I’m so over the wine cork trivet and its tired cousin the wine cork bulletin board –
But this? This is really cool!
Check it out here.
23
Jul
22
Jul
Yarn Jars
I was feeling pretty good about myself when i completed my first knitted face cloth, it was even somewhat square.
I was feeling good until i saw the one jeney made. Hers was pretty and perfect and mine suddenly looked like a pot holder.
No one wants to wash their face with a pot holder
These cute little jars made me feel a bit better! I found them here.
21
Jul
Upcycled Garden: Rain Gutters
This is an amazing idea – A vertical garden using rain gutters!
Perfect for a small space, a classroom or a wonderful herb garden! The thing I love best is that I can have a kitchen garden and a puppy!
I found this on pinterest.com – check it out!
30
Jun
Upcycled: Before and After
You can find these funky shelving units for free all day long on Craigslist – This Before and After was taken from a Better Homes and Garden article, I found it at Happy Day Vintage. How cute would this be in an entry way or a nursery!
28
Jun
Wine Country Upcycled
Since I live in wine country proper, I thought it would be nice to include some wine inspired upcycled projects. I found these at Upcycle The Art of The R’s.
Cheers!
28
Jun
Ironing Board TV Tray
Most things in my world are line dried and when necessary, 10-minutes-in-the-dryer kind of things.
But, for whatever reason I love to iron cloth napkins -love it.
So for me this is perfect! Found it on a quilters blog, texasfreckles, so you know she knows a little something about ironing!
22
Jun
Upcycled Garden: Rosewater; Epic Fail.
I tried whipping up a batch of rose water using an enamel pot as a homemade still, boiling water, a brick and of course; a bowl of rose petals.
It stunk up my house; something akin to asparagus.
Evidently this stuff has to age awhile and I’ve never been good at waiting – so… Three of my most fabulous BFFs and I visited The Russian River Rose Company located in Healdsburg, CA – right in my own back yard.
We signed up for the Perfume Rose Harvest Tour and after a little instruction we were out in the rose fields harvesting baskets full of roses – it was incredible! It doesn’t take long for you to discover that your tour guide is a gentleman farmer well educated in history, chemistry, economics, advertising and of course; all thing roses.
Your group stuffs the homemade still with rose petals and is rewarded with a cup of hot tea and an interesting demonstration and education.
By the end of the morning you’ll have made a mason jar of rose water! Your host will let you test some aged rose water (remember; asparagus) on each other – hilarity ensues!
21
Jun
Upcycled Garden: Cantaloupe!
I compost to make dirt for my garden – It’s not glamorous, but there it is.
But then I thought – What if I used my compost to plant my garden?
Experiment No. 1 ? Cantaloupe:
1. Scoop out the innards of a cantaloupe
2. Bury the whole slimy mess under about 2 inches of soil
3. Water your garden as usual
4. Thin out the little sprouts – I placed mine about 3 feet apart
It only took a couple of weeks before a little row of green sprouted!
According to all-knowing Google, I’ll be serving my family sweet organic cantaloupe this summer.
27
May
Upcycled Upscaled
Wow –
If you think the word upcycle is synonymous with Funky & Junky – this will ROCK YOU!
Check out Design by LEFTOVERS. These pieces are amazing, both in fashion and in principle.
Rock On People.
15
May
Jeney: Note found on a Post-it
To: Hannah
I love you so much that if you died I will have all of your stuff if you did not want them.
I love you
Violet