I am re-purposing furniture fabric samples into a yo-yo fabric project. Here a few circles cut from the fabric samples. They are all made with different materials, but easy to use. I simply tore the cardboard cover from the sampler and pulled each piece of fabric free. I found the samples at a SCRAP store in Michigan (that is now closed). I have about 1 1/2 hours into the project so far.
"Eat it up,
Wear it out,
Make it do,
Or go without."
~A Pioneer Sampler, by Barbara Greenwood~
Pioneer Woman at Heart
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Wednesday, April 28, 2010
Tuesday, April 27, 2010
More spring cleaning and clearing out
If you are following my progress in cleaning house, I have discovered at one point in my life, that I had been binder crazy. I cleaned out my 7th binder of papers today. Most of them were from my Travel Agent studies from long ago. In fact, I had held onto them for more than 18 years. I must have thought that I should keep them in case I would go back to that kind of work.
I have filled a 18-gallon tote with papers to burn. It's amazing how much "stuff" is around here that can go. I gave my husband a job last night and, it too, involved paper. And a bunch of magazines. We should have a big bonfire to celebrate getting all of the cleaning done too.
I just washed up 2 more rugs for storage (next winter), and did some more deep cleaning on some shelves. It feels so much better to walk into our bedroom now. I'm not finished, but with one area at a time, it will be soon.
It's a good thing that the weather is too chilly to be working in the yard today. I am finding little areas that I can spot clean and toss items from. I emptied another 18-gallon tote from the garage, and cleaned two more book shelves. I donated 4 more items to the library also. I also gave some items away free. Phew!
I have filled a 18-gallon tote with papers to burn. It's amazing how much "stuff" is around here that can go. I gave my husband a job last night and, it too, involved paper. And a bunch of magazines. We should have a big bonfire to celebrate getting all of the cleaning done too.
I just washed up 2 more rugs for storage (next winter), and did some more deep cleaning on some shelves. It feels so much better to walk into our bedroom now. I'm not finished, but with one area at a time, it will be soon.
It's a good thing that the weather is too chilly to be working in the yard today. I am finding little areas that I can spot clean and toss items from. I emptied another 18-gallon tote from the garage, and cleaned two more book shelves. I donated 4 more items to the library also. I also gave some items away free. Phew!
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