• About
  • DIY Gallery
  • Photo Investment
  • Resources
  • Contact

Eightymillion

A DIY craft and photography blog. Dogs included.

June 4, 2015

DIY Landscaping Tips & Ideas: Dealing with muddy paws

June 4, 2015

There’s been a lot of rain recently here in the Midwest.  Three dogs mixed with a good thunderstorm means muddy paw prints everywhere!  They track it in through the backdoor, past the kitchen, and now in the livingroom and perhaps even on the couch.  Enough already!

I know that some people keep rags at the door to wipe their paws as they enter back into the house. Sure this method works, but with three dogs it’s not feasible for my house.  Here’s what I do.  And best of all it works like a charm.

Purchase a bale of straw and spread it all over the muddiest areas in your yard.  For me that’s the area right around the deck especially at the base.  One bale is enough for the space I’m covering. That’s it.  Your done and no more muddy paw prints marking up the floors. You can also use cedar chips but if you have a big area to cover that can get costly.

As far as the grass growing back in those high traffic muddy areas, no worries.  I usually go through two bales of straw throughout the Winter to Spring transition and the grass always grows back.  You can always throw some grass seed down.

So, are you willing to spend roughly $6. for a little peace of mind?

Posted by Jennifer Leave a Comment
Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged: dealing with muddy paws, DIY Landscaping Tips & Ideas, dog parents, easy diy, homes with multiple pets, how to tutorials, Midwest rain

January 10, 2013

DIY Inspiration: Handmade Vintage Button Magnets

January 10, 2013

I have a {secret} obsession with buttons.  Especially vintage ones.  Their small, colorful, unique, and most of all useful. I’ll be sharing more ideas as I have time to create them.  Here’s the first.
Create your own magnets.  These have gone over well in our vintage shop so I’ve decided to make more with plans of adding them to one of my Etsy shops.  
Then I ran into a problem…
I don’t want to give the new batch up.  I sent some in my sister’s Christmas box.  Maggie (niece) loved them. They’ve found a good home on my metal cabinet that I have in my office.  And they might just stay there. We’ll see.
Assorted buttons, button magnets, and a hot glue gun.  That’s it.  Attach one button to each magnet using the hot glue gun.  Get creative and stack various colors inside one another.
I found that a cookie sheet works great as a drying station.  
As I slowly clear away the holiday mess in my office I’m finding more DIY projects.  You were warned.
Until the next word…
~Jennifer

Posted by Jennifer Leave a Comment
Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged: All That's Vintage, DIY Inspiration, easy diy, Eightymillion's Photography, Etsy Vintage Shop, Galena, Handmade magnets, hostess gift, IL, inexpensive gift ideas, useful ideas for old buttons, Vintage Buttons

Welcome

Let’s Connect

Search

Theme by 17th Avenue · Powered by WordPress & Genesis