Category Archives: Kitchen

Linen pants to summer napkins

One of the glorious benefits of summer is the lush growing plants. We are growing quite a few things in the garden, including herbs. We took some of the Basil and Sage leaves and an old pair of linen pants … Continue reading

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Ice Cream Bucket to Travel Tote

If you have children and plan on traveling by car this sumer, we have a suggestion for you. Ice cream bucket to travel tote. We had a gallon ice cream bucket. We filled it with car friendly craft items (crayons, … Continue reading

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Sarong to Apron

Apron Today we made a re-purposed apron out of a pillow case and the rest of the fabric from the sarong scarf .  If you like this apron we will be selling it, along with others, at the Benson Summer … Continue reading

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Bubble Wrap Re-Use

Here’s an easy one for you. Bubble wrap re-use. Bubble wrap in the bottom of the fruit or veggie drawer in the fridge creates a cushion so the produce doesn’t get bruised as you toss it in. Now, the trick … Continue reading

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Dish Drying Mat

Dish Drying Mat Here is another way to re-purpose an old towel.  We took an old hand towel, it doesn’t matter if it is stained or worn,  and sewed some cotton fabric to it (remember the sarong scarf?). For those … Continue reading

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Paper Towel Tube to Knife Protector

Protect your knives (and fingers) by re-purposing a paper towel tube into a knife sheath.  Simply flatten the cardboard tube, tape one end together and insert a knife.

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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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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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