tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-80128660786005359302024-03-15T20:09:54.184-05:00Frugal Home IdeasStefhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01755436950008785554noreply@blogger.comBlogger34125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8012866078600535930.post-3503769600730281072010-04-08T14:45:00.001-05:002010-04-08T14:45:56.369-05:00Baby Shower fun!Remember me? Yeah, I'm the one who used to blog on here often! I wanted to show you guys a few projects that I did for my very best friend's baby shower.<br />
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<strong><span style="font-size: large;">The invitations</span></strong><br />
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I made these diaper invitations out of plain white card stock for the diaper with a decorative safety pin and attached a tag and slipped the invitation right inside.<br />
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</div><div align="left" class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I don't do much paper crafting, but I really enjoy it. The only other thing I've really done is invitations for my son's first birthday party (made out of altoid's tin), which you can see<a href="http://frugalhomeideas.blogspot.com/2009/11/what-can-you-do-with-altoids-tin.html"> here</a></div><div align="left" class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">This was the most intimidating part of throwing this shower. I wanted a special cake, and I wanted to try and do it myself. I have a big problem with seeing other people's ideas and thinking "oh that looks easy, I can do that!" I always seem to bite off a little more than I can chew, but I think it turned out really cute, although not quite professional looking like I was hoping :-)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">After making this cake, which could be a blog post by itself, it was nearly a disaster a few times - (and I may have used a wallpaper smoother to smooth the icing...shhhh.) I was so worried about transporting it! I was that driver that you honk at turning left going like 2 miles an hour until there are completley through the turn. I will think twice before I get mad at one of these people again - they might just have a bassinet cake in their floorboard :-)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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I went simple with the decor, since I had some other time consuming projects to finish. Just some pretty pinky purple flowers in a .50 cent cup from walmart with some easter friendly pinky purple M&Ms<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I got the idea for these favors from Bower Power, who was thrown a baby shower with bulbs being the favor. I loved that idea, and especially with a baby shower honoring baby Lily! So of course, I had to do Lily bulbs. I "planted" each one in a ready to plant garden thingy (I don't know much about this stuff - all I know is it cost $2 for 22 of these !) with a little pink Easter grass and wrapped it up in cellophone tied with ribbon and a tag on each one made from left over invitation paper. The tag says </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">A Lily for Lily</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Lily Claire Penrod</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Plant this bulb on the day Lily is born</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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<strong><span style="font-size: large;">The Presents</span></strong><br />
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I love opening beautifully wrapped presents. You will never receive a gift from me in a gift bag! The joy of unwrapping is sometimes better than the gift itself! I saw this wrapping paper on <a href="http://olderandwisor.blogspot.com/2010/03/recycling-or-finally-finding-use-for.html">olderandwisor.blogspot.com</a>, and decided to get some similar. Well, I guess she shopped at Target, because I got the exact same paper. Even put a flower on it too. I made these flowers out of leftover yarn from the present itself. They are super easy to make, and so cute<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Can't forget a present for soon-to-be big sis! (a "sisters" frame and some pretty lip gloss in a personalized case, and by personalized I mean that I ripped of the sticker that came on it, printed her name out in pink letters and modge-podged it on there). The letters on the gift itself is still left over invitation paper.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The present for Momma (or baby, I guess) was a blanket I crocheted with a basketweave stitch. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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I did one just like it for Levi when I was pregnant with him. <br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Now, I just have to wait a few more weeks until I meet baby Lily herself! I can't wait!!</div>Stefhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01755436950008785554noreply@blogger.com128tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8012866078600535930.post-32629515705730782882010-02-01T20:11:00.004-06:002010-02-01T20:39:38.157-06:00DIY West Elm-esque Decorative Balls<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I forgot where I saw this tutorial so if you know where this is from, or if it was yours - let me know so I can give credit.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I need some knick-knacks for my built-in in the dining room, but here's my problem. I just can't buy knick knacks. Yes, I've done it before - but usually only when staging a house, so I considered it more of an "investment" to get the house sold. Don't get me wrong - I <em>love</em> knick knacks. I walk through the aisles of Home Goods and drool. It's one of the first things I envy in others homes. But when it comes to forking over the cash for a ceramic dog, or in this case, "balls of string" (as my husband named them), I just can't do it. I can't pay for something that doesn't have meaning or function or sentimental value that will just need to be dusted. I hate the idea of spending money on something random purely to take up space. </div><div align="left" class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">But that doesn't mean I won't accept a gift! Or re do a tacky good will find, or make something from scratch. That I can handle.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Blow up your balloons to your desired size, then wrap them in twine. You're just wrapping them at this point to determine how much twine you want. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Remove the twine from one of your balloons, and put it in a ziplock baggie</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Then pour some stiffy in the bag to saturate your twine, rewrap the balloons, and hang 'em up to dry</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div align="left" class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Here is <a href="http://www.westelm.com/products/a753/?pkey=cvases-objects">West Elm's version.