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Thursday, February 28, 2013

Best Artwork

I originally hung upwards all of our Christmas cards on this door, in addition to thus decided it would brand a perfect house to hang the kids artwork later I took them down.  It's almost equally elementary equally it gets.  Twine wrapped approximately a door in addition to clothe pins to attach the artwork.  Done.

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Best Artwork

I originally hung upwards all of our Christmas cards on this door, in addition to thus decided it would brand a perfect house to hang the kids artwork later I took them down.  It's almost equally elementary equally it gets.  Twine wrapped approximately a door in addition to clothe pins to attach the artwork.  Done.

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Best Artwork

I originally hung upwards all of our Christmas cards on this door, in addition to thus decided it would brand a perfect house to hang the kids artwork later I took them down.  It's almost equally elementary equally it gets.  Twine wrapped approximately a door in addition to clothe pins to attach the artwork.  Done.

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Friday, February 15, 2013

Best Simple wooden increment chart

A increment chart.  This is something that volition hold upward together with thence fun to await at xx years from now.  My sis Brittney made a vinyl increment chart for me a duo Christmas's ago, but unfortunately the vinyl does non seem to hold upward surviving inwards a habitation amongst four petty boys.  But the kids bring had together with thence much fun standing upward to it every together with thence often, measuring themselves to come across how much they've grown, together with thence I knew nosotros needed i that could withstand the exam of time.

This wooden increment nautical chart proved to hold upward a really elementary together with quick project.  If I had made it vi years ago, I likely would bring sanded it down, used stencils for the lines together with numbers, painted piece of cake together with carefully, together with stained it.  Maybe I would bring fifty-fifty added around sort of mounting device to the dorsum together with thence it could hold upward attached to a wall.  But times bring changed, together with it tin flaming hold upward a challenge to gear upward aside fifty-fifty an lx minutes to run on a project.  So don't await also closely at my crooked lines together with hand-painted numbers.

I bought this slice of forest at Lowe's together with had somebody cutting it in that place to vi 1/2 feet.  Then I did all of my measurements inwards pencil (this was the nigh fourth dimension consuming part) together with used my transfer newspaper technique to depict on the numbers.  Then I went over everything amongst dark pigment together with called it good.  I justice I went for the natural look, didn't bother sanding it or staining it.  But I quite similar how it turned out.

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I honey the knots inwards the wood.  I intentionally chose a slice of forest that had them.

All produce to stair out these fast-growing kids!  I'm planning on measuring everyone on their birthdays each year.  That agency nosotros tin flaming compare everyone's peak yesteryear age.  Now I simply withdraw to uncovering a expert agency to reach their height... markers? paint? forest burning?... I mightiness withdraw to experiment a bit.
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Thursday, February 14, 2013

Best Simple wooden increment chart

A increment chart.  This is something that volition hold upward together with thence fun to await at xx years from now.  My sis Brittney made a vinyl increment chart for me a duo Christmas's ago, but unfortunately the vinyl does non seem to hold upward surviving inwards a habitation amongst four petty boys.  But the kids bring had together with thence much fun standing upward to it every together with thence often, measuring themselves to come across how much they've grown, together with thence I knew nosotros needed i that could withstand the exam of time.

This wooden increment nautical chart proved to hold upward a really elementary together with quick project.  If I had made it vi years ago, I likely would bring sanded it down, used stencils for the lines together with numbers, painted piece of cake together with carefully, together with stained it.  Maybe I would bring fifty-fifty added around sort of mounting device to the dorsum together with thence it could hold upward attached to a wall.  But times bring changed, together with it tin flaming hold upward a challenge to gear upward aside fifty-fifty an lx minutes to run on a project.  So don't await also closely at my crooked lines together with hand-painted numbers.

I bought this slice of forest at Lowe's together with had somebody cutting it in that place to vi 1/2 feet.  Then I did all of my measurements inwards pencil (this was the nigh fourth dimension consuming part) together with used my transfer newspaper technique to depict on the numbers.  Then I went over everything amongst dark pigment together with called it good.  I justice I went for the natural look, didn't bother sanding it or staining it.  But I quite similar how it turned out.

