Glittered Rose Canvas

Posted on May 19, 2013 by Bargainista

I got this lovely rose canvas print at the 99 Cent Store:

Excuse my toes in the photo! I thought it was pretty but I thought it could look prettier with some glitter. What doesn’t look better with glitter?

50 Cent Pillow Covers

Posted on May 18, 2013 by Bargainista

I got these pillow covers at a yard sale for 50 Cents!

Well, technically they came from a rummage sale, and my Mother bought them for me and gave them to me for Christmas. But they still cost 50 Cents and aren’t they gorgeous?

Garden Angel Redo

Posted on May 13, 2013 by Bargainista

I got this sweet little angel as a gift.

She was pretty as she was but the colors were a little bit too much. So I redid her. I gave her a nice coat of Rustoleoleum Heirloom White.

Ahh…better already. But not quite done yet. I mixed equal portions of Mod Podge and acrylic paint and gave her a glaze.

Not quite what I imagined but perfect for my garden!

Tie Back Tee

Posted on May 12, 2013 by Bargainista

Saw the cutest tie back tee on Pinterest. Of course it didn’t link back to the original source so there were no instructions. So I made up my own!
I took a plain tee:

I cut the sleeves off:

then I cut slits down the back:

I cut that part in half and tied it in a knot:

Painted Glass Candle Holders

Posted on May 6, 2013 by Bargainista

I wanted to make some candle holders for a friend and found these at the 99 Cent store for .49 cents apiece:

I googled painted glass votives and found the most adorable ones as inspiration. Of course the post didn’t go back to the original source and of course I can’t even find the page now. Sigh. Anyway, I mixed up some Martha Stewart glitter paint with some varying shades of blue artist acrylic paint and started layering dots or little circle, much the same as I did with my Wine Glasses and Coffee Cups.

It’s so funny because I always end up loving the finished product but there is a certain point in the process where I wonder what on Earth I am doing and why I thought this would be a good idea in the first place. But I keep going, layering on more dots in varying shades, thring to keep the colors evenly dispersed. I do love these:

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Jeans To Clam Diggers

Posted on May 5, 2013 by Bargainista

I love the fit of these jeans but they got a hole in them somehow:

I have jean shorts, so I decided to make them into clam diggers. I snipped them off just above where the hole is. Folded them up and now I have a cute pair of clam diggers. I saw a pair in InStyle magazine recently so they are totally in fashion now!

Pillow Save

Posted on May 3, 2013 by Bargainista

I got this awesome pillow last year at the thrift store. It was so pretty and only cost a couple of bucks. But over time the embroidery faded and the pillow actually started getting moldy

So I decided to paint it! I have had such great luck with Martha Stewart glitter paint mixed with acrylic paint so I decided to give it a go. I used black acrylic paint to cover the mold and mixed in copper colored glitter paint.

I mixed the paint on a 2:1 ratio, 2 parts acrylic paint to 1 part glitter paint. This project used a lot of paint! Almost a full bottle of glitter paint!

But I think it’s worth it

Bargain-ista Gift Basket

Posted on April 17, 2013 by Bargainista

My sister and I got talked into doing a gift basket for a charity event (OK so I was the one that got talked into it) and this is what we did. I took a shoe box and wrapped it in contact paper.

Filled the box with shred from my mothers paper shredder. We had some of the items on hand and dashed off to the dollar store for the rest.

We bought bubble bath and packaged it in a mason jar. We also bought another cute jar with a lid and my sister whipped up a batch of her awesome body scrub which she makes by combining Epsom salts, vitamin e oil, and fragrance. So we spent about 7 bucks and ended up with a bubblicious basket Bargain-ista style!

Sheet Music Succulent Arrangement

Posted on April 15, 2013 by Bargainista

It was my sister in law’s birthday last weekend and she said she wanted stuff for her garden. I was going to give her the fabric wrapped pot I made but it was not really her colors. She loves black and white and she is a musician. I thought – sheet music! I took a pot from the 99 Cent store and painted the rim black.

I used some old sheet music on the base of the pot. Mod Podged it on…