4/6/2015 0 Comments Fort structureYou're never too old for a giant, awesome fort. The issue just becomes making one big enough to fit in as you grow older. My oldest specially requested a fort in her room, but we wanted to make it especially roomy and cozy. I hoped to make it so she can sit on her bed and still watch tv. The solution? creating a multiple clothes line structure over her bed to pin sheets to. I decided to just screw into the wall, because ain't nobody got time for concerning yourself with consequences. We put 4 screws up, then used rope with slip knots to make a cats cradle zig zag of rope. Here's the issues we ran into: -The screws ripped out of the drywall when excessive weight was applied to certain sections of fort wall. -the screws didn't always hold the rope well, depending on the size of the screw head and the angle we put it into the wall Other than that?? It was awesome. We hung sheets and curtains and light weight quilts from it and she left the fort up for over a month. She wanted to do everything in the fort. We even had Christmas lights up for a little bit. I might try getting some dry wall hole reinforcer thingies to solve some of the issues. The other idea I had was to just get her a 4 poster bed, which would pop into a fort as quickly as anything. #forts4life #myfortisbetterthanyourfort #lifeinafort
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2/10/2015 0 Comments Dr who party: wall art fezThe inspiration for this came from this with the discovery that a few of my frames had their glass broken in the move. Now, I think that you can never have too many frames, and despite having a full box of non broken frames remaining, I felt it had to be put to use. (My husband would disagree). So for your viewing and nerding pleasure, I present to you one of my only original ideas, the three dimensional fez wall art: How gorgeous. How dashing. Can't you just picture having one of your own? You may "ooo" and "ahhh" now. So without further ado, and to the best of my ability, I shall attempt to describe how you can create your own lovely little thing. I started with a square of muslin, or any fabric will do. I used a trapezoid of red felt and two thin elongated half circle type pieces. I also had red regular thread. And gold embroidery floss for the tassel. You'd also need an oz of batting or other filling. From here on out I'll attempt the instructions in a doodle. Good luck. 12/7/2014 0 Comments Breakfast sandwichI made myself this breakfast sandwich for lunch today, and I thought I'd share. I could eat these every day, every meal. This one is sliced ham, a scrambled egg, cheddar, on toasted buttermilk bread with mayo. Aw yeah. I see this sandwich and I'm all: 12/4/2014 0 Comments Disney princessThis lady is amazingly cool. I wish I was this patient with sewing. If I had better focus and didn't prefer tv so much, maybe. Lol! |
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