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DIY'er for crafts, furniture refinishing, small home reno's, repurposing and recapturing the charm of the unwanted.
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Telephone Table - A Little Weekend Project
Telephone bench, gossip bench, telephone table ? I've heard them mentioned in many different ways. Here's an old one we picked up on the cheap and refreshed with a little paint. A simple
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Oh my gosh, I love that! My Grandmother had one and just seeing it makes me think of her. ...»
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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Commented<!~~ Guilty of throwing away hard brushes <wince> Thanks for the tip
Making a Waterproof Burlap Topped Table
I've made a burlap topped table before but purchased a piece of glass for the top so it wouldn't get stained or wet. I've been mulling this idea over in my head as an alternative to
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Tire Planters
Old tires don't have to be useless, there are so many fabulous projects using old tires.... Here is my take on a hanging tire planter. Plant colorful flowers in the summer and beautiful
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Tire Ottoman
I used Polyester braided rope - I still have to add the legs and some trim around the center piece.
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Clipped to New Life for Old Tires
Backyard upcycling
What you can do to recycle tires and add character to your backyard. I ran across this on the web tonight, and when I have to get new tires I am going to try this.
Info is from this website http://www.flamingpetal.co.nz/recycled-lawn-...
A lot have been asking for instructions, I don't have them but Tamara Jansen has posted excellent instructions on a planter she did - ...»
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Clipped to New Life for Old Tires
tire planters
Using a lawnmower tire, which I painted, made the perfect planter for ivy. This adds a lot of color to my otherwise drab exterior wall of our deck. We plant to do one in lime green, blue and red...it will look like lifesavers hanging off of the wall
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Clipped to New Life for Old Tires