitools.com/power-tools/products/details/552" target="_blank">Ryobi Brad nailer</a>, affixed them to the side of the frame. I had some extra tile that I used as the top. I used construction adhesive to glue it to the wood frame. </div>
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At first, I used some reclaimed scrap wood for legs. I painted them and then wrestled with how to connect them to the table. I used screws and brackets and didn't have enough clearance in the 12"x12" space to get all the screws in good and tight. It was frustrating!! </div>
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I probably would have left it like that and just thrown it out, eventually, if the dog hadn't gotten involved. </div>
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We got so mad about her tearing up the wall, (see <a href="https://youtu.be/yLoTPWDqPiY" target="_blank">YouTube videos</a>) that we chained her outside for a while. She wrapped the chain around the table and knocked off one of the legs. Now I had to fix it!</div>
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So, first I cut the legs off to the point where the one seemed to bow the most, which made a big difference. By then, the girls had given me a <a href="https://www.kregtool.com/store/c13/kreg-jigsreg/p169/kreg-jigreg-r3/" target="_blank">Kreg Jig R3 </a>for Mother's Day, so I used it to drill pocket holes in the legs and between that, and the shorter/straighter legs, the table became instantly better! Now I actually liked it and wanted to improve it. </div>
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FINALLY! Something I could appreciate and post! :D </div>
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Then I got to work on repurposing some other patio items. Here's the picture of those. Hopefully, I can get it all written up shortly.<br />
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Total time: maybe 3-4 hours total, mostly me trying to figure it out and re-do it. </div>
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The Make-Do Queenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06522812267521288410noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2336650784013083948.post-42486016234371240222015-05-26T04:24:00.000-07:002015-05-26T07:54:12.318-07:00A Video PostNormally, I post written info with pictures about something I've created. Today, I'm posting a link to a video I did about creating this.<br>
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Several weeks ago, I came upon the <a href="http://www.summerswoodworking.co/entries.html" target="_blank">Summer's Woodworking 2x4 Challenge</a> and it looked way too fun to not try. The challenge is to see what you can build out of a regular 2x4. Those things are cheap, so I figured it would be a relatively inexpensive way to challenge myself to do something new. <br>
I gotta tell you. It was WORK! Between struggles with the Table Saw from dullsville, and learning how NOT to use a planer or camera phone, I learned a great deal. The video max length was 10 minutes, and I realized that cutting it down to that was almost as hard as making the thing. I really like to document stuff!<br>
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If I were doing it over again (and I may), I would shorten the post and lengthen the paddles. I think I'm also going to do a cross beam base that will just sit over the top of the rain barrel (trash cans) when the lid is off. I certainly have plenty of 2x4 scraps.<br>
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Cost: 2 planers, 1 mini jar of tinted weatherproofing, and 1 2x4 - $25<br>
Time: 3 full days<br>
Outcome: Success! I learned something.<br><br>The Make-Do Queenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06522812267521288410noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2336650784013083948.post-72356993506539653292015-05-18T20:00:00.000-07:002015-05-18T20:00:40.246-07:00Quick Pencil HoldersI'm BIG into reusing stuff, and my sister was throwing out a bunch of these disks when she moved last summer.<br />
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I took a small tub of them thinking that there HAD to be something that I could do with them. I got them home, and promptly forgot about them. </div>
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The Make-Do Queenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06522812267521288410noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2336650784013083948.post-89342110369197983102015-03-01T17:34:00.001-08:002015-03-01T17:34:25.386-08:00Not a DYI postIt's been just too cold to spend time out in my shed or yard. We had our annual ice storm this week, which was a bummer. <div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjdk532_DvjWuLP0MgG0pJK8a2b7A7sBuP6Vg155Nr4ofQ0jPnH33C5zKm0zhbUoosJwZPpeViiKoH8e7Lq5t5iI42ziKR04NiERVwlvHR3fBMcUWUt6CPx8jd1beXs6mKkmTREzrusVo/s640/blogger-image--469054501.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjdk532_DvjWuLP0MgG0pJK8a2b7A7sBuP6Vg155Nr4ofQ0jPnH33C5zKm0zhbUoosJwZPpeViiKoH8e7Lq5t5iI42ziKR04NiERVwlvHR3fBMcUWUt6CPx8jd1beXs6mKkmTREzrusVo/s640/blogger-image--469054501.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div>My shed is calling me, and I am really hoping we only have about 3-more weeks of this. YUCK! </div><div><br></div><div>I tried a really tacky art project that I'm never going to post. But it got me thinking about when I first started to let out my passion for reusing or repurposing things. </div><div><br></div><div>That summer I used a bunch of pallets and reclaimed wood to customize my backyard, and I made my dad a birthday present. It's really pieces of trees that he have me for firewood, hangars, and painted yogurt cups. I thought the shapes were too interesting to burn, so....<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">Dad still doesn't understand it, but I like it, so I'm sharing pics.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><br></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSOwKDu6Db1vRQ6vpMyqCqGPQK877kHPmBlVdiK3ViLlfBld84EajehYCDAqdFsB-oV57g_kZQwolD1VE5E53GF0C2XbOnMcEz7kp7n_quDtwpRxwqLWrjV3tOyv5NS3t1Sep21z_58e4/s640/blogger-image--792093380.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSOwKDu6Db1vRQ6vpMyqCqGPQK877kHPmBlVdiK3ViLlfBld84EajehYCDAqdFsB-oV57g_kZQwolD1VE5E53GF0C2XbOnMcEz7kp7n_quDtwpRxwqLWrjV3tOyv5NS3t1Sep21z_58e4/s640/blogger-image--792093380.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhqwxdsmk0Gx9Cc1imHEExQJNVOGJZxOJdm_6K2SJ9w6yYsoR0uijWFkTUw8Jc6Rcob-02KiNVABiut-Lx1OwXIfMv0vkpErnPIrgSuDsN_czI3V4WAWyOqwHwd1qIvINr2JuU0EwTYsk/s640/blogger-image--1109144255.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhqwxdsmk0Gx9Cc1imHEExQJNVOGJZxOJdm_6K2SJ9w6yYsoR0uijWFkTUw8Jc6Rcob-02KiNVABiut-Lx1OwXIfMv0vkpErnPIrgSuDsN_czI3V4WAWyOqwHwd1qIvINr2JuU0EwTYsk/s640/blogger-image--1109144255.