life lived creatively
In my very first blog post, I showed a picture of a wall organizer I made from a produce box. I wanted to make another for office organization & realized I’d never done a post about it! This is about the simplest way I can think of to make a wall organizer. The first one […] Read more…
Today’s I’ll show you how to use an old chair cushion cover to make a new one. This will finish up my thinking chair makeover & give me a comfy spot to think! Since this cushion has a “T” shape, there are a few tricks I’ll show you to get around those corners & […] Read more…
Well, the day has finally come for my pink chair makeover reveal. Let’s just say – it did not turn out how I envisioned! It did, however, turn out to be more of a challenge than I first thought it would be. That’s the reason for the “saga” in the title. While I have to […] Read more…
I’ve been promising a jewelry box makeover for two months now and I’m finally done! This turned out better than I had hoped! It’s much more functional for jewelry storage, even though it’s a little “Frankenstein-ed” together. You also can’t really call it a box anymore! This is a fairly long post with lots of […] Read more…
I really hadn’t planned on writing a post about fixing the washing machine today. Today’s post was supposed to be about taking a picture & turning it into fabric art. Much, much more fun than fixing large appliances. Since I fought with the washer all weekend & on into today, that was not to […] Read more…
Today I’m going to show you how I took some upcycled objects & turned them into much-needed sewing storage. Most of my little sewing notions are in plastic cups which is not working for me! I needed something that was easy to access for my most used sewing supplies. This was fairly easy to put […] Read more…
I wasn’t sure this post was going to happen today! The weather has been crazy today in my area. I spent an hour huddled in the bathroom with my son & dogs because of tornado warnings. It has passed over, for now, & everyone’s safe. Some bloggers have posts ready well in advance, but I […] Read more…