Magnetic Baking Sheet Board When I graduated from college, I started collecting magnets from the places I went. Then I bought a house, which came with a stainless steel refrigerator… which is not magnetic. Sad day for me. Luckily, I was planning on buying new baking sheets and decieded to upcycle my old ones….
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Wine Bottle Centerpiece This is a super easy way to class up a surface or at least let your guests know that you like to drink wine. Supplies: Wine bottles (3) Hot glue gun Ribbon/strings/twine/belt Scissors Clean the bottles and remove the labels. Stick them together. To do this, put a line of glue…
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Too many spices for your spice rack/drawer? Easily group them together in these nifty containers so you don’t have to keep buying more nutmeg, because you think you’re out. Supplies: Food box Scissors Decorating materials (calendar pages, scrapbook paper, magazines, wrapping paper, paint, whatever). Cut end off of whatever food box you have laying…
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Need something to prop open a door? Look no further. This is also an awesome way to reuse glass jars. Supplies: Empty glass jar (I used a salsa jar.) Filler (shells, beads, rocks, marbles, etc.) Ribbon Hot glue gun Decorative paper Modge Podge Scissors Clean glass jar. Decorate lid. (Find the tutorial here.) Cover…
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Here is a great way to reuse those old glass jars. For the tutorial on how to make the lid look splendiferous, click here. Supplies: Empty glass jar (I used a salsa container) Ribbon/bow/cord/whatever you want to add to spice it up Paper, Modge Podge, and Scissors to over your lid All you have to…
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Toilet Paper Roll Holder Yet another great use for wine bottles! And this is my first tutorial using power tools… yikes! Supplies: Empty wine bottle 6 wine corks (can swap in a sparkling wine/champagne cork for the top) Wire (I used the handle from a takeout container) Pliers Electric drill and 3/32 drill bit Hot…
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Stowaway File Folder This is an awesome way to utilize space and stay organized. It’s great for any room in the house (or anywhere that you have cabinets). So far I have used to mine to declutter the utensil drawer and organize the cat stuff. Supplies: Box (I obviously used a cereal box) Scissors Decorative…
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Pistachio Shell Flowers I saw this on some list for crafts nobody has time for, but in all honesty, they really didn’t take much time at all and it’s actually kind of a relaxing process. Supplies: Pistachio shells (rinsed and dried) Cardboard Marker Scissors Hot glue gun …
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Scrapbooking Tips: Scrapbooking is a notoriously expensive hobby. My philosophy is that you should spend more money on actually doing fun things instead of spending it all on preserving the memories of said fun things. (Although I am a big fan of free fun as well.) So here are some money-saving tips for scrapbooking:…
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Traditional Bow Supplies: Ribbon Scissors Hot glue gun Candle Flamezzzzzzzz! And now you have a beautiful bow. For ways to attach it to your head, please click here. Also, if you’d like to learn how to make a holder for ribbon spools (as seen in the supply photo),…
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