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How To Make A Perfume Display Stand

Sparkling perfume display stand

We are all collectors of one thing or another,  for me I love perfume.  But like all collections, they can eventually get out of control and you run out of space to store them.  That was the story with my perfumes, So I wanted to make a perfume display stand to try and get some sort of order to them. Continue Reading →

DIY House Number

Diy house number with flower box

My daughter has recently purchased a new house and as you can imagine she has a list of things she wants me to make.  The latest request is this House Number.  She had two requests, she wanted a solar light and a plant box. Continue Reading →

How to make a Car Racing Game

DIY game for kids and adults

A few years ago, I made a horse racing game for the residents at the aged care home where I work.  This car racing game is based on the same idea. I have had many requests over the years from people asking for the printouts so they can make their own.  For your convenience, I have included the PDFs for the cards needed to play this car racing game in the instructions below. Continue Reading →

How to make plastic look like granite

Garden statue makeover

Do you have an old garden statue that you love, but it has become worn out and haggard-looking, then this post is for you?  I am a big fan of Buddha statues and they are by no means cheap so I wanted to paint mine to get it looking great again.  Browsing around our local hardware store I saw this granite spray paint which will make my plastic look like granite stone. Continue Reading →

Halloween Mirror

Halloween

With Halloween fast approaching everyone is on the lookout for new ideas to decorate there home. I wanted to try and make a unique Halloween mirror this year. Even though it is only one night many people like to make the most of it and either have a party or go trick or treating. I had this mirror at home which was pretty boring but I really loved the frame. Continue Reading →

How to Make A Kraft Paper Roll Message Board

Kraft Paper Roll Message Board

My Sister is always on the lookout for new and interesting projects for me to make. A few weeks ago, she posted an image of a kraft paper roll message board something similar to this on my Facebook page.  And within a few minutes, my friends were saying how cool it was and how much did I charge for one, thinking I made it.  So, I set about making one too see how easy it was and boy it was easy.   

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How to Make a Simple Wall Shelf

Wall mounted shelf

My daughter asked me to make her a simple wall shelf for her new home. She has a modem box mounted in the middle of her wall with wires running down the wall to a table. The idea was to have a shelf mounted on the wall for the modem to sit in so she can get rid of the table which was in the way. She did not want anything fancy just a basic wall shelf.

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Elvis Presley Tribute Guitar

How to make an Elvis Presley Tribute Guitar

It is time again for this month’s International Blogger Club Challenge (IBC).  This month the topic was Rock & Roll, we had to create something incorporating the theme in our project. I chose Elvis Presley because he is still the King of Rock & Rock in my eyes, he was the first person that popped into my head. Continue Reading →