Garden Angel Redo

I got this sweet little angel as a gift.

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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.

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

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Not quite what I imagined but perfect for my garden!

Tie Back Tee

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:

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I cut the sleeves off:

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

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Painted Glass Candle Holders

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

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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.

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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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Linking Up Here:
DIY Project Parade – DIY Showoff
Make It Pretty Monday – The Dedicated Blogspot
Made By You – Skip To My Lou
Show Me What Ya Got – Not Just A Housewife
Trash 2 Treasure – Kammy’s Korner
Welcome Home Wednesday – Vintage on A Dime
Wednesday’s Adorned From Above – Adorned From Above
Rock and Share Wednesday – The Shady Porch
Talkin’ About Thursday – Designed Decor
Inspiration In Progress – Clippie Dips
Doggone Dirty Crafting – Rhinestone Beagle
Pinspirational Thursday – Confessions of an ADD Housewife
Weekend Wrap-Up Party – Tatertots & Jello
Frugal Friday – The Shabby Nest

Jeans To Clam Diggers

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

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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!

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Linking Up Here:
DIY Project Parade – DIY Showoff
Make It Pretty Monday – The Dedicated Blogspot
Made By You – Skip To My Lou
Show Me What Ya Got – Not Just A Housewife
Trash 2 Treasure – Kammy’s Korner
Welcome Home Wednesday – Vintage on A Dime
Wednesday’s Adorned From Above – Adorned From Above
Rock and Share Wednesday – The Shady Porch
Talkin’ About Thursday – Designed Decor
Inspiration In Progress – Clippie Dips
Doggone Dirty Crafting – Rhinestone Beagle
Pinspirational Thursday – Confessions of an ADD Housewife
Weekend Wrap-Up Party – Tatertots & Jello
Frugal Friday – The Shabby Nest

Pillow Save

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 :(

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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.

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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!

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But I think it’s worth it :)

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Linking Up Here:
DIY Project Parade – DIY Showoff
Make It Pretty Monday – The Dedicated Blogspot
Made By You – Skip To My Lou
Show Me What Ya Got – Not Just A Housewife
Trash 2 Treasure – Kammy’s Korner
Welcome Home Wednesday – Vintage on A Dime
Wednesday’s Adorned From Above – Adorned From Above
Rock and Share Wednesday – The Shady Porch
Talkin’ About Thursday – Designed Decor
Inspiration In Progress – Clippie Dips
Doggone Dirty Crafting – Rhinestone Beagle
Pinspirational Thursday – Confessions of an ADD Housewife
Weekend Wrap-Up Party – Tatertots & Jello
Frugal Friday – The Shabby Nest

Bargain-ista Gift Basket

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.

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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.

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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!

Linking Up Here:
DIY Project Parade – DIY Showoff
Make It Pretty Monday – The Dedicated Blogspot
Made By You – Skip To My Lou
Show Me What Ya Got – Not Just A Housewife
Trash 2 Treasure – Kammy’s Korner
Welcome Home Wednesday – Vintage on A Dime
Wednesday’s Adorned From Above – Adorned From Above
Rock and Share Wednesday – The Shady Porch
Talkin’ About Thursday – Designed Decor
Inspiration In Progress – Clippie Dips
Doggone Dirty Crafting – Rhinestone Beagle
Pinspirational Thursday – Confessions of an ADD Housewife
Weekend Wrap-Up Party – Tatertots & Jello
Frugal Friday – The Shabby Nest

Sheet Music Succulent Arrangement

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.

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

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Another coat of Mod Podge over the whole thing and it was good to go! I filled it with potting soil and added succulents…

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Linking Up Here:
DIY Project Parade – DIY Showoff
Make It Pretty Monday – The Dedicated Blogspot
Made By You – Skip To My Lou
Show Me What Ya Got – Not Just A Housewife
Trash 2 Treasure – Kammy’s Korner
Welcome Home Wednesday – Vintage on A Dime
Wednesday’s Adorned From Above – Adorned From Above
Rock and Share Wednesday – The Shady Porch
Talkin’ About Thursday – Designed Decor
Inspiration In Progress – Clippie Dips
Doggone Dirty Crafting – Rhinestone Beagle
Pinspirational Thursday – Confessions of an ADD Housewife
Weekend Wrap-Up Party – Tatertots & Jello
Frugal Friday – The Shabby Nest

Capri Pants To Boyfriend Jeans

An easy refash! My sister gave me some cute capris. The style is a bit outdated as no one seems to be wearing them anymore.

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No problem. I took out the seam with my ripper stitcher (as my mother calls it) or more commonly known as seam ripper.

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I folded the cuffs in doubles and in no time – boyfriend jeans!

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Linking Up Here:
DIY Project Parade – DIY Showoff
Make It Pretty Monday – The Dedicated Blogspot
Made By You – Skip To My Lou
Show Me What Ya Got – Not Just A Housewife
Trash 2 Treasure – Kammy’s Korner
Welcome Home Wednesday – Vintage on A Dime
Wednesday’s Adorned From Above – Adorned From Above
Rock and Share Wednesday – The Shady Porch
Talkin’ About Thursday – Designed Decor
Inspiration In Progress – Clippie Dips
Doggone Dirty Crafting – Rhinestone Beagle
Pinspirational Thursday – Confessions of an ADD Housewife
Weekend Wrap-Up Party – Tatertots & Jello
Frugal Friday – The Shabby Nest