</a> </div><div align="left" class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The largest chiming in at $50! Followed by the next size at $30 and the next at $10. My arrangement would have cost at least $75 from West Elm, but it only cost me about $8 total! Granted theirs does look way better - mine has the same-is effect for WAY less money. </div><div align="left" class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhTy1n6GwcbjS1Z9aZhY0mD4bNotnjVdoy1Z-PNYTUfu-ubdg72LDvrlSOabbRwp5EjtevnQKENld5TsUW1Ppcn4P4gBLWRNB_VEz7Tbzr9OfdA48wxnbVNnR9iGmLO_vFF3PrtpZJiR7q/s1600-h/latice+spheres.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" kt="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhTy1n6GwcbjS1Z9aZhY0mD4bNotnjVdoy1Z-PNYTUfu-ubdg72LDvrlSOabbRwp5EjtevnQKENld5TsUW1Ppcn4P4gBLWRNB_VEz7Tbzr9OfdA48wxnbVNnR9iGmLO_vFF3PrtpZJiR7q/s400/latice+spheres.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div align="left" class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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<center><a href="http://asoftplace.net/"><img alt="DIY Day @ ASPTL" border="0" src="http://i534.photobucket.com/albums/ee349/GDest07/Kimba/kimbaDIY125.png" title="DIY Day @ ASPTL" /></a></center>Stefhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01755436950008785554noreply@blogger.com74tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8012866078600535930.post-27352575028631859562010-01-31T17:20:00.004-06:002010-01-31T17:51:46.821-06:00My Hair-brained Schemes<a href="http://www.blogger.com/"></a><span id="goog_1264974018830"></span><span id="goog_1264974018831"></span>I'm always saying to Jarrod: "I have an idea." And while he is usually more than supportive when it comes turning these ideas into a reality, I can tell that this four word phrase strikes fear deep into his gut.<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div>See, the thing is - while I managed to graduate from my pretentious over-priced University - I don't always see things in reality. I will come up with some whacky way I can renovate this into that, and convince Jarrod it will be SO easy and SO cheap <em>i swear</em> - my plans are sometimes bigger than our means :-)<br />
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Take my knock of <a href="http://frugalhomeideas.blogspot.com/2010/01/pb-knock-off-candle-chandelier.html">PB chandelier that I posted last week</a>. It's a nice dainty little fixture that is perfectly proportioned to our table, and our house for that matter.<br />
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This was not the original plan.<br />
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Oh no, I had much bigger things in mind.<br />
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This is what I was going for:<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Pillar candles that are sitting on a frame of sorts. I got to thinking about how I could construct that frame. We don't have a table saw, so I couldn't take a large piece of wood and cut the middle out, I would have to costruct the frames out of pieces of wood.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">It kept me up at night thinking about how I could manage this. It needed to be strong enough to hold 20+ glasses, so I couldn't just miter them together. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">So I finally came up with an idea and ran it past Jarrod, who, as always, thought I was brilliant (ok, I might be exaggerating a little). He did say it would work, though.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We went to the store to get the wood for my ingenious frame thing. The cheapest piece was $5 - and I would need 8 pieces. That would be $40 alone, for just the wood. Way out of our "tuba playing budget."</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I would often go into Home Depot and just walk the aisles trying to think of a cheaper way to do this. On one trip, I stumbled upon the typically empty scrap wood bin that was actually full. I needed eight pieces of the same width wood, and the pieces that I found were pretty wide. A lot wider than I had in mind. But they were 50 cents. 50 CENTS! So I took all the pieces out one by one, and laid them on the floor to find the least warped ones. I kept having home depot men asking me if I needed help - they didn't realize I knew <em>exactly</em> what I was doing. Or so I thought.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I got the pieces home and was so proud. I politely asked (okay, begged) Jarrod if he could make me my frame.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">It started a little something like this:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Then we (he) cut the pieces to fit in the "holes," so it looked something like this. I left one piece of wood off for the picture so you could see my brilliant construction plan:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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Then I spray painted it. Used like two cans of spray paint too<br />
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I thought it looked really rough, so I thought and thought of a way I could cover hide or the cracks. It wouldn't help much to caulk because while I did get the <em>least warped pieces,</em> I still ended up with some warpage. Caulk is good, but it's not <em>that</em> good.<br />
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So Jarrod is actually the one who came up with putting the bead board wallpaper on it. I was impressed, and relieved at his idea! He's my hero. So I went to work cutting the wall paper for this huge monstrosity<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div>I needed help carrying this thing, that's how big and bulky it was. But I didn't really realize that yet, because I was so focused on trying to get it to look good. My spray paint was a disaster - and I wasted two cans on it.<br />
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Then I needed to paint the wall paper. I couldn't use <em>more </em>spray paint. I had used all but a tiny tiny bit of my cabinet paint that I had in the garage. It had been freezing outside for at least the last week, and the lid wasn't even on - I'm talking laying beside the can of paint. But I was not to be deterred. We couldn't afford to purchase more paint for just this little (okay it was getting big) project. So I got my 59 cent paintbrush out and got to work scraping as much paint as I could out of this can. I actually got it covered, but it wasn't looking great - and after I finished painting it, I was starting to realize how large this piece actually was.<br />
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It needed molding along the outside and inside edges, which would cost more than we were wanting to spend. I was also worried about this giant wall paper wood thing with 20 glasses on it crashing on our heads as we ate. Not to mention the fact that it was a large as our table below, and the room isn't that big anyway. This was a disaster.<br />
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I was mostly worried about the ceiling not being able to support the weight - and we had worked so hard on this stupid giant thing - from picking out the wood, to wasting two cans of spray paint on it, to scraping the very last of the clumped up freezing cabinet paint on it - I couldn't just let this project go. <br />
