Upcycled Phone Charging Station!

 Upcycled Phone Charging Station!  Perfect station for recharging phones, pods or other small devices!  You'll just need an old plastic bottle to upcycle! Make sure it is big enough to hold your device. (my note 2 is wide, so I made sure it would fit before starting)  You'll also need a razor knife of some kind. Cut a curved shape.  Draw it on with a marker first. Low in the front and tall in the back...taper it on the sides.  Like this. My edges aren't perfectly smooth...but now is the perfect  time to give that bottle a thorough cleaning! Draw a good sized hole on it.  And cut that out. This proved to be the most difficult part...just take it slow.  Next, decorate! You could modpodge on some fabric...use scrapbook paper... duct tape...or like me, Washi tape!  just cut the top layer of the tape and fold it inside the bottle. This will keep that edge nice and soft... and the cutting makes up the dif...

Vintage Phone!

So, my sister and I totally scored an old vintage rotary phone at the DI. It was $5, and had a European plug...so I don't even know if it worked... But it was SUPER dirty and grimy! So before getting a picture, we started taking it apart! You get the gist of what it looked like right?  I soaked each piece in vinegar and scrubbed them clean. The receiver part for the ear was filled with ear wax...sick! Major, major cleaning.  Then sprayed the gold pieces silver and the ivory pieces RED... I was hesitant on the red, but everyone loves a red phone!  Kara re-assembled the rotary mechanism!  Yay!   With only a couple screws leftover...  Ta Da! Every child's delight!  (okay, my delight too!) I still want to get a phone cord and run it through  the receiver and the base, but until then...it's cordless! Every time I pick the phone up,  I start speaking in a British accent... I can't help it!...