How to modify your computer stand to fit your needs ...

I recently bought a computer stand to help my computer work better. It's an older Macbook, and the fan likes to make airplane noises to let me know it's struggling. When the stand arrived, I noticed that it wasn't very comfortable at the standard tabletop angle, so I set about modifying it.

This is the original stand in Silver.

 I spray painted it white, and then bent the frame to angle it. This is more comfortable for my wrists.

Then I added Sugru (a super amazing silicone-based air drying putty!) to create resistance strips and a bumper to keep my computer from sliding off. Sugru takes 12 hrs or so to cure, and comes in a multitude of colors. You can check them out here!

This is the finished product holding my computer!

I love modifying items to fit my needs instead of throwing them away. Let me know what you've hacked recently!

All Work and No Play

The view from my Grandparents house, on the day of my Grandmother's funeral. Luckily the rain stayed away until after the Funeral proceedings.

Life has been pretty crazy over my way. Hubby and I haven't had much of break over the last few months. He finally had a week off last week, but has been busy catching up on life stuff. We've had traveling or some such almost every weekend since mid August. I haven't had two seconds to work on any of my numerous craft project. 

I'm hoping to upload some images of new work that I completed a few months ago.