Dutch Wooden Shoes

Out thrift store sailing (spelling intentional hehe) one day, I came across a lonely pair of dutch shoes, buried in the back of a huge shelf.  I loved them right away, and my mind started conjuring up all kinds of ideas for them - they just needed a looooove. Here they are when I picked them up:

I had a lot of ideas for them, but eventually went with wall hanging, pencil holding shoes. Well, they can hold whatever! Here they are after:

Now here are some of the ideas Ross and I came up with for them, pretty fun!

I really love how they came out, especially the one with the ties! If you're interested in making these shoes a part of your family, they are for sale here, in my etsy shop.

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A giveaway!!

Wow, I'm so flattered! Dana, of Little D Down Under, featured a couple of my shirts in her blog giveaway! Living in Australia and Santa Cruz, Dana has a unique blog that's definitely worth a read over. Head over to her place for this giveaway.

• Giveaway 1 - Surfer T, Banana Slug & Oatmeal soap
• Giveaway 2 - Lighthouse T, Banana Slug & Oatmeal soap

Special thanks to Dana, for featuring my stuff on her blog, and good luck to everyone entering the contest!

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Bright n' Fuzzy Speakers

These speakers take me back...  I was looking through my old project pictures and found these babies. Here's a simple how-to on converting a set of mobile speakers into some raver-iffic gear. I used a pair of old speakers that I had from middle school, (12 years ago or so??) and converted them for this auction we had back at the Y when I worked there, for the kids to spend there "bucks" that they earned through good deeds, behavior, homework etc. They were a big hit, so I thought I'd show 'em. You could do this with any of the newer mobile speaker sets, (those ones that fold shut) just keep in mind the open/close function, and glue accordingly. 

So first, I gathered my supplies:

• A mobile speaker set
• Fuzzy balls
• A glue gun & glue sticks
• Sandpaper

Since plastic can be so fickle, I gave the speakers a quick scratch before I started.  Then, after the glue gun was hot, it was just a matter of grab n' glue. Very easy & entertaining, I didn't do them TOO tight together, just enough to make sure you couldn't see the speaker anymore. This set of speakers joins together at their base for some reason, so I did all sides but those, making sure I could still connect them. 15 minutes later, done:

The sound travels through the fuzz balls no problem, and they plug right into anything with a headphone jack. Hope you liked my tutorial, as simple as it was, and be sure to send me your projects!

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Purple Table

One of my first furniture projects, was purple table. I should think of a better name, but this one is pretty descriptive.  I found this on a street corner in the middle of nowhere, and decided to fix it up. The first step was of course sanding n' such, then I did a coat of light purple, and washed it with a purple called "Grape Freeze".

After seeing the finished product, my mom fell in love with it. So she has it now & loves it. Here's the finished pictures:

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Cabinet find: Say hello to brown n' blue

So here it is.  Ross saw this little gem peeking out from behind a few other pieces of furniture, and he grabbed it.  I was hesitant at first, but he quickly talked me into the project.  Once we got it home, I KNEW the cabinet was old. The screws, were the kind you need a flathead for....and very brown. Plus, how could that fabric scream anything BUT 70's? Ok, maybe 60's.  Either way, it came apart without too much of a fuss and it was ready for some love. Here is the finished:

  

Brown and blue takes the cake. Well, "espresso" brown and "spa" blue. I always find the names given to paint extremely interesting. It would be fun to see like "Kraft Mac n Cheese Yellow" or something, but I guess it wouldn't sell. hehe.

We ended up giving this one to our friends Kate & Kevin, who just moved back to CA from Chicago, and are in a studio for a while.

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