September 2013

September 6, 2013 by 35 Comments

I just can’t get enough of these little pouches…..well actually I can. I am sewing 15 of these for my sister to give to her “Young Women” at church for their birthdays. Yes, I am the best sister ever 🙂 Since I am making so many, I thought I would give one away! All you have to do is leave a comment telling me what you use zipper pouches for. I will announce the winner Tuesday morning, September 10th. Click HERE for the link to the tutorial if you want to sew your own! Good luck!!!

DIY Lego Minifigure Storage Shelves Tutorial

September 2, 2013 by 25 Comments

Do you have little person living with you that is obsessed with Legos? I do!! We love the Lego Minifigures at our house!!! I wanted to find a way to display and store them. I think this works well and it has lots of room so we can buy more Legos!!!!

Supplies:

3/4″ wood (pine, MDF, etc.)

Lego building board (available at Lego store or Lego online)

utility knife

paint

Quick Hold E-6000 glue (or similar)

nail gun

Begin by cutting the 3/4″ wood into 1 1/4″ strips. You can make as long you want. Mine are 23 3/4″ long because that is what looked best on the wall.

Next cut the Lego board. Using a utility knife, cut the Lego board every “3 circles”.

Once they are cut, bend them a little bit to break them apart.

Paint the boards.

Glue the Lego strips down. I used one and a half of the Lego strips on each board.

Once everything is dry, measure the wall for placement. Using a nail gun, nail the boards into the wall, making sure to hit studs. Patch the nail holes and touch up the paint where the patches are.