This This
I honey the knots inwards the wood.  I intentionally chose a slice of forest that had them.

All produce to stair out these fast-growing kids!  I'm planning on measuring everyone on their birthdays each year.  That agency nosotros tin flaming compare everyone's peak yesteryear age.  Now I simply withdraw to uncovering a expert agency to reach their height... markers? paint? forest burning?... I mightiness withdraw to experiment a bit.
This This

Best Simple wooden increment chart

A increment chart.  This is something that volition hold upward together with thence fun to await at xx years from now.  My sis Brittney made a vinyl increment chart for me a duo Christmas's ago, but unfortunately the vinyl does non seem to hold upward surviving inwards a habitation amongst four petty boys.  But the kids bring had together with thence much fun standing upward to it every together with thence often, measuring themselves to come across how much they've grown, together with thence I knew nosotros needed i that could withstand the exam of time.

This wooden increment nautical chart proved to hold upward a really elementary together with quick project.  If I had made it vi years ago, I likely would bring sanded it down, used stencils for the lines together with numbers, painted piece of cake together with carefully, together with stained it.  Maybe I would bring fifty-fifty added around sort of mounting device to the dorsum together with thence it could hold upward attached to a wall.  But times bring changed, together with it tin flaming hold upward a challenge to gear upward aside fifty-fifty an lx minutes to run on a project.  So don't await also closely at my crooked lines together with hand-painted numbers.

I bought this slice of forest at Lowe's together with had somebody cutting it in that place to vi 1/2 feet.  Then I did all of my measurements inwards pencil (this was the nigh fourth dimension consuming part) together with used my transfer newspaper technique to depict on the numbers.  Then I went over everything amongst dark pigment together with called it good.  I justice I went for the natural look, didn't bother sanding it or staining it.  But I quite similar how it turned out.

This This
I honey the knots inwards the wood.  I intentionally chose a slice of forest that had them.

All produce to stair out these fast-growing kids!  I'm planning on measuring everyone on their birthdays each year.  That agency nosotros tin flaming compare everyone's peak yesteryear age.  Now I simply withdraw to uncovering a expert agency to reach their height... markers? paint? forest burning?... I mightiness withdraw to experiment a bit.
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Monday, February 11, 2013

Best PVC Builders Kit

It's been agency equally good long since I've posted anything on this blog, simply I conduct maintain thence many ideas in addition to thoughts I conduct maintain been wanting to share!  Life got busy, in addition to even thence is, simply I'm going to endeavour to portion to a greater extent than often.

We had a really fun vacation season.  We went to Utah for the offset calendar week of December, simply spent the remainder of the vacation lone amongst our piddling family.  One novel tradition nosotros started was to conduct maintain all the kids describe names in addition to brand gifts for each other.  John, Dan in addition to Joe played an active business office inwards making something for their hugger-mugger person, simply Will's projection was pretty much all me.  There's non equally good much a 9-month former tin do.  Will ended upwards amongst John's name, thence I decided to brand him a Builder's Kit using PVC pipes.  It was really elementary in addition to took well-nigh an hr to complete.  I bought the pipes in addition to a bunch of dissimilar connexion pieces from Lowe's, thence cutting the pipes to varying lengths.  And that's it!  John gets to brand whatever he wants amongst them.

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I used an former pillowcase to brand a drawstring purse to proceed everything in.

The PVC pipage edifice didn't halt there.  I afterward used some to construct an H2O ice skating walker for the kids.  My mom helped me, in addition to nosotros came upwards amongst a pattern that industrial plant good in addition to tin double equally a soccer finish inwards the summertime (once I figure out a adept agency to attach a cyberspace to it).  They tin concur onto it spell they're learning to skate, which makes things a lot easier when nosotros conduct maintain all the kids.
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We most late used the pipes to brand a marble run.  This was Joe's idea, in addition to everyone loved it.
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John wanted to brand crutches to acquire along amongst Dan's Doctor kit.  A piddling slippery on woods in addition to cement, simply hold upwards bully on carpet.
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One of my favorite projects amongst pipes were the bows nosotros made final summer.  The kids loved running around amongst them playing country of war in addition to hunting for animals.  Really, the uses of these pipes are endless!

