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Patty S

Sturgeon Bay, WI
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C.E. Pontz Sons
C.E. Pontz Sons Lancaster, PA
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HGTVGardens Atlanta, GA
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  • This is the paintbrush I almost threw away because the paint had been dried on there for almost a year.
  • Now it looks like this ~ and I couldn't believe how easy it was to clean.

Save a Dried Up, Paint Encrusted Paintbrush with this Easy Tip

Don't toss your paintbrushes just because you didn't clean them and now they're dried up and hard as a rock. Let me show you the easy way {without chemicals} and you can be painting with them again today.

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Mary Beth Coraopolis, PA
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  • "Polatems" (Pots,plates, totems)  My husband always says "What will she think of next"! 30

"Polatems" (pots, plates, totems) birdbaths, bird feeders and planters.

I had so much fun putting my "Polatems" together. I collected beautiful pots and plates from Goodwill and garage sales. I dug a hole 12" deep intserted a piece of rebar, which can be purchased at a hardware store in any length of your choice. Fill the hole with concrete. Level the rebar to make it straight. Once the concrete dries..overnight is good, start putting the pots and plates onto the rebar in an artistic order, gluing them as you go..I used glass glue from the hardware ...»
store, it comes in a caulking tube. Use a level to keep each pot or plate straight. You can add pieces in the middle such as a metal dish from an old firepit as a planter or even a terricotta planter. Just be creative. Top it off with a glass ball, a ceramic bird or whatever suits you fancy. There you have it ...Enjoy and watch the birds..even the Hummers like the colors.

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Patty S
Patty S Sturgeon Bay, WI
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    Commented on Apr 01, 2013
    Judith, it has to be a carbide bit.
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  • A close up of the finished floor, it almost looks like old leather. 15
  • I did the whole 10 X 12 room for about $80, but any future room will cost about $30. That's cheap flooring! 11
  • Gluing the paper down using a 50% Elmers glue %50 water mixture. This part took forever. 10
  • Here is the paper going on, this is about 10 hours in (spread over multiple days). 6
  • Mopping on the stain. 6
  • After 12 coats of poly! I know people say this all the time, but it honestly look much better in real life. It just looks shiny in the pictures. 8
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Paper Bag Floors

If you are in need of new flooring but don't have much money to spend (or even if you do) then this fits the bill! I created this floor out of brown paper, Elmers glue, stain and ...»
polyurethane. It was easy to do (albeit time consuming) and is very durable. This room is 10 X 12 and cost about $80, but future rooms will cost about $30 since I have plenty of leftover supplies. Click through to read the tutorial....http://www.domesticimperfection.com/2013/03/paper-bag-floors-a-tutorial/

Ashley @ Domestic Imperfection
Ashley @ Domestic Imperfe... San Antonio, TX
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    Commented on Mar 15, 2013
    Karen V, you are just getting too technical. 18 years ago I did the vinyl tile floors of my ...»
    5000 sq. ft store. I first painted them to look very Spanish Madrid style and then covered them with 2 coats of gym floor poly. Still looks great today. Everyone thought I was crazy. I am!! that's why these things work, I ended up in France doing the same thing to the floors of a villa after one of my customers came into my store and saw my floors. Take a chance without all the worry. My artistic and courageous actions have gotten me everywhere. I love the innovation, imagination and "guts" this women has....my kind of gal. Beautiful job.

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