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Don't even get me started on the fact that it took me almost two months to cover those stupid glasses up with the contact paper. Not as easy as it looks, folks! Literally, Jarrod made the whole frame for this giant thing in the time that it took me to cover TWO cups. TWO!!<br />
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I hated this - it was such a good idea - and now it looked like I was going to have to throw in the towel.<br />
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There was an extra piece of scrap wood in the garage, and I brought it inside and put it on the table. It was the perfect size, and I got to thinking: what if we just made it out of this one piece of wood? I laid my cups on top of it, and I thought it might just work. As much as I hated discarding that horrible huge piece that we had worked so hard on, I thought this was actually a pretty nice idea. So I cut my wall paper and covered that one piece of wood (that we didn't even cut - just brought straight home from the store) and tried to scrape just a tiny bit more nasty clumped up frozen old paint to cover it. I managed to cover the whole thing with paint and leave just enough for the molding. You know, like when you're a kid (okay, 27) and you're trying to lick every last drop of the brownie mixture from the mixing bowl.<br />
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So in the end, I got my chandelier. And it's perfect. And if it weren't for that one piece of wood in the garage, and if it didn't turn out so well afterall, I would probably still be in bed crying about my great idea that just flopped.<br />
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I only wasted eight pieces of wood, the last of our cabinet touch up paint, 2 cans of spray paint, some wall paper, and a lot of hours of agonizing and working on this huge thing monster thing<br />
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Now any idea on what I can do with that huge giant wall paper covered scrap wood frame?Stefhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01755436950008785554noreply@blogger.com33tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8012866078600535930.post-66707691167875908382010-01-25T15:31:00.000-06:002010-01-25T15:31:01.187-06:00And the winners are...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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Thank you to all of you who participated in the paint color party!!<br />
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The first winner, the winner of the JUMBO ACCUBRUSH kit, which includes the handle, 3 refills, paint try, and instructional DVD is:<br />
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So ladies, contact me with your mailing address!Stefhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01755436950008785554noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8012866078600535930.post-34604521094820302062010-01-21T22:39:00.003-06:002010-01-21T23:18:05.142-06:00Paint Color Party and Giveaway TODAY!!!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrfbrZlabbFb4idIXmLGTN2PCAvx57-FfT3aVPFVohDPKYoE1LrW8Wra34xdwcv8NK2cMaEBwRkRkCQnmG_wC_3wLaOLEWvD1kfMv9YwUnY4JExtcWeMxlD-yFvUHmZmGQD6bf0h57fhgU/s1600-h/button.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" mt="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrfbrZlabbFb4idIXmLGTN2PCAvx57-FfT3aVPFVohDPKYoE1LrW8Wra34xdwcv8NK2cMaEBwRkRkCQnmG_wC_3wLaOLEWvD1kfMv9YwUnY4JExtcWeMxlD-yFvUHmZmGQD6bf0h57fhgU/s320/button.jpg" width="276" /></a><br />
</div>I'm so excited about this party, because I seriously need to do some paint color shopping for a few rooms in our house.<br />
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There are 2 ways to win the <a href="http://frugalhomeideas.blogspot.com/2010/01/prize-for-my-giveaway.html">ACCUBRUSH system</a> (the most amazing paint tool EVER in the HISTORY of paint tools!!!)<br />
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1. Enter a link to your post with your favorite paint colors, making sure to link back to this party (this winner will receive the JUMBO accubrush set (roller, 3 refills, tray, and DVD)<br />
2. All of my followers will be entered as well, so if you don't have a post you can still win - or if you do have a post and are my follower you have 2 chances to win! (this winner will receive the roller, 2 refills and DVD)<br />
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Here are some of my most favorite colors I've used:<br />
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<strong><span style="font-size: large;">Behr Pebblestone:</span></strong><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">Below the chair rail here is Behr's Brushwood, but above is Valspar's Swoosh<br />
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<strong><span style="font-size: large;">Disney's Space Dust</span></strong><br />
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</center>Stefhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01755436950008785554noreply@blogger.com94tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8012866078600535930.post-50410384143562569962010-01-18T20:58:00.008-06:002010-01-24T21:30:53.129-06:00PB knock off candle chandelier<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">So, we have a large room that we've decided is a living / dining combination. But there is only one light fixture, and it's in the middle of the room.<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We had contractors give us an estimate for putting more light in, but that is going to have to wait until we have more $$$<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I wanted more definition over the area, so this is what I did:<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I've seen these all over candle chandeliers all over, I've seen them at Pottery Barn, Z Gallery, Restoration Hardware, Crate and Barrel, and some high end boutiques. They always cost several hundred dollars. As always, I thought "I could make that myself"<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The problem was, while this wasn't going to cost nearly what it would in the store - it would still be expensive with all of those candles. I mean you're still talking $4 for a small pillar candle from WALMART! So I put my thinking cap on.<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I decided to buy some glasses at Walmart. They were $1.92 for a set of four, and I covered them in a waxy finish contact paper: So while the candles alone would have cost at least $100, I spent only $12. I put some tealights in the glasses, and I think they look pretty convincing as candles.<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Then I got some scrap wood at Home Depot for $0.50, and covered one side in bead board wall paper. <br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">And painted it the same chocolate color as our cabinets<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I attached (and by I, of course I mean Jarrod) moulding around the sides and put the hooks where the chains could attach<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And Ta Da!! I put rested some of the candles on scraps of leftover trim to stagger the heights of the glasses (there are only two different sizes here)<br />
