tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9190695496334088062024-02-19T08:32:32.030-05:00me and my thrifty ideasDoing what I can with what I HavemE aNd mY tℎrIfTy IdEashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12960423930320900148noreply@blogger.comBlogger118125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-919069549633408806.post-60837385381377931722012-02-25T11:30:00.003-05:002012-02-25T14:52:37.808-05:00Word Art<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div style="text-align: center;">Hey everyone! Does anyone else <i>love</i> Word Art like me? I am obsessed with decorating my house with inspiring words. Here are some examples of projects I have completed using words...</div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">(I also love using an old piece of wood as my canvas)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Let me know what you think and any words that inspire you!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">While walking through Home Depot {<i><span style="color: yellow;"><b><u>my favorite store</u></b></span></i>} I came across these little "tags" that are </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">{Hmm...I bet these bad boys could replace the cardboard tags that I am constantly making!} </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">I grabbed a bunch and went home to test my theory. I figured since they were a laminate surface I </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">could use Dry Erase Markers to decorate the fronts and just erase and repeat!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">And what do you know? My theory was right!! {YAY}</div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;">Next step was to make a place to display them since they can be reused...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">I also have a Memo Board that I dress up for the different holidays and have incorporated </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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<div style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em; text-align: left;">It's been way too long since I have been on here to let you all know what's going on in my world so let me begin by saying I missed you all so much! My son Tre is doing awesome these days and has made almost a complete recovery from Kawasaki Disease. He has regular check ups but is no longer on medication. Thank the Lord! Another big change is that my husband and I have decided to get a divorce. It was a mutual decision and we still remain friends. The other children are doing awesome in school and at home. All in all it has been a trying but very blessed year. I am so thankful for all of you who have left the sweet comments regarding my projects and my son's health. I appreciate all the prayers more than words can express. I am getting back into the swing of things and have some pretty awesome projects to share! See you soon...</div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I used scrap wood and Mod Podged some old book pages to it. I then cut my letters out of cardboard and painted them. I used a chipboard frame for the "O". I drilled holes in the wood to attach the wire for hanging. You can easily twist the wire by wrapping it around a pen/pencil/paintbrush etc. I hot glued my letters on and finished it all off with a nice coat of Mod Podge. What do you think?</div><div><br />
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</div><script src="http://www.linkytools.com/thumbnail_linky_include.aspx?id=88437" type="text/javascript"></script>mE aNd mY tℎrIfTy IdEashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12960423930320900148noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-919069549633408806.post-22331412874208202082011-05-11T14:47:00.003-04:002011-05-14T08:22:11.875-04:00Red, white & BlueI love the 4th of July sooo much that I have already started decorating :) I wanted to show you a few things I made to add to my collection of Holiday Decor...<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHaMdvWRUNBLmjSF145fldOTiwZx3-9T_m6-pNRL9UiByxY5PKgiKuF9Pp7oWpo8hyHup51o40-hx_IOpGjSkACkCJu6z12UNnVQEVb_O3Jg74yF7ori34Q3jwHxpeTG0BR9Xr1ChUAO4/s1600/024-1.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="329" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHaMdvWRUNBLmjSF145fldOTiwZx3-9T_m6-pNRL9UiByxY5PKgiKuF9Pp7oWpo8hyHup51o40-hx_IOpGjSkACkCJu6z12UNnVQEVb_O3Jg74yF7ori34Q3jwHxpeTG0BR9Xr1ChUAO4/s400/024-1.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div></div><div>And there is more where that came from :) So when do all of you usually start with your patriotic decor? <br />
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Hey guys, how are you?? I wanted to give you a quick heads up that Christina from <a href="http://thetatteredtag.blogspot.com/">The Tattered Tag</a> and I have decided to bring the Three Item Thursday Party back! I am going to host the party starting tomorrow and we will alternate each week after. Being that this isn't much of a notice I figured we could start back with just a link up of any thrifty projects you have made. I also will be posting the new list for upcoming parties tomorrow. I am super excited and cannot wait to see what you guys have for me so make sure to stop by and link up!<br />
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</span></div><div>So what did you end up getting for Mother's Day or end up <i>giving? </i>{do tell} I wanted to show you guys what I handmade for <i>my</i> mom this year. </div><div><br />