Have you lot tried edifice anything amongst PVC pipes?

Best PVC Builders Kit

It's been agency equally good long since I've posted anything on this blog, simply I conduct maintain thence many ideas in addition to thoughts I conduct maintain been wanting to share!  Life got busy, in addition to even thence is, simply I'm going to endeavour to portion to a greater extent than often.

We had a really fun vacation season.  We went to Utah for the offset calendar week of December, simply spent the remainder of the vacation lone amongst our piddling family.  One novel tradition nosotros started was to conduct maintain all the kids describe names in addition to brand gifts for each other.  John, Dan in addition to Joe played an active business office inwards making something for their hugger-mugger person, simply Will's projection was pretty much all me.  There's non equally good much a 9-month former tin do.  Will ended upwards amongst John's name, thence I decided to brand him a Builder's Kit using PVC pipes.  It was really elementary in addition to took well-nigh an hr to complete.  I bought the pipes in addition to a bunch of dissimilar connexion pieces from Lowe's, thence cutting the pipes to varying lengths.  And that's it!  John gets to brand whatever he wants amongst them.

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simply
I used an former pillowcase to brand a drawstring purse to proceed everything in.

The PVC pipage edifice didn't halt there.  I afterward used some to construct an H2O ice skating walker for the kids.  My mom helped me, in addition to nosotros came upwards amongst a pattern that industrial plant good in addition to tin double equally a soccer finish inwards the summertime (once I figure out a adept agency to attach a cyberspace to it).  They tin concur onto it spell they're learning to skate, which makes things a lot easier when nosotros conduct maintain all the kids.
simply simply

We most late used the pipes to brand a marble run.  This was Joe's idea, in addition to everyone loved it.
simply

John wanted to brand crutches to acquire along amongst Dan's Doctor kit.  A piddling slippery on woods in addition to cement, simply hold upwards bully on carpet.
simply

One of my favorite projects amongst pipes were the bows nosotros made final summer.  The kids loved running around amongst them playing country of war in addition to hunting for animals.  Really, the uses of these pipes are endless!

Have you lot tried edifice anything amongst PVC pipes?

Best PVC Builders Kit

It's been agency equally good long since I've posted anything on this blog, simply I conduct maintain thence many ideas in addition to thoughts I conduct maintain been wanting to share!  Life got busy, in addition to even thence is, simply I'm going to endeavour to portion to a greater extent than often.

We had a really fun vacation season.  We went to Utah for the offset calendar week of December, simply spent the remainder of the vacation lone amongst our piddling family.  One novel tradition nosotros started was to conduct maintain all the kids describe names in addition to brand gifts for each other.  John, Dan in addition to Joe played an active business office inwards making something for their hugger-mugger person, simply Will's projection was pretty much all me.  There's non equally good much a 9-month former tin do.  Will ended upwards amongst John's name, thence I decided to brand him a Builder's Kit using PVC pipes.  It was really elementary in addition to took well-nigh an hr to complete.  I bought the pipes in addition to a bunch of dissimilar connexion pieces from Lowe's, thence cutting the pipes to varying lengths.  And that's it!  John gets to brand whatever he wants amongst them.

simply
simply
I used an former pillowcase to brand a drawstring purse to proceed everything in.

The PVC pipage edifice didn't halt there.  I afterward used some to construct an H2O ice skating walker for the kids.  My mom helped me, in addition to nosotros came upwards amongst a pattern that industrial plant good in addition to tin double equally a soccer finish inwards the summertime (once I figure out a adept agency to attach a cyberspace to it).  They tin concur onto it spell they're learning to skate, which makes things a lot easier when nosotros conduct maintain all the kids.
simply simply

We most late used the pipes to brand a marble run.  This was Joe's idea, in addition to everyone loved it.
simply

John wanted to brand crutches to acquire along amongst Dan's Doctor kit.  A piddling slippery on woods in addition to cement, simply hold upwards bully on carpet.
simply

One of my favorite projects amongst pipes were the bows nosotros made final summer.  The kids loved running around amongst them playing country of war in addition to hunting for animals.  Really, the uses of these pipes are endless!

Have you lot tried edifice anything amongst PVC pipes?