During the pandemic I took a post-semester road-trip to Las Vegas and stayed with my friend Liz for about 3 weeks. One day wanting to get out of the house once things had officially reopened, we donned our masks and walked through IKEA. It was there that we were inspired to recreate a piece of artwork we had seen in one of the little showrooms. It literally looks like a stick that they had tied ribbon onto. So, as we were passing through the plants department just before the warehouse started, we noticed some decorative kinda curly sticks and picked them up. That was the base. Next, we looked at the fabric scraps we had following our exciting mask-making adventures and came up with a color scheme. Not having quite enough texture, I took a trip to Jo-Ann Fabric and scrounged around In the clearance department to find some other items to finish things up. I scored some amazing deals purchased an eighth of a yard of a couple of fabric as well as spools of ribbon and skeins of yarn. (And maybe I got a few more quarters and such to make more masks with) I knew that I really wanted there to be cohesiveness, but not a mirroring on each side. The idea of it being a little bit longer then on each side was quite appealing as well. So, I worked from the middle and slowly added bits of fabric, lace, ribbon, and yarn until I was satisfied with the way it looked. Then, I cut pieces that needed to be cut before hanging it on the wall.
Normally I would not call myself very crafty, but in this case, I think I pulled it off!!
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Summer is here and if you are like me that means lots of cooking on the BBQ Grill! A couple of years ago I convinced my sweet husband that if I could have one with a side burner that it would make my jam making and other preserving things go better and we would not have to make a mess in our tiny kitchen - instead I could make the mess outside and then hose things off if it got too out of control. Not to mention that I had replaced the igniter, grates, and other parts on the 15 year old one we had been using and was looking at a lot of rust that wasn't going away. When we first bought it I did some research and came across some golden nuggets of wisdom.. USE WD40 all over the inside and outside to CLEAN and PROTECT the BBQ I had NEVER hear of this before and was skeptical at best, but gave it a try.
Not only did it make the Q nice and shiny, but it also made any little scuffs from being in the box disappear. It was like magic. In order to make sure we did't get nasty fumes and chemicals in our food, I made sure to also turn on the grill and let it get raging hot - there was a lot of smoke at first, but that died down and has been using a towel to wipe the inside super easy. So, at the end of the summer I now use the WD40 to clean off any of the sauces or other sticky messes that weren't cleaned up well and make sure to give the lid and other parts a good liberal spray and wipe before putting on the cover. We use the Q a few times in the winter, but not a lot. Then, in the spring, when I start planting my crops in the garden, I make sure to give the grill another liberal spray and wipe. Give it a try! |
AuthorI'm Michelle, and I've got a full plate! As a full-time dietetics student, step-mom, wife, study coach, and tutor in my late 30's, some days I'm barely scraping by. But, no matter what is on my plate, it's always gluten free! Categories
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