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<center><a href="http://twiceremembered.blogspot.com/2010/01/make-your-monday-week-10-add-your-link.html"><img src="http://www.twiceremembered.com/blog/makemonday1.gif"/></a></center>Stefhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01755436950008785554noreply@blogger.com124tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8012866078600535930.post-43675970487694816842010-01-17T22:05:00.004-06:002010-01-31T21:19:37.778-06:00Crap to Fab Lamp<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-Z_UR2koKwULnoA5BnlVaQ3EAmxmcPM6fMovWf7mf0sjdaspz7bcQGUf4efp9Bw6PoN_Kl_EHi52yDEINfmu1vqJKkKOdSvm7X01GpkHKP1-bQ0leGguHRDVzOaEa1EU146rzbd466iSL/s1600-h/lamps+plus+029.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" ps="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-Z_UR2koKwULnoA5BnlVaQ3EAmxmcPM6fMovWf7mf0sjdaspz7bcQGUf4efp9Bw6PoN_Kl_EHi52yDEINfmu1vqJKkKOdSvm7X01GpkHKP1-bQ0leGguHRDVzOaEa1EU146rzbd466iSL/s400/lamps+plus+029.JPG" /></a></div><br />
I had a $10 Walmart crappy flimsy floor lamp. I hated it. My husband needed the light. I needed to make it prettier.<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This tube that came from a bolt of fabric that I bought:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And this table runner:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The metal pole was so skinny, and I was adding a lot of "beef" to the top of the lamp, so I need to bulk up the bottom. I spray painted the fabric bolt and the base of the lamp so it would all match.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The fabric was a little too short, so I added a little bit of a paper towl roll, and used painters tape to hold them together:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Classy, I know. Hey, it could have been a toilet paper roll!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I just cut the table runner down, and then glued the two ends together after wrapping it around the naked shade.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Total cost to me: FREE</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Total cost if I didn't have all this stuff laying around: $14</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Lamp $10</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Table runner $4 (from Ross)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="http://betweennapsontheporch.blogspot.com/">Between Naps on the porch</a></div><a href="http://twiceremembered.blogspot.com/">Twice Remembered</a><br />
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<a href="http://www.theshadesofpink.com/">The Shades of Pink</a><br />
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I made one of these for my little boy's room (you can get the <a href="http://frugalhomeideas.blogspot.com/2009/11/no-sew-roman-shades.html">full tutorial here</a>), and it was so easy I wanted to do the same for my kitchen.<br />
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This literally took me less than a hour to make with leftover fabric (from these other <a href="http://frugalhomeideas.blogspot.com/2009/11/easy-no-sew-curtains.html">no sew window treatments</a>) and the existing mini blinds. Fast and Free, and with my hubby!<br />
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</div>Stefhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01755436950008785554noreply@blogger.com42tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8012866078600535930.post-33042421875488938812010-01-06T16:02:00.001-06:002010-01-06T16:03:29.125-06:00Kitchen and bamboo floorsOriginally posted January 3rd, 2007: <br />
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We got bamboo floors for the living and formal dining area. We got it because it was the least expensive option... but I really like them. They look really neat, they are really thick and substantial, and the pieces just slide right together. People are more eco-friendly these days, so bamboo will be a good selling feature since it's renewable.<br />
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The kitchen is getting closer. It seems like no matter how much progress is made, we are still about 10 steps away from the final product. It's starting to look about 30 years younger though.<br />
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<strong>We have completed:</strong><br />
countertops<br />
tile<br />
most of the paint<br />
put up window treatments<br />
Replaced stove, double oven and fridge<br />
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<strong>We still have to:</strong><br />
finish up painting<br />
replace outlet covers<br />
get a few more window treatments<br />
Get a new dishwasher<br />
finish installing hardware on cabinets<br />
put in new baseboards<br />
replace the light fixtures<br />
replace door into the laundry room and pantry<br />
cover damaged part of cabinet from the old backsplash<br />
Replace window sill by the fridge <br />
Remove old stove top, and connect new stove top<br />
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<strong>Kitchen before:</strong><br />
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<strong>Kitchen getting closer</strong><br />
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</div><strong>Breakfast room before:</strong><br />
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<strong>Breakfast room getting closer:</strong><br />
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<strong>can you find the tuba player in this picture below?</strong><br />
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</div>Stefhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01755436950008785554noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8012866078600535930.post-798489827857089922010-01-05T08:31:00.000-06:002010-01-05T08:31:48.204-06:00Demo and RenoThis post was originally written on December 26, 2007:<br />
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Ripping down wall paper, and destroying the countertop. We were lucky that the wallpaper came off really easily. It was actually pretty fun! <br />
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(this will look a lot better once we get the paint on there, and the new appliances, and the new hardware)<br />
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We got a STEAL on this tile. It's 18x18, and we were able to get about half of what we needed for $.50 a piece instead for $4.15 a piece. We got hundreds of dollars of tile for $35!!! I really love the way the big tiles laid on the diagonal came out. The kitchen is galley and not that large, but the large tiles really open up the space, and make it feel larger. <br />
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Yikes! Under construction. It's hard to see and end in sight with toilets in random places. <br />
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Jarrod and Phoebe being silly. We have the granite, sink, floor, and faucet done in both bathrooms, all we need now is the mirror, paint, hardware and light fixtureStefhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01755436950008785554noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8012866078600535930.post-67564162330164871072010-01-03T22:36:00.000-06:002010-01-03T22:36:28.367-06:0080s house revampOur first home flip was a tiny little 800 square foot condo that was less expensive than most people's cars! From there we went onto a real house (my first love - the one that got away), <a href="http://frugalhomeideas.blogspot.com/2009/09/1916-bungalow.html">my adorable little 1916 craftsman bungalow</a>. <br />
