Decorative Hooks

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The idea started with a hook. A hook for the hangers.. a way to organize the laundry. You know, the never-ending quest to just make laundry eas{ier}.  Well, that isn’t go to happen, so at least I can make the laundry room look a little prettier!   I used my power drill to attach the top shelf to [Read more…]

BOTTLE OPENERS FOR DOOR HANDLES!

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After FINALLY finishing our barn doors in our basement we  needed hardware for the door handles.  It wasn’t high on my to do list, but just simmering on the back burner.  It’s funny how amazing finds find us {okay, that sounds way deeper and meaningful than what I am about to share as my “fab [Read more…]

Easy Sports Theme Décor Idea

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Hi everyone! Here’s a thrifty find that can be used for tons of décor ideas for your sports enthusiast child!  I purchased a few yards of this turf at Home Depot.  It’s in the carpet and rug aisle and I have seen it in the seasonal section.  I made a few items for my son’s room with [Read more…]

Sports Theme Clothes Rack

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The great thing about this project is it can be tweaked for lots of sport theme interests. The never-ending, on-going decorating of my boys bedrooms. So both of my boys are competitive tennis players so needless to say much of their free time, is spent on a court.   So, they wanted their love of [Read more…]

Dean Karnazes: Ultramarathon man

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Ultra marathon man also known as Dean Karnazes is on his latest challenge: to run across the country  to educate Americans about obesity.  Karnazes will average 40-50 miles a day to finish in New York City and complete approximately 3100 miles.  His run is being followed by “Live with Regis and Kelly.” Karnazes has been injury free his entire life. I’m [Read more…]

Thrifty Printed Canvas Idea

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A few years ago I surprised my family with this Prayer of Saint Francis printable on  Valentine’s Day. I uploaded it to an online source and they custom formatted it to resemble the subway art I love.  I paid a lot for this custom canvas and I don’t know if my family appreciated the effort [Read more…]