Refinished Craft Cabinet

Cabinet purchased for $20 from Salvation Army

Sanded & painted with semi gloss paint from ReStore ($1/pint)

Side door handles replaced with 3" handles from ReStore ($0.50/each)

Front knobs replaced with black octagonal decorative pieces IDEA Store ($0.25/each)

Tops opens to provide a flat work surface - already covered with formica

This cabinet is now home to my sewing machine & all my sewing supplies

and all my paint and craft supplies! 

 

Dog Bed using Extra Blanket or Old Clothing

I used an old down comforter and folded it to the size I wanted

I placed it inside a mesh laundry bag ($1 store) to keep it contained to that size

Instead of comforter/blanket - you could stuff with old clothing or towels

Make sure your dog approves!



Aerial Map Tote

This is a tote I made from an aerial map that I found at the IDEA store.

Materials:

• map of any kind
• thick plastic sheeting
• shower curtain liner to match map
• mailing tape or duct tape
• stapler
• +/- hot glue gun

Step 1: Cut map to size of bag you want
Step 2: Cut out bottom an staple pieces together then line with shower curtain liner or similar fabric

Step 3: Hot glue or tape in piece of cardboard to make bottom of bag. I used part of a soda box.

Step 4: Optional - use roller cutter and cutting board to make sure all pieces are even and symmetrical.

Step 5: Cut plastic sheeting to line outside & inside of bag
Step 6: Fold a separate piece to be the strap and line with plastic
Step 7: Tape the inside together using LOTS of heavy duty tape or attach grommets





Shrinky Dink Fun - Dog Tags, Luggage Tags, Magnets, Keychains

Supplies:

• Computer & Color Printer
• Shrinky Dink Paper - get the kind below that is just blank sheets
• 12 mm jump rings - Hobby Lobby or eBay
• oven - toaster oven best but regular oven works also
• clear nail polish or acrylic spray
• scissors & 2 inch round punch
• regular single punch - 1/8 inch
• brown craft paper or  brown paper bag
• magnets - use old ones and just glue it back of shrinky dink

Step 1: Find images online &/or type out information for dog tag or luggage tag
Step 2: Place as many images as possible on letter size page - don't go all the way to edge b/c paper is only
            8 x 10 (not 8.5 x 11)
Step 3: Print on rough side of paper
Step 4: Cut out using scissors +/- 2 inch punch
Step 5: Make small punch hole at top of tags
Step 6: Place in oven on brown paper at 325F until it shrinks (~2-3 min) & then remove & lay flat to cool
Note: it will curl up & then uncurl and lay flat - do not remove from oven until flat
Step 7: Paint with clear polish or spray with acrylic spray
Step 8: Attach jump rings or magnets

Pet Bed

Supplies:

• Vintage case (freecycle.org, Salvation Army, Goodwill, Craigslist, ReStore) - these were new unused cosmetology cases from the ReStore
• pillow
• fabric
• hot glue gun

Step 1: Hot glue fabric into top & bottom

Step 2: Cover pillow and insert

Step 3:  Cut out flower from extra material & hot glued it in the back along with some trim

Vintage Suitcase Upcycled into Pet Bed 2

Supplies:

• Vintage suitcase (freecycle.org, Salvation Army, Goodwill, Craigslist, ReStore)
• standard bed pillow
• fabric
• hot glue gun
• drill
• paint
• 4 "bun" feet from thrift store, ebay or off of discarded sofa or ottoman
• stick - almost the length of suitcase

Step 1: Pull out all lining

Step 2: Paint suitcase if needed

Step 3: Drill 4 holes in bottom and attach bun feet

Step 4: Hot glue fabric into top and bottom (under the pillow will not be seen but you need to cover any

            hardware that is visible after lining removed)

Step 5: Hot glue stick in crack to keep suitcase from closing

Step 6: Cover pillow and insert

Vintage Suitcase Upcycled into Pet Bed

Supplies:

• Vintage suitcase (freecycle.org, Salvation Army, Goodwill, Craigslist, ReStore)
• pillow
• fabric
• hot glue gun
• fringe
• stick - almost the length of suitcase

Step 1: Pull out all lining of suitcase

Step 2: Hot glue fabric into top and bottom (under the pillow will not be seen but you need to cover any

            hardware that is visible after lining removed)

Step 3: Hot glue stick in crack to keep suitcase from closing

Step 4: Hot glue fringe all around

Step 5: Cover pillow and insert

Step 6: Optional - add mini neck roll pillow

NOTE: Be careful in choosing any items that could be ingested by your pet (i.e. don't use fringe with beading that could be swallowed)