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After we sold that one, we transported ourselves ahead 70 years and landed in the 80s.<br />
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I did a terrible job of documenting the first two flips, but for this next home I started a blog. This was way before I knew that there were other crazy people just like me out there who love DIY. <br />
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For the next however long it takes, I'm going to repost from my other (personal) blog the process from beginning to end of that 80s home flip. Keep in mind that this was VERY VERY low budget. No budget for accessories - I had to work with what I had and try to stretch my limited budget super far. Also, this was before I was introduced to the wonderful world of design blogging, and I can say that I have grown so much in my ability to design a space. I am on the verge of being embarassed about the final product on some of these... rooms, but we all started somewhere, right?<br />
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Here is the first post, dated December 26, 2007:<br />
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<strong>Third Time Around</strong><br />
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This one has been a long time coming! We took the profit from the last house that we did and decided that I should quit my job. We have been working hard to build our apartment locating business. We have been in the apartment for nine months now... and it's been SO hard to rent again. It gave us a great opportunity to make sure that we could produce an income with apartment locating... but Jarrod and I were both really really itching to do another project.<br />
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After looking for MONTHS we found our current flip. We've owned it for 6 days now. We had the sellers fix the foundation for us, as well as provide us with closing costs. We are planning install hardwood (bamboo floors) in the living and dining, new tile in the wet areas, granite in the kitchen and baths, crown in the living, new fence in the back yard, all new fixtures, and all the little things that pop up as you're going.<br />
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We are hoping to have this home on the market by February 1st.<br />
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Here is the plan:<br />
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Here we'll straighten out the conrete walkway, replace all the trim on the outside of the house, paint the trim and the shutters an offwhite color.<br />
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We are replacing floors, countertops, appliances, light fixtures. We're taking down wall paper, retexturing and painting the paneling and walls. <br />
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There is some termite damage on the window sill, so we'll replace that<br />
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We are putting in bamboo floors in here, as well as putting in a new mantle. We are painting the paneling, putting in new light fixtures, and putting up some crown moulding.<br />
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We are replacing the floors, counters, sinks, and faucets in here. We'll replace the mirror and light fixtures, and pretty it up!<br />
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Master bedroom just needs a fresh coat of paint, new window treatments.... and decorate it :-)<br />
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I adorned our faux wainscoting with some garland and red ribbon<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Stay tuned for some <em>really</em> exciting news - my first blog party and first <strong>AWESOME</strong> give away you won't want to miss!! Details to come.<br />
</div>Stefhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01755436950008785554noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8012866078600535930.post-6780126413103392512009-12-05T15:32:00.000-06:002010-01-23T16:21:14.432-06:00Spray Painting Blinds<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKVN05ftryrvY2vdguHMWZ9Hk452ccfY8FS16TChcjRxlK7JDrB_B6te1OSjw0sNMVM31LxnbIiXqWd-YjObCKgqGDDFxV9YbQaBtd-cBJK4F499df1NCJZ_y-xkNbJLHCFCmvtJekiTiG/s1600-h/afters+016.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" er="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKVN05ftryrvY2vdguHMWZ9Hk452ccfY8FS16TChcjRxlK7JDrB_B6te1OSjw0sNMVM31LxnbIiXqWd-YjObCKgqGDDFxV9YbQaBtd-cBJK4F499df1NCJZ_y-xkNbJLHCFCmvtJekiTiG/s320/afters+016.JPG" /></a><br />
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</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">I was excited to see that the girls over at <a href="http://shanty2chic.blogspot.com/">Shanty2Chic</a> were hosting a Rust-Oleum linky party, because as you know, spray paint is one of my best friends! Seriously, is there anything that can't be made better with a few coats of spray paint?<br />
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</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">The most dramatic change I've ever made with spray paint is when I decided to spray paint our blinds in our living room. We were on a SUPER tight budget when remodeling the house, so spending close to $100 for new blinds in that room was OUT. They were already sturdy and in good condition anyway - just ugly.<br />
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</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">I was very skeptical that this would work, and googled the heck out of spray painting blinds and came up with nothing.<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and the MUCH improved with a can of spray paint after:<br />
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These were faux wood blinds, probably made out of some sorty of vinyl or plastic. But they had a fake wood grain in them which you can still see, so these really do look like espresso stained wood blinds! <br />
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</div>Stefhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01755436950008785554noreply@blogger.com83tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8012866078600535930.post-40240591619681039312009-11-27T21:35:00.000-06:002010-01-23T16:22:03.581-06:00Piece of cakeToday we celebrated my son's first birthday. I wanted to share the cake that my husband and I made. <br />
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I have never baked anything more than a box of brownies, so I was a little intimidated about making a "cool" cake, but I'm never one to shy away from a creative challenge.<br />
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He LOVES Baby Einstein, and this catepillar comes across the screen at the beginning of each DVD. My little guy gets SO excited, so I knew that's what we had to do for a cake.<br />
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</div>Stefhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01755436950008785554noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8012866078600535930.post-53816923370262265782009-11-26T09:38:00.000-06:002009-11-26T09:38:51.008-06:00The Best Turkey Ever!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong><span style="font-size: x-large;">Happy Thanksgiving</span></strong><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><strong><span style="font-size: large;">From the sweetest Turkey of all time!</span></strong><br />
