I never thought I would be needing one of these home decor items, but there I was - browsing images, instead of doing paperwork.
This, like most of my searches, started out with "DIY" because if I can't make it for myself, it really makes me question the necessity of the item in question.
My door automatically closes, so I use my garbage can to keep it propped open. It occurred to me today, as I was vacuuming and moving my garbage can around, how much easier (and potentially cleaner) it would be to just have something that's actually made to hold a door open, keep the door open for me! Insert Google.
I found a few cute door stops, but nothing that was truly my style. I found a cute dinosaur stop that could have totally worked, and inspired me to raid the playroom, in search of an unused toy!
Luckily for me, we have a dozen Mr. Potato Heads and parts!
So I gathered my supplies - Mr. Potato head with all his parts (minus a hat), a hot glue gun, and some sand to make the door stop stay in place.
I started off by ensuring that the entire bottom of the potato was covered by the feet. Then I added a very generous layer of hot glue on top of the opening, to ensure that the sand will not seep out of the potato.
Next, I got my little helper to fill in the potato with sand.
Once the potato was about 3/4 full, we close the back (or lid.. I'm not sure what the appropriate term for Mr. Potato's butt cover is!), and then hot glued it shut, to prevent any sandy spillage.
Using the hot glue, of course, led to wanting to branch out to doing more hot glue crafts.
Squirrel!
Ta-da!
Now you've got yourself a man you can depend on, and rely on to hold the door open for you.
There are so many jokes I could make right now, but I am just going to revel in the fact that I have upcycled something in my home to turn it into something useful and fun to look at!
Much love for the potato man!
And if you're interested in learning more about potatoes, or the potato famine, Mary Kate can teach you all about it!
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{Daily Random Fact: Potatoes have more potassium than a banana, more vitamin C than an orange, and more fiber than an apple.}
