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Broken Basket Re-Used

A tisket, a tasket, we re-purposed a broken basket. We had a broken basket. Rather than toss it in the trash, we decided to make it usable again. We cut off the broken handles, and covered it with cute patchwork … Continue reading

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Race Car Gift Box

Race Car Gift Box Today we repurposed a shoe box into a gift box for Jace’s birthday present.  How? 1. Paint the shoe box and the lid 2. Make the wheels: We used peanut butter lids, painted them black and … Continue reading

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Take-Along Car Track

Take-along Car Track Today’s post was designed for a special little boy who is turning two next week.  The base for this car-roll is a pillow case and the pockets are made from a plastic vinyl that came from packaging. … Continue reading

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Bingo

Bingo This week I, Melany, went to a mother-daughter tea at which there was a rousing game of Bingo.  The Bingo chips were made out of colorful and sparkly card-stock. After the game, my mother, a frequent reader of our blog, … Continue reading

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No Slip Mat

Today’s project: The No Slip Mat. I (Carol) did some spring cleaning and found this old place mat from when my boys were little. I liked the no slip bottom and thought it would work well placed under the City … Continue reading

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Tin plus magnet equals container

One of the things we love about doing this re-purposing post is when people hand us things and ask us to make it into something else. Today’s post was one of those items. Melany’s MIL gave her this retro looking … Continue reading

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Tea Cup to Candle

This idea comes from a City Made sister, Amber.  Amber took a mis-matched tea cup and turned it into a candle for her mom for mother’s day.  She melted wax in a jar (on a hot plate) and poured it … Continue reading

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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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