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</div>Stefhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01755436950008785554noreply@blogger.com131tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8012866078600535930.post-76318552703203742402009-11-19T10:35:00.001-06:002009-11-19T10:37:29.527-06:00Dreaming<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">My husband, the tuba player, needs a room to practice. We have a third bedroom that would be oh so nice to turn into a beautiful (albeit manly) place to practice. <br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Here is my sketch I did in powerpoint. Two built in bookshelves flanking a little bench. The back of the bookcases are a grasscloth wall paper. The art above the bench is a brown square painted directly on the wall, then some moulding the same color as the wall and then another peice of molding the same color as the painted box. That moulding is going to make a frame for more grasscloth wallpaper. Inside those boxes will be artsy photographs of Jarrod's tuba, and my bassoon (I have a degree in music as well, playing bassoon and saxophone).<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Now I just have to convince my husband that it will be a breeze to construct these built-ins ourselves. I would LOVE this as a Christmas present to each other. Maybe you could leave a comment to help convince him? I'll do tutorials all long the way, I promise<br />
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</div>Stefhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01755436950008785554noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8012866078600535930.post-1270715852160227962009-11-16T23:25:00.002-06:002009-11-16T23:36:33.181-06:00Mondo Acorns<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This is what I thought all acorns looked like. Nice, delightful little things.<br />
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This is what the acorns look like at the house we just bought:<br />
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</div><div align="left">Maybe I just don't get out much, but I had never seen or even heard of Giant Mammoth Acorns. They are ALL over my front yard. They dented the trunk of my car.<br />
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</div><div align="left">Here is my son playing with the giant acorns. They look big even next to him, who also is a giant (95th percentile all around)<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">So naturally, I wanted to incorporate these mondo beauties into my decor. <br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">First I just piled them in a vase to see what they looked like:<br />
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</div><div align="left">Hmmm... not sure how to arrange these guys. You see, I can arrange furniture - but I'm not so good at arranging botanicals. <br />
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</div><div align="left">Speaking of botanicals... have you ever been out on an evening family stroll in a really trendy area and found something on the ground that you knew you could turn into something really fabulous for your home? If so you probably did as I did, which is get down on your hands and knees right next to the fancy steak house patio seating area and the valet parking station to rummage around.<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">That's right folks, I have NO shame. NONE. My poor puppy was probably so embarassed. Not me, I had my husband take pictures :-)<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">But how could I resist, look what I found on the ground:<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Aren't these beautiful? <br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">So I tried combining them with my acorns in that huge hurricane/vase:<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">These are two really unique and beautiful natural items that I would love to incorporate in my home somehow. Please tell me how.<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://somedaycrafts.blogspot.com/2009/11/acorns-all-around.html?">This post is linked up to Someday Crafts</a> acorn party.<br />
</div>Stefhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01755436950008785554noreply@blogger.com21tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8012866078600535930.post-67567406389314927402009-11-16T00:21:00.004-06:002010-01-23T16:21:46.826-06:00Wall Display Bookshelves<div class="" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div class="" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;">So, this is wild. I took my son to the library for the very first time a few weeks ago and he loved it. I decided I wanted a really neat place for him to put his books. So, I went to my "drawing board" (powerpoint) and drew up a sketch of what I wanted to make.<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">So that SAME DAY, a few hours later, on <a href="http://shanty2chic.blogspot.com/">Shanty2Chic's</a> Gorilla Glue party, I saw Traci from <a href="http://beneathmyheart.blogspot.com/2009/11/i-made-it-with-gorilla-glue.html">Beneath My Heart</a> post this! I couldn't believe how similar the bookshelf that she created was to the one that I had sketched just hours before.<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">This is why I love the blogging world so much. I had just sketched this out with plans to go to Home Depot that night and buy materials. I saw that she used plaques from Hobby Lobby to do hers, and I thought that was Brilliant! So I altered my boring plans to use scrapwood for the sides and splurged the extra $1.47 for the plaques.<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">2 1X3's 24 inches long (or however long you want) - $0.50 from Home Depot Scrap section<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">1 wooden dowel (mine was 7/16") - $0.99<br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">Step 1. Nail your 2 1X3s in an "L" shape<br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">Cut the bottom off of your plaque so that you have a flat bottom. Then put it up against your "L" to see where you need to cut vertically so that it will be flush.<br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">You should be able to get both sides of the shelf out of one plaque<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">By the way, these pictures are taken in our garage. We've only lived here a few months, and we haven't tackled cleaning this one out yet. The old owner had carpet down, which is terrible, but it works out well for all my painting I do out here.<br />
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and Metamorphasis Monday at Between Naps on the Porch<br />
