Luxury Pallet Dog Bed

Want to see what Buddy and Chloe are doing now?
Check out their Instagram here: Two Wild And Crazy Dogs

Now that we have another puppy (I say Puppy but at 19 weeks old he weighs 45 lbs....so BIG puppy) we need a bigger dog bed. I made Chloe her own special bed HERE out of an old bulb crate. She still LOVES her bed but Buddy, our new black labrador puppy, will need something bigger. Then they can snuggle. 

To do this project you will need:
a wooden pallet
fabric (soft and durable) 60" by 33"
old blanket (optional)
wooden ball finials
spray paint

 1. Cut off a third of the pallet. Sand all the edges.
 2. Use wood glue to add wooden balls to all 8 corners (top and bottom sides of pallet).
3. Spray paint white and let dry. 

4. Sew fabric together like you making a pillow case, leaving one end unfinished. 

5. Put the mattress inside the fabric.
6. (Optional) Add the extra blanket on top of the mattress, to give that extra feeling of luxury. 

Buddy likes the feather blanket...

7. Cut some holes on the top and bottom of the outer fabric at the open end and use some matching scrap fabric to tie up the seam. Then you can just untie the mattress cover to wash it. 

Pretty easy.
The doggies are thrilled:

They even had a friend over and, being an older dog, she REALLY enjoyed it. Here is Rosie on the bed:

Aw. I am totally content with this bed.
So are the doggies.

Check them out here:

Two Wild And Crazy Dogs

A Marvelous Mess #28 and Features!!!

I'm going to be super quick....as we might be out of power at any moment thanks to this lovely tropical storm moving along the east coast!!

Here are my Fav's from last week:
Chalk Paint Vanity and Dresser from Davis Domestications

and the project I am going to feature on my side bar for a week is......
Moving 3d Diorama from Jellyfish Jelly!!


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Let get on with the party!!

Tropical Storms and Outdoor Concerts

There was a good chance that tonight I was going to see the Zac Brown Band play in Massachusetts with my hubby and some family....but things just didn't work out. Some of my extended family decided to go anyway and watch the band play in this tropical storm moving up the east coast. Now that's and exciting concert.
I can't say it's a concert I would enjoy, though. I would rather be dry and dancing in the moonlight (cue the song) or just the right temperature inside a nice theater. I could kick it old-school and go see Crosby Stills and Nash as the Beacon Theater on the 30th. Or maybe buy some Metropolitan Opera House Tickets. Never actually seen an opera before!! I love listening to them on NPR and trying to imagine what the words mean.
More locally (for me) is the show South Pacific....all you need do is buy some Boston Opera House tickets. On November 25th they even have the Nutcracker starting. YIKES. It's a little too early to be thinking about that.
If you check out Madison Square Garden tickets you'll find you can buy Duran Duran tickets for the 25th of October. :-) In November, you can buy Taylor Swift tickets. I bet she does a good show....I know she gets a lot of flack and also a lot of attention.....personally I think her best skill is her songwriting abilities. She is very capable of connecting with her audience that way.