Monthly Archives: May 2010

Pot Scrubber

Pot Scrubber Re-purpose your plastic mesh produce bags as pot scrubbers.  Simply cut them into pieces, bunch them up and start scrubbing.

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Peanut Butter Lid

Peanut Butter Lid Becomes Cupboard Saver Don’t throw away that peanut butter lid.  Slip it under a messy food container (such as honey) and use it as a coaster to protect your cupboard.  Enough said.

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Empty Salad Dressing Bottle for Pouring

Happy Mother’s Day! What better way to celebrate than a pancake breakfast made by your husband! And to make pancake prep easier, we used an empty salad dressing bottle. We washed out the bottle, popped the top off, and filled … Continue reading

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Mother/Daughter Apron

Mother’s Day re-purposing project for today: Mother/Daughter apron. We found this really large pillow sham. It didn’t fit any pillows we had, so we decided to turn it into matching Mother/Daughter aprons. This was an easy project. We simply cut … Continue reading

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Place Mat to Tote

Today’s Mother’s Day re-purposing project: Place mat to Tote Melany had this really cute place mat. The problem was she only had one. We decided to turn it into a cute picnic tote for Mom. We cut the top off … Continue reading

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T-Shirt Flowers

T-shirt Flowers These t-shirt flowers are easy and do not even require a sewing machine.  We cut strips from an old t-shirt and rolled them into flower shapes hand-sewing them together.  We covered a cappuccino tin with fabric and hot-glued … Continue reading

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Mother's Day Brooch

Mother’s Day Family Tree Brooch This project was a little time consuming but really fun to do.  I took some plastic-coated wire twist ties (the kind that hold toys into their packaging just to make parents crazy!) and stripped the … Continue reading

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Mother's Day Card Made From Pulp

Today’s Mother’s Day re-purposing project: Plant-able Paper During a recent school day off, we had the kids help us make paper from old newspaper. The kids really enjoyed the process (and putting their hands in the slimy pulp) and the … Continue reading

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Mother's Day Envelopes From Old Magazines

This week we are celebrating Mother’s Day all week. Our first project is envelopes made from old magazines. Before the magazines go into the recycling bin, you can cut them out using an envelope template or a regular envelope cut … Continue reading

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VHS Tape Case to Paint Storage

This project is for those of you who remember VCR’s and VHS tapes. I (Carol) have been taking a wonderful art class with my good friend, Mary Gibilisco. She paints with this special kind of oil paint that won’t dry … Continue reading

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