Cool Garden String Holder

A Garden String Holder...

French Postcard Toile Eyeglass Case

While working on a project, I had some valuable leftover scraps.
I thought I'd make a quick little project.
(Cause we all love quick little projects!)
I started with a French postcard from  The Graphics Fairy


I hand copied portions of the postcard onto  leftover paint cloth fabric using a permanent marker. Then I cut out a piece of old quilted toile the same size as my paint cloth for a lining.


I sewed the pieces right sides together on the  side I want to be my opening. Then I folded the right sides together and sewed around 3 sides leaving one open for turning inside out.

After turning it inside out, I sewed the last side closed.  (see arrow)

Next, I stuffed the toile side into the paint cloth side. When it's all finished you will want to iron and steam it flat. 

See, there it is in there...

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Ten Minute Notepad Update

"Ten Minute Update"
Sometimes all you need is a few minutes to turn something from  frumpy to fabulous!
Take those old notepads we all have laying around... Dollar store bargains....


I think I have about 6 left over from Christmas this year. 
The one I used for this project had a snowman at the top and the rest of the page was white...
I cut off the top 2" of every page,  leaving me with a stack of white lined paper. (a craft knife will go through many pages at one time)



 I then removed the cardboard backing and the magnet.
I used decorative scissors to cut one edge of the cardboard and wrapped it around the top of the pad of paper. 
I punched holes through the stack of pages  and the cardboard... then tied it with twine.


I put the magnet back on the other side...


And now 10 minutes later,…

Decorative Paintbrush Holder

Check out this classy paintbrush holder.

Sign, Sign, Everywhere a Sign...

Can you ever have too many signs? Most of these I've made, a few bought... Enjoy!

Make Your Own Garden Seed Stakes

Here is a great idea for my new crop of indoor herb seeds.

Cool Camera Upgrade

Introducing my new Thursday post called
That's So Cool!

In this series I'd like to highlight things I've found,
seen or tried that I think are cool enough 
to pass along to you...


This week I'd like to share with you what I learned 
when I borrowed my daughter's camera...



And let me tell you....  This is like the reason you should never test drive  a BMW when you own a Hyundai...











Wow! Using this camera instead of my 
point and shoot camera was so cool!

The detail in the pictures is amazing!
If you're already using one like it then you know what I'm talking about!

Upcycled Chalkboard

I recently found a very ugly picture in  a really beautiful frame.

Luckily... My Valspar free sample came today!
I popped out the picture and gave the frame a coat of white. 

The frame looks beautiful in white!


Then I painted the backing board that was inside the frame with chalkboard paint.


I let the paint dry, and then rubbed the side of the  chalk over the board and erased it, this keeps the chalk  writing from staining the chalkboard.

And the result is an awesome chalkboard in a beautiful white frame! 


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Junky Old Memo Board

I'm thinking maybe a new weekly post series? What to do with the junk in my garage? Junkyard Creations?...  Garage Creations?... Well anyway, what do you get when you cross  an old piece of junky wood... 


with an old grate...


and some other stuff?


Well watch and see... First I ran some black wire back and forth around the grate...



And using old mismatched screws and washers, I attached them...



Then I printed out the word "Notes" on  my computer and transferred the word onto the board...



Then I painted in the letters...


and sanded them to make them look as old as the board...