Category Archives: Quick Repurposing

Fall Sun-catchers

Posted on November 15, 2010 by city-made_admin

Here at citymade we try not to overload on the decor because we are all about functionality.  However, during the holidays it is hard to stay away from it completely.  We promise we will try to keep our Thanksgiving decor … Continue reading →

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Water Jug Funnels

Posted on November 5, 2010 by city-made_admin

Today’s post was stumbled upon back during shelf week when we made our Jug Shelf.  When we cut the tops off of the jugs we realized that we had a nice large funnel. Perfect for pouring quinoa in a jar: … Continue reading →

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Word Magnets

Posted on November 3, 2010 by city-made_admin

Here is a simple idea to help your little kindergarten student learn his or her high frequency words (ask your child’s teacher for a list of the words if you do not have them).  Anna and I sat down with some … Continue reading →

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Super Easy Crate Shelf

Posted on October 16, 2010 by city-made_admin

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 →

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Mint Tin to mini shelf

Posted on October 15, 2010 by city-made_admin

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 →

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Cork Shelf

Posted on October 14, 2010 by city-made_admin

For some strange reason we have no shortage of beer and wine bottle corks around our houses.  Okay, maybe the reason isn’t quite so strange.  We have been saving them for some time, waiting for just the right project to … Continue reading →

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Bathroom Shelf re-do

Posted on October 13, 2010 by city-made_admin

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 →

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Printing Cabinet to Thread Shelf

Posted on October 12, 2010 by city-made_admin

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 →

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Shelf Week

Posted on October 11, 2010 by city-made_admin

This week citymade is tackling repurposed shelving.  Today we have a handy jug cubby system for you.  We used water and other drink jugs, removed the labels, cut off the tops and hot glued them together.  Simple and functional…that is … Continue reading →

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Fabric Printing, part 4

Posted on September 23, 2010 by city-made_admin

When we planned this week, we emptied out our “repurpose bin”, (yes, we have a bin full of odds and ends that we want to reuse), and looked through it. We found this lid from a peanut butter jar, put … Continue reading →

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