Project for the Mobility Challenged

Since I've been unable to walk around as usual, I've been doing a lot of reading (stalking various blogs like NewlyWoodwards- have you seen their home pictures?! Swoon!). Unfortunately, this means that my to do list is getting huge. :)

Anyway, the other day while couch surfing I stumbled upon the blog Under the Table and Dreaming. So looked a bit and then crawled under the table. It was wonderful. It has so many good ideas, and here is one I can try while in my (wheel) chair.

It's mini bird seed trees, and you can see the full post {here}.

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Step 4:
Watch the birds enjoy their treat! :)

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If I had only known..

I've been looking for a coffee table for my t.v. room for quite a while now. Unfortunately, I'm a little unsure of what I want. Some storage would be nice, but I already have too many "heavy" pieces in the room, and am afraid that something with storage would add too much. I would prefer something durable and unusual.

Luckily, while couch surfing today, I think I found an alternative.














Topsy Turvy made this guy out of an old window! See the full post here.

Once I'm back on my feet, I'm definitely going to try this.

Enjoy! :)

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Liquidity

Our drinking glasses have slowly begun to disappear. One disappeared into the trash after being dropped into a thousand pieces. Another disappeared in the car. Perhaps it has found a new home under one of the seats. Yet another disappeared into my office, which is quite unusual considering my office is now very clean with new furniture (courtesy of the flood).

So, to make a long story short, this weekend was the weekend of glasses. I was so tired of washing what little glasses we had left, and didn't want to invest in paper or plastic, so off to Target I went.

I came home with 2 boxes of these beauties.

















That gives me a nice round number of 12 of each. Although I'm not a fan of the juice glasses, they were a set. My theory is, if you are going to have a glass of anything- just have a big glass.

So, as far as drinking glasses go, we should be set for a little while longer. Drink on.

Enjoy! :)

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Coasting

Since I'm traveling today, I made it a point to pick up cardboard coasters from various restaurants to use for this clever project:

Original purpose: Preventing pesky water rings on wood.

Aha! use: Tagging gifts for the people at home. Hang on to cardboard coasters from the bars and the restaurants you visit on your journey. When you return home with souvenirs for friends and family, punch a hole near the edge of the coaster, tie a ribbon through the hole, and write a quick note in an empty space (or on the blank side).

Reward: Clever gift tags that capture a travel memory

Enjoy! :)

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Easy House Ghosts!

I love this House Ghost project! It basically uses rope lights, tomato cages, and some drop cloths. Easy and cheap! :)

Step 1: For each ghost, wrap a wire tomato cage with a string of clear rope lights. Home Depot has these for about 6 buckaroos!

Step 2: Cut a 6‐ x 9‐foot drop cloth to approximately 41/2 x 7 feet to cover the tomato cage. Use a black permanent marker to draw eyes and a mouth.

Step 3: Plug the lights into a secure grounded outlet. I'll also put the lights on a timer.

Enjoy :)

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