Craft ideas sprinkled with money saving tips!
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Ikea Lillangen
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It started with painting my bathroom walls, then I decided how hard could it be to change the vanity? In an old house that does not have shutoff valves at the sink or in the basement? A bigger project than you think. Oh and then you find out the pipes are [...]
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wine trivet
Originally uploaded by udandi
One fun aspect of my job is craft programs. Last year, a coworker gave me a tiny magazine clipping of a wine cork trivet saying I could probably figure out how to make them. She was right!
Since we celebrate Earth Day in April, I decided it would be a good [...]
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I try to use reusable bags for shopping, but I still end up with some plastic bags here and there. After my garbage disposal fell (because the previous owners did not have it attached properly), I decided keeping bags under the sink was not the best place.
Looking through my bin of fabric I [...]
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more baby onesies!
Originally uploaded by udandi
Some times that ideas are so easy because the name is just perfect and can be found all over in popular culture!
At work, we are anxiously awaiting the arrival of little Jack…nimble…quick…Jack in the Box…Jack and the Beanstalk…Jack (but no Jill at this time)…
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Remember how nice my basement looked after it was power washed and painted? Now, imagine it with rivers of a silty rain water headed to the drain and an earthworms buffet. That’s what happens when you have an outside stairwell drain that cannot handle a heavy rain and it floods in under the door [...]
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closet mirror
Originally uploaded by udandi
Last year, I used the Ikea square mirrors for a craft project (etched mirrors) and I had three leftover. When I moved into my house, I did not have a full-length mirror and a little mirror in my bathroom. I decided to mount the extra three mirrors inside my linen closet [...]
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