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Orange Glazed Carrots
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Strawberry Bread
When I make this bread it gets really quiet around my house. That means I make it often! Quiet around this place is SACRED! Usually there is a dull roar. But a roar none-the-less. And at times it is louder around here than a rock concert. So if I make something where everyone just sits around [...]
Iron Skillet Pork Chops With Muscadine Glaze
Recently when I was at the National Cornbread Festival I came across a booth that was selling Muscadine Juice. Not wine…JUICE! I was so thrilled…and then I tasted it. OhhhMyStinkinHeck, that is the best stuff I think I have ever put in my mouth. As a kid I can remember being at my grandparents house [...]
Today’s Mom and The Seagate Slim (GIVEAWAY)
“Thanks to Seagate for supplying product for giveaway and some of the information in this post.” I have been a Mother for 22 years. Saying that out loud just seems absurd to me. It is so hard to fathom that I have a 22 year old and a 15 year old child. Think of the [...]

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Pallet Table

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Jul 062012

pallet table

Yep, another one of our DIY up-cycle projects.

After we got the towels and the seating done we needed a place to set things.

So, a table was made using 2 pallets, a piece of 4 X 4 wood and some L-brackets. We measured how high we wanted to table to be. We then measured the pallets and subtracted that from the total height that we want the table, and that is how long we cut the 4 X 4 pieces ( you will need 4). We then secured the 4 X 4 to the bottom of one pallet and the top of the second pallet using L-brackets.

It’s that simple. BE WARNED…it is heavy once all assembled. If you plan to move it around much you may want to also add casters. We did not because we knew it would stay pretty much where is.

Baby Bed Bench

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Jul 032012

We have been working on a few projects around here. I showed you the towel rack we made from parts of a baby bed here and you can also read in that post the reason why we are using parts of baby beds to make things. One of the other things that we made was a bench. We needed more seating out on the back deck after the installation of the pool and the upcoming 4th of July Holiday. See we are having family and friends over and while that is nothing new, it hasn’t always been typical for us to congregate out back.

baby bed bench

So, Bric set out to make a bench out of parts of a baby bed…that would support adults. Basically he used the ends and one of the side rails. None of the hardware that comes with a typical baby bed was used though. He used “L” brackets and screws that were a little sturdier. He also used some slats of wood between the legs to give it just a little more support and make it steadier (you can see those in the next picture).

baby bed bench

Here is the finished project. We are very pleased with the outcome and can’t wait to make the table to go with the benches. The pillows were found at Big Lots by the way. We looked at all kinds of outdoor rated cushions but golly jeeze they are expensive. So what the heck, these are more stylish, very comfortable, were a lot more suited to our budget and I can just take them in when not in use!!

I could really get into up-cycling and re-purposing things. It is so much fun and WAY cheaper than trying to buy new stuff. Have you up-cycled or re-purposed anything at your place? I would love to hear about it. And if you have any ideas on things to make with the sides of baby beds let me know. We have lots! And when I say lots…I mean LOTS. So throw your ideas at me and lets see what else we can come up with.

Tale of the Towel Rack

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Jun 282012

A week or so ago as I was browsing Pinterest I saw a towel drying rack, made out of PVC pipe, that I wanted so badly to go with our new pool. It was for sale on Etsy…but it was $200!!! I showed it to Bric and we decided that he could make one for LOTS cheaper and that was our plan. Then, as with often happens in our life another plan came along.

We happened to run across pieces of baby beds. They were no longer able to be used for babies and we hated to see them simply go to the landfill and the whole time we were standing there all I could think was “Hey, that would make an awesome towel rack…and a bench!” See, we also need more seating on our deck. So after some scheming with Bric we decided that it could be done and that we should re-purpose the beds into something useful. And we came home and did it. I say WE…like I did anything other than stand there and sweat and tell Bric what a great job he was doing. Hey, someone has to supervise.

All “we” did was angle the two sides into an A-frame, attach some concealed hinges, mount a stabilizing bar on each side near the bottom and Viola! You have a towel drying rack that is perfect for pool-side!! It was a very easy DIY / Craft project from where I was standing at least…so anyone should be able to take it on.

So, here is what our new towel drying rack looks like:

baby bed towel rack

Now if I can just teach Tate to use it instead of throwing his wet towel in the floor!

Snowmen Cookies

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Dec 222010

Snowmen sugar cookies are sure to be a big hit with the kids this year! Easy and fun to make on a cold afternoon to help brighten any day:

Snowmen Cookies

Ingredients:

•1-Altoid® Tin

•Royal icing

•Sugar cookies

•Chocolate sprinkles for eyes

•Molded Starburst® for scarf

•Orange colored, chocolate coveredsunflower seeds

Instructions: Prepare sugar cookies and royal icing using a favorite family recipe.

1.Assemble the lower half of the snowman by stacking three Altoid pieces together. Secure together by putting a drop of royal icing between each piece.

2.To make snowman head, put singular Altoid on flat surface and apply chocolate sprinkle eyes and sunflower seed nose to the face, adhering with icing.

3.Place a drop of icing on top of base and secure head in an upright position. Repeat steps one through three until the desired amount of snowmen are created.

4.Let snowmen dry for 30 minutes.

5.While snowmen are drying, sculpt Starburst into long, tubular shapes. Twist two Starburst colors together to make multi-colored scarves. (One Starburst makes about 3 scarves)

6.Wrap completed scarves around neck of snowmen.

7.Ice sugar cookies and place finished mini Altoid snowmen on top before the icing hardens.‘Tis the season for holiday cookies. This year give sugar cookies a whimsical touch by adding mini snowmen. These cookies are an edible centerpiece that will delight kids and adults alike!

“Thanks to Wrigley’s for supplying the information and products to help facilitate this post. I was in no other way compensated…just found this a really fun thing to do while we wait on Saturday!”

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