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DIY Suitcase Dog Bed

Amanda {Burlap & Denim} — Mon, 22 Apr 2013 21:58:09 +0000

I can't wait to share my DIY Suitcase Dog Bed with you! Okay, this post is really just a way for me to introduce you to my adorable new puppy! We got him just in time for Easter and the whole family is in love with this little fluff ball. His name is Chancho, as in "I would never leave you Chancho" from the great "Nacho Libre". Can you tell I have all boys and a 13-year-old named him? Oh well, I love it too. Now for the dog bed. My awesome father in law found this old suitcase for me. When he gave it to me we didn't have a pup yet so I imagined it sitting on a shelf somewhere adding charm to my house. But, once Chancho came in to our lives (literally later that day), I knew it would make the perfect dog bed. This is not a new idea, but new for someone like me with my first dog ever. The sandy colored exterior Read more [...]

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Reclaimed Shipping Crate and Sherpa Coffee Table

Amanda {Burlap & Denim} — Fri, 15 Feb 2013 23:35:57 +0000

I know I say this a lot, but, this is one of my favorite projects of all time!!! It all started with a trip to ReStore. If you've never been to ReStore, you must go! It is a home improvement thrift store, just the description is dreamy, right? Anyway, this was out in the yard and I asked how much, $5 later and it was in my van, ready for its new home. I used it this last Christmas as my tree stand and swooned every time I looked at it . I couldn't bare to put it back outside after Christmas so I decided to turn it into the diy coffee table I always knew it could be. I started out with a trip to Home Depot and picked up a 1/2 sheet of plywood. It was a 4X4 sheet of pre-sanded plywood in the project section. No cutting and wasting, no giant pieces of plywood to shove in the van, just a small, concise piece that Read more [...]

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Skater Bed Upgrade and FREE Giant Mural

Amanda {Burlap & Denim} — Wed, 06 Feb 2013 17:49:08 +0000

During a back to school shopping trip at Famous Footwear my son Jake and I picked up this awesome skateboarding poster! It was a store display and is approximately 6 1/2 feet tall and 10 feet wide. It would be perfect for a preteen's bedroom. I asked the store employee is I could have it when they were finished displaying it. After a few calls to her manager, she said YES! A few weeks later she called me and told me it was ready to pick up. She put toilet paper over all of the tape adhesive so it wouldn't stick to itself, and rolled it up for me. I couldn't believe how sweet they were and that they gave it to me for free! It didn't even have a Famous Footwear logo on it or anything! It was thicker than I expected. I hung it on the wall using thumb tacks along the borders. A similar poster from PB Teen Read more [...]

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DIY Denim Tie

Amanda {Burlap & Denim} — Mon, 28 Jan 2013 18:16:09 +0000

My oldest son Jake is very stylish. Today I am sharing his very own creation, a DIY Denim Tie. This year he is in 7th grade and accidentally got put in Home Economics. It actually suited him quiet well, and the girls in his class quite liked having him around. He started off with a skinny tie that he already had. Then he took an old pair of his dad's jeans and laid them out on the counter. He looked around till he found the worn marks and whiskering that he wanted on the front of the tie. He turned them inside out and placed the tie over the desired parts of the jeans. Then with a marker he traced the tie with about a 1/4 of an inch extra all the way around. The jeans were not long enough for the tie, so he traced the extra needed right next to the main part of the tie. Then he cut them out and pinned Read more [...]

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Oh Deer! Christmas Mantle

Amanda {Burlap & Denim} — Wed, 05 Dec 2012 18:02:43 +0000

So I was loving all of the faux taxidermy found all around the internet. I searched for life sized paper mache, plaster, even gilded deer heads. They were all very expensive, $150 plus. Then, since I live in a prime hunting state, I figured I'd check our local classifieds at KSL.com. I looked up taxidermy and that's when I fell in love with this buck. The owner was asking $50...yep, $50 for the REAL DEAL! We met up at a convenience store and she pulled it out of the back of her Jeep. It was even prettier than the pictures on the web. I was giddy the whole way home. As I began showing it to friends, family, and anyone who would listen I started getting a lot of street cred among people I didn't know were hunters. They all seemed a bit dissapointed when I told them I bought it off of KSL. Ha ha. I'm definitely NOT Read more [...]

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