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leslieinbham

 
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In another life I was an 8th grade English teacher in a steel mill community.  Now, I'm a time zone away with a houseful of little boys--3 year old twins and a 6 year old.  And a husband.  Makes me miss teaching.    Anyway, I think my creativity stems from the abject poverty that accompanies a one income household.  Also, my beautiful husband is a wonderful father, but he's a writer and, well,  let's just say that Mother's Day is a day to celebrate new power tools in our home. 

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Is it possible to stencil an upholstered sofa?

By leslieinbham Kingd4_medium

I have this sofa with a wicker frame and natural-colored cotton twill upholstery on the cushions and interior.  I have these three redheaded little boys with the expected age-appropriate tendencies to spill/paint/draw/leak...  So, like I said, I have this sofa. I've covered it for a good long time now, but lately I've been sort of cleaning the upholstery with my rug cleaner upholstery attachment thingie.  Most of the really gucky stuff comes out but there remains many different shades of that there natural-color twill depending on god-knows-what-or-why.  So it's clean-ish and I am bloody tired of trying to cover it (don't let... »MORE

February 28, 2008
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Need brainstorming re: grey water thingie

By leslieinbham Kingd4_medium

Okay, my son's crib is now a compost bin and while he's a bit mystified to see it put to such use, I think it's working quite well.  So onward, yes?  I spent all summer with a hose from my washer discharging into a large and elevated plastic trashcan and then siphoning that water out to my garden manually.  This required an acrobat's timing as the trashcan could only handle a single leg of the cycle or it got a bit ugly.  Also, the siphoning was not reliable.  In a D4 drought, tho, it was just one of the many... »MORE

December 13, 2007
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September 26, 2007
Thanks so much for the great ideas! I found DIYMaven's page with all the colors...can't wait to try it!
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leslieinbham

July 13, 2007

Okay, honestly, I was waiting for someone to come up with a better idea than mine, but perhaps this'll get you on the path to something that might actually be more what you want.  I was thinking of some sort of thinnish dowel-type trim--clean and mitred (I can do it, but I can't spell it) and lean and mean.  Seems like it would be sort of neutral in style and easy on the budget.  

If you give me more details, then I'll give you more crap ideas.  maybe. Depends on if the twins nap or not.

 leslie

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