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">When I took it to him, mom saw it and added bells to the painted yogurt cups. I got my crazy from her. ;)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Stay warm and safe! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><br></div>The Make-Do Queenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06522812267521288410noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2336650784013083948.post-48142395836988081542015-02-06T16:29:00.001-08:002015-02-06T16:31:55.695-08:00Another Pinterest successYou see things all the time on Pinterest, and you think to yourself, "I could make that". So you pin it. And three months later you go back and look at all your pins, and wonder if you're ever going to actually do any of them, or just keep pinning. Ha!<div><br></div><div>When I was putting up the Christmas lights, I came across a tree branch that was broken, and needed to be trimmed. Pulled out my saw, and trimmed it, thinking "here is some wood for that stuff I see on Pinterest". </div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjw8UKHMUzlPIDBf8KzDHRqRizd-_9zV5hpEfbBbKwxLmBJniP-w9pIwIxMiw2DhspfodsWUXtpy7ABafzO-BLP5wcWXNKSPZ1yOSPsMQ2ClLfPWtVPzjMOK3kW8PGeXKYgSF1lbK3wLEE/s640/blogger-image--675335956.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjw8UKHMUzlPIDBf8KzDHRqRizd-_9zV5hpEfbBbKwxLmBJniP-w9pIwIxMiw2DhspfodsWUXtpy7ABafzO-BLP5wcWXNKSPZ1yOSPsMQ2ClLfPWtVPzjMOK3kW8PGeXKYgSF1lbK3wLEE/s640/blogger-image--675335956.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div>It sat in my shed for about a month, and then I decided to give it a whirl. Turns out, the hard part was getting a straight cut using my worn-out saw blade.</div><div><br></div><div>First I cut it into 4-5 inch sections. I realized pretty quickly that the bark on the cypress wood was just going to continue to flake off, so I sanded the outsides pretty thoroughly. Then used a drill bit to create a hole in the top for the tea lights. </div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikKlpQNnuwmioMaXyV_O8sW193l4OEcQYXa6LRn3j54JpuYZ1Ykqy_ivgTSitefBIDBU88XmWavVe8kRahrLYXEw91cvIh7FkEQekEzc_onns6JpEE17diXcJvSgMDwLdIWt3sgPPddBY/s640/blogger-image-1864456102.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikKlpQNnuwmioMaXyV_O8sW193l4OEcQYXa6LRn3j54JpuYZ1Ykqy_ivgTSitefBIDBU88XmWavVe8kRahrLYXEw91cvIh7FkEQekEzc_onns6JpEE17diXcJvSgMDwLdIWt3sgPPddBY/s640/blogger-image-1864456102.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div>The 1 1/2 inch bit was the right size. Sawdust just went everywhere! You have to drill down pretty far, and I wish I had some clamps to hold the wood while I drilled. As it was, I wore gloves, because it kept trying to flip out of my hands.</div><div><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><br></span></div><div><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">I did try painting the bottom half of some of them, like Pinterest shows, but I did not like the effect.</span></div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi00xoFADv0MKk4_mHQGCUzILHicK0FvdDtex50W5hC5HY8iBxvW9g36bwF1gDVAMpXSmmY8BjQKmNg3jwxfEQ8rvLXfJ2RwGOp5qznEZ-LKviDUGxf-JX4ffTcwgboGPxda6Snb5iX-4o/s640/blogger-image--755897320.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi00xoFADv0MKk4_mHQGCUzILHicK0FvdDtex50W5hC5HY8iBxvW9g36bwF1gDVAMpXSmmY8BjQKmNg3jwxfEQ8rvLXfJ2RwGOp5qznEZ-LKviDUGxf-JX4ffTcwgboGPxda6Snb5iX-4o/s640/blogger-image--755897320.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div>The part of the branch that had split, and caused me to trim it, to begin with, was pretty interesting looking so I drilled some holes in it also.</div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6_9lnP_ED9dLSh7ShFMENLFGrJoKvtsbxOkmOdc7lABXtTowqPShMRWEE8jyipU1fYZwsXZYbUrUmCFhfwWRoDMxqYbEi8pAcSBkKoVZPPTimT-5ak4GGqA4q7XjOoBj8abFqYg-_dHI/s640/blogger-image--2011292670.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6_9lnP_ED9dLSh7ShFMENLFGrJoKvtsbxOkmOdc7lABXtTowqPShMRWEE8jyipU1fYZwsXZYbUrUmCFhfwWRoDMxqYbEi8pAcSBkKoVZPPTimT-5ak4GGqA4q7XjOoBj8abFqYg-_dHI/s640/blogger-image--2011292670.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">After I had them all cut and drilled, I sprayed them thoroughly with some spray sealer. 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The arch I kept for my mantle.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><br></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9gMihcMFt9kaA3i-k8qXDHuKI3W-EVY0AWIBkd33KA0BBHK7r-1-ej_esJ4lm5KUJ12km6EBj9QGxFE_oSxLf_37T3d5def1JkZiF7ZO48vIrgv7F-BoceiRkDsJC8nbzCkJX1opQTNs/s640/blogger-image--414643879.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9gMihcMFt9kaA3i-k8qXDHuKI3W-EVY0AWIBkd33KA0BBHK7r-1-ej_esJ4lm5KUJ12km6EBj9QGxFE_oSxLf_37T3d5def1JkZiF7ZO48vIrgv7F-BoceiRkDsJC8nbzCkJX1opQTNs/s640/blogger-image--414643879.jpg"></a></div><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><br></span></div><div><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimXisr82VPgMGh7iQnNc_QyIFhpeqCinG9lugZ6_tyCAa2J2leeEl5_c9xa9ZisQO-iKGUzKFK-AR_krhhPky82lpbV7F06vTienWLPoMfL8egoPzz4dIoDNfzud-1ltul2VtN-ywZ1mY/s640/blogger-image-1376258626.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimXisr82VPgMGh7iQnNc_QyIFhpeqCinG9lugZ6_tyCAa2J2leeEl5_c9xa9ZisQO-iKGUzKFK-AR_krhhPky82lpbV7F06vTienWLPoMfL8egoPzz4dIoDNfzud-1ltul2VtN-ywZ1mY/s640/blogger-image-1376258626.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Total cost: $7.00 for the 1.5" drill bit.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Total time: 3-4 hours, mostly to allow for sealer drying. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Verdict: SUCCESS!! </div></div></span></div><div><br></div>The Make-Do Queenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06522812267521288410noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2336650784013083948.post-72293632873758060332015-01-23T10:23:00.001-08:002015-01-23T11:03:54.132-08:00Work desk Christmas TreeSo, I know Christmas was a month ago, but I really need an updated post, so I'm showing one thing I did back in December. Ha!<div><br></div><div>I have a new job and the decoration requirements are different than my last one. Add to that the fact that I'm in a cube, now, instead of the office to which I've been accustomed. So I had to really pare down what I usually do for decorations. It was kind of sad for me, actually. I have a thing for trees and suddenly couldn't put one up. :(( </div><div><br></div><div>Then I remembered seeing various wooden trees on Pinterest made from pallets and old wood and such. :D WELL!! You all know how much I love building things and using up old wood and leftover items. 