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</div><div>Being that I just recently started diving into the craft world this past year I decided to give my mom a block dedicated to her {along with flowers ofcourse}. I started off with a wood block, scissors, scrapbook paper, rub ons & Mod Podge.</div><div><br />
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</div><div>After using the Mod Podge to apply the paper to both sides I sanded the edges and started arranging the rub ons. {Anyone willing to give me a Cricut is more than welcome, lol} </div><div><br />
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</div><div>I added a cream color ribbon tied around the edges and <span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 37px;">voilà</span>! Handmade goodness straight from the heart for my mom this beautiful Mother's Day! I am now off to enjoy the rest of the day doing absolutely NOTHING....got to love it :)</div>mE aNd mY tℎrIfTy IdEashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12960423930320900148noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-919069549633408806.post-40188984544926197192011-05-07T07:21:00.005-04:002011-05-09T07:29:20.950-04:00Another Use For PalletsI love a good pallet project and this morning I decided I should show you all what I came up with the leftover "stubs" in between the boards. The pallet I got had huge blocks supporting the middle so I figured I might as well use them too!<br />
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</div><div>That's right....candle holders! I painted them white and added the numbers for a little extra something! What do you think? Any other ideas for these wood blocks?<br />
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</div><div>The items to use were paint chips, cereal box and twine. I came up with a cute little purse for Miss Olivia to <strike>drag</strike> carry around. :) First choice was an empty Cheerios box but a certain little boy insisted on using it to tote around his cars. I simply folded the sides in the middle to create the purse look. I also cut off the top portion that had been opened.</div><div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I painted the empty box and added a brown lunch bag to serve as the inner "liner" for the purse. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div>P.S. I managed to snap a shot of Tre at breakfast with his new "car tote" too ;)</div><div><br />
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P.S. I managed to "steal" the PS3 in order to post this little note and hopefully will be talking to you all soon.<br />
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So what’s a girl to do? <br />
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After washing them about 3 times I finally got to just the glass. The black was actually just super strong vinyl that eventually peeled away.<br />
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It was actually really nice glass and had no chips or cracks so I decided to redecorate them :) I went through my stash of rub ons and decided on some cute roosters. {Did I ever tell you I LOVE roosters?}<br />
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I love my new old coasters! What do you guys think?<br />
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Hey guys, I am so pumped to announce that Christina from <a href="http://thetatteredtag.blogspot.com/">The Tattered Tag</a> and I have put our heads together and came up with a new kind of <strong><span style="color: #4bacc6; font-size: x-large;">Link Up Party</span></strong> starting <strong><span style="color: #4bacc6; font-size: x-large;">March 31</span></strong> and every<span style="font-size: x-large;"> <strong><span style="color: #4bacc6;">Thursday</span></strong></span> there after. <br />
Are you pumped yet??? I am…and want to know the best part?? It is a Link Up Party that we will be participating in as well! We will be getting our thrift on and getting creative with <span style="font-size: x-large;">3 *<span style="color: #4bacc6;">thrifty</span>* items</span> every week along with the rest of the link ups :) <br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><strong><span style="color: #dd8484;">The List of 3 things to get creative with will remain on both of our blogs so you can know what’s ahead.</span></strong> </span><br />
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<strong> We decided to challenge ourselves to get <em>more</em> creative with <em>less</em> so I definitely hope you guys will put your crafty side to the test with us! I think it’s going to be fun to see just how creative we all really are with the same basic supplies! {I can’t wait to see what you guys come up with!!}</strong><br />
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<strong>The rules are going to be as <span style="color: #4bacc6;"><em>basic</em> </span>as they come and we only ask that the majority of the project is made up of any combination of the 3 items listed. Glue, tape, paints, etc (unless specifically stated) are considered standard items that can be used as needed along with a few simple embellishments.</strong><br />
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<strong><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal; line-height: 30px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">Remember the party rotates each week between both blogs. Don't worry, we'll have reminders and links pointing you to the party each Thursday.</span></span></strong><br />
