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A special craft
I don’t think I mentioned it, but my brother in law Patrick, was very big in the music scene. He played the guitar, managed a music store and was constantly going to festivals to help.
As we were cleaning his house, we started finding guitar picks laying around. I guess I didn’t really think about the fact that he probably had a ton of them until we had a little baggie full. As soon as I saw how many there were I knew what I wanted to do! I asked Jill and Steve if I could have them for a project I had in mind. Of course they said yes, so for the past 2 months they’ve been sitting in the closet waiting on me.
On Sunday Matt and I ran to Michael’s to find the items I needed. A glass back frame and some glue. I ended up buying 2 frames because I wasn’t sure what exactly I wanted to do. One idea involved some sheet music. The other just needed a frame. Plus they were different sizes, one was square and one was rectangular, and I wasn’t sure which size would work best. In the end I used the rectangular one.
So what did I do? I glued the guitar pics to the to glass. It wasn’t hard or too time consuming, though it did take a little while to figure out which ones I wanted where. I knew I wanted to use the memorial ones at the top and bottom and I just filled in from there.
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Organized….
3rd time is the charm apparently when it comes to organizing my bathroom cabinet. The first two options didn’t work so I ran back to the Container Store Wednesday afternoon and picked up a metal rack with sliding baskets.
My first choice was too wide, and my second choice left me with the same mess I had before and less overall space. The wire basket turned out to be the best because it utilized the vertical space. I was able to get almost everything in one of the two baskets. I put my daily items in one of the small baskets I purchased from Bed Bath and Beyond and I also picked up a super small basket from the Container Store to hold things like my contact case, ring box, and floss. Overall I think I am pretty happy with the new arrangement. Everything has a place now.
Here are a few pics of before, during and after.
Before – I told you it was a disaster!
During with the BB&B option – As you can see there is stuff all over the floor because I don’t know what to do with it.
After
I know it’s still kind of cluttered but it stores the stuff I don’t use as often and gets it out of the way. The stuff I do use is in the front of the baskets or in one of the two separate baskets. This also ended up costing me a little more than I had anticipated. Total cost for my sink was about $40.00.~k
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Finally!!!!!
Guess who finally got to go to a hockey game last night? THIS GIRL!!!! I’ve only wanted to go for the past 5 years. Matt and his coworker were offered tickets from a vendor and I got to tag along. 🙂
Best part? BOX SEATS!! Free food and beer plus great seats equals an awesome night.
~ k