Tag: diy project

• Hinge Mortise Filler

  If you’ve removed a door any reason you know you are left with recessed areas where the door hinge was. It’s technical term is a hinge mortise. I built a barn door for the mudroom and removed the door. I left the hinges for a while…then left the ugly empty holes for a while. Not…

  Laurel Dane Designs, LLC

  May 26, 2020

  365 Posts

  DIY, diy project, empty hinge, hinge, hinge filler, hinge mortise filler, home improvement, home repairs, paint, painting, woodworking, zinsser

• How To Build A Chicken Coop

  Weirdest pandemic purchase? 3 egg laying chickens to try to become more self sustaining. That was the easy part- 3 for $10 at Ace. The time consuming part was choosing and building the coop. Here she is all finished! My inspiration was this coop. I spent a ridiculous amount of time looking at coop designs.…

  Laurel Dane Designs, LLC

  May 1, 2020

  365 Posts

  Ana White, backyard chickens, barred Plymouth Rock, black and white tile, buffalo check, chicken coop, chicken house, chickens, coop, DIY, diy project, egg layers, floor pops, hen house, hens, home and garden, raised garden bed, wallpaper, waverly fabric, William Sonoma coop inspired, woodworking

• DIY Fabric Face Mask With Ties

  Elastic is becoming hard to find anywhere on the Internet to make the ear loop fabric task mask/covers. I made a modifications to the original Hobby Lobby facemask pattern that I used for my previous masks (see DIY Fabric Face Mask post). I sewed the mask the same dimension and used the same steps (without…

  Laurel Dane Designs, LLC

  April 14, 2020

  365 Posts

  covid-19 mask, DIY, diy project, fabric face mask, fabric face mask with ties, face mask, face mask with bias tape ties, face mask with ties, homemade bias tape, mask, sewing project, surgical face mask

• DIY Fabric Face Masks

  A DIY a never dreamed I’d be making …. fabric face masks. I read and watched a few tutorials before choosing my pattern. I liked the Hobby Lobby version the best. It’s straight forward and easy to follow. Video link is at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vOG08W0A5Ow First I cut a bunch of fabric scraps into 15”x 8” rectangles.…

  Laurel Dane Designs, LLC

  April 7, 2020

  365 Posts

  corona virus, covid-19 mask, DIY, diy fabric face mask, diy mask, diy project, fabric face covering, fabric face mask, face covering, face mask, face mask tutorial, hobby lobby, safety mask, sewing, surgical mask

• Raised Garden Beds

  For the first time in our lives we are starting our own garden. We spent 20 years on the move with USMC so there was never time to put down roots like that. We retired out in Florida but our yard was tiny and shaded where I hoped to plant. So…. forward to today and…

  Laurel Dane Designs, LLC

  March 31, 2020

  365 Posts

  backyard gardening, DIY, diy idea, diy project, garden, garden beds, herb garden, raised garden beds, self sustaining, vegetable garden