😁😁😁</div><div><br></div><div>So I went out to my shed to take a look at my stash, and joy of joys, I had exactly what I thought I would need. After a little measuring and cutting of some old fence picket leftovers, and the leg off of a TV tray I disassembled last year for shelves in my cabinets, I started painting. </div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4KU0ukDRUwVoVI07NoDAcnfmrvddGkaaHSa_IaM6TLq1BX-WlF3k1ORxmuExKOB2o09D3HEZHNEsjC0ZRMI2LfqJXRfa_ZW6RqyfTi2m3lFNjgoJ6abZjk3PpnNgHHy3-X0DITqc7HV0/s640/blogger-image--1598550650.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4KU0ukDRUwVoVI07NoDAcnfmrvddGkaaHSa_IaM6TLq1BX-WlF3k1ORxmuExKOB2o09D3HEZHNEsjC0ZRMI2LfqJXRfa_ZW6RqyfTi2m3lFNjgoJ6abZjk3PpnNgHHy3-X0DITqc7HV0/s640/blogger-image--1598550650.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Then I drilled holes where I thought I could place some battery-operated lights I found at Dollar Tree, and then screwed everything together. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqaFLrrStrVsj5ynGTn8czTBG_lJbpO_Bpe0CgN9gANN-bpfBXuSk1eimLjQzf0Dyj_Ij46QZaWxM9jxmN1YLvPfU9t5FJrvX3_504bbPdlUBpovRAoETIQDLFwUCGgPWYTJmk7qiDank/s640/blogger-image-1923825274.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqaFLrrStrVsj5ynGTn8czTBG_lJbpO_Bpe0CgN9gANN-bpfBXuSk1eimLjQzf0Dyj_Ij46QZaWxM9jxmN1YLvPfU9t5FJrvX3_504bbPdlUBpovRAoETIQDLFwUCGgPWYTJmk7qiDank/s640/blogger-image-1923825274.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">When I got it assembled, I realized an error with my hole drilling. :( I can't very well put lights through the tree trunk. So then I had to drill more holes, which weren't as neat, and improvise on what to do with the holes drilled in error. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Fortunately, I had an old Christmas lights necklace that had stopped working, that I was able to cut apart and use to decorate the tree. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_diZe33OR5eXeVUv_q1-96ba5U3IyhCJE0MLwO_cfEHUvp-mZHxdbHKA7OzDHYfk_gL1LsCjKqXtPJ8sm_rC7Ax5eWtSlFjxD4j_-2RgG2Bi3nnd1rrXh6h2kFqx-hkt2FtvSi_DxGvw/s640/blogger-image-1536567577.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_diZe33OR5eXeVUv_q1-96ba5U3IyhCJE0MLwO_cfEHUvp-mZHxdbHKA7OzDHYfk_gL1LsCjKqXtPJ8sm_rC7Ax5eWtSlFjxD4j_-2RgG2Bi3nnd1rrXh6h2kFqx-hkt2FtvSi_DxGvw/s640/blogger-image-1536567577.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">As with so many of my projects, it's not perfect, but it certainly works, and that's why I call myself the Make-Do Queen. 😉</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Cost: $1.00 for the lights. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Time: 2 hours (mostly due to paint drying)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Result: Success</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><br></div><br></div>The Make-Do Queenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06522812267521288410noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2336650784013083948.post-63607611606217010412014-11-26T19:48:00.001-08:002014-11-26T19:48:24.567-08:00Belated Fall DecorationSeveral weeks ago, I had an idea for a small project. Between my birthday and a bunch of stuff going on at work and with the kids, I only just now got around to working on it this past weekend.<div><br></div><div>At this point, it's about seeing if I could actually do it, not using it for decorations. But now I will have it for next year. So, YEAH! Go me! Ha!</div><div><br></div><div>I started off by cutting and sanding some scrap 2x4, then spray painting them. </div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT8VFnQKeA9QZSy8xQfT8uPRJyPXg2iRe3zPFMlowlTsrBnT2JUJfTYnPKKragq0mMmRLk419XkB6iLxkC9eCwPY6FvlOKJxvIiihAohG-1yfv15Z2fmJ9J_IhkK5bYNmV6c958dyeQk4/s640/blogger-image--1050835941.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT8VFnQKeA9QZSy8xQfT8uPRJyPXg2iRe3zPFMlowlTsrBnT2JUJfTYnPKKragq0mMmRLk419XkB6iLxkC9eCwPY6FvlOKJxvIiihAohG-1yfv15Z2fmJ9J_IhkK5bYNmV6c958dyeQk4/s640/blogger-image--1050835941.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div>Sadly, the color I absolutely love, espresso (Wonder why), I ran out of on the first block. But since I had recently purchased some orange, I figured it would work to do the other three blocks.</div><div><br></div><div>Then I pulled out my stencils, and trusty sponge brush, and stenciled the letters onto the blocks. In my head, it seemed like a good idea to have the letters actually "falling"...so. I don't hate it. I just wish I had measured better. </div><div><br></div><div>Then I put a clear coat of glow-in-the-dark paint over it all. </div><div><br></div><div>I tied some ribbon around one block, in an attempt to make it look like it had a stem, and voilà!</div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1J4DnclIZdNMp0ARSjb-NFIDxgZERr_8wbdc_RY-ZZpVes4v9NwWqI14vEHO7KPnyRGgOKZe7I2APr-0yyfj4fhwFmWPRnN9qwwHy_ciksOIM7y7GLsFpZeyWjvBzDDFUXsUL3pBMBis/s640/blogger-image-663624571.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1J4DnclIZdNMp0ARSjb-NFIDxgZERr_8wbdc_RY-ZZpVes4v9NwWqI14vEHO7KPnyRGgOKZe7I2APr-0yyfj4fhwFmWPRnN9qwwHy_ciksOIM7y7GLsFpZeyWjvBzDDFUXsUL3pBMBis/s640/blogger-image-663624571.jpg"></a></div>Now I'm ready for Fall...just in time for Christmas. Ha!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Cost: materials on hand</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Time: 1 hour</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Outcome: Success</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><br></div><div><br></div>The Make-Do Queenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06522812267521288410noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2336650784013083948.post-37104765222366243832014-11-09T19:30:00.001-08:002014-11-09T19:30:59.993-08:00Fall decoratingWow! I'm finally back to having energy for extra projects. <div><br></div><div>I wanted to do something for my front poach, so I got out my favorite things-spray paint and letter stickers. </div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPm9rHNKyhAW7Syq8-YLjBhylrt8QCESm_h2uoDuICQfkbw_3TBa8WAyEQXtlTji-8ES5b_Vg1oWVI7pBsDGnkISal-r1XVtjGH8yZ7xlysXBHVjMQqG8erJYFkAe8AW7LR169Hp_tWIA/s640/blogger-image--287641708.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPm9rHNKyhAW7Syq8-YLjBhylrt8QCESm_h2uoDuICQfkbw_3TBa8WAyEQXtlTji-8ES5b_Vg1oWVI7pBsDGnkISal-r1XVtjGH8yZ7xlysXBHVjMQqG8erJYFkAe8AW7LR169Hp_tWIA/s640/blogger-image--287641708.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div>Then I added in some fall themed items, and voila! </div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjelGGGy2vqnkVbx8qJBKhzHGu89SpW7CT4t9WGaarZnfGcQGNOiNVf3la43-t4sTqZjrbnqDfVec8WsAn39Fhb400Cak_FDByFb09K1m3sK-KsBIXX4R9ee-dDNwUS-me8f4lAscedcjs/s640/blogger-image-1247419842.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjelGGGy2vqnkVbx8qJBKhzHGu89SpW7CT4t9WGaarZnfGcQGNOiNVf3la43-t4sTqZjrbnqDfVec8WsAn39Fhb400Cak_FDByFb09K1m3sK-KsBIXX4R9ee-dDNwUS-me8f4lAscedcjs/s640/blogger-image-1247419842.