the ReFab Diaries

I got my first pair of glasses when I was 14 (I'm nearsighted). I wore contacts through most of my 20s but ended up doing a number on my eyes. So I've gone through a lot of glasses in my life. When it's time for a change in prescription, I usually donate my old pair and get new frames. Donation is always the best first option if the frames are still good. But what if we're talking about cheap sunglasses that are really scratched? Or you're attached to your old specs for some reason? Here are 18 (really very geeky) ideas for you! 

If you are not yet a regular visitor at It's Always Autumn, change that now! Beautiful blog, great ideas. Like this simple book photo frame (please click through for the complete how-to)

Original images via the Farmer's Nest - Collage by me. Please use kindly

One day I will have to round up all the amazing DIY/Re-do play kitchens I've seen ... the transformations never cease to dazzle me!  This one is care of The Farmer's Nest - please click through for the complete how-to.  (via Life As a Thrifter)

I used random.org to pick the winner and it's .... Jillian Mitchell!  Jillian, I'll be contacting you asap to get a shipping address  :)

Thanks to everyone who entered this giveaway! If you're interested in grabbing one for yourself, please visit PickPunch.com or like Pick Punch on Facebook to make sure you don't miss out on future giveaways. 

Surprising right? Weave drinking straws into drink coasters... really. Get the full how-to at Country Living. 

Sometime on Friday evening, the page-view number crossed the half-million mark. In real terms, nothing has changed. The earth did not actually move. But personally, I'm thrilled... because the vast majority of this activity has occurred in the last 6 months!  I'm really grateful to those of you looking and enjoying what I do in this little space. I will work hard to keep doing it. So that's the first announcement.

Second announcement: I decided a while ago that a name change was in order. While "Candoodles" is very "me", the name doesn't really capture what this blog has become. So with a little help from some trusted, opinionated, word-loving friends, I landed on a name I like and I registered the domain on Friday. It's going to take me a couple of days to make all cosmetic changes, but candoodles.blogspot.com is already redirecting to the new domain. So I wanted to explain quickly!

New name: (the) ReFab Diaries. Because refabrication is fabulous. Because the remaking and rehabilitating of stuff (and people) is a good thing. Because reinvention and re-envisioning takes as much creativity and vision as starting from scratch. So there it is! Thanks to the transatlantic coven (and the flooding in the UK) for allowing this rename to happen so efficiently.


Do you need to do anything to keep following me?  Nope. And since I feel very at home on Blogger, it's unlikely I'll actually "move" anywhere any time soon.  This is just a heads up ... :)