DIY Dresser Re-Do Part 2: Drawers

Last week I posted about my shiny new dresser! It ended up being a beautiful reno, and well worth the amount of time I put into it. 

A large portion of this work revolved around the drawers. This was more than simply removing the hardware, slapping some paint on there, and affixing new hardware. It was a process indeed. 

DIY Dresser Re-Do

Today I start my second practicum!! It's at the same school as my first practicum, but with a grade 2 class instead of a grade 6 class. I'm really excited! I love the primary grades!

So, this is what I did over my exam week: 

I had an exam on Monday and Tuesday, so that left Wednesday to Sunday open for Crafting Extravaganza! It was a great five days. The dresser was my big, ongoing project, but I had a lot of other mini-projects and cooking projects on the go throughout the five days as well. Check it out: 

I made a small ceramic chalk board, 

I made some stained glass snowflakes, 

I made a clock out of a pot lid, 

And I stenciled an area rug for my bedroom (not pictured above). 

And in the kitchen: 

I cooked up some chicken parmesan meatloaf, 

I cooked up some pizza cupcakes, 

And I baked some BBQ sauce meatloaf. 

I’ll be blogging about those things soon, and linking as I do. 

Glass Dyeing and Etching

This is a crafty post, detailing how I snazzied up my memories jar. If you’re not sure what a memories jar is, check out this post where I talked about why it might be a good thing to have. 

So, memories jar=good. In theory. My problem was that my memories jar was just a recycled spaghetti sauce jar with the label peeled off, and a sad looking label from my digital label maker affixed to it, proclaiming to all who bothered to read “MEMORY JAR”. 

Functional, but not very pretty. Until I had a particularly quiet weekend, giving me the opportunity to make a new, pretty jar: 

Braided Spaghetti Bread

The school year is flying by! This week and next week I’m writing midterms, and that means that half of my coursework is done! It also means that I’m going out on another practicum in two weeks! The practicums are, by far, the best part of this university experience. The coursework is kind of a joke, and mostly tedious. 

I’ve also realized recently that Christmas is coming! I’m one of those annoying people who start Christmas shopping in January, and have it finished by August. But that means that I have all sorts of time for Christmas crafting!! I’ll be starting on that next week (after the midterms). 

Anyways, today I have a spaghetti recipe that looks pretty darned spiffy because it includes the garlic bread right in the dish. It’s braided spaghetti bread!