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Cost: $8 for pumpkins</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Time: 30 minutes</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div>The Make-Do Queenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06522812267521288410noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2336650784013083948.post-21856848190349497392014-08-06T11:41:00.001-07:002014-08-06T11:41:30.670-07:00Easiest Repurpose EVER!!Some friends of mine had to downsize into a much smaller apartment last year, and I went to help them pack or sell things. <div><br></div><div>When I pulled up to their house, I saw that they had already stuck a HUGE pile of stuff out by the curb for trash collection. One thing caught my eye. </div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh72ywXGewhqwpG3pIUeQSzhqMHo9-8mSLUZ4FnEYbIULIuKGrucOhxrrKmpYpWZWAXFt9kKI9IjSG28bsNjgDhtzL7vGKjEt7bjhkKUq7tp4mhYIFSJWOGe75v781Yx1ip2-aQfveEJn4/s640/blogger-image--1358361273.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh72ywXGewhqwpG3pIUeQSzhqMHo9-8mSLUZ4FnEYbIULIuKGrucOhxrrKmpYpWZWAXFt9kKI9IjSG28bsNjgDhtzL7vGKjEt7bjhkKUq7tp4mhYIFSJWOGe75v781Yx1ip2-aQfveEJn4/s640/blogger-image--1358361273.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div>I quickly stuck it in my car and went on with the rest of my day. </div><div><br></div><div>It has sat in my shed for almost a year, and I finally got the courage to work on it. I had been saving a bunch of plastic gift cards thinking I would cut them into pieces, spray paint them and create a glued mosaic onto the ball. As I stood there looking at it all, my eye caught on the gold spray paint and I thought, "Forget all that work! I'm doing this!". </div><div><br></div><div>I wiped it down and started putting coats of gold spay paint on it, letting it dry between coats. </div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf1AV42urrz2CC4ygRwzpSq_XX_p8dg8MOKT9yKQJfc6IGUqtTAo5GKmcqaT5-3IRrom2pBpVlz_kVPgcKGg5eP56oJYoKz7wffWw7FgTszqtBTN7GsD6YN-KoZiH7YM0whed5t0SEhsM/s640/blogger-image--1014828589.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf1AV42urrz2CC4ygRwzpSq_XX_p8dg8MOKT9yKQJfc6IGUqtTAo5GKmcqaT5-3IRrom2pBpVlz_kVPgcKGg5eP56oJYoKz7wffWw7FgTszqtBTN7GsD6YN-KoZiH7YM0whed5t0SEhsM/s640/blogger-image--1014828589.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div>After 3-4 coats, I decided it needed more shine, so I added a coat of spray glitter. Then started spraying it with a clear gloss enamel. </div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyoC8sj96EoreJBsQVMo6S0fjUF_dT9VWcmlyYzfS0bmYp6aUdRdampzWHncvhBPhNcYvZTGhaj2Ctla-y-DNJRTDqADcrV43ofNnkFkG42T_UPBxHeCOaY4DMpT34hhIR0zc7rzg4Ps0/s640/blogger-image-901747528.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyoC8sj96EoreJBsQVMo6S0fjUF_dT9VWcmlyYzfS0bmYp6aUdRdampzWHncvhBPhNcYvZTGhaj2Ctla-y-DNJRTDqADcrV43ofNnkFkG42T_UPBxHeCOaY4DMpT34hhIR0zc7rzg4Ps0/s640/blogger-image-901747528.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">I put on 5-6 coats of the clear, letting it dry between. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Then I picked out a place in my garden. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEie-yL_xTixzfXCPhIlWVl-COpKdGl0lfphUR0GW6IAkI6Gr2aipOeojKeQj2fngchywwSpz43XzC5kgrmNHQzkPyaN2fXt9M8HoRSkct9_FMtCVLpmvUuQzhBcUwWnuWX9cejZcwh3fWE/s640/blogger-image-786334474.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEie-yL_xTixzfXCPhIlWVl-COpKdGl0lfphUR0GW6IAkI6Gr2aipOeojKeQj2fngchywwSpz43XzC5kgrmNHQzkPyaN2fXt9M8HoRSkct9_FMtCVLpmvUuQzhBcUwWnuWX9cejZcwh3fWE/s640/blogger-image-786334474.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">DONE! </div><br></div><div>Cost: Materials in hand. </div><div>Time: 1 day due to drying times. </div><div><br></div><div>Outcome: SUCCESS!!</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>Side Note: I start a new job next week, PRAISE GOD! I'm not sure how often I will be able to create and post, though I'm working on one more project now. </div><div><br></div>The Make-Do Queenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06522812267521288410noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2336650784013083948.post-90529988472947270642014-07-23T07:11:00.001-07:002014-07-23T07:38:15.719-07:00Pallet walkwayI really thought I had already talked about this. It was a very interesting project that I did last summer. But it turns out, I've not posted it. OOPS!<div><br></div><div>So, 4-years ago I bought this house. One of the big selling points was that it came with a really amazing shed that had electricity and storage and all kinds of interesting things already in residence. </div><div><br></div><div>The issue was that I have two dogs, and getting to the shed in the dark or when it has rained was always a less than pleasant experience. </div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvoMM1IUqjI3eLSj6O7jED0D3DE2DSbcudqDWYrewp0y3YhtYCitEztilqRKJEYv6FlEOn2_4Ttx4YxaDh2_A9Owaf4GPkye-6v7Te7A2G7o58FQ31uIpcrqlsdRxIkAVu1_7xI-98-TQ/s640/blogger-image-323344142.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvoMM1IUqjI3eLSj6O7jED0D3DE2DSbcudqDWYrewp0y3YhtYCitEztilqRKJEYv6FlEOn2_4Ttx4YxaDh2_A9Owaf4GPkye-6v7Te7A2G7o58FQ31uIpcrqlsdRxIkAVu1_7xI-98-TQ/s640/blogger-image-323344142.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">I put down those cement stepping stones, but when I re-did the entire yard last summer (Wait, I haven't talked about that yet either? Double oops), the pavers became less than practical. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">I really have tried to use reclaimed resources as much as possible, because I don't have the $$ to spend, and I had found some really great old boards and talked a friend into helping me haul them home. But I was at a loss as to how to make them a raised walkway without spending tons of money on brick or rock or more wood. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicKC4_m12O-YVudoXx3DU3I0-58G63UGrD_zoyqk0y8Qw5pPGfnLpBTMPa3FaVsPrrhR_BhmyAvptuXb3zzDFwsic233hWm5RZL6WDrd9y_fKApNYaoXl2kroGoLj9fSuZHgJiZFxnFPk/s640/blogger-image--1877836477.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicKC4_m12O-YVudoXx3DU3I0-58G63UGrD_zoyqk0y8Qw5pPGfnLpBTMPa3FaVsPrrhR_BhmyAvptuXb3zzDFwsic233hWm5RZL6WDrd9y_fKApNYaoXl2kroGoLj9fSuZHgJiZFxnFPk/s640/blogger-image--1877836477.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">One day, I was staring at the pallets I had left from another project and an idea popped into my head. I quickly borrowed a truck and brought home more pallets and started to plan. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">First, I layed down some landscape fabric to stave off grass and weeds from growing up under my walkway. 