BED SPRINGS AREN'T FOR BEDS ???? WHAT !!!!!

When I see something or get an image in my head sometimes it stays with me until I can pull together the item.  This is what happened to me a month or so ago, when I saw something made with old bed springs.  Now, I don't sell or horde junk, but fortunately for me I have several friends who do just that, so after a making a few requests one of them came through for me and I got my bed springs.

When I was done with this board and bed springs, they made their home at my bar.

In my case I wanted a home for a couple of bottles of very special wine and this fit the bill perfectly.

Now that I have finished my project, I have had a few requests for these and fortunately my "junker" friend hooked me up, so I still have a few to make.  Don't you just love using things for other than their intended purpose, I sure do !!!

WHAT CLEANING OUT JUNK DRAWERS CAN LEAD TO.........

Cleaning out a drawer awhile back I found a collection of boot hooks that I have had for several years and I knew I wanted to do something with them,  just didn't know what until this morning when it came to me  I was in need of a new coat rack.  So I gathered my hooks and supplies.

 

 The board I wanted to use was a little too long for the space I chose to hang my new coat rack.

 

Out came my jigsaw, although I don't like using the saw in the house, our weather has been so wet the past week and it was such a small cut, so I cut the board to size, painted it to match the existing wall, attached my hooks and then screwed the completed project into the wall.  Now I have a unique coat rack that comes with my memories of the places and time spent collecting these hooks.

 

With summer just a day away, I do hope I won't have a need to use this much for the next three or four months.

JUNKER/CRAFTER IN TRAINING !!!!!

I have had the pleasure of having some help the last few weeks.  A three year old granddaughter who appears to share my love of crafting.

 

She had a lot of fun painting and adding sparkly things to her horse.  Of course, you know Granny will do what she can to keep her interested in expressing herself in her own way.  Couldn't be more proud of her !!!

WHEN THE GOING GETS TOUGH..GRANNY GETS OUT HER GLUE GUN !!!!!!

Started my day wanting to put some of that self stick "caulking like" adhesive to my bathtub floor, but we all know it won't stick for long, so I needed to come up with another plan, aka my glue gun.

 

I love my glue gun, I can't remember how long I have had this one, but it has been years.  I also own a few more, one must have back-ups.  Some of my back-ups I have had 25-30 years and they are still going strong.  I took this little puppy into the bathroom and finished up my project in no time.

 

 

Since I had the glue gun out, I used it for a few more projects.  Cut down and covered a cereal box with a piece of scrapbook paper to use as a holder for some paper hand towels.

 

 

And with rodeo season starting here in Belt next weekend and 4th of July right around the corner, I figured it was time for a new wreath for the door.

 

Hubby often teases me about my "Barbie" tools, but my reply is always "a girl can accomplish many things with a high heel, butter knife and a glue gun".  I for one cannot get through my weeks without my glue gun, but did retire my high heels a few years ago.