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Category Archives: Easy
Bingo
Bingo This week I, Melany, went to a mother-daughter tea at which there was a rousing game of Bingo.  The Bingo chips were made out of colorful and sparkly card-stock. After the game, my mother, a frequent reader of our blog, … Continue reading
No Slip Mat
Today’s project: The No Slip Mat. I (Carol) did some spring cleaning and found this old place mat from when my boys were little. I liked the no slip bottom and thought it would work well placed under the City … Continue reading
Tin plus magnet equals container
One of the things we love about doing this re-purposing post is when people hand us things and ask us to make it into something else. Today’s post was one of those items. Melany’s MIL gave her this retro looking … Continue reading
Tea Cup to Candle
This idea comes from a City Made sister, Amber.  Amber took a mis-matched tea cup and turned it into a candle for her mom for mother’s day.  She melted wax in a jar (on a hot plate) and poured it … Continue reading
Pot Scrubber
Pot Scrubber Re-purpose your plastic mesh produce bags as pot scrubbers. Â Simply cut them into pieces, bunch them up and start scrubbing.
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.
Posted in Easy, Kitchen, Organization, Quick Repurposing
Tagged cupboard, organization, peanut butter lid, repurposed
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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
Posted in Easy, Kitchen, Quick Repurposing
Tagged easy, pancakes, salad dressing bottle
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T-Shirt Flowers
T-shirt Flowers These t-shirt flowers are easy and do not even require a sewing machine. We cut strips from an old t-shirt and rolled them into flower shapes hand-sewing them together. We covered a cappuccino tin with fabric and hot-glued … Continue reading
Posted in Clothing, Easy, Home Decor, Quick Repurposing
Tagged container, flowers, repurposed, t-shirt
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Mother's Day Envelopes From Old Magazines
This week we are celebrating Mother’s Day all week. Our first project is envelopes made from old magazines. Before the magazines go into the recycling bin, you can cut them out using an envelope template or a regular envelope cut … Continue reading
VHS Tape Case to Paint Storage
This project is for those of you who remember VCR’s and VHS tapes. I (Carol) have been taking a wonderful art class with my good friend, Mary Gibilisco. She paints with this special kind of oil paint that won’t dry … Continue reading