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It is very functional, and the wood was already weathered, so the look was right. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">NOTE: As you can see, a couple of boards were pretty warped, and over the last year, as I have seen long boards laying around, I have hauled them home and used them to replace those warped boards.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">I've also added in some of those Dollar Tree solar stake lights so I can see the path in the dark. I need to get out there and mow so I can post an after-after picture. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Total time: a solid weekend, with the hauling and placing and cutting</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Total cost: $8 for the box of deck screws. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Outcome: success!</div><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><br></div>The Make-Do Queenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06522812267521288410noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2336650784013083948.post-86853879977056436492014-07-11T11:29:00.001-07:002014-07-11T11:29:52.226-07:00Update to the previous postA friend decorates for EVERY holiday, and liked the patriotic centerpiece that I made, so I gave it to her. 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As a bonus, my sister moved last weekend, and was cleaning out her stuff and had some wooden slats that she had used to support a bed. They had nice rounded edges, so I used one and cut it up to create the box and coffee-themed centerpiece that can stay in my kitchen, year-round.<br />
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Those ladies at <a href="http://www.shanty-2-chic.com/" target="_blank">Shanty2Chic </a>really know how to inspire!<br />
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I, as previously mentioned, happen to have a large supply of empty glass Torani bottles, so I knew I would be making something similar. </div>
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<br />The Make-Do Queenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06522812267521288410noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2336650784013083948.post-89674739186009126512014-06-30T13:56:00.000-07:002014-07-31T14:12:38.525-07:00My shovel diedI am the kind of person that has one of each item. I believe that I only need one, and I take care, and keep track, of that one tool. Having more than one requires additional storage space, and is unnecessary. Now, I might have multiple types of an item, say 3 sizes of cookie scoops, or different lengths of phillips-head screwdrivers, but never the exact same part....unless, of course, someone gives me one when I had already purchased one.<br>
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Anyways, I had a shovel. I have used my shovel for SO many digging projects, because digging is a hereditary trait that my father gave me, and it has withstood my up and down weight yo-yo without complaints.<br>
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Last summer, my shovel and I dug out a 24'x2' spot for a flower bed, and a 2-ft deep hole for a transplanted lilac bush, and countless other smaller flower areas and transplanted plants. I love my shovel. It's awesome.<br>
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So, this spring when I decided to put ANOTHER flower bed in my front yard, I was HEARTBROKEN to have my shovel handle snap off barely 20 minutes into removing the topsoil.<br>
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When I posted how sad I was about it, a friend asked me what I was going to make out of it. I lol'ed, but in my head, I had an instant image.<br>
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Dad gave me one of his extra shovels, so I was able to complete the flower bed,<br>
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but I mourned my shovel and determined to give it a place of honor, somehow.<br>
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Last week, I finally had the time to work on it. First, I cleaned it thoroughly, then I got out my drill and drilled a hole so I could run some hanging wire through the handle. </div>
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Then I gave it a coat of white spray paint. I just love spray paint. I can't believe I've done projects for over 20 years without ever trying to work with it. It's wonderful stuff!</div>
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I actually put 2-3 coats of spray paint on it, because the first coat was from a REALLY old can of paint that someone had given me, along with a tub of other random things, and it just didn't want to STICK to the metal. :((<br>
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I wasn't sure how to get the whole, "Twilight Zone"-looking swirls. I really should have looked up some pics on the web or something, but I'm SO DARN IMPATIENT! OY! So, I just jumped in with my black acrylic paint and a small paintbrush.<br>
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I went over that a couple of times, then pulled out my stencils and some red acrylic paint. Here's where it became a LEARNING opportunity. (eyes rolling)<br>
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You see, a shovel may be a flat surface on which to paint, but that surface is at some interesting angles. Trying to get the stencil to lay flat for the painting was next to impossible, so the lettering isn't as clean a look as I would prefer, but I am nothing if not DETERMINED, so I kept at it. 2-3 coats of the red paint for each letter, and the wording was done. Everything got sealed with my spray sealer, and then it was time to hang.<br>
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When I went to hang it, it just lacked a little....something...so I grabbed an old belt and some work gloves that are actually a little too snug on my over-grown hands, and used those to finish it off.<br>
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Now, my hard-working shovel hangs proudly displayed on my front door....warning all who enter what to expect! HA!<br>
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Project Cost: materials on hand<br>
Project time: 2 days, to allow for paint to dry<br>
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Project Outcome: SUCCESS!!<br>
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This is when I love being the Make-Do Queen!</div><div><br></div><div>UPDATE: I added in one very important word. </div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgC6dbBhjsFNHpjnfKaldYBYhp0aiLYN5JNTZue9kVaqKzJ9X1c7odEF2iZviA4nGibApd7_q5UizwLgvQPkdf2djVmpa4RpEOe-fUyOiB5rtqPjoS_BiCBHtOLMsjpRaBzVVOedBF5jEs/s640/blogger-image--2111065773.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgC6dbBhjsFNHpjnfKaldYBYhp0aiLYN5JNTZue9kVaqKzJ9X1c7odEF2iZviA4nGibApd7_q5UizwLgvQPkdf2djVmpa4RpEOe-fUyOiB5rtqPjoS_BiCBHtOLMsjpRaBzVVOedBF5jEs/s640/blogger-image--2111065773.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><br></div>
