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Large Scale Pottery Barn Inspired Mirror
Remember this post? Here is what the finished product looks like. It was a bit of a process to make but I love the finished product. $15 dollars in mirrors (8 1/2 x 11) from the dollar store and and another $45 or so in materials (molding, plywood backing, glue, paint, hanging materials etc.). [...]
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Meet Carameled Frapplestein
He’s a pretty dapper not-so-scary kind of dude. We like carameled apples around here, but they taste excessively sweet to me when fully drenched in caramel. So this was a good compromise. Here’s how we made him: Hair: Caramel and miniature chocolate chips. Use good caramel like the one sold here (great tips for carameled [...]
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I entered this in Studio Five’s $5 Craft Challenge today. It was so fun to make and turned out so cute that I want to make many, many more. So if you receive one as a gift….. My favorite part about this project is it’s versatility. The components dis-assemble so that you can 1) store [...]
Favorite Find-Mirrors
Found these at the dollar store today: 8 1/2″ x 11″ mirrors framed in wood…in 4 colors! My experience with mirrors this size at the dollar store is that they do not last long. Good luck finding them again if you don’t buy them now. Project Glimpse: I am going to make a large-scale mirror [...]
Favorite Finds-An Explanation
Okay, here’s what I’ve decided. I keep running into this problem where I buy supplies from a store with a big idea/project in mind and by the time I get around to actually creating that project (for numerous reasons), it is irrelevant for you because the supplies are wiped out or no longer available. So [...]
Heart Hands
So this should have been a Valentine post, but I was so overwhelmed with moving at the time that I was lucky just to get the shot and get a few cards off to grandma and gramps. Little K did NOT want to do the picture and we pretty much forced her hand in right [...]
Pot of Gold for St. Patrick’s
Here’s a quick and fun little idea I did for my hubs this year to celebrate St. Patrick’s day. (I don’t even think he knows it’s a holiday today ) The dollar store has these little salsa tubs that are PERFECT for little pots-o-gold or cauldrons (for Halloween). They come in a two-pack so they [...]
Aprons-Tie One On!
I love aprons. Due to their recent comeback, there are a lot of really fun patterns out now, many are free. If you want to try your hand at a simple sewing project, an apron is a great place to begin. Here are two different styles of aprons that I have made and love: Apron [...]
Inexpensive Large-Scale Wall Art
When we moved from an 800 square foot apartment to and 1800 square foot townhome, I found myself with A LOT more wall space. I wanted a piece of art to finish of the space in our master bedroom, but could not afford to drop a few hundred dollars for the proper scale. I came [...]
Frame Me!
I posted this project on my private blog a several months ago and have had several requests for more instructions on the how-to. In our current house, we have giant mirrors above both of our upstairs sinks. It would cost a fortune to buy a ‘nice’ mirror anywhere close to the right size for the [...]
