January 26th, 2012
Amanda is the creative force behind the Dragonflight Dreams blog and shop.
Hi, Easily Dunn readers! Today I’ve got a simple but fun DIY for you. 
Now, I don’t know how most people feel about coasters, but it’s one thing I can be a little OCD about. I hate water rings on tables, whether it’s a water-damageable table or not. So absorbent coasters are a must for me. Notice I specified ~absorbent~. I have never understood the point of glass or other sealed coasters, where the condensation just builds up and rolls off the edge onto the table anyway. Silly! A few years ago, my aunt gave me a set of coasters for Christmas. They were a nice seafoam blue color, very pretty, the kind that you can slide your own photo into. But alas – they were glass. I knew that I would never use them for their intended purpose, so I came up with a different way to show them. Here is what you will need if you find yourself in a similar situation and want to turn those glass photo coasters into wall frames:
• The coasters in question.
• Super glue.
• Sawtooth hangers (just the hangers, not the nails that come in the set). You can find these at any hardware store, or even Walmart.
• Your choice of cool photos, trimmed to the appropriate size for your frames.
1. First thing first, remove the stock photos that come in the coasters. Keep the cardboard backing, if there is any, to help stabilize your own photos later.
2. Next, apply superglue to the flat ends of the bracket.
3. Place on the back of the coaster. Make sure it is centered between the two sides, and also that it’s on the top edge (above where the photo slides in – don’t want to accidentally put it on the bottom edge and have the photo fall out when you hang it!).
4. Hold in place for a few minutes so the glue sets.
5. Repeat steps 2-4 for each coaster that you have.
6. Once each coaster has a bracket, take your chosen photos and slide one into each coaster. Slide the cardboard backing from step 1 in behind it.
7. Voila! Done. Hang on the wall and enjoy.
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January 26th, 2012
In February I should have my shit back together. Between the move, the renovations, renting out the townhouse, being ridiculously pregnant, constantly on edge waiting for the call about nana, my new baby brother being born almost 2 months early, and some other little things…I feel like something just had to give. 2012 has kind of been a bitch so far. But February should be better. I need it to be better.
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January 24th, 2012
A guest post from lovely Felicity from the awesome blog, Pursuit of Felicity.
I did this the other day for the first time in years, and oh my gosh, suddenly google knew everything about me. Needless to say I spent several hours deleting my old myspace, windows live, bebo type accounts which for obvious reasons I had forgotten about. It was both hilarious and shameful to look back on those horrid old photos, lame ass quizzes I used to take, and the fact that I used to tYp Lyk DiS.. Ugh!
Go on, you know you want to. Just think of all the money you will be saving by avoiding the nail salon.
Trust me, it’s not as hard as it sounds. Have you ever tried a recipe and thought “hmm.. I wonder how this would taste if I took out this ingredient and added something else instead”? Well now’s the time to try!
Maybe this is just me but I have found that relying solely on your imagination to draw something like this up can give you an incredible sense of direction and purpose. It’s also a great way to get your creative juices flowing in general.
Go to your local cheap store and pick up a pinboard and a pack of pretty coloured thumb tacks (I like the metallic ones). Print off and plaster the pinboard with a bunch of your favourite pinterest quotes, want list items etc. Hang the pinboard up in an area of your home or office where you will be able to look at it all the time.
Cheers,
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