<center><a href="http://www.betweennapsontheporch.blogspot.com/"><img border="0" src="http://i264.photobucket.com/albums/ii164/Magnolias_Moonlight/Swing-1-1-1.jpg"/></a></center>Stefhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01755436950008785554noreply@blogger.com23tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8012866078600535930.post-373735496282815832009-11-12T08:09:00.001-06:002009-11-15T15:16:12.934-06:00Pottery Barn inspired picture ledges<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhT90DNEqxm3kUM8rPNSLmwPKTifS9cvtUo-mMJFj_esHZyKGlnNK0DvD-uhJ-38p9bx9TshnkY7CRLwYT_l0SE8lF4mVkF2Eg9DJM4QFV7lAw7ljCclVvvoobKAdf3Z1zz7Ep_260qzMZ/s1600-h/ledge+2+and+other+005.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" sr="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhT90DNEqxm3kUM8rPNSLmwPKTifS9cvtUo-mMJFj_esHZyKGlnNK0DvD-uhJ-38p9bx9TshnkY7CRLwYT_l0SE8lF4mVkF2Eg9DJM4QFV7lAw7ljCclVvvoobKAdf3Z1zz7Ep_260qzMZ/s400/ledge+2+and+other+005.JPG" /></a><br />
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I love you Pottery Barn.<br />
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Too bad I have never purchased a single item from you - and probably never will, because you're just TOO EXPENSIVE!!!<br />
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I am, however, lucky enough to be the recipient of the world's most awesomest diaper bag from Pottery Barn Kids (yes, awesomest is a word) that a dear friend got for me.<br />
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Unless any other dear friends want to buy me something from Pottery Barn (which you are more than welcome to), you will never see anything from that store in my home.<br />
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Here are two reasons why:<br />
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1. You can usually find the same looking stuff at Ross or Marshalls (it may not be the same quality, but at this point in my life I'm not really looking for longevity)<br />
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2. You can MAKE the stuff yourself.<br />
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Let's explore Reason #2.<br />
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Here is Pottery Barn's Modern Ledge<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">4 ugly picture frames from the Salvation Army bursting with potential: $5<br />
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1 6 foot long 1X2 cut in half: $3<br />
1 8 foot long piece of Brick Moulding cut to size and mitered: $10<br />
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I gave the poor outdated picture frames a new fresh makeover, and painted all my other materials with some satin finish black spray paint.<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The final product! Shield your eyes from the horrible natural wood color blinds. One of my next 1,000 projects is to make a faux roman shade for that window.<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Pottery Barn's Version: $90 WITHOUT frames<br />
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</div>Stefhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01755436950008785554noreply@blogger.com27tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8012866078600535930.post-63854270900111451472009-11-11T21:20:00.006-06:002009-11-15T21:05:31.481-06:00No Sew Roman Shades<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtsA08fsUqjLSMS0MY-ySst9A_VeYcLq-HWx2uF1KHUvxU_NXva5-2kQyiK8GvLBY04S0iojXjA8zzjnrWk4fCyq_X-aoEyuFILFJUqqzZtTGHRtCm2hxmZ87fqQEstTnem7WgZm0oR3Lw/s1600-h/roman+shade+017.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" sr="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtsA08fsUqjLSMS0MY-ySst9A_VeYcLq-HWx2uF1KHUvxU_NXva5-2kQyiK8GvLBY04S0iojXjA8zzjnrWk4fCyq_X-aoEyuFILFJUqqzZtTGHRtCm2hxmZ87fqQEstTnem7WgZm0oR3Lw/s400/roman+shade+017.JPG" /></a><br />
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As I was doing my daily shopping on blogs for the next best idea - I found it! I almost fell out of my chair... really. I have always loved the look of roman shades, but the affordable kind you can buy at Target never seem to fit my windows. I am no seamstress. I own a sewing machine, and much to my mother in laws dismay, I have never even turned it on. <br />
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<em>I was scared to use hem tape until a few weeks ago!</em><br />
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I'm over it. Hem tape is a breeze.<br />
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So anyway, back to shopping. I found on a few different blogs some brilliant ladies (I think <a href="http://littlegreennotebook.blogspot.com/2009/02/make-shades-out-of-mini-blinds.html">Little Green Notebook</a> was the original genius) made roman shades out of their blinds. <br />
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I will take credit for (on my very own) coming up with <a href="http://frugalhomeideas.blogspot.com/2009/10/i-love-you-spray-paint.html">spray painting my blinds</a> - but I can't take credit for this complete stroke of genius.<br />
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Here's what you do:<br />
First, you take down the nasty ugly blinds you currently have which are a nice sturdy faux wood that someone either made into a really light natural wood color, or that used to be white and had yellowed over time. Make sure you let your blinds all the way out before taking them off<br />
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Next, I marked which slats would stay. I kept every sixth slat.<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I ended up painting the decorative piece at the top of the blinds then reattaching it, but you could leave it off. This window would look a TRILLION (yes, a TRILLION) times better with a casing around the window, but there is no room! I should have planned for that when I made the shelves to the right of the window. (which are not done being "merchandised" yet)<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I couldn't believe I could actually do this without cutting something I wasn't suppsed to, or gluing something I wasn't supposed to. I was sure that they wouldn't be operational. But I was okay with that because we have a nice view of the house next door <em>but...</em><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I am a few steps closer to my vision. Now I just need to put together some home made bookshelves, get a toy box, and put up a mirror for him to play in!<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Here are some tutorials that are probably WAY better than mine:<br />
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<a href="http://www.theshabbychiccottage.net/" target="_blank"><img alt="The Shabby Chic Cottage" border="0" src="http://i208.photobucket.com/albums/bb119/tightwadtips/SCCmed.jpg" /> </a> <center><a href="http://www.betweennapsontheporch.blogspot.com/"><img border="0" src="http://i264.photobucket.com/albums/ii164/Magnolias_Moonlight/Swing-1-1-1.jpg"/></a></center>Stefhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01755436950008785554noreply@blogger.com36tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8012866078600535930.post-9407333525493610242009-11-10T08:12:00.002-06:002009-11-15T15:16:12.935-06:00Crazy Easy Wall Art is Spreading!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div>While not quite at the same rate as the dreaded Swine Flue, the <a href="http://frugalhomeideas.blogspot.com/2009/10/crazy-easy-wall-art.html">crazy easy wall art</a> that I posted is spreading!!<br />
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I have received tons of comments of people saying that they are going to do this, which makes me so excited to begin with. <br />
