Crafty (& Handy)

Felt Pin with Interchangeable Center

May 26, 2009

I’ve been planning to take a photo of Eleanor each month, and I wanted a way to mark each one for easy identification. I ran across a prize-ribbon tutorial recently, and I was going to make one but I didn’t have the right kind of ribbon. Sure, I could have gone out and [...]

Crafty (& Handy), Parenthood | 80 Comments »

How To Make a Hanging Divider

May 18, 2009

First, I want to thank you all for your support in the

Crafty (& Handy), Outside | 29 Comments »

Icicles and Ornaments

January 19, 2009

There are some spectacular icicles on all of the houses in my neighborhood. Very pretty, and also a little scary (I worry when Brandon goes out to shovel). I made those paper ornaments a couple of years ago (based on the instructions from design*sponge), but I don’t think they’ve shown up in any of my [...]

Crafty (& Handy), Library | 25 Comments »

No More Popcorn Ceiling

January 5, 2009

No More Popcorn Ceiling

The popcorn has given way to a smooth, flat ceiling, thanks to Brandon’s hard work. As I mentioned before, the ceiling did not contain asbestos (always check before removing because many popcorn ceilings do), so we felt comfortable trying to remove it. It came down easily enough in just a few hours (he sprayed it with water and scraped it off), but smoothing the resulting mess took a little longer. He did a rough sanding (60 grit) first, wiped all of the dust away with a damp cloth, smoothed over all of the imperfections with joint compound, and then sanded everything again (220 grit). […]

Crafty (& Handy), Guest Room, Lighting, Nursery | 49 Comments »

Updating an IKEA Lamp

October 13, 2008

This is a super simple IKEA hack that took about 10 minutes this morning. I wanted a light in the alcove in the nursery, but I was concerned about little fingers meddling and getting burned by a hot bulb. IKEA sells the TASSA NATT lamp for $5, and the main draw is that it’s tamper-proof [...]

Crafty (& Handy), Nursery | 28 Comments »