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Converting Deep Freezer to a Refrigerator

July 6, 2021October 17, 2013 by Danielle Pientka

We have a big deep freezer now as part of the food service package we signed up for (sigh, I’ll post about that stupidity later) so we don’t need our smaller deep freezer as much anymore. We decided to look into converting it into a refrigerator for extra storage and found this great blog post … Read more

Reupholstering Arms on Office Chair

July 15, 2019September 9, 2013 by Danielle Pientka

I decided to fix the arms on our office chair because they’ve been driving me nuts. Previously I made these chair arm covers which work decent, but after seeing some nice reupholstered office chairs on Pinterest I decided to give this a try with my new fabric. I may not do the whole chair depending on … Read more

Embroidered Cloth Diapers

February 20, 2020August 26, 2013 by Danielle Pientka

Post may contain affiliate links. Using those links helps support my blog. Thank you! I needed to use up some of my plain Pul and I have been rather envious of some of the neat designs I’ve seen for embroidered diapers so I decided to give this a whirl! I used this tutorial and it was … Read more

Reupholstering the Glider

July 15, 2019August 12, 2013 by Danielle Pientka

I reallllly wanted a new rocking chair, but I decided to opt for the expensive DSLR camera so I got some upholstery fabric at a local yard sale to redo our current rocking chair to make myself feel better about the glider not matching with the theme of the room. Ha. I also decided to add … Read more

How to Make a Cloth Diaper with Hook and Loop

February 20, 2020August 8, 2013 by Danielle Pientka

How to make a cloth diaper, a basic tutorial on how to make a pocket diaper with hook and loop closures.

How to make a cloth diaper. This is a simple tutorial that explains how a pocket cloth diaper with hook and loop is made with a sewing machine.