2019-05-01 Your Home and Garden

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HOMECRAFT

KEYHOLDERWithluck,youwill
neverloseyourkeysagainwith
thissimplekeyhanger.Takea
roundwoodenplacematanddrill
3 smallholes,evenlyspaced,
acrossthetopthirdofthemat;
takeintoaccountthelengthof
yourkeyrings(plustasselsetc)
asit looksneaterif thesedonot
hangbelowthebottomedge.
Screwa hookintoeachholeby
handandthenhangonthewall
using2 flatpicturehookstokeep
it niceandsteady.Addyourkeys
and – voilà! – no more lost keys.

CAKESTANDTakea round
woodenplacematandmatchit to
a pencuporsimilar,whichwillact
asthebaseofyourcakestand.
ApplysomeLiquidNailsglue
aroundthetopofthepencilcup
andcentretheplacematontop
(youmightfindit easiertodothis
upsidedown,withtheplacemat
onthebottom).Leavetodry
overnight before use.

DISPLAYSHELFThiscutemini
shelfis greatfora child’sroom
andis super-easytomake.You
willneeda smallpieceofpine
29cmx 6cmx 1cm;fora nice
finish,sawendsonanangleand
sandsmoothtomatchtheedges
oftheroundwoodenplacemat.
Laymatflat,applyLiquidNails
alongbackedgeofshelfandglue
tomat.Holdfora fewminutestill
thegluehasbondedthenleave
overnight before hanging.

MIRRORTakea roundwooden
placematanddrilla holeinthe
topthat’sbigenoughtobe
threadedwithyourchosenhanger
material– string,cord,rope,
ribbon...whateversuits.Use
LiquidNailstogluea smallround
mirrorontotheplacemat,
positioningit slightlyoff-centreto
createanon-trendlook;we
boughta small,inexpensivemirror
fromLookSharp.Leaveovernight
forthegluetodry,thenthread
and hang on the wall.

Four ways with... placemats


BackgroundpaintedinResene‘Alabaster’.Blushpinkwoodenplacemats,$3each,fromKmart. 1 Timelesssideboard,$55,whitevase,
$8forsetof2, fromKmart.Miniwillowstem,$16.95,fromFreedom. 2 Pinksideplates,$2each,caketopper,$3.50,blushpencup,$3,
fromKmart. 3 Allitemsstylist’sown. 4 Sideboard,pencupandbottle,asbefore.Rubifacewipes,$4.95,Rubimascara,$12.99,Rubinail
polish remover, $6.95, from Cotton On. Mirror, $5, from Look Sharp. Earrings, $5 for pack of 3, from Kmart. Other items, stylist’s own.


CreatedbyVanessa Nouwens. PhotographybyWendy Fenwick.

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