{Cute Spring Wreath....}
I saw this pretty idea for a wreath at frou fruGal. She has some really good ideas!! Her complete tutorial for the wreath can be found HERE.
March 22, 2011
Spring wreath idea
I saw this pretty idea for a wreath at frou fruGal. She has some really good ideas!! Her complete tutorial for the wreath can be found HERE.
March 21, 2011
Vinyl Winners
{Vinyl Winners!!}
Congratulations to....
Aubrey from A Picture A Day
and....
Morrest 1101 from Morris Moments.
Congratulations!! Please contact me via email nwilkinson4@netzero.net so that I can get your info to get you your prize!
Thanks again, Jill, for giveaway! If you get a chance.....check out her site Utah Vinyl for some FABULOUS ideas!
If you missed my paint stick craft.....
{An "old" crate}
I blogged about this last week at Stuff and Nonsense and wanted to repost it in case you missed it!
I first saw this idea HERE at Today's Fabulous Finds and thought....I can do that!
Do you see the "old" crate?? Would you believe it's really this......
It's made from 5 gallon paint sticks and wood scraps!!!! Gloriously FREE!!!
So how do you do it??? You will need a scrap piece of wood whatever width you prefer, four 5-gallon paint sticks, and some Gorilla Glue
I used Gorilla Glue because I didn't have big enough staples to staple it.....so in some pictures you can see a little glue that oozed out between the joints......just please ignore that!
From a 4 inch piece of wood, I cut the length and the sides.....I glued the sides to the base.
Allow all of that to dry before you add your paint sticks. Trim your paint sticks to fit.....honestly, I measured nothing....eye-balling it all....I figure that it adds to the "rustic-ness" of it.....
Now for the fun part.......aging it! Sorry....somehow I forgot to take a picture of the first step....grr!! The first step was to grab an old rag and rub stain over the wood. I just used a brown colored stain. I put it on pretty heavy......I was actually panicking because it looked terrible at this point......that's probably why I didn't take any pictures!
Because it was looking so horrid......I developed "plan B". I decided to dry brush some white paint on it. I took my paint brush and painted the paper before I painted my crate so that it was streaky on the wood.
You can see that I put on enough white to cover the darker stain, but not so much that it completely covered the stain.
Then....I grabbed heavy grit sandpaper and started going over all the places that I painted.
Ignore the oozing glue......I should have used less....I know.....
You can see how the sanding just blends it all together......and the finished product....
I LOVE it!!
Today's Fabulous Finds has other paint stick projects like this one.....
That window.......made from 5 gallon paint sticks!!
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March 20, 2011
Homeschooling: Spring Lapbook Ideas
{First Day of Spring Ideas.....}
Have you ever checked out squidoo?? One of my favorite homeschool bloggers, Jimmie's Collage, does a lot of squidoo lenses. They are AWESOME!! The author of the lens adds all the links, worksheets, and book information that you need to complete a little unit study.
HERE's one on spring....it includes lapbooks on spring, plants, and rainbows!
Homeschool Share also has a Botany lapbook.......this is for your older elementary student. You can download the PDF HERE.
Here are some FREE Spring Printables:
Worksheets from First School
Worksheets from Enchanted Learning....(not all are free)
TONS of stuff from DLTK
Happy first day of spring!
March 18, 2011
Last Day for the Vinyl Giveaway....
{Last chance to enter the giveaway!}
There's still time to become a follower and leave a comment to win some spring vinyl from Utah Vinyl!
I will be choosing 2 winners tonight!
Jill is also offering a special toThrifty Decorating readers. If you place an order this week (March 13-March 18) and mention my blog Thrifty Decorating , Jill will give you 10% off your order! You must place an order by March 18th! (Honestly.....her prices are amazing!)
Also....there are some CUTE ideas linked up with Thrifty Thursday!!
March 16, 2011
Join the party!
{Thrifty Thursday Link Party}
It's time for Thrifty Thursdays!
Thrifty Thursday is a place where you can link up:
The party starts TODAY!!
crafts....
decorating ideas....
recipes....
homeschooling ideas...
budget saving ideas....
Goodwill makeovers....
sewing projects......
Here are some very simple rules for the link-up:
1. Please become a follower of Thrifty Decorating
2. Be sure to link to your POST and not your blog.
3. Please copy and paste my link button somewhere in your post
or blog so that others can link back.
or blog so that others can link back.
The party starts TODAY!!
Cloche Makeover
{A new look....}
Remember my ORB cloche???
Well......I was tired of it being black, so I sprayed it Rustoleum Heirloom white, sanded it and distressed it with glaze....
.....a whole new look for....NOTHING!!!
And the bird nest???
....twine for now.....until I get my daughter to make me one!
Chances are it will probably just stay twine.....but I do need to get some of the Easter candy that looks like robin's eggs!
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Introducing Thrifty Thursdays....
{Thrifty Thursday Link Party}
I am so excited to introduce Thrifty Thursdays!
Many times when you all leave comments, I click over to your blogs and WOW there are some amazing ideas out there! I'd love to have you join the party!!
Thrifty Thursday is a place where you can link up:
The party starts TOMORROW!!
crafts....
decorating ideas....
recipes....
homeschooling ideas...
budget saving ideas....
Goodwill makeovers....
sewing projects......
Here are some very simple rules for the link-up:
1. Please become a follower of Thrifty Decorating
2. Be sure to link to your POST and not your blog.
3. Please copy and paste my link button somewhere in your post
or blog so that others can link back.
or blog so that others can link back.
The party starts TOMORROW!!
March 15, 2011
One Dollar Decorating
{Spring Blossoms}
Here's a 5 minute spring craft to help add some color to your home.....
Go to The Dollar Tree and grab a bunch of yello (or pink) blossoms.....go in the backyard (or your neighbor's) and grab a stick.....
Glue blossoms to stick with a hot glue gun....
Place on window sill and admire....
Now, if you'd like to have some real flowers.....check out Kathy's post at Dandelion's and Dust Bunnies. She explains how to "force" the blossoms to bloom early.
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