2008
mermaids waving
maura @ 10:25 pm
Today we had coffee right after lunch and right after that we made a printer stand out of two old plywood clementine crates. Yay for reusing!
First we just inverted the crates, taped them together and put the printer on them. But what had originally sent us down this path was our dissatisfaction with having the box of printer paper sitting out on top of the printer.
So Jonathan got out the sharp knives* and cut a little window in each of the crates, just big enough for our box of paper, which now slides in and out like a drawer. There.s even enough space behind it to stuff in all of the extra ink jet cartridges.
* I stay away from the sharp knives, because I’m a little clumsy and I like all of my fingertips.
Total time: maybe 30 minutes, from caffeine-fueled inspiration to finished product. Cost: free! (not including the psychic cost of stacking up the old clementine crates for weeks because I’m unable to throw them in the trash).
And the finished product:
4 comments on “mermaids waving”
I am a little maxed out on eating the clementines right now — the boys helped me with the first two crates but I went through the last two on my own. I do love the crates, though. It was so satisfying to find something useful to do with them!
We had some with little stickers that said “I Love Cuties!” and “Hello Cutie!” But I don’t think they were clementines, darlin’, I think they were something else.
Har, I love the fruit stickers! Except that one time my job at the Food Coop was to put stickers on the fruit, which was pretty boring.
Lovely!
we’re in love with clementines too–T’s just started eating them more often than just squishing them–and I covet the crates. glad to see you’re giving the crates a new life! way to go!