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No Fear Fridays – Free Printable

Posted on November 2, 2012 by Bargainista

Have you seen what the lovely and talented Kim is doing over at Reposhture? She has created a weekly series called No Fear Fridays where each Friday she focuses on a topic having to do with fear. She is taking her blog to the next level and using it to change women’s lives in a very personal way. It is amazing, really. Her blog was awesome as it was. She has a great sense of style and creates beautiful things and does really well in Blogland. It would be enough for most people but she wanted more. She wanted to help women. She wanted to help empower women. So she started No Fear Fridays. She listened to her heart and was guided to take a very big risk and start No Fear Fridays. I am most grateful as these posts have had a very profound effect on me, and are changing my life for the better. Inspired by No fear Fridays and the verses that Kim recommends reading, I created this No Fear Fridays – Free Printable:

Which is from 2 Chronicles 20:17. I am happy to share with you at a 5×7 pdf. You dont have to fight

Enjoy!

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Living Redo: Day 45 – Serenity Prayer Printable

Posted on October 15, 2012 by Bargainista

Day 45 and we’re done! I made my first ever chalk paint, and painted the top of the dumpster dive dresser that is now the entertainment center. I also finished my chandelier and hung a capiz shell light fixture that I shopped my room for. This is all before and after work! Posts on everything will be coming soon! Back to the Serenity Prayer Printable.

No, this Living Redo didn’t drive me into a twelve step program. But it has been a serious challenge for me in a lot of ways. Big girl stuff. I had to reassess balancing achieving my goals with having a happy life. Before I would have pushed myself and shut everything else out in order to achieve my goal. I took another approach this time and reevaluated things and extended my deadline. It was the right decision and I feel better for it. It was also challenging in the fact that you have to live in the living room and eat in the dining room so I had to work around things and keep tidying up instead of leaving a big mess from project start to finish. And speaking of big messes, when I am in project mode I don’t have the time or energy to clean or do yardwork. So aside from cleaning the bathroom last weekend my place is pretty much a pigsty and that is an insult to pigs everywhere! All of this has left me with such a feeling that everything is so completely out of control that things will never be right again. Hence the Serenity Prayer. It makes me feel so much better; it calms me down and I breathe a big sigh of relief. I decided to make a new printable:

Here is the file I am honored to share with you:Serenity

I am so happy this project is done. I can’t wait to get everything tidied up and to take some good pictures. Now when does the cleaning crew get here? Oh, that’s me? Well, I guess it will be next weekend then!

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Living Redo: Day 44 – Silkscreened Ceiling!

Posted on October 14, 2012 by Bargainista

I hit it hard today. Got 2 projects done! I worked on my chandelier (almost finished) and I silkscreened the ceiling. When I bought it I fell in love with the design (Martha Stewart Floral Paisley) and I didn’t look closely at the package and I honestly thought I was buying a stencil. The silkscreen worked really well, as the screen seemed to regulate the paint quite a bit. The difference with stenciling is that you have to lightly load the brush, and with screen printing it worked much better with a LOT of paint. Perfect!
I taped the edges with painters tape even though it is self adhesive.

I pounced the daylights out of it with a sponge pouncer.

For the next area I mixed up Martha Stewart glitter paint with a few drops of green acrylic paint and used a different screen that came wit the set. I was so pleased to find out the glitter goes through the screen! I did the same with pink paint and free handed dots using a pencil eraser. To the dots I added a bit of bling.

I got what I wanted! Glitter and bling on the ceiling!

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Our Favorite Things – My Life’s A Treasure

Living Room Redo: Day 37 – 99 Cent Trash Can Chandelier

Posted on October 7, 2012 by Bargainista

Today I hopped over to the hallway and made a chandelier out of a trash can! I did this because I am moving the chandy that has been in the hallway to the dining room. I started with a fluted trash can that I got at the 99 Cent Store and a base of a light fixture that came with the house.

I spray painted them with a Rustoleum hammered metal finish.
I cut a hole in the top:

And hung chandelier crystals that I found in a box while I was out walking Bella one day.

I hung it onto the base (after I scrubbed the ceiling and walls with TSP) with some hooks I made out of jewelry findings.

I originally made this as a dofer. A dofer is a term my dad used to use for a temporary fix – “It’ll dofer now”. I was planning on redoing a chandy that I got at a yard sale for this space. But I have to say I am kind of falling in love! This dofer might become a keeper!

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Living Room Redo – Day 30: Coastal Mantel

Posted on September 30, 2012 by Bargainista

Day 30. It is coming together! Finally! I am seeing the light at the end of the tunnel. I feel so much better. There is still a lot to do but I am getting a handle on it. I put a couple of big projects on hold to start bringing things together this weekend. I got all of my craft stuff put away and started decorating. I’d like to share my Coastal mantel today. OK so I know everyone is decorating their mantels for fall but I’m excited anyway!

It has some thrift store treasures, some projects I have done, and some new things.

My twine bottle, thrift store hurricane, shell bottle, and tiny cloche.

Sea glass vase, thrifted lantern, and other goodies I had.

A beautiful bowl I got for my birthday paired with my lotus votive holders.

At night with the candles lit. Love!!!

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Living Room Redo – Day 20: Giant Fabric Rosette Pillow

Posted on September 20, 2012 by Bargainista

I mentioned yesterday that I was working on a pillow inspired by one of my favorite bloggers. Have you seen the pillows made by Kammy at Kammy’s Korner? This girl has got it going on! She has made pillows with fabric rosettes, and large fabric rosettes made out of curtains and bridesmaid skirts and more! Check out her awesome pillows now (but come back to see mine).
Here is the one that I made:

I started with a pillow I got at the thrift store for $1.99. I made a fabric rosette from an old torn sheet that I had been saving. I used my no sew, no hot glue method, basically starting with a knot and twisting and turning and gluing as you go along. To make a giant fabric rosette, I used 3 strips of sheet about 2 inches in diameter. As I got to the second and third strips I added glue on each twist and let it dry upside down. I cut the knot off and added Velcro dots because I am going to have to wash the pillow again at some point and I don’t think Elmer’s Glue will make it through the wash.

I pressed the flower to the pillow. And done!

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Our Favorite Things – My Life’s A Treasure

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