The Make-Do Queenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06522812267521288410noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2336650784013083948.post-53816383901672523002014-06-24T07:10:00.001-07:002014-06-24T07:13:29.762-07:00Rug dyeing at home?So I have this rug that goes around my toilet, you know the kind. Keeps your feet warm in the middle of the night.<div><br></div><div>Mine was a nice mocha color. Matched my towels.<br><div><br></div><div>In a fit of cleaning, I threw it in the wash with some towels... But not my towels. The towels from the girls bathroom.</div></div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">The girls have a much more...excited...bathroom than I do. All orange, and turquoise, and purple, and green. It is perfect for two teenagers. Shows almost no dirt. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><br></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjj1DDdBnxcR59Vb-ye7MZAV06EQGl4OsqMw8H0cvmERFxCdbYpSyqY5sbdMsX_gwmJqQSoX_OjXatWYUBHriTmzJ7flp0ZhOEMtuyxt_Yrsa_kthyphenhyphen3xIj8sYXsYfXwBcPAglVdn8bvqWQ/s640/blogger-image--433169906.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjj1DDdBnxcR59Vb-ye7MZAV06EQGl4OsqMw8H0cvmERFxCdbYpSyqY5sbdMsX_gwmJqQSoX_OjXatWYUBHriTmzJ7flp0ZhOEMtuyxt_Yrsa_kthyphenhyphen3xIj8sYXsYfXwBcPAglVdn8bvqWQ/s640/blogger-image--433169906.jpg"></a></div><br></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">See what I mean?</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><br></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">Anywho... Their towels aren't monochromatic like mine. And after the wash, my rug was a very questionable shade of green. :(</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><br></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">I got the bright idea to try and dye it back using coffee and tea… You know, like they're always telling you on Pinterest.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><br></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhF02Pd6U5Q8Wf1JGkx1CW89Tvs6NDFENLYmyvf6N3tNbhmDkQMe92rEOMm7l1NCaTi0j4Wb7vUt_Jj8dDLri5AyAmfDxmg3w6B6WK71z6aSq4EYnf5OZNeBPYgO33dKgFQmGshg2EUtNE/s640/blogger-image-465094561.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhF02Pd6U5Q8Wf1JGkx1CW89Tvs6NDFENLYmyvf6N3tNbhmDkQMe92rEOMm7l1NCaTi0j4Wb7vUt_Jj8dDLri5AyAmfDxmg3w6B6WK71z6aSq4EYnf5OZNeBPYgO33dKgFQmGshg2EUtNE/s640/blogger-image-465094561.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">So I cleaned out the trashcan, brewed some tea and some coffee, and stuck it all in my bathtub with some more hot water.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">I let it sit all day, checking on it every now and then to swirl & swish.</div><br></div><div>Then I set it in my washing machine to drip dry.</div><div><br></div><div>Now I have a mottled green rug. Some parts took, and some saw no change. </div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0cdSyhs7i_N1hDn3CNzv-ghCknGMFJgfq6fvt7D9PWxXDwoD171nsq3Ue1fAnUOBHt_yb_Da6Ab685o2A_MRwYN5tLUCUmwGQU_zASe5NM0Be1xBpC7mGWrKcjkk74qY7eMiOIR5tj4k/s640/blogger-image--1898996058.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0cdSyhs7i_N1hDn3CNzv-ghCknGMFJgfq6fvt7D9PWxXDwoD171nsq3Ue1fAnUOBHt_yb_Da6Ab685o2A_MRwYN5tLUCUmwGQU_zASe5NM0Be1xBpC7mGWrKcjkk74qY7eMiOIR5tj4k/s640/blogger-image--1898996058.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">So much for that. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Project cost: $12 for a new rug </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Project time: 1 day</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Result: Dud!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">So much for Make-Do.</div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div>The Make-Do Queenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06522812267521288410noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2336650784013083948.post-73311701162040736592014-06-16T17:36:00.000-07:002014-06-16T17:37:00.159-07:00My repurposed coffee barAnd finally the project I teased almost a month ago!<br />
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I have this space in my kitchen.<br />
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As you can see, it's almost wasted space, and the dog is able to knock over the trash can whenever she gets mad about something and spread it all over the house. (Another reason I pulled up the carpet back in November and put in the paper floors. Check out that blog <a href="http://jcjohnna.blogspot.com/2014/03/paper-floors.html" target="_blank">here</a>.)<br />
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I've toyed with putting in a pantry for almost the entire time I've owned the house, but could never decide HOW to do that, on my ultra-cheap budget, and still have it look good. Then I considered knocking down the top of the wall and opening it up into my living room, so that the two rooms had more connection. One of my friends did that in her house, and it was SUCH a headache for her, that I decided to not try to take that on, myself.<br />
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At some point this spring, I decided to just put a shelf in, at bar height, to allow for more counter space and to better conceal the trash, recycling and dog food canisters. When I started talking about it to my kids, D2 insisted that I put some real effort into making it look good, not just be functional. She didn't mind the shabby chic of my back yard, but insisted that the inside of the house look good for her friends. TEENS!<br />
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So, that slowed me down. I had to figure out how I could build something, on almost no budget, and have it look like it was semi-professional. I built the box out of that reclaimed plywood, and some old fence materials, but then it just sat in my shed for a month or so while I tried to figure out how to dress it....and how to mount it.<br />
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I had bought some shelf brackets at Dollar Tree, but when the kiddo insisted it look GOOD, I had to re-think the support. I did some research on YouTube and saw that several people advised the kind of wall anchors that would go through the wood, into the sheetrock, and then pivot to provide stability. So I went to Home Depot and bought a package of the sturdiest looking 3" wall anchors I could see.<br />
