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Evolution of the Playroom

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There is a place we named the Playroom when our kids were small.  It was a magical space where the kids had fun! There are hazards to keeping things in this space. It is outdoors, although it has a roof.  When it rains a lot, it can flood.  When it snows, the snow blows in. A squirrel once thought that a cloth pumpkin decoration we stored there would make a great nest! In spite of the hazards, as the kids got older and played out there less, the space became more of a storage space than a play space. Occasionally we would clean it up...  (Picture from 2008) but it always got dirty and messy again. The fence got old and started to lean and sway. The gate got harder to close. The green indoor/outdoor carpet got old and stained and frayed. We started to remove it bit by bit and discovered that the concrete underneath it was cracked and ugly. The whole space was cluttered and crowded. It wasn't a place we wanted to hang out in anymore. It wasn't even a place we wanted to...
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Tissue Box Covers

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Something that I have enjoyed doing a lot in the last couple years is using plastic canvas and yarn to make tissue box covers. This is a simple way to be creative and make something that I will use!  I start with 5 pieces of plastic canvas. The top is about 33 holes x 60 holes, two sides are 60x24, and the last two sides are 33x24. The top will have a slot cut in the middle, but the size of the top varies depending on the design. It should at least be large enough to easily feed the tissue through! I usually plan my design before I begin, often drawing it out either on graph paper or sketching it onto the canvas itself with a permanent marker. I like experimenting with different types of stitches and textures to make each one unique in its own way. Once each side is stitched, then I sew them all together. Here are some of my past projects: This is the one I have on my bedside table. The colors aren't good in the photo, but it is navy and pink. The monster box was one of the first o...
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