I tried my hand at zipper repair.
An embarrassingly long time ago, a pair of Sonia’s jeans developed a zipper problem. Or maybe they were Zoe’s? I don’t really know. The thing …
Fix-It!
On perseverance (Also: do not ever buy these windows.)
When Mr. FG and I bought our house, the windows were in unusable shape. They were so bad, a good percentage of them wouldn’t even …
Toothpicks and dishwashers really do not mix.
Last night, I started the dishwasher and began handwashing the other dishes (the official dishwashing person is sick). After a few minutes, I heard a …
Three small fixes and one improvement
Though I don’t particularly love the process, fixing things is one of my favorite ways to save money. Repairing what you already own is almost …
You don’t need whiskers to do that.
Whenever my sister-in-law and I do a stereotypically male task, that’s what we say. She lays flooring, calls me, and says, “I didn’t need whiskers …
My menu board bit the dust. But I resurrected it.
Remember the menu board I made from a super-ugly Goodwill frame this summer? Well, it had a little accident. Large pieces of glass don’t take …
What’s the green appliance choice? Repair or buy new?
On Monday, I posted about how we got our old washing machine repaired, and about how we plan to keep going that route as long …
My washing machine, it is fixed.
This is good news indeed. Our washer started having some weird symptoms a little while back, and they exhibited themselves only when I washed several …
This is kind of not awesome.
On Tuesdays and Thursdays, I post a picture and just a few words. My washer is having issues. It turns out that we need a …
Remember when I Shoe-Goo-ed my black flats?
On Tuesdays and Thursdays, I share a photo or two and just a few words. (I wrote about that and another shoe repair right here.) …
How to replace a broken jean button
This recently happened to a pair of my jeans: Unlike Lisey’s shoe situation, this wardrobe malfunction didn’t happen right before church, it happened AT church. …
I’m lovin’ FrayCheck.
Remember the little dress Sonia was wearing in the Three Girls in Goodwill Pink photos from a few years ago? Well, it got handed down …
Do you hear that? Hmm??
That’s the sound of my dryer not squealing. It’s a beautiful sound. You may remember that last year, I had to take it all apart …
Two of these + shipping = $50. Oy.
“These” being roller assemblies for my dishwasher. They’re small plastic parts that keep the top rack of my dishwasher on the track. As you can …
I fixed my dryer! All by myself!
(2014 Edit: Apparently, putting lube on a squeaky wheel is only a temporary fix and can actually make the problem worse. If you have a …