My Balcony Clothesline

I'm an apartment dweller and was recently aware of a huge con of this. No clothesline! And no where to put one. I'm stuck using the dryer (bad for the environment and my checking account) or hanging my wet duds from chairs. While I have done both methods, I was determined to have a clothesline. And when you put your mind to something, you can accomplish anything, right? Or perhaps when you have a father who is a genius at building things.

I do have a private balcony that would be perfect for drying clothes - if only I could construct something to hang them on. Originally, I visualized a balcony clothesline contrived out of PVC, but was steered towards reusing old lumber provided by my dear old dad.

I (with a lot help of my dad) constructed it in just one day. It works by clamping the railing of my balcony. No holes or screws drilled into any rented property!!

Check out the pictures and let me know what you think! 

There is a board on the other side that acts as a clamp.

And it's just high enough so that the screen door can open!

And now my clothes dry blissfully (and cheaply) in the warm sun. Life is good.

Jewelry Holder - Check it out!

I have finally uploaded a picture of my DIY jewelry holder that I was talking about before. Here it is!! I actually made two - one for my necklaces and one for my earrings. I love it!! It was so easy and fun and I'm so very, very happy with it.

DIY Jewelry Holder

I've been doing some spring cleaning and I've realized I need a better way to store my necklaces and earrings. So I did some google searching....and I found some beautiful ideas!! Here is one and here is the other. I just need to find a frame and some netting and then bam, I have an inexpensive yet lovely way of hanging my jewelry!

Terrarium

I was browsing some other blogs the other day and I came across a blog called That's Happy and I found the cutest little terrariums!! I instantly fell in love.

So, now I want my own terrarium!! I found a glass globe with a cork stopper at the free table at work. It's about as big as a kid's size basketball, but I think it'll work out great for this project. I just bought the soil tonight...now I need to determine which plants I want and/or need. And then I'll put it all together and watch my little terrarium come to life!!

Suitcase Cat Bed

I finally completed my suitcase cat bed today. I acquired the suitcase from my mother and picked up the rest of the supplies today at Fleet Farm.

Neiko is checking out the new luggage. 

It is a fairly simple process. You take your suitcase and remove the top half. Then you screw in some premade legs. And then you fill your suitcase with padding and fluffy material. I used a fleece blanket and some fuzzy carpet. Quite easy. I was actually hoping for a more involved project - no sewing involved for this!

So far, the kitties will sleep in the new bed for a bit, but the old pillow still trumps the wobbly suitcase. I'm not surprised. But I do hope that they venture to sleep in it more!