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Then, I received a few emails from people WHO HAVE!<br />
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This is why I wanted to start a blog a few months ago. I have gotten so many great ideas from blogs, and my home is a much much nicer place because of it. I thought I would share with others the ideas that I have either come up with or applied to keep all this "beauty" going.<br />
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I can't tell you what it makes me feel inside to know that at least two other people saw my post, inspired them to do their own version, and now have it proudly displayed on their walls. I receive TONS of compliments on these when people come over, so I know that these pieces will give these ladies a sense of pride when visitors come.<br />
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It started with the Lowes Creative Ideas Magazine Article. <br />
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As these ladies can attest to, this is by far the easiest project I have ever done. Paint a canvas, put a rubber doormat over it, spray paint it and hang! Cheap, big impact, Super easy - just the way I like it!<br />
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I would LOVE to see if anyone else has done this art, or anything else from my blog, please send them my way! I can't tell you how excited this makes me, and inspires me to keep going and post <em>everything</em> I've done!Stefhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01755436950008785554noreply@blogger.com23tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8012866078600535930.post-66556683892952816892009-11-08T21:58:00.001-06:002009-11-15T15:16:27.840-06:00Home Flip SlideshowMy husband and I have flipped three homes, and are planning to stay put here in our fourth!<br />
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I didn't do a good job of documenting our first two, just the typical before and afters. On the third I started a blog (<a href="http://doingflips.blogspot.com/">http://doingflips.blogspot.com/</a>) to document all of our home flips. I ended up getting pregnant during this flip and that blog turned into a more personal blog about my pregnancy and baby.<br />
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The slideshow below is a recap of everything. The beginning is before / afters and then it shows the process. Just watching this makes me tired! <br />
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Keep in mind we had a VERY MINIMAL budget on this home (NO decorating budget). Everything is pretty plain - just meant to "pretty" it up so we could sell it ASAP. We had two offers the first two weeks!<br />
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I'm so glad not to be doing this again for this current house, I feel I can make this home more personal. Also, since being introduced to the world of desing blogging, I feel I have grown SO much as a "decorator" and feel like I can tackle more DIY. I was afraid to paint the cabinets in this house - I wish I knew about this side of the blogging world during our flips - but I think I made the most of what our budget could allow.<br />
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I am linking up to <a href="http://betweennapsontheporch.blogspot.com/">Met Monday</a>Stefhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01755436950008785554noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8012866078600535930.post-21626154190044898692009-11-06T17:02:00.004-06:002009-11-15T15:15:55.838-06:00What can you do with an altoids tin?<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">What can you do with an altoids tin? I made my son's first birthday party invitations. <br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">While it was pretty inexpensive (around $30 for all supplies and tools including the tins), it was a LONG process. Don't worry, it only took like 2 weeks for me to complete them all just to find out TODAY that I put THE WRONG DATE on them. THE WRONG DATE!!!!! HOLY MOLY!<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Why did I spend all that time on those invites? Just look at my little 'bout to be one year old Turkey! I'd do anything for him! <br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Well, I guess he probably won't know anything about his first birthday ivitations... OK OK, I did it for ME! I love how they turned out. Just wish I put the right date!<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">What have you done with altoids tins? Have you ever made or received any other unique invitations? Do you have any other ideas or tips for a first birthday party? DO share!<br />
</div>Stefhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01755436950008785554noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8012866078600535930.post-27992159559382356352009-11-04T08:31:00.001-06:002009-11-15T15:15:55.838-06:00DIY...Chick-fil-a?!?!Does that count as DIY??<br />
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I received in my inbox, from my mother, the gift of all gifts!!!! A 478 page cookbook with recipes that range from items you would find on the menu out Outback steakhouse to McDonalds. From how to make your own Vanilla Extract or your own OREO cookies!<br />
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I almost fell out of my chair, and I definitely squealed when I saw they had a recipe for Chick-fil-a nuggets. Chick-fil-a is one of those things that I could eat every day and never get tired of!<br />
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I had to make these immediately. I was skeptical - but I just had to try<br />
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Doesn't that sucker look just like a nugget from Chick-Fil-A?<br />
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Did it taste like the real thing too? Well I'm proud to say I have a new recipe for chicken nuggets. They were juicy, tasty and just overall quite good. My husband said they tasted like Chick-fil-a. I guess I'm just a connoisseur because they didn't taste the same to me. I'm not disappointed though, they were good and I did deviate from the recipe slightly.<br />
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Listen to what else is in this cookbook:<br />
<ul><li>3 Muskateers Bar</li>
<li>Ben and Jerry's Ice Cream</li>
<li>Benihana's famous salad dressing!</li>
<li>Boston Market chicken (and sides too)</li>
<li>Burger King menu items</li>
<li>California Pizza Kitchen menu items</li>
<li>Dunkin Donuts</li>
<li>Girl Scout Cookies!</li>
<li>Krispy Kream donuts</li>
<li>Macaroni Grill menu items</li>
<li>McDonalds stuff (did you know they use 7up in their pancakes?</li>
<li>Olive Garden</li>
<li>P.F. Chang's!</li>
<li>Pillsbury Crescent Rolls</li>
<li>Pop Tarts</li>
<li>Red Lobster</li>
<li>Ruby Tuesday</li>
<li>Reese's Peanut Butter Cups!!!</li>
<li>Snickers</li>
<li>Starbucks Frappuccino</li>
<li>TGI Fridays</li>
<li>Taco Bell</li>
<li>Tony Roma's</li>
<li>and million other condiments, candy's, and fast food to nice restaurant recipes.</li>
</ul>Can you believe it? I will post new recipes as I try them, or leave a comment if there's one you want :-)Stefhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01755436950008785554noreply@blogger.com21