Tuesday, January 27, 2015
Dog Coats and Boots for Dogs Who Hate Wearing Clothes
Lacey, our snow warrior princess loves to romp and play in the snow. Her dachshund side goes into overdrive. She investigates every little foot print, crack, or hole in the snow when she goes outside and take care of business.
Being part Cavalier King Charles Spaniel means her natural fur dog coat is longer than a barley there dachshund’s but Lacey doesn't last very long in low winter temperatures, nor should she when the temperatures are so dangerously low.
Girlfriend needs a winter dog coat.
Too bad my dog hates to wear a dog coat.
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Thursday, January 22, 2015
DIY Glass Bead Valentine’s Day Wreath
I’m doing something different this winter. I get a case of the blues most winters after I put away our Christmas décor. The inside of the house is almost as colorless as the overcast gray winter days outside and will stay that way until everything starts blooming in the spring.
I’m trying something new and adding a bit of color to the house by decorating for Valentine’s Day.
I found a metal heart shaped wreath form at Joann’s. I used that as my inspiration and with a little upcycled fabric and a whole bunch of glass vase fillers (also called glass craft rounds) I made a heart shaped Valentine’s Day wreath.
I’m trying something new and adding a bit of color to the house by decorating for Valentine’s Day.
I found a metal heart shaped wreath form at Joann’s. I used that as my inspiration and with a little upcycled fabric and a whole bunch of glass vase fillers (also called glass craft rounds) I made a heart shaped Valentine’s Day wreath.
Even better the metal wreath form is sturdier and less likely to break than the not so eco friendly foam wreath forms. Yay!
How to Make a Heart Shaped Valentine’s Day Wreath
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Tuesday, January 20, 2015
Organize Your Garage in Three Easy Questions
Welcome to my nightmare.
I have even more people telling me I should create/build/buy garage organizers like the kind they like. I appreciate the helpful suggestions. But I have some of those suggested organizers and they aren’t working for me right now.
I need to learn how to determine how to organize my workshop and garage according to my habits and organizing style first before I go crazy installing the slat wall of my dreams or whatever.
How to Make a Garage and Workshop Organization Plan with Three Simple Questions
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Sunday, January 11, 2015
17 Resources that will Motivate You to Declutter and Organize
Winter is a great time to get organized. Since most of us are stuck inside because of the snow and the cold and a little restless, why not use that energy to clean and organize the post Christmas carnage in my craft room, right?
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Wednesday, January 7, 2015
Small Space Industrial Open Pantry Yay or Nay?
A worn valve on our water heater flooded the utility, laundry, and kitchen after Husband started the dishwasher on Christmas Eve Eve morning.
Husband shut the water heater off while I called plumbers. Apparently plumbers are crazy busy with smart people who have plumbers do pre-emptive work on their pipes before overloading their plumbing with guests, cooking, and cold weather. It was a Festivus miracle I found a plumber during regular business hours that day!
That didn’t make my cranky feeling go way as I mopped the rest of the water, hoped we didn’t need to buy a replacement water heater (fortunately we just needed to replace a valve – whew!), and pulled a mountain of chaos out of the utility room so the plumbercould find the water heater had room to work.
Husband shut the water heater off while I called plumbers. Apparently plumbers are crazy busy with smart people who have plumbers do pre-emptive work on their pipes before overloading their plumbing with guests, cooking, and cold weather. It was a Festivus miracle I found a plumber during regular business hours that day!
That didn’t make my cranky feeling go way as I mopped the rest of the water, hoped we didn’t need to buy a replacement water heater (fortunately we just needed to replace a valve – whew!), and pulled a mountain of chaos out of the utility room so the plumber
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Monday, December 29, 2014
My 10 Best DIY Projects of 2014
Wow, 2014 was a great year for Condo Blues! I made a lot of changes behind the scenes to bring you the best projects and content possible. My hard work paid off because more of you have stopped by to my virtual home to say hello.
Let’s look at the 10 most popular posts on Condo Blues in 2014!
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