Things I worried about

For those who are keeping track, this is post 500!

Based on Craig's post 'Worries' which was based on Dale Carnegie and the I'm Learning to Share post about 'How To Stop Worrying and Start Living' (1949).

"Ninety-nine per cent of the things I worried about never happened."

(Though I'm worried I don't have that quite right.)

The code for this doodle and other doodles you can use on your blog can be found at Doodles.

Vector Magic

From the Vector Magic website:

"This site converts bitmap images to vector images - it's an online auto-tracer.
Just upload your image and we will vectorize it for you. "

Hrm. Maybe I'll never have to master Adobe Illustrator!

[h/t: BoingBoing]

DIY: coat stand

[Edited to add: Welcome Parent Hackers! Have a look around, I hope you enoy your stay! And thanks for the link, Asha.]

Tired of picking up your litte one's outer wear? Is your child too small to hang up their clothes in the closet? Are you unable to install coat pegs in your wall? Can't find a child-size coat-tree that isn't an eye-poking hazard, or with a non-tip base smaller than Newfoundland?

That's where I was was when I created this simple child-sized coat-stand. The parts cost me less than $30 Cdn (including tax) and it took me 10 minutes to assemble.

Now little hats and coats are off the floor and hung up with no effort (other than a little reminding) from me!




Instructions:

1. Get a clothes horse. I used the HOPLAND Valet Stand from IKEA.
   
   
   
   
2. Select some "hook" accessories. The top one in the photo below is a tie organizer designed to be screwed into a wall. The one in the bottom of the photo is a series of hooks designed to fit over a door.
   
   
   
   
3. Add the hooks to the clothes horse as desired.
   
   
   
   
4. I used the 'twist-tie' fasteners, annoyingly found fastening toys to their packaging, to add the tie organizer to the stand.
   
   
   
   
5. Voila! A child-sized coat-stand! No power tools required!
   (If you're concerned about tipping, weight the feet down.)