In keeping with Earth Day happening this month, I have another reuse project! In the past few years, there are has been a huge surge in cheap furniture that is made of MDF and/or cardboard. Unlike their solid wood counterparts, it can be extremely difficult to patch, sand, and paint these pieces. Like fast fashion… Continue reading Furniture Refresh
Category: Miscellaneous
Shoe Makeover
Back in elementary school (in the 90s) "reduce, reuse, recycle" was drilled into our heads around now as preparation for Earth day. While the recycle part of the equation is everywhere now, the first two parts of that mantra are often forgotten. So, in honor of Earth day I decided to reuse a pair of… Continue reading Shoe Makeover
Big News Bear Block
I haven't posted regularly due to some great news found out shortly after we bought a house...I'm expecting! With that news I've not only been working on getting the house and nursery together, but also a baby quilt. If you've ever quilted, you know that it can be a time consuming process, even if on… Continue reading Big News Bear Block
Smaller Batch Sugar Cookies
Cut-outs are associated with the Christmas season most of all, but I enjoy busting out the cookie cutters as soon as the calendar turns to September. This is a recipe my mother got from I don't know where, pared down so your not at your kitchen counter for hours long past it stopped being fun.… Continue reading Smaller Batch Sugar Cookies
Wood Art Dupe
As a child, I wondered why the shoes at the mall that were obviously copies of high end designer weren't exactly the same. How hard could it be?, I thought. Copyright issues aside, as this project demonstrates, the final product is the result of many tiny decisions that will inevitably result in something unique. The… Continue reading Wood Art Dupe
The Dupery 