Check out Michelle Obama wearing something second hand! Super beautiful, also super expensive: http://goodwillnynj.wordpress.com/2010/12/29/a-new-years-resolution/
Beautiful!
Monday, January 17, 2011
Sunday, January 9, 2011
Red Wine Vinegar - SO easy!
Hold on folks. This could quite possibly be the easiest re-usable idea ever!
Don't know about you, but we cook with red wine vinegar a lot, in salad dressings, when cooking spinach and other greens, in soups. My fellow happy-cooking-friend and I got to thinking... how do they make vinegar? We googled "DIY vinegar" and BAM! Our minds were blown.
To make red wine vinegar: leave out your left over red wine. Wait a couple of months. Done.
This guy explains it a bit better: http://www.chow.com/food-news/54317/how-to-make-homemade-vinegar/
Here is my version, I put it in a pretty bottle I found at, you guessed it, Goodwill.
I will let you know how it goes. Next, what to do with wine bottles...
Don't know about you, but we cook with red wine vinegar a lot, in salad dressings, when cooking spinach and other greens, in soups. My fellow happy-cooking-friend and I got to thinking... how do they make vinegar? We googled "DIY vinegar" and BAM! Our minds were blown.
To make red wine vinegar: leave out your left over red wine. Wait a couple of months. Done.
This guy explains it a bit better: http://www.chow.com/food-news/54317/how-to-make-homemade-vinegar/
Here is my version, I put it in a pretty bottle I found at, you guessed it, Goodwill.
I will let you know how it goes. Next, what to do with wine bottles...
Tuesday, December 7, 2010
I'm Back! Time for indoor fun - storage!
Hello! Long time no post. Sorry for the extra long intermission, but no fear, the creative juices are flowing. Nothing like enough sleep and lots of good food to get the brain working again.
In honor of the resolution season I wanted to share this storage project that was SO worth every minute. We completed the project this summer, but it could be fun and easy to do inside (in Oregon you need to get creative when the rain starts.)
The Project: We had a mess of baskets holding our shoes, hats, gloves, etc. Inspired by Pottery Barn-ish most-beautiful-mud-rooms-ever (see examples here) we wanted to go creative with our space.
With help from my parents and a lot of work on the hubster's part, our shoes are now super organized, visible and not smashing each other. (Trying video for the first time, hope it works...)
What we used:
Lumber - new (shhh... don't tell.)
Hooks - found at garage sale, one bag of 20 quality brass hooks for $1! We removed old paint and tape and re-painted.
Chair - from Goodwill Super Store, chopped in half and painted.
Paint: Left over from other parts of our house: white, blue, orange. The most fun was painting a faux carpet. To do it yourself you will need to paint one layer at a time, taping off each layer as you go.
You will hear from me soon! As always, thanks for reading!
In honor of the resolution season I wanted to share this storage project that was SO worth every minute. We completed the project this summer, but it could be fun and easy to do inside (in Oregon you need to get creative when the rain starts.)
The Project: We had a mess of baskets holding our shoes, hats, gloves, etc. Inspired by Pottery Barn-ish most-beautiful-mud-rooms-ever (see examples here) we wanted to go creative with our space.
With help from my parents and a lot of work on the hubster's part, our shoes are now super organized, visible and not smashing each other. (Trying video for the first time, hope it works...)
What we used:
Lumber - new (shhh... don't tell.)
Hooks - found at garage sale, one bag of 20 quality brass hooks for $1! We removed old paint and tape and re-painted.
Chair - from Goodwill Super Store, chopped in half and painted.
Paint: Left over from other parts of our house: white, blue, orange. The most fun was painting a faux carpet. To do it yourself you will need to paint one layer at a time, taping off each layer as you go.
You will hear from me soon! As always, thanks for reading!
Sunday, March 28, 2010
Huffington Post: 9 Ways to Turn Trash To Crafts
9 Ways to Turn Trash to Crafts
Check out this great article by the Huffington Post for TONS of ways to reuse "trash." My favorite is the homemade art from toilet roles on the Homemade Mamas blog - super creative. Who would ever think cardboard could look so good.
I have to thank Tori for sending me this link!
Check out this great article by the Huffington Post for TONS of ways to reuse "trash." My favorite is the homemade art from toilet roles on the Homemade Mamas blog - super creative. Who would ever think cardboard could look so good.
I have to thank Tori for sending me this link!
Friday, March 12, 2010
Kitchen Towels
Okay, so this post is sort-of-cheating. I reused one part of this project (the canvasses) and the rest I bought new. BUT, I am SO proud of this project, I think it turned out super cute. Maybe it will inspire some re-using...
First the supplies...
Glue....
Paint...
Done!
First the supplies...
Glue....
Paint...
Done!
Friday, February 26, 2010
Spoon Herb Markers - guest appearance
To keep on the garden theme I thought I would share these ADORABLE garden markers I bought from Allison D. Cecil - creator of Monkey's Always Look.
Then, I put together this 'garden happy' present for my super crafty friend Bobbi. To complete the present I pre planted basil seeds - it is a WAY better gift to pre plant seeds then give someone seeds to plant on their own. Wouldn't you agree?
Then, I put together this 'garden happy' present for my super crafty friend Bobbi. To complete the present I pre planted basil seeds - it is a WAY better gift to pre plant seeds then give someone seeds to plant on their own. Wouldn't you agree?
Saturday, February 20, 2010
plastic now - food later
I never really believed that seeds grew into true plants until I moved to Oregon. Sure, we did the bean-that-sprouts-into-a-plant thing in school. But, growing up in Colorado (with a short growing season) seeds were a LOT of work. Now that I live in the land-of-plenty, when February rolls around and things start popping out of the ground I get real hopeful about seeds. I started some tomato, basil and pepper seeds a few weeks ago (they sit in the window above the heat register) and the tomatoes are already getting pretty big. In order to encourage their growth I re-planted them today in used sour cream and yogurt containers. Like any re-user, I cannot fathom sending any plastic container to the recycle because I figure there have got to be SO many ways to re-use them. Well, my storage drawer would beg to differ since it is overflowing with the things.
To re-plant my tomatoes I poked a hole in the bottom of the containers for water flow (the hole doesn't have to be pretty) and use the container top as a saucer-like-thingy (see below).
You can do this to plant almost anything. Grow baby, grow!
To re-plant my tomatoes I poked a hole in the bottom of the containers for water flow (the hole doesn't have to be pretty) and use the container top as a saucer-like-thingy (see below).
You can do this to plant almost anything. Grow baby, grow!
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