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<strong><span style="font-size: x-large;">So make sure you stop by on Thursday to join in the fun and check out what everyone comes up with!</span></strong>mE aNd mY tℎrIfTy IdEashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12960423930320900148noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-919069549633408806.post-80844599727931087982011-03-23T12:36:00.004-04:002011-03-23T13:04:43.380-04:00Cherish Photo BlockHey guys, how is your week going so far? Mine has been moving right along…fast as ever I must say. <br />
Anyway, I wanted to show you something I made this morning from one of my many wood blocks. I decided to bend the wire to make it look a little more “fancy” and was wanting to get your opinion. So do tell! What do you think?<br />
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P.S. I changed the background <i>again</i> but I think I actually like this one :)<br />
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</div>mE aNd mY tℎrIfTy IdEashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12960423930320900148noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-919069549633408806.post-26872127516111213282011-03-21T11:44:00.012-04:002011-03-23T10:41:43.989-04:00Coffee Filter TopiaryI originally saw this lovely post from Meream @ <a href="http://boredandcrafty.com/?p=3708">bored and crafty</a> and knew I had to try this.<br />
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The only difference is that I decided to go for the topiary look.<br />
I started off by cutting a small 3in circle out of cardboard. I then got my filters and folded each one in half. <br />
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I then folded the filters into a fourth, grouped 3 together and stapled them together at the point.<br />
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I then used hot glue to attach the filters to my circle. It is important to overlap them as you are gluing.<br />
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When you are done gluing you can either fluff it out by separating the layers or attach a rod like I did for a topiary. {If you plan on only hanging the pom pom then I suggest you punch a hole in the cardboard circle in the beginning of the process.} I hot glued my rod to the cardboard circle.<br />
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I already had the perfect little bucket in mind to use for my new topiary.<br />
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I decided to use Spanish Moss as my filler.<br />
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After filling the bucket with Moss and adding the new topiary I was really happy with the result. It only took about 20-30 minutes but looks awesome in our entryway.<br />
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Wanna know the secret??<br />
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POPSICLE STICKS :) {who’da thunk it}<br />
Well, I first Mod Podged the cut sticks onto the frame one at a time trying to line them up. I wasn’t worried about perfection because this look just doesn’t require it. <br />
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I then painted a coat of Brown acrylic paint and after letting it dry I put a nice coat of regular white glue on it.<br />
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Before the glue dried I lightly brushed on a cream color acrylic paint to give it a crackle finish. <br />
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I got a little sand crazy and ended up sanding a lot of this off but still needed to include this step to show you how I incorporated the white. I also used a piece of craft wire to go in between the sticks and bring out the definition a little more.<br />
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After that all I had to do was find the right picture for it and I was good to go. I love how rustic it looks and the fact that it only took about an hour & half to complete.<br />
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<center><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #0000ee;"><u><a href="http://www.pollywantacrafter.com/"><img border="0" src="http://i866.photobucket.com/albums/ab229/remodelaholic/PartyButtonSmallSize.jpg" /></a></u></span></center><a href="http://www.craftskeepmesane.blogspot.com/" target="_blank"> <img alt="Keeping It Simple" border="0" src="http://i936.photobucket.com/albums/ad206/kaysinerwt/th_DSCF63832.jpg" /></a></div>mE aNd mY tℎrIfTy IdEashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12960423930320900148noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-919069549633408806.post-10896041136095633462011-03-18T08:27:00.000-04:002011-03-18T08:27:31.056-04:00Decorating with WashersAfter recently swapping with Michell from <a href="http://girlinair.blogspot.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;">Girl In Air</span></a> on <a href="http://whoopdwhoop.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;">Whoopdwhoop.com</span></a>, I have got to show you how awesome these washers are that she makes! I asked her to put Simplify and Beauty on mine. These are the results and I LOVE love love them!<br />
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Thanks again Michell for my awesome new washers! What do you guys think?<br />
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P.S. If you haven't already...I would definitely check out <a href="http://whoopdwhoop.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #e06666;">WhoopdWhoop</span></a> because there is some awesome stuff on there!mE aNd mY tℎrIfTy IdEashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12960423930320900148noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-919069549633408806.post-71415227592763503682011-03-17T08:15:00.001-04:002011-03-17T08:37:17.330-04:00What I am Lovin…There are so many awesome projects to swoon over that I thought you might like like to see my latest obsessions. :)<br />
