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Ava’s coasters
Ava here. I had this great idea for coaster’s made from some old cards. Here is how you make them. Step 1: find some old cards. I used some old flash cards with princesses and diamonds on them. You will … Continue reading
Anna's Raggedy Ann Stool
Anna made this great stool out of a Styrofoam box.  She came up with the idea all on her own.  I am going to let her tell you about it: Mom: Anna, what gave you the idea to make a stool out … Continue reading
Book Sling
There is something about children’s books that are just irresistible.  Books are very important to both of our families and we are blessed to have an abundance of them.  The key is, where to put them all.  Here at the Spiehs’ … Continue reading
Posted in Kids, Organization, Simple sewing, Uncategorized
Tagged book sling, books, curtain rod, quilt
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Car Organizer
With all of our children in school now, we spend a significant amount of time in the car taking children to where they need to be. We often end up having snacks in the car to save time. Â We made … Continue reading
Milk Bottle
We had this great little glass bottle that was the perfect size for a little milk pitcher. We made our own stencil using an Exacto knife and a blank stencil. Using the same process we used on the tree glass … Continue reading
Etching Glass
This week citymade is branching out and trying some glass etching projects. We started out by doing our research and taking a trip to Hobby Lobby to find some etching cream. Our next step was to find and create stencils … Continue reading
Ceral bag to mini book
For this little gem of a book, we used a bag that held cereal. We just cut around the bag to fit to small pieces of post consumer cardboard (double re-purpose!) Then we applied glue to make the outside, slipped … Continue reading
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Thrifty organizer to fun shelf
Our final thrift store find was this drawer organizer for silverware. Honestly, it was nice, but it looked to large to fit in any kitchen drawer we had. We decided to decoupage some Pokemon characters and use it as a … Continue reading
Posted in Furniture, Home Decor, Kids, Uncategorized
Tagged repurpose, shelf, thrift store
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Going Thrifting, Part 5
We found this interesting table cloth. It was a bit worn and had some holes and a few stains. We decided to use it to make a kitschy apron. We were able to cut around the holes and added pockets … Continue reading
Posted in Accessories, Kitchen, Simple sewing, Uncategorized
Tagged apron, repurpose, table cloth
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Going Thrifting part 4
Yet another funky thrift store find, we both liked this magnet board. We just weren’t thrilled with the color or the condition. It was a little beat up looking. We put 2 coats of chalkboard paint (our new favorite thing!), … Continue reading
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Tagged chalkboard, magnet board, repurpose
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