Diy-ing!

Yes, I've been a busy little bee! DIY-ing like there is no tomorrow!

After that kitchen shelf and then the pottery project, the DIY bug really got me! Plus, I have made a conscious decision to stay away from the computer every Saturday, and so with time hanging heavy on my head, I start prowling around the house to see what I can do!

Here are 2 more of my latest projects.....

I took some old unused glass spice jars, roped them together by tying the rope around the neck of each bottle and then stringing them all together, added some water and money plants....and made a jungle for my birdies in my bird mobile! Not at all my original idea, I was inspired by this post by Sahana! I just added the bird mobile twist to it.

And then this one!! The BIGGIE! An old rope chair that came unravelled thanks to my chubby black dog that sits on it and watches the world go by....

here is an old bedspread.....too small for any of our beds! 

So after  many tedious but necessary calculations.....

I cut it into strips lengthwise

 24 strips, 8 feet long, 3" wide

Then twisted each into a rope and started tying them onto the frame, across and back, knotting each strip on one side

 4 strips done

 Weaving it in and out was very tough, but had to be done for strength

 This is how far I got yesterday, I added a few more today. Its going to be another 2-3 days before its done. All the stretching and pulling and knotting...cannot do too much on one day.

I will post pics as soon as I am done! I only showed a few pics here, for a more step-by-step look, go here!