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Category Archives: Kitchen
Friends in Aprons
One of the first things we (Melany and Carol that is) made together was an apron, oven mitt, pot holder set. It was for a friend’s bridal shower and it was also the thing that started our working together. Since … Continue reading
Men’s shirt to men’s apron
Here’s an apron for the man who likes to cook. And- he can feel extra “manly” because it is made from a man’s shirt. We simply cut the top of the shirt off and used the 2 sleeves for ties. … Continue reading
Men’s polo apron
Our next apron is made from an old polo shirt from Melany’s F-I-L. We liked the stripes, but didn’t really know what to do with it. One of our philosophies: when in doubt, sew a ruffle. So we did. Now … Continue reading
Dish towel apron
With the holidays comes a favorite tradition, baking! We love to make all kinds of holiday treats. What we don’t like is getting our clothes all messy. So, we are creating some aprons from some things we have around. ( … Continue reading
CD Case to Recipe Holder
In our last post we gave you a way to repurpose your old casette tape case, now we give you a method to repurpose your old CD case. It is the time of year for all of your holiday baking. … Continue reading
Alternative to plastic wrap
Happy Thanksgiving from citymade! Today we will have a re-purposed, eco-friendly way for you to store all of your Thanksgiving left-overs (that you are going to re-purpose into delicious meals right?). Start with a disposable or oilcloth tablecloth. 1. Trace … Continue reading
Posted in Holiday, Kitchen, Uncategorized
Tagged bowl cover, elastic, left-overs, table cloth, Thanksgiving
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Soap Bottle
O.k. Not sure what my (Carol’s) obsession with soap dispensers is, but here is another one for you. We had a nice bottle that had some fancy french lemonade in it. Not sure what I could use it for, but … Continue reading
Posted in Easy, Home Decor, Kitchen
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Water Jug Funnels
Today’s post was stumbled upon back during shelf week when we made our Jug Shelf. Â When we cut the tops off of the jugs we realized that we had a nice large funnel. Perfect for pouring quinoa in a jar: … Continue reading
Sweet Repurposing
We are pretty sure many of you now have a giant stash of candy in your house from trick-or-treating this weekend. Â I know we have way more than we need. We stumbled across this website http://www.candyexperiments.com/ that has some great … Continue reading
Posted in Holiday, Kids, Kitchen
Tagged Halloween, Halloween candy, repurpose, science experiment
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Milk Bottle
We had this great little glass bottle that was the perfect size for a little milk pitcher. We made our own stencil using an Exacto knife and a blank stencil. Using the same process we used on the tree glass … Continue reading