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Posted on July 30, 2011
Clouds come floating into my life, no longer to carry rain or usher storm, but to add color to my sunset sky. ~ Rabindranath Tagore
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Posted on July 21, 2011
I’ve walked by my in-laws old chicken coop a million times. During our last visit, I glanced inside hoping to see a critter so I could take it’s picture. Instead, I found some old windows and immediately had an idea. My daughter has been wanting to keep her jewelry untangled and displayed in a neat way. My idea was a window jewelry display. Here is what I did:
First, I took the glass out of the big frame (the other one already had the glass gone). Then, I cleaned them off with a soft wire brush (Dollar General find) and wiped them down with a wet wash cloth sprayed with Windex. I’m not sure that Windex was the appropriate cleaner to use but it worked. 
After they were clean, I screwed in wall hooks on one of the windows and attached window screen to the other window.
It’s all hung and decorated. No more tangled necklaces and what a beautiful wall piece. My daughter loved it!
Easy as pie! Here’s the finished product.
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Posted on July 18, 2011
Gorgeous boys…..what else can I say. Thanks T and Z for letting me take your picture.
Posted on July 11, 2011
I love to make use of things no one else wants. I’ve wanted a swing for my front porch for a while so I started looking online. I found a wooden swing that I loved and immediately got the idea of using a pallet. I found a pallet that was going to be thrown away and started to work (with hubby’s help of course).
Step 1 – I took the two end boards off the pallet. Then, I had hubby cut the pallet in half.
Step 2 – I added some boards from the leftover wood to the end of the pallet for drink holders.
Step 3 – I lightly sanded the top and sides….just enough to get rid of anything that would cause splinters. Then, I stained it.
Step 4 – Hubby and I attached the swing to the porch with strong nylon rope. I still want to add an outdoor pillow or two but all and all it’s finished.
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Posted on July 11, 2011
Baseball is what summer is all about!
