Magnets!

So my sisters found some alphabet magnets like these and i thought they were adorable! So i made some, but did my last name and then 2 of my kids names. I love the colors! And think they turned out pretty good! Oh and they were super easy to make:)

Bought the wood circles and magnets at Joann's. And the paint at Quality! Maybe spent $5 in all!

I painted the wood, then glued on the magnets!

Next i sanded the edges and used some distressing ink!

Then wulah!!! I wrote the letters on them! And their finished:) Not too bad!

**!OLD WindOw!**

My friend Shelby is gettin married next month and this weekend is her bridal shower! She is doing a vintage theme so I wanted to do something OLDISH for her! My sister Tera purcahsed these cute old windows from a girl here in town and so we put our heads together! It still has the glass in it so I was really excited! I wanted to put something special on the window so she could use it all year round! After a TERRIBLE experience with trying to get some vinyl cut at a local store, I ended up using a cricuit to cut out these letters!.. The vinyl that I had purcahsed first was such a cute blue color and would have matched this window soo cute! but, when I went to pick up the vinyl it was not the lettering I had chose, and was sooo NOT cute.. I was upset at first cuz her shower was in 2 days and I wanted this to be perfect for her! All in all, I think it turned out pretty cute! I just hope she likes it!!! 

This window is sooo OLD! The blue on it is the original paint..

I added a little decoration to it! Just to make it look more like a gift! The blue lace on top is to hang it off of. If she doesnt like the lace she can always pull it off!! I now need to find me an old window so I can put one  up in my house!!

***and the WINNER is....!!***

We have had people e-mail us saying it would NOT let them post a comment.. To be fair we put all 26 of you in a basket and drew a name... When posting a comment it will not show up automatically, it has to be looked over by us first, then we decide if it is appropriate or not to be shown.. That may or may not have been the problem.... So everyone had a chance at this drawing!

 and the WINNER is..................

CARRI @ REDEFINING C.

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WE REACHED OUR 25TH FOLLOWER!!

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**MiRRoR MaKeoVer**!

I have heard a little bit about people using book pages to make wreaths out of.. I bought a wreath (see last post) at our Friday Store last week and was going to try it. I decided I liked the look of that old stickly wreath so I ended up using it for a different project...  I got this mirror from my brother for Christmas a few years back and I loved it when I had a lot of dark colors in my house, but now that I have added a little bit of color to my house I dont like it being so dark. So the transformation began.. I also bought a very old book that was a little beat up.. (that way I didnt feel so bad ripping out the pages).. I wasnt quite sure how to fold the pages or if I was suppose to wrap.. I just plain didnt know.. I tried wrapping it around my finger but the tip of my nail went right through the end.. a pen was too little.. folding it into 4's just didnt look right.. I then found a marker that was prob 1/2 an inch thick and tried that.. That worked the best.. a few pages even ripped through so I had to be careful.. but the look of it turned out just how I wanted!! The only sucky thing is that I ran out of pages when I got to the end.. So in these pics you can see the bottom isnt as full as the rest.. I had to spread them out a bit more. So, until I find a book that matches my pages I am leaving it like this!!

the dark mirror! (dont mind my messy child)

Rip out your pages! The older the book the better the color!

Wrap the paper in the center and crunch.. It helps to twist it a bit. Just not too hard or it will rip right through your page!

On the first row I put the pages way close.. The second row I did them about an inch apart.

Once your glue is dry you can pull on them and kinda FLUFF them the way you want them to lay!

The finished product! (besides the very bottom where I ran out of pages!) I L-O-V-E it!!

**2 MinUte wrEAth!!**

Let me start off by telling you, "I am just like a kid in a candy store!" ... when it comes to our Friday Thrift Store here in town! Yet, anywhere cheap, thrifty.. you get the picture! I have always had something hanging on my front door.. I feel like its more welcoming when people keep they're doors decororated. Maybe im just weird but I always have felt like that! I have had stars on them for about the last 2 years.! I did have a Christmas wreath at one point but my husband hated it because it was so bolky ang big! When I was in Cedar City at my sisters house we decided that doing an initial of our last name would be cute! So we went to Joanns Craft Store and bought our cardboard letters for cheap! I think it was normally $4.00 or so.. (but if you use a coupon you can usually get off to 40% or 50% off! (SCORE)) I bought my material when I made my chair so I had some left over that I wanted to use to kinda blend the colors in my house! I cut slits into my material then ripped away! I love the way ripped material looks! I wrapped up my "F".. Not gonna lie it was kinda a pain. I didnt realize the diff. lenghts so I had to play around to get it to look right! So back to my Mintue Wreath! I scored with this $1.00 wreath today at our local Friday Store..  I wanted to try making a Book Wreath out of pages from a book, but this wreath was too cute to be covered up! I have been trying to decide where to put my "F" too because it dont stand up by itself! So when I got home it hit me!! I put 2 and 2 together and WAH-LAH!! I can say I LOVE it!

This is the cardboard "f" that I started with..

I started on the shortest sides to begin.. I think thats why it was such a pain because I had to tuck the other material to make the long side fit.. I had to tuck it.. Talk about a pain.

The wreath was kinda loose so I put some wire in 4 different spots.. Just to make sure it holds tightly together. You cant notice the wire in real life.. but in this picture its way noticable!

..and here she is..! I usually freak out if I think things look to plain, but I kinda like this plain cause I love the look of the branches of the wreath! Now we'll see what the hubby thinks when he gets home! Wonder if he will even notice!

**mY 3.00 treasure!**

I bought this old ugly mirror/frame (not sure which one it was).. Thanks to jodi for spotting it for me before anyone else could snag it! It was this ugly gold (I HATE gold!) color. I primed it then hand painted it with the same color as my dresser! I am trying to decide what i want to do with it.. I already have a few mirrors up, but I was thinking about doing a magnetic board.. or something like vinyl lettering on my wall on the inside of it! I cant decide but here is what it looks like! I still cant decide if i want to glaze it with black either! Decisions, decisions!

(notice my wall papered table! Still am in the process with that!!)

I love the detail on it! So that is what makes me want to glaze it! Guess I will sleep on it for a bit and decide! Unless anyone else has an idea!

4 mOre fOllowers and wE will dO the drAwing!

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