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How We Made A Unique Coat Tree From Cut Timber For Free #BringingInnovation

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I care deeply about the Earth, I love to repurpose things and use the natural resources around us.  It’s funny, even though our house has many closets, my children and husband leave their coats and back packs all over our kitchen chairs.  This drives me crazy! Since closets and wall racks did not work, I thought maybe a coat tree placed in the side hall would. The coat tree would be prominent,  they could easily hang their coats, hats and backpacks as they walked by.  I choose my battles and would rather have the coats on a coat tree in the side hall than on my kitchen chairs.

When I started researching coat trees, all I saw were flimsy or unattractive designs.  I looked further and found some really unique coat trees made out of TREES!  Can you imagine?  After seeing that and living on acres of wooded property…I think you can imagine my thoughts.  I called out to my husband  and showed him my idea, he was all for it. We couldn’t have picked a better time, many trees were recently cut by the town because they were too close to electric wires.  We gathered our tree supplies and started the process of assembly.

For the base my husband split a large log in half. Then he used a chainsaw and chisel to make a hole in the top of the base for the tree trunk.  He also hollowed out the underside of the log right beneath the hole on the top.  Hollowing the bottom made it possible to get the screw/bolt used to attach the trunk to the base, deeper into the trunk. We wanted to make sure the base was very safe and secure.

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We also put wood glue around the base before attaching it.  Then my husband cut the “hooks” from long lengths of tree branches. After that he drilled holes in the tree trunk for them.  He put wood glue on the base of the branch hooks, then placed them in the holes and knocked them into place with a 2 pound sledge-hammer.  Right now, we have three branch hooks on the bottom for the little kids and three on the top for adults but we plan to add a few more.

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As soon as this New York winter, err I mean spring, wants to give us some seasonable weather, we’re going to take the coat tree outside and seal and protect it with marine varnish.  I will update when it is finished with the final pictures.

 

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We are really impressed with our unique coat tree and have more projects in mind that we will share with you in the upcoming weeks.   We’re happy  we can utilize the natural resources on our property to make something we need.  In the end we have something we’re proud of and best of all is made in the USA by us!

The coat tree is super sturdy and far better than anything we could purchase. I wish we could make everything we need, but there are some things we can’t.  Batteries for our remotes, kid’s toys, clocks, and more are something we can’t harvest outside. Last weekend I was shopping at Walmart and saw new Energizer® EcoAdvanced AA Batteries and picked some up.  They’re right in the normal battery aisle in the photo department. EcoAdvanced AA batteries are the longest lasting and best performing Energizer® Alkaline ever!  Equally impressive EcoAdvanced AA and AAA batteries are the first in the world to be with a percentage of recycled batteries. You can stock up on them too, because they hold up to 12 years in storage.

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Performance is very important to me, I work from home and rely on the battery in my computer mouse. If  I’m in the middle of a webinar or conference, I can’t afford to have the battery die when trying to change a slide (I hate touchpads). I need performance I can depend on. Energizer® EcoAdvanced Batteries give me peace of mind knowing I have that! This is another step  Energizer® is taking on their journey to bring performance and responsibility to the world – that’s positivenergy!™  I’m thrilled at these steps forward and love the guilt-free benefit I can count on in the longest lasting Energizer® alkaline!

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You know what else I love?  Coat free kitchen chairs around my table! Yippee for small but gratifying victories! Speaking of victories you can enter the “GuiltFreeEnergy” Giveaway below for your chance to win  $1,000 in Gift Cards!

GuiltFreeEnergy Giveaway – $1,000 in Gift Cards

I hope you will let me know what you think about our project and share with me what you’re doing to make our Earth a little greener!


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Happy 25th Birthday To The Energizer Bunny!!! Get A $10 Walmart Card with Purchase of 2 Packs of Energizer Max Batteries!!!

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Did you know the Energizer Bunny is celebrating his 25th Birthday?  The bunny that keeps going and going is also sharing gifts with all of us!  Right now you can purchase 2 specially marked packages of Energizer Max Batteries and qualify to receive a $10 Walmart Gift Card!  With the holidays coming buying 2 packages of batteries is a cinch!  Remember when buying gifts this holiday season, especially gifts for kids, check and see if they require batteries.  If they do, buy them and give them with the gift!  I was lucky my dad was the battery king and in our walk in pantry he had a large stock of batteries of all kinds.  We had big Christmas Eve gatherings that were spared the crying and whining because of this stash.  I cannot tell you how many kids received gifts that needed batteries and the giver had not taken that in consideration.

 

My husband with our 2 packs of Energizer Max Batteries!

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My husband pointing out the $10 Gift Card Offer when you purchase 2 packs of Energizer Max Batteries!!!

 

Energizer Bunny 25th Birthday #BunnyBirthdayWMT  #shop #cbias

I have heard horror stories of parents hunting around for batteries to power up a child’s new toy, even making desperate swaps from the remote, flashlights or other battery-powered devices to try and save the day.  This can all be avoided if we make sure to include the batteries with the gifts we give.

Our house now runs much like mine as a child, my husband is the battery king in our home and we have a nice stash of batteries. We are  ready for anyone who does stop by with a gift for our kids and forgets the batteries.  You might want to take advantage of this special promotion to stock up on popular Energizer Batteries and to buy them for the gifts you are giving.  You get a nice gift back in the way of a $10 Walmart Card by mail!

We went all out in celebrating The Energizer Bunny’s birthday and made a pink cake with my signature buttercream icing. Even the Hulk and a fire fighter stopped by to wish the Bunny a very happy quarter of a century birthday!!!  Look for the special display at your local Walmart and take advantage of this offer, because you know soon it will be going and going away!

Energizer Bunny 25th Birthday #BunnyBirthdayWMT  #shop #cbias

 

Energizer Bunny 25th Birthday #BunnyBirthdayWMT  #shop #cbias

 

Energizer Bunny 25th Birthday #BunnyBirthdayWMT  #shop #cbias

 

Energizer Bunny 25th Birthday #BunnyBirthdayWMT  #shop #cbias

 

Energizer Bunny 25th Birthday #BunnyBirthdayWMT  #shop #cbias

So what are you waiting for?  Go out there and get your batteries and your $10 Walmart Gift Card.  I love that it’s the Energizer Bunny’s Birthday but I am getting a gift too!  It’s an added bonus because I would be buying the batteries anyway and now I get a special perk that I could use on coffee, candy, or more batteries!!!


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