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Sunday Pinterest Party Featuring You {Week 6}

by Lindsay Ballard on June 22, 2014 6 Comments

Sunday! Sunday! Sunday!  No, it’s not a Monster Truck Rally – it’s a Pinterest Link Up Party!

Weekly Pinterest Link Up Party

Meet our team:
Allison from Two Thirty-Five Designs~Pinterest, Lindsay from Makely School For Girls~Pinterest, Kelly from Lily Pad Cottage~Pinterest, Adrianne from Dream Book Design~Pinterest, Jenelle from Nelle Creations~Pinterest, Sarah from Creative Ramblings~Pinterest, and Aimee from Captivating Corner~Pinterest.

If you missed the last few weeks, be sure to click here to find out what’s going on.

Was last week a great week or what?  Gosh, I just love summer.  It’s been my favorite season for as long as I can remember.  It has nothing to do with not having to set an alarm to get up for school (but that IS awesome), but it’s because I love the sun, the color of the bright green grass and tank tops.  🙂

There were tons of super cute pins in last week’s linky party.  It was hard for me to choose just two!  The first one that I loved is this updated fan pinned by Amy.  The before was just a boring little fan, but the after is so much fun!

Updated gold fan

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How To Replace an Attic Cord with an easy Hook and Pull

by Lindsay Ballard on June 20, 2014 488 Comments

One of the little, irritating things that had bothered me in our home – for the past SIX years – was the cord for the pull down attic ladder on our second story ceiling.  I know, I know.  There are much bigger things in life to worry about, right?  But this cord wore me out.  Not only was it annoying that it was just hanging there, but the builder’s crew managed to paint it beige when they were spraying our house before we moved in.  With some added dust on top of it, it just looked gross and dirty.

how to replace an old, dirty attic cord with a cheap and easy hook and pull

One morning, I woke up and said, “That’s it.  I’m done with it.”  I went to Home Depot and bought a screw in ceiling hook, two washers, and a wing nut that would fit on the ceiling hook.  It cost about $3 in total.

how to replace an old, dirty attic cord with a cheap and easy hook and pull

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About Makely

Lindsay Ballard is a former college mascot turned political geek turned roller derby playing, DIY fanatic.

Lindsay chronicles her projects, design ideas, and lifestyle tips here at Makely, where she shares tutorials and inspiration. Her DIY designs are bold and graphic, while her spirit is fun and full of color.


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