Dollar Store Stained Glass...

Remember these? They've been circulating the blogosphere for awhile, they are double paned picture frames from the dollar store. I bought a bushel of them, so I've been looking for any excuse to use them :)

In my new craft room (which is STILL not completely unpacked), I have 2 HUGE windows. I'm in love with my windows because my previous craft cave got um.....ZERO natural light. I knew right off the bat I was not putting curtains in my craft room.

Still, I wanted something pretty for the windows. I decided to try the modge podge/food coloring technique. I used pink and orange and literally poured it onto the glass...then I used some paper towel to stipple it. Then I used my Cricut and my new Lyrical Letters cartridge (I believe this is my new favorite!!!!!!!) to cut out a couple words and modge podged then onto the glass as well. I painted the frames white, added a little bow and here they are.....

And here they are IN the window!!!!!! Love the way the light comes through them!!!!!!! I have SOOOOOOOOOOO many ideas for these babies!!!!!!! (not sure why the one picture looks yellowish, its actually a really nice shade of orange...)

I LUVVVVVVVVVVVVV my Dollar Store stained glass....sooooooooooo much cheaper than curtains! :)

Me no likey gold...

I've never been a big fan of gold. Occasionally I don't mind a pop, but I MUCH prefer silver. Still, I can't pass up a deal so when I saw this at a garage sale, I knew I needed to pick it up.

Its HUGE!!!!!!!!!!! And check out the detailing, I just love it!

One more shot of that beautiful detailing:

Oh wait, whats that? A price tag, yep $1.50. Say WHATTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT? So, she came home with me. I taped off her mirror and painted her white. Then I got busy with my glaze and made her "antique" looking. Ahhhhh, check out the detailing now...LOVEEEEEEE it!

But she was still missing something. Then it hit me....one of those cute wall clings I got from the $ store!!!!

And here she is in all her glory:

So just to recap, for $2.50 I got this piece of amazingness!!!!!! And a positive message to glance at as I'm rushing out the door. I'm in love! :)

Gettin' Crafty on Hump Day...

I realize this is early (submissions will open at 9pm), but I have a knock-off too good to wait on!!!!!!! I fell in LOVE with these in the Ballard Catalog:
I decided, I NEEEEEEEEEEEDED to have one of these, FAST! So, while scouring my local Goodwill, I found a round picture frame that would work PERFECTLY! I started by ripping the back off, then I put in a round piece of mirror (a candle plate from the $$ store) and then I glued the back on again. Check it out:

Note to self: when you make an AWESOME copy cat, curb your enthusiasm and take time to windex off your finger print smudges before you photograph and/or post pictures on your blog. This has been a public Service announcement.

I realize that my little mirror is no where near as large as the one from Ballard, but thats ok, I plan to scour all thrift stores till I find 2 more so I can make a little grouping like this one:

These cost a mere $139!!!!!!!! *Rolls eyes*

My little beauty cost under $5 :) WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO HOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!! I luvvvvvvvvvv when I find a way to stick it to the man...

So what have you been crafting this week? Link it up! PLEASEEEEEEEEEEEEE put my button on your blog somewhere, and please leave a comment if you link. Also, please only post a CRAFT project that you've been working on (or a recipe, whatever)...its just, the last 2 weeks someone has been posting links to an online store where they are selling refinished furniture. Don't make me delete your links, I don't want to be "that guy." Thanks :) hugs and kisses...

Gettin' Crafty on Hump Day....

This week, I remembered Wednesday, AND I have a craft, so I'm 2 for 2!!!!!! My craft room is still not unpacked, but I'm losing my marbles so I decided to start spray painting things. It started with this brass beauty.

I ripped the ivy off her and gave her 2 coats of heirloom white. She was purdy, but she was missing something. It wasn't till I found this at Goodwill that I realized what she needed.

A stand! So, she got a couple coats of heirloom white, and then they were united for all eternity. I added a little nest and a nice birdy tealight holder from the Dollar store and voila...I love her.

So lets link!!!!!!!!!! Please comment if you link and PLEASE put my button on your blog somewhere!!! :)

Fail Friday.....

I have 2 fails this week:

1) I forgot we had a Wednesday

2) My craft room STILL isn't unpacked!!!!!! UGH

What are your fails?? Link em up!!!!!!! :)

Gettin' Crafty on Hump Day....a day late...

Ummmmm, so I forgot it was Wednesday, AGAIN. I'm telling you, I think my brain is still packed in one of these boxes. As soon as I find it my life will go back to normal. Well...my version of normal...So, we'll just do this a day late and pretend I didn't forget. Ok, alright, sounds great, and away we goooo...

Thanks for coming to this weeks edition of gettin' crafty on hump day! Last week our most popular project was "Snapple Vases" by The Hand Me Down House

Aren't they cute?!?!?! And a snapple bottle, I mean COME ON!!!!!!! Ingenius!

Ok peeps, lets party! Please leave me a comment if you link and please post my button on your blog somewhere :)

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Win a Silhouette?!??!

Dollar Store crafts has an AWESOME giveaway this week!!!!!!!

Go HERE to check it out!!!!!!!!!!! Or don't, because it betters my odds of winning LOL