Wall Pockets

18 Nov, 2005 in art pottery by admin

Wall Pockets

Make a Denim Pouch Pocket

Reduce, reuse, recycle, this is a great motto for crafters too!. Try using old denim jeans for your projects, and make some useable crafts. This pocket is very simple and yet useful to make.

Cut out the back pocket of a old pair of clean jeans, making sure to cut right through the seat of the jeans, so that you form a pocket within a pocket. (another words, don't just pick the pocket off the jeans, you need a backing to create the pocket).

If you would like your pouch pocket to have a fringe, then leave a 4 inch piece of denim fabric attached to the bottom of the pocket. Cut the fringe 1/4" wide strips up to the pocket, then wash your pocket, it will trigger the fraying.

Cut a piece of inseam from the jeans, or use decorative cording, and attach to the back of the pocket, this is your hanger. Hang the denim pouch pocket on the wall securely and you have a great storage pouch!,

This is great for beanie babies, small toys, stuffies, anything you can think of!. This is a great gift for a young teen, as they can decorate it themselves. Try using fabric paints, beads, more fabric, appliqué, there is all kinds of ways you can decorate your denim pocket.

Try making a few, and hang them together on a wall, back of a door, anywhere, when together it has a great effect on the wall. If you sell crafts for a business, try adding these to your craft show.. you will be amazed how well they sell, plus they are flat and easy to pack for a show. For an example, check out a page of my website http://www.make-crafts-for-cash.com/pouchpocket.html.

Denim can be used for many projects, and its a great way to recycle..

About the Author

http://www.make-crafts-for-cash.com is a website by Diane Palmer, who has over 15 years experience in the crafts business. Learn creative ways to make and sell crafts online, offline, shows and more. Turn your hobby into a profitable business!

Does anyone know how to post a ledger on a brick wall in order to hang joists from there?

I'm rehabing a row home in Philadelphia and I would really hate to makes in the walls to pocket the joist so I thought I could hang them but I dont know how to post the ledger on the brick wall. I figure I should use bolts - but what kind of bolts. Also the bolts should have some sort of glue to them. But what kind of glue? Any Engineers out there want to try to answer this one. There has to be a way of doing it.

The bolt used is a galvanized lag bolt or hex bolt and a washer to increase the bearing surface and keep the bolt from pulling though. After you've snapped a level chalk line along the masonry wall to represent the top of the ledger, position the ledger with the help of an assistant and drill evenly spaced holes in the ledger deep enough to mark the masonry but not enter it. Set the ledger board aside and chuck a 8" or greater masonry bit in the drill and drill through the masonry clear into and through the bond plate(Rim joist) of the home. Make sure that the holes you want to put into the masonry won't interfere with anything on the interior of the home on or near the bond plate like wires, pipes, etc. insert the bolt through the rim joist so that the threaded portion is on the exterior. On the exterior of the home, position the ledger onto the protruding bolts and before you place a washer and nut on the bolt shoot a spurt of silicone caulk in the hole to prevent water intrusion around the bolt's shaft. Don't forget to place a few spacers between the backside of the ledger and the masonry to insure water/snow sheds and won't prematurely rot the ledger. The spacers should be water resistant and be able to withstand the compression force of a tightened bolt.
Now secure the ledger to the bolts using hot dip galvanized washers and nuts. Voila'

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