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<a href="http://1pureheart.blogspot.com/2011/02/rainbow-wreath.html">Rainbow Wreath from Melissa at 1Pure Heart</a><br />
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<a href="http://sofabulouslyflawed.blogspot.com/2011/03/knockoff-inspired-by-another-knockoff_08.html">Knock off Inspired by Another Knock Off from So Fabulously Flawed</a><br />
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<a href="http://www.memorymakersmagazine.com/masters/2009/03/28/CHUNKY+BOOK+TUTORIAL.aspx">Chunky Books from Memory Makers</a><br />
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Well what has caught<em> your</em> eye lately? I would love some more great inspiration!<br />
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P.S. Make Sure you check out my guest post over at <a href="http://pinkapotamus.blogspot.com/2011/03/guest-post-amy-me-n-my-thrifty-ideas.html">Pinkapotamus</a> today! Happy St Patrick's Day everyone!mE aNd mY tℎrIfTy IdEashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12960423930320900148noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-919069549633408806.post-14342282316699272312011-03-16T22:49:00.001-04:002011-03-22T23:53:54.060-04:00What Have YOU Been Up To?Life gets a little hectic around here so let me fill you in… <br />
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First off, the kids are getting so incredibly restless with this whole winter thing. Every single day I have to explain why there is no snow but we still can’t ride our bike outside and play at the park. Needless to say that even after all my explaining temperatures and talking about all the cool toys they have to play with indoors, they are <em>so</em> not impressed with being stuck in the house anymore.<br />
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So that little fact in itself has kept me beyond busy trying to keep them occupied. We have tried every craft online, colored every page and even finished the ones we never planned on finishing, played made up games, sang songs and watched every movie we own and on Net Flix atleast twice. I have to admit I cannot wait for them to be able to run freely again. I live in PA so winter feels like it will never end. We get a nice day and then BOOM…another Blizzard! If I never saw snow again I think I will be okay, people. LOL. <br />
Olivia and Tre are so close in age it feels like all they do is fight. {Does anyone else know what I am talking about?} Chase is a little older and sometimes is the biggest culprit but I guess we are ALL ready to play outside! I cannot wait until our Spring has Sprung! I mean just look how happy they look when they are outside…<br />
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Okay, okay…Tre isn’t outside in that last one but he looks awfully happy, right? 2 outta 3 is good enough for me! <br />
I have worked on so many little projects that aren’t really worthy of making it to the web but other than that haven’t really had time to get my craft on. Everyday seems to be flying by…it’s like that hour we gave up has completely thrown me off. Silly, right? I am sure I will have it together pretty soon, hopefully. LOL<br />
Well enough of me... how about you? I would love to know what you have been up to…mE aNd mY tℎrIfTy IdEashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12960423930320900148noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-919069549633408806.post-26418715901256609082011-03-14T23:59:00.000-04:002011-03-14T23:59:14.015-04:00Blog Swap with OCD<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #500050; font-family: 'bookman old style', 'new york', times, serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 25px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333;"></span></span></span><br />
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</span></div></div><div style="color: #500050;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'bookman old style', 'new york', times, serif;"> Amy has become such a great blog friend, really helpful and soooo talented. Have you checked out her buttons??? Seriously you need to. She designed my button for me, if that gives you any idea. {So when you're done here check out her buttons!} And her talent doesn't stop at the buttons and computer stuff, she is a mad craftin mamma! But ofcourse you already know that....</span></div><div class="im" style="color: #500050;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'bookman old style', 'new york', times, serif;"><br />
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</span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'bookman old style', 'new york', times, serif;">Over at OCD I blog about endless things, crafting, cleaning and organizing and even makeup tips. But I have to say right now my most fav thing I am doing is the series</span><br />
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</span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'bookman old style', 'new york', times, serif;">Thanks again Amy for letting me blog swap with you today! And thank you friends, I hope you enjoyed!</span></div><div class="im" style="color: #500050;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'bookman old style', 'new york', times, serif;"><br />
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</span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'bookman old style', 'new york', times, serif;"><span style="color: yellow; font-size: large;"><em>Jen</em></span></span></div></div></div></div></div>mE aNd mY tℎrIfTy IdEashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12960423930320900148noreply@blogger.com3