Wal Mart to the Rescue!

Recently my sister came through Pine Cone Lane on her way to the beach with her daughter and several of her daughter's friends. I planned on sleeping all the girls together on the sleeper sofas in the den, but there was a problem. Out in the back yard is a security light that shines right into the den doors keeping the den fairly lit up during the night. I needed a solution...

I planned on sewing a blackout panel for the window on each door.  This panel would have to be held onto the metal doors with magnets that I would sew into the panel. These panels could be folded and stored until needed, and then easily plopped up when extra sleeping space was required.

Off to Wal Mart for fabric, blackout lining, and magnets.  But as I walked toward the fabric department, I passed down the curtain row where I spied a ready-made curtain with blackout backing in a color that almost matched the real curtain in my den! What!! But, I thought, they will be too heavy to be held up by magnets, so I better stick to my original plan.

But as I turned around to continue on to fabric.....
                                                                  what to my wondering eyes should appear
                                                                  but a magnetic curtain rod
                                                                  filling my heart with cheer!!!!!

So I can go from this

to this, with the flick of a wrist!!

And the best part is that I have been keeping these curtains up while the carpenters are right outside working on the porch, giving me privacy during the day!! 

Yay!!

Thank you, Wal Mart!

Until tomorrow,

Shelli

Necessity....the mother of invention.

-Plato

The digital camera is a great invention because it allows us to reminisce. Instantly. 

-Demetri Martin