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Category Archives: Easy
Plastic Cereal Bag to "wax" paper
Ever wonder what to do with the plastic bags that cereal comes in? Well we have a solution for you. You can use the plastic as an alternative to wax paper. Here, we are freezing bananas for smoothies. The “wax†… Continue reading
Bottle Cap to Magnets
Our Citymade guys, (Christian and Jeff), enjoy a good beer now and then and now. That leaves Melany and I with a whole lot of bottle caps. Rather than throw them away, we turned them into nifty refrigerator magnets. Here’s … Continue reading
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Crease Free Pant Hanger
Crease-free Pants Hanger A wire hanger, a cardboard tube (I used the tube from my aluminum foil when it ran out) and a little tape is all that you need for this re-purposing project. 1. Cut a slit across the … Continue reading
Posted in Clothing, Easy, Organization, Quick Repurposing
Tagged pant hanger, paper towel tube, repurposed
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Plastic Easter Egg Produce Bag Decorator
Easter is long gone, but those plastic Easter eggs never go away. We have found yet another use for them. A pattern for painting. We have been working hard to get ready for the Benson Summer Fest. We will have … Continue reading
Posted in Bags, Easy, Quick Repurposing
Tagged decoration, plastic, produce bag, repurposed
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Phone Book Pages to Painting Canvas
For today’s repurposing post we are featuring an artist who’s work is now on display at the Foundry in downtown Benson. Mark Thomason is an artist from Sioux City who repurposes materials such as newspaper, maps, phone book pages and … Continue reading
Styro-Art
Today’s re-purposing idea: Styro-art We get veggies from the store on styrofoam trays (not quite sure why). Anyway, rather than put them in the trash, we decided to make some art with them. Carve a pattern into the bottom, then … Continue reading
Toy Jugs
Toy Jugs Here is another handy way to store little toys or art supplies. We took a milk jug and a detergent bottle and cut off the top with heavy duty scissors. The jugs can be decorated with sharpies or … Continue reading
Posted in Easy, Kids, Organization, Quick Repurposing
Tagged laundry bottle, markers, toy jug
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Juice Pack bag
I know we have featured our juice pack pencil case before, but today, we have stepped it up. Presenting the juice pack tote. We laid out a pattern and sewed the packs together and added some bias tape at the … Continue reading
Ribbon Bobbin
The ribbon bobbin (or ribbon spool). Since we sew a lot, we go through thread spools quickly. We also noticed that our ribbon box was a bit messy. By winding the loose ribbon around the empty spool and pinning it … Continue reading
Keep Cold Out with Mexican Beans and Serape
How to repurpose an oversupply of dried beans and a serape from mexico…just in case you were wondering. Living in an older home means cold drafts in the winter time.  It is amazing what a difference it makes in temperature … Continue reading