Category: make it yourself
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Winter craft: remake a cheap door hanger
Recently, I ordered this door hanger from a website known for cheap clothing and goods that rhymes with Shmeen. You follow me, right? After hanging it outside, the glue melted and everything fell off of it. I was left with this. So I grabbed some vinyl and modge podge and covered it first. Then, I […]
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Repurpose and Remodel: Restoring a Handmade Porch Swing
My grandfather was an excellent carpenter. He and his brother built me many neat things over the years but my favorite is this porch swing. It’s handmade, solid wood and heavy. In fact, it’s so heavy that in the 15 years since he built it for me, I’ve never had a place to hang it. […]
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Creating a fire pit patio
As most of you have probably figured out, we are in the midst of a little backyard revamp. We have been working on revamping our flower beds, tilling our garden spot, and changing out banisters and rails on our porch. A few weeks ago, we got a very nice propane fire pit. We had this […]