Category Archives: Home Decor

Mirror Gets a Facelift

Today we decided to try glass etching on a mirror.  We used a small framed mirror that Carol had but wasn’t using.  Carol had to etch this design in two steps.  First, she etched a bottle stencil that we had, … Continue reading

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From jelly jar to toothbrush holder

With 5 sets of teeth in our house, there has to be a place to put all those toothbrushes. (Most commercially made holders only hold 4.) So, we took an old jelly jar and etched the word TOOTHBRUSH on it. … Continue reading

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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

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Fabric Printing, part 4

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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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

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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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Going Thrifting part 3

Fun thrift store fact: we spent just under $10 for all seven of our finds.  Some thrift stores will have 50 percent off days or will make deals with you. Yet another reason why thrift stores are awesome. This embroidery … Continue reading

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Shoe box with style

We are forever having to buy new shoes for kids (with 5 citymade pairs of kid feet between Melany and I). So we almost always have empty shoe boxes. Of course shoe boxes make great storage, but they don’t have … Continue reading

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Don't look at that clock on the wall, no actually do look at it. Our time has come.

The rumors are true, this is the last post by Christian and me. Is it the last post because the ladies have had enough of our shenanigans and want their blog back? (Read on for the astonishing answer . . . … Continue reading

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Not all TV will rot your brain

(In my alternate history of human culture, there was once no such thing as TV. People told stories. Then, they told the same stories over and over again, and everyone got bored. Then, someone started torturing small animals, pulling wings … Continue reading

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