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When I was out in the shed, last week, looking for something else, I spotted some baseboards that had been left with the house/shed, and started looking at them. They are actually the right height, and would affix to the box I built easily, and give it a more "finished" look.<br />
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Then I realized that I would have to miter cut the ends to fit together. I have never miter cut anything in my life and was seriously afraid to try. I remembered a friend telling me that my circular saw had little levers and knobs that would allow it to do angle cuts and so I pulled it out and started trying to figure out how to do that. Knowing that I would do it wrong the first time, I left the baseboard sections about 6" longer than I actually needed them, and then cut. Yep! Did it wrong the first time. Corrected the cut by flipping the board onto it's back, then re-drawing a straight line, then cutting again.<br />
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Using wood glue and nails, I attached both pieces to the box....and noticed that my cutting skills hadn't been that precise when cutting the top out of the plywood. There were little gaps between the baseboard and the plywood and I just stared at it and wondered what in the world I was going to do NOW?<br />
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As is my habit, I left it alone and gave it a day or two to let my brain try to resolve the issue while I focused on other tasks.<br />
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I was applying for a job at a local home improvement store and they asked about my knowledge of caulk...and I thought, "I can use caulk to fill in those gaps, then paint over it all, and no one will know!" EUREKA!!<br />
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When I got to the caulk isle, I saw that right behind me was wood filler. Well, if caulk will work, I bet wood filler will work BETTER, so I bought some of that, and saw the poly right next to it, and remembered that my poly at home was rubbish, so purchased a small can of that, too.<br />
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Feeling like I might actually be able to pull this off, I started thinking about what I could move to sit on that shelf, freeing up cabinet space or counter space. As I was sitting in my kitchen, pondering, drinking my coffee, I thought, "Wouldn't it be nice to have my coffee stuff moved over there where I could spread it out and not have it be such a clutter that everyone sees the second they step into the kitchen?"<br />
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See, I'm a little bit of a coffee addict. I have the Keurig, a regular drip coffee maker, and a french press, in case the electricity goes out. Yes, I would boil water in the fire place in a kettle and use it to make coffee. Yes, I'm THAT bad of an addict.<br />
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So, I'm dreaming about making it my own personal coffee bar, and realize there are no plugs on that wall. HOWEVER, my dad and uncle are 3 streets over and both are relatively competent DIY electricians. :D Oh, yes, I immediately began talking them into coming over and dropping me a plug right where I want it. HA!<br />
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In the process, they also figured out why a particular switch wasn't working and fixed it. Yeah!!<br />
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So, back to the wood filler. I read the instructions carefully, and squeezed a bunch into the gaps, trying to use the putty knife to get it even. It was so hot that the stuff was hardening quickly, and I wound up just using my fingers to get it where it needed to be. Wait 2 hours, sand, add more to fill in the deep spaces, wait 2 hours, sand, repeat. After it was built up to a satisfactory level, I started painting with...yep, the RED. Ha!<br />
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It took multiple coats, again. Paint. Wait an hour, reapply, wait, paint, wait, paint, etc. About the 4th coat had the wood filler completely covered and blended, and the place where the miter cuts met looked really good thanks to the wood filler.<br />
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I REALLY wanted to stencil something on it, but my stencil skills are SERIOUSLY lacking. I was almost resigned to installing it with no decoration, when I figured out that I could do a reverse stencil on it. So, I used some peel and stick letters, some painter's tape, and an odd piece of flooring to keep a straight upper line and painted over it in black, the same color as the legs.<br />
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After waiting an hour or so, I did another coat of black, let dry, then removed the letters, tape and flooring. I borrowed a small paintbrush from my artist of a daughter and went back over the edges with some touch-up paint to get the lettering as clean as possible.<br />
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Let it all sit and dry for an hour or two, then applied the first coat of poly. Wait 2 hours, reapply. <br />
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Here's the thing I'm learning in all of these projects. My push to get things DONE, isn't always the best way to do them. I really should have allowed for more time to let it all sit and dry and harden before trying to install it. Just because it's horribly hot outside, and the paint and poly is smooth and dry to the touch, doesn't mean its HARD and ready to move around.<br />
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Called Dad and Uncle to help me get it installed, and as I was trying to communicate with them the way I envisioned it being affixed to the wall, we managed to bump it a couple times, and there are now a few little nicks on it. It's not huge stuff, but I'll always know its there if I don't go back and fix it.<br />
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I let it sit for several days, after I saw that, and then moved in. I was just given a sign from an old church coffee shop, and I mounted that on the wall to cover the old telephone jack.</div>
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I'm going to go back and sand, touch up and re-poly the couple of spots that bother me, and realized that when I measured and built the box, I didn't allow for the extra 3/4" of the width of the baseboard, so that needs to be painted/hid.<br />
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But I like it.<br />
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Total cost = $28 (wood filler, wall anchors, poly, new switch & faceplate)<br />
Total time = TOO long (weeks?)<br />
Outcome = The kid doesn't hate it, so I call that a SUCCESS!<br />
