Welcome
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Welcome to Kinda Shiny, I just love making things
This blog is about so many things… cooking, crafting, trying new things. Finding a new use for an old item, and just life in general. I love to make things, I want to share my ideas with all of you. My hope is to inspire you to make something yourself. Maybe I can give you…
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How to make custom shirts with Iron on Vinyl
Learn how to design and apply iron-on vinyl to shirts with this guide. Includes tips and tricks of common mistakes. “
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food updates
Over a decade ago I was struggling with my diet. Stomach aches, rocks in my belly, migraines, generally I just didn’t feel well. While I wasn’t officially diagnosed with Celiac disease, the doctor recommended I go on a gluten free diet. Honestly, I felt better, at least for a while. Going gluten free was incredibly…
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How to make hand-cut earrings
how to make earrings by hand.
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Making a Tray
We had a small sample piece of granite from a remodel project we did a few years ago. This piece of granite sat on our counter, but we couldn’t quite figure out what to do with it. There was writing on the side, so it pretty much just sat there. We tried a few ideas…
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fun with paint
My office wall was grey. It wasn’t bad, just very bland. Painting a new solid color, meh, I wasn’t feeling it. Wallpaper sounds like a lot of work. Plus I have nightmares (ok, maybe that’s a bit dramatic) about my parents removing wallpaper in the 80’s and it was a frustrating mess. I know things…
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Ugh! How to clean-up that dirty baseball hat
Clean a baseball hat with Dawn Dish Soap.
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Restyled and Resized Sweatshirt
+side panels to make a shirt bigger
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Design Time: showing team spirit with custom helmet stickers
Growing up as an athlete, I love supporting young athletes. I’m really excited to assistant coach baseball this summer. Both of my boys are playing baseball this year, it’ll be plenty busy. With each player needing their own helmet, these helmets need to be numbered to avoid any confusion. Since I like to play around…
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traveling tissues
I have snot nosed kids, I mean that in the nicest way possible.Actually, we just have a lot of tissue needs while we’re in the car. We blow (haha, pun intended) through those little travel packs of tissues like nothin’. I tried putting an actual box of tissues in the car, it ended up crushed…