Letta D!

I'm loving my new Monogram D!
I cant remember where I first saw it, but someone had prettied up their Monogram and hung it from a picture frame. I LOVED it!
I am working on putting some black and white into my living room and thought this would be a swell place to start!
Started with my $1.77 chip board "D" that I found at H♥bby L♥bby, added some beautiful papers with modpodge and called it fabulous!!
Here are all of the materials....

here it is all painted nicely...

This is before sanding. You can kinda see how the paper is hanging off the sides. Just take some sandpaper to the outside to scrape off the excess for a nice finish!!

Then modpodge the whole thing and admire the beauty! Hang that sassy piece of fabulousness(its a word!) in your favorite frame for the world(or atleast your guests) to see!! I love it. Or add it to your favorite nook in the house!


Now go out and make yerself one!! Cheap and fun!
(sorry about the lighting in these pics-missed the sun)



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Making The World Cuter
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Before and After Party @ Thrify Decor Chick
Anything Related @ All Thingz Related
♥Mindy

Jute! Eggs and Vase

Ah...yes, my first easter decor of the year. lol.
I know, I know, nothing like waiting til the last minute. I'm definately a procrastinator. Not my best quality, but it could be worse right?
I LOVE LOVE LOVE THIS post my friend Beckie over at Projects, Pinching Pennies and Plugging Along did called Twine and Speckled Eggs. They are absolutely fabulous!! She took those plastic easter eggs, painted them, speckled them blue and twined the bottoms!! Brilliant.
Here is what hers look like!

Aren't they cute!
I knew I had to make some!! I bought some paper eggs at Hobby Lobby that were 3 for $1. :) I painted them cream, although it is very WHITE looking, and then speckled them with a dark brown instead of the midnight blue Beckie used.
I juted two of the bottoms and one of the sides. I love them!!
Here are mine...

Began with this...

and turned into this!

THANK YOU Beckie for the AWESOME idea!!

And now onto the VASE!
I've been looking at this vase in my house for quite some time. Didnt really like and thought, I'll chuck it, but while I was beautying(its a word) up my eggs, I thought....I bet this vase would look fabulous covered in wonderful jute!!
So, I gave it a try, and I LOVE IT!!!!!
Here is the BEFORE...

Here is the after!!

Isnt she perfect! I love it. SOO glad I went for it!
Only problem now is figuring out what will go in this beauty. I tried a bunch of tree branches, but that just reminded me of deer antlers. lol. I need something else...but what? If you have any suggestions, I'd LOVE to hear them!! Thank you. :)

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Strut Your Stuff Thursday @ Somewhat Simple
Show and Tell @ Blue Cricket Design
Make It Yours Day @ My Backyard Eden
Frugal Friday @ The Shabby Nest
Feaure Yourself Friday @ Fingerprints on the Fridge
♥Mindy

Love me some Moss Balls!

Huh? Yes I said "moss balls". And mine are wonderful!!
P♥ttery Barn has some beauties here that are super cute!!
I just happen to have some golf practice balls laying around and grabbed some moss and thought I'd give it a go! Golf practice balls + moss = Copycat Moss Balls for a vase filler.
Look how wonderful!...


Super easy and CHEAP!
Start with...

Add a little...

Hot glue a section at a time and ROLL!!

Pull off the excess and glue some more. Fast and Simple!
Give it a try!!! Total cost for me was just under $4 for all 12 balls.
Six moss mini's at Pottery Barn would have cost me $10+ shipping. I saved over twenty bucks! :)


Thank you for visiting!
♥Mindy

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A Soft Place To Land

Pottery Barn Cream Bottle Copycat

Yay for my first official post! I am really excited to share ideas and much more with all of you! Thank you for stopping by and showing your support!
While searching online, I came across Pottery Barn's New collection of Eclectic Vases. I think they are divine! I had recently bought a small bottle I found in the dollar section at Target(love that store) that I thought I could transform to "copycat" the one they offer. It turned out just as I envisioned!
Here is the bottle I bought...

I grabbed my bottle, paint and modpodge and got started!! I ended up mixing just a tad of a light brown with my cream paint til I got the color I was looking for.
After I painted a couple coats, I applied modpodge to the whole thing to give it a nice glossy finish! I love it.
Here is the Pottery Barn bottle...

And here is mine!...

After this, I thought I might wanna go darker. So I painted again and realized I liked the first look better. lol. No worries! Thats the joy of paint!!
What do you think?

♥Mindy

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