Blog Post #5: DIY Galore!

I’ve always been a fan of DIY projects so I figured, what the hay, this would be the perfect topic for my blog!

While browsing the millions of blog links on the World Wide Web, I luckily stumbled across Ms. Courtney Lane Michaels’ blog of Recycled Calendar Art. She made wall art from left over calendar pictures! While I have thought of saving the pictures from my calendars, I decided against it because buying that many frames and stressing about how to place them on the wall and whether or not I want the frames to be the same would have been a total nightmare. Her approach, tear the edges and tape them on the wall! She simply overlapped them ever-so-slightly and achieved a beautiful, one-of-a-kind, collage. I really wish I weren’t so anal. :p

In addition to the calendar art masterpiece, I found a blog for Recycled Candles! After all this time groaning about having half a candle left with no way to light it again, I have finally found a solution to my problem. All you need is: 1. Left over candles 2. A jar of your choice and 3. Wicks from any craft store. Just heat water in a pot to a boil, place the jar right-side-up in the water, and drop in cut up chunks of candle. The chunks will melt as the jar heats up. Be sure to stir the pieces for consistency. Next, she suggests adding extract if you’d like. Finally, place the wick you bought into the jar, cut off the excess on the top, and voila! A brand new candle!