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Category Archives: Easy
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
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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Window curtain to room divider
Here is great way to divide space up in a not-so-big room. We took an old window curtain and tacked it up to a wall. Now there is a sense of privacy without the expense of building a wall ( … Continue reading
Ribbon Lamp Shade
Melany here. I really enjoy decorating and re-decorating my girl’s room.  It is almost as bad as my furniture re-arranging habit. So this week we are going to be focusing in kids rooms, mainly our kid’s rooms. Today we made … Continue reading
Super Easy Crate Shelf
We are pretty sure, if you were a college student or lived on your own when you were twenty-something, you had a shelf like this. With this project we introduced citymade son, Colin, to the wonders of crate shelving. We … Continue reading
Posted in Furniture, Kids, Organization, Quick Repurposing
Tagged crates, re-purposed, shelf
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Mint Tin to mini shelf
Love this easy, fun, perfect-for-kids project. We took 3 mint tins, separated them. We used the deep inside part for the “shelf” and painted the top. Arranged them how we wanted them and hot glued them together. Finally, we added … Continue reading
Posted in Home Decor, Organization, Quick Repurposing
Tagged mint tins, re-purposed, shelves
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Cork Shelf
For some strange reason we have no shortage of beer and wine bottle corks around our houses. Â Okay, maybe the reason isn’t quite so strange. Â We have been saving them for some time, waiting for just the right project to … Continue reading
Bathroom Shelf re-do
There is a house. In the house there is a bathroom. In the bathroom there is a shelf. An ugly shelf, in a bathroom, in a house. Well, no more! Now the shelf is a nicely covered with beautiful fabric … Continue reading
Printing Cabinet to Thread Shelf
If you don’t know, Christian and I (Carol) are the proud owners of a printing press. Christian bought it right before we were married, so I guess, in a way, it counts as a wedding gift. . .? Anyway, when … Continue reading
Posted in Furniture, Organization, Quick Repurposing
Tagged repurpose, shelf, type case
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Shelf Week
This week citymade is tackling repurposed shelving. Â Today we have a handy jug cubby system for you. Â We used water and other drink jugs, removed the labels, cut off the tops and hot glued them together. Â Simple and functional…that is … Continue reading