That's why I'm glad I do the majority of my typing either on my PC or my laptop. Oh, yeah--I don't use my laptop's keyboard, either--not if I can help it, at least. It, too, was designed for a tech guy who bites his nails. And that mouse--forget it!
The keyboard that came with my Emachine is WONDERFUL. I love it so much, I bought a second one that I use with my laptop. Even when I travel, I take that keyboard with me. It's just so ... wonderful.
The problem, though, is that quite a few of the white letters have worn off the old black keyboard, and are beginning to wear off from the one I use with the laptop. Two years ago, I bought some rub-on letters and applied them to the old keyboard. They worked, sort of. I painted them with clear nail polish, but eventually they wore off. They weren't very pretty, either. *Sigh*
So I did.
What do you think?
What kinds of creative things have you done to keep something useful from ending up in the trash?
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I don't like to modify things that annoy me...I am more of a get a replacement gal; however, my husband the pack rat, modifies everything in our house with zip ties (not twist ties). It is getting a bit old, but I guess it is better than throwing everything out!
PS: Lorna, how do you feel about the full keyboards on cell phones? It is hard to find a good one!
I had this cute little foot stool and one of the legs broke off and I couldn't find replacement legs so I took off the other three legs and got small squares of lumber from Home Depot and made my own legs.
Andrea: Keyboard on a cell phone? What's that? My cell phone makes and takes calls. That's it.
Go you, Dru, fixing your your stool. (With help from my Mum and Dad) I've fixed a couple of old stools, too. (Mostly I watched.) But boy did they look pretty when reupholstered!
I love the new stickers. I gives it the look of the old typewriter (which I miss, I know I'm crazy). I usually tried to fix something before I do away with it. One reason I do is because you can never find a replacement that works as good as the original did, no matter what you're replacing.
Right now I'm using a TV table as a keyboard tray until I can get one to attach to the used desk I recently purchased. And instead of a great (insert 'expensive')cabinet, I have an old manicure table that the sewing machine and serger are sitting on; the drawers have some sewing supplies and my rubber stamps in them.
I;m with you, Mason. My Dad was a wiz at fixing ANYTHING, which is probably why I hate to throw useful things out.
Signlady217, I have a TV table right next to my computer desk for all the papers and junk that won't fit ON my computer desk. It was supposed to be a temporary thing, but it's been sitting there for about six months now.
I really like it! I miss the old typewriters too.
I like the look of it! But my husband is the "make this out of that" person. Remember, he's a fixer-upper.
LOVE it, Lorraine! I have those same alphabet stickers; I'm a scrapbooker, LOL!
In one of Nancy Martin's book she used a phrase from the Depression--something like "Use it up, make it do, or do without." These days, I recite that to myself a lot. But, I LOVE to fix things... although the apartment building maintenance guy told me he would rather I called him BEFORE I fixed it!
This may not be super creative, but in my attempt not to waste, I cut open lotion bottles before throwing them away to get out every last drop. The first time my husband saw me do it he said, "We're not THAT poor!" :)
Like Carol, I'm a scrapbooker and have the same stickers but I would never have used them like this! You're so creative....I LOVE it!
I love the idea of using old typewriter stickers on computer keys - I have the same problem on my keyboard at work....now I just have to dig out my typewriter stickers and take them in.
Oh, and as I was chuckling over your post, my husband peeked over my shoulder to see what I was reading....and he did the same thing your husband did.
Being a crafter, I have come up with ingenious uses for things to keep from throwing them away.
Nice! If it feels good to your hands, keep it! I type in two languages so I have a keyboard which has two sets of letters on it; it takes some getting used to but I can toggle back and forth with CNTRL+SHIFT. Keyboards are relatively cheap here (less than $10) so I usually replace mine every year (so far). I love the one I use at my office... I too have the telltale smooth part on the space bar. LOL
Oh my gawd! I have to have those stickers!
I type the letters right off my keyboards too (at least the laptops, which seem to have keys made of a different material). I've taken to putting tape over the keys on newer keyboards.
LOL! Very creative solution :-) I like it!
Sarah
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