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<span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">I knew I would have to build something, as I simply can't afford to go buy stuff, but I knew that I wanted it to look good and be sturdy. Not sure if I've mentioned this, but my skills are almost zero. I learn on every single project and make mistakes on every single project.</span><br>
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<span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">I decided on attempting to build a hutch that could sit on my hope chest.</span><br>
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<span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Several months ago, I came across some old cabinets that someone had disassembled and put by the dumpster. I talked to the building guy and he gave me permission to take anything around their dumpster that I thought was of value. Since the cabinets were built out of 3/4" plywood, something I desperately needed, I had grabbed the 3 best looking sections, loaded them in my mom-mobile, and brought them home.</span><br>
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<span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">In order to use them, I had to cut off the bad spots, and pull out all the previously existing nails and hardware, then sand them down, THOROUGHLY.</span><br>
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<span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">I measured the width of my hope chest and decided on the total height, then cut the plywood into 4 sections, 6" wide.</span><br>
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<span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Two sections for the vertical and 2 sections for the horizontal. Sanded every section, again, then used screws to assemble into a simple shelf. When I got it put together, I was a little nervous about the true stability of the middle shelf, so cut another piece to act as a brace in the middle. Then realized it might tip over easily if I didn't offset some balance, so added a small 2" cross bar along the back bottom to provide additional support.</span><br>
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<span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">That seemed pretty stable, so I started painting it. Because it was already blue, and I was using the red I've grown fond of, it took MULTIPLE coats to cover. I would paint it, then let it sit for 4-6 hours in the heat of my shed, in the back yard, in the middle of May, in Texas, then go back and put another coat. </span><br>
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<span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">When I was comfortable with the coverage of the red, then I decided to seal it, for good measure. I had some old polyurethane that came with the house and shed, so opened it and applied it. Evidently, sitting for over 4 years in the extreme heat and cold, reduced the efficacy because it never hardened, just stayed tacky to the touch.</span><br>
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<span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">So I pulled out the spray sealer that I used for all the glass bottle projects back in the spring, and put a couple of coats of that on the shelves.</span><br>
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<span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">After letting it dry/harden for 24 hours, I moved it inside. </span><br>
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<span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">It's not something you'd find at a fine furniture store, but for the cost of my time, I'm actually pleased with it. And it is certainly sturdy enough to hold everything I've stacked on it. At some point, I've seen cute little folding baskets from Dollar Tree that I'll buy to put the files and junk in, but until I know what my job situation is going to be, I'm hesitant to spend much on non-functional stuff.</span><br>
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<span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Total cost = materials on hand</span><br>
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<span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br></span>The Make-Do Queenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06522812267521288410noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2336650784013083948.post-8829099060056670892014-06-16T12:17:00.002-07:002014-06-16T12:17:37.254-07:00Fence Picket Floating ShelvesI had to rearrange my room to make space for a home office, and in so doing, I some of my shelf space. Suddenly, I had to put supplies for an office in the spaces I had used to display my kids' artwork. After I got all the furniture placed, I realized I had a completely blank area in which I could hang small shelves. A quick search of Pinterest, located floating shelves, but when I saw the labor intensity and the hardware I would need to buy to pull them off, I was disheartened.<br />
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Then I came across <a href="http://www.pinterest.com/pin/446841594251306750/" target="_blank">this post</a>, and had a flash of inspiration.<br />
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I had to replace some pickets on my fence because I have a black lab who thinks she's in training as an escape artist, and I bought the 8' pickets from Home Depot, and cut off 12" so I could have a slightly higher fence in that area of the yard. <br />
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I grabbed my circular saw and cut 1" strip off the length of each 12" section. Then sanded each piece with my sanding sponge.<br />
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I hate nails, so tried to use screws to attach the sections in an "L" shape, and split the wood.. :( That didn't work! Pulled out some small nails and my hammer and, using wood glue, made quick work of the little ledges.<br />
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Then I covered with 3 coats of a nice red paint that I've been enjoying. <br />
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(That blue/red piece at the top is another, much larger project, that I'll be posting next.)<br />
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When dry, I used the same nails, made sure they were level and nailed to my wall.<br />
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SO easy, and I think they turned out GREAT!<br />
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Total Cost = materials already on hand<br />
Total Time = 1 day (waiting for paint to dry)<br />
Outcome = SUCCESS!<br />
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