DIY Project - Tape Dispenser - Upgrade

After a visit with my sister and brother in law recently, I came home with a couple of used hacksaw blades which I hoped would be an upgrade to the the tape dispenser.  

I scrubbed the hacksaw blade to remove rust and stuff so it would be smooth for the tape to stick to it.

I removed the coping saw blade & wood support and went searching in the wood bits for a piece of wood wide enough to support the hacksaw blade.  I did find one.

I put the coping saw blade back in the saw to cut the piece of wood and used eye hooks to keep the hack saw blade in place on the piece of wood because they were tiny enough. 

Then, I decided to use nails to attached the wood to the frame as the screws I had seemed to big for the small piece of wood.  It was fortunate that the eye screws were further out and were not in the way for the nails.

I brought the support and blade up higher on the support from the last one. Now the tapes sticks to the blade and rips well. 

Thanks for the help!

Share Your Cup #220

I was prepping breakfast this morning and as I put the bran muffins and banana on my plate I saw a snowman.  I quickly checked for a carrot nose and his face appeared.  I just had to take it's picture.

It put a smile on your face I hope it does the same for you!

I used to have a really practical Tupperware dispenser for my hair gel.  It was translucent so I could see how much I had left, it had a white pump lid which meant easy to get a dollop of gel.  The lid split and my gel started thickening up in the container which made it harder to get it through the pump.  What to do?  I check with a rep who informed me that piece was not longer available and all I could get was a credit but that was not going to solve my problem. I purchased this pearl shell pump a while back.  It fit into the bathroom decor well enough.  But now the gel is thickening again.  I expect the seal on the lid is just not tight enough and now where near as air tight as the Tupperware one was.  On the hunt again for a dispenser.  This clear flat bottom bottle used to hold some sort of body care product.  I removed its labels, cleaned up the glue with Goo Gone and I will give this one a run for a while.  I like the ability to see what I have left which the clam pump did not give me.

I picked up this book after ordering it two weeks ago. I'm using it for the Be Present for Christmas class I am teaching.  I have borrowed a copy from the library but now I have my very own.  This book was written with a focus on families during the Advent season.

We had a great time at Welcome to my Kitchen this week.  Our host provided a wonderful apple mango crisp, some yogurt, fresh fruit, a bit of cheese and crackers.  Tea and coffee were in good supply.

We had good fellowship.






Sharing with Jann at Daily Cup with Mrs. Olson and Sharing Your Cup.