If you have followed this blog for any length of time, you probably have read about me wanting to get rid of all of the wire Rubbermaid closet systems in the house. I have gotten rid of most of them, but one that has remained so much longer than was necessary was the shelves that…
Category: DIY
Making the closet worth staying in
Hey Guys, I hope the title of this post does not imply anything weird or offend anyone. This post is about some recent repairs/upgrades to Babydolls closet that were a long time coming. A few years ago, I went through a phase where I redid the closets in the house because I COULD NOT STAND…
Earring making…I’m getting better.
I started making earrings for myself and as gifts for friends late last year. Initially, I was primarily making the drop earrings and made some attempts with other media (paper clips and wire), that had some success and there were some misses. I recently started working with leather – strips and larger pieces that are…
A vanity for creating my face
I may have mentioned in a previous post that one of my loves is make-up. I can get lost in a MAC or Sephora store or even the cosmetics aisle in Meijer or Walgreens. My passions seem to really run along the lines of lipsticks/glosses/stains, lip pencils, and eyeshadow/eyeliner/mascara. I wear glasses and I think…
Basement Remodel, part deux
In the second post about our basement remodel, you get to see the actual layout of the basement. It went from the blank slate that we began with – concrete walls and floors with two crawlspace entrances to an actual room. Although phase 3 was another part of infrastructure. PHASE 3: we were still in…
Basement Remodel anyone…
As promised I am going to give a rundown of our basement remodel. I want to say ahead of time that I began writing this post a couple of months ago and thought I had begun the process of posting it; but looking back on some former post I realized that I had not. I…
To Clutch or Not To Clutch
Recently the Babydoll and I had an evening at the ballet (my mother also joined us). She has been taking ballet for about 4 years and since we have gotten her into a decent school she is improving and learning more. Her love of dance (not just ballet, but all types – I have to…
Office Reupholstery
I’ve recently been spending a lot of time working on completing my office. I With the move, I got a 10 x 12 room to decorate and use for my own purposes. I had furnishings – my desk, craft table, and reading chair. I knew I wanted a book case to hold some of the…
A Book For My Nook
I think I have mentioned several times that I have a Barnes and Noble Nook Tablet. And I have to say that I am very happy with it. Yeah, yeah, yeah the iPad is great if that is what you need, but for the most part I just want to have an ereader that occasionally…
What’s a Chifferobe? Part I
I’ve been looking for a dresser for the Baby Doll’s room since before we moved. I didn’t know what I was looking for, I just knew that I would know when I saw it. I wasn’t being picky either – I looked in the new and thrift stores for this piece, I just couldn’t find…
Red Oven Creations 