So I have been busy lately. In the last week I was able to complete many projects to help my little apartment become a home. What have I done you ask???
I made a wreath for the front door. This was an awesome and cheap project. I used foam piping that cost a whole 97 cents from Home Depot. I used an old wire hanger to make it easy to hang it on the front door. Then ran to the local craft store and got some yarn and covered it using a little hot glue to keep it in place. I used some chip board and burlap that I already had at home to dress it up. What do you think? My husband says it looks like we live in Apt 1300 A... He's always has to tease me somehow. (The A is for our last name)
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| This is the wreath no yarn. |
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| My Finished Wreath... I still have to put on the door. |
I also made a sign for the dishwasher. My husband has a problem with putting his dirty dishes straight into the dishwasher and it drives me nuts! His excuse has been over and over that he can't tell if the dishes are clean or dirty... so put an end to that nonsense. If you are deciding to make one I hid the magnets by layering the paper. I have 6 small magnets total. 3 on each side and you simply just flip it over to get the clean or dirty sign.
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| The magnets are at the top. |
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| 3 magnets help with the ware and tear. |
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| See it in action! |
I covered a box in burlap. I got the idea from a pin on pinterest and I'll give the web address here so you can get directions to do it on your own if you'd like. I have 4 more boxes to cover and I will hopefully get them done this week but we shall see.
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| I don't have drawers in my desk, so I use this instead. |
I hemmed my curtains using steam-a-seam... This stuff is amazing, my mother-in-law introduced me to it. If you don't have a sewing machine but want to do something like hem curtains it will be your saving grace, it is so simple. You simply cut your fabric put the two sides you want stuck together, together put steam-a-seam between it and iron away and you've got yourself a seam. It looks great. I did two sets of curtains. Some in my living room and some in my bedroom.
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| Living room curtains, the green ones are the ones I hemmed. |
Oh another idea I stole from pinterest last week was up-cycling paper towel and toilet paper rolls. I just took my roll cut it to size; wrapped it in duct tape, so it would last longer; and I have an instant cord organizer. I made one for my extension cord, my hot glue gun, and all the messy cords hanging behind my computer. It is a much better organized mess now.
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| Like the color?!? Walmart has it! |
So it is Tuesday and well I was busy yesterday so I haven't crafted or made anything new but I did get a job! Isn't it wonderful? I am part of the Idaho Falls, Idaho Home Depot team. All I can say is job hunting sucks and I have a degree and experience to top it off. At this point I grateful that I have an income and benefits. And it's Home Depot so that means I have many more home improvement projects coming my way!
Love,
The Wife of A Poor College Student
I love you! You are sooooo creative!!
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