Project fail (maybe?)

I have wanted to redo the kids bathroom for a while but funds have been low  non-existent.  I am tired of waiting to be able to do it.  So this is my attempt to redecorate their bathroom as inexpensively as possible.

It has not started off well...

I am changing the decor from Mickey Mouse to a beachy theme.  

Color scheme desired...

Turquois

Black

Grey/Silver 

First pieces of junk I found  project on the list

 

A board left over from this project (free) and a little wood bowl ( .75c)

First thing I did attempted was to cut the bowl in half.

after realizing the scroll saw wouldn't cut that deep, out came the hand saw.

I know, my tools are pathetic.  I keep asking for better ones, but it is always that same funding problem as before :(

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This is where the almost fail began.  As soon as the saw cut all the way through the dumb bowl fell off the tail gate of my truck (which pretends to be my saw horse sometimes)

Out came the glue and tape...  UGH!

Once that was fixed I nailed it (it won't hold much weight so nails should work OK.  Right???) to the front of the board about in the middle... sort of.  

I mean really.  Let's not make things to difficult.  Look at the damage I have already managed to do with out all the technical measuring stuff. 

After this point I slapped on some stinkin  paint  carefully painted the whole thing white and then distressed it.

 

This post is call project fail.  I am not sure I am loving how this turned out.  But I have decided to wait until the whole room is done to see if it works the way I am picturing it in my head.



That is all I am going to show you for know.  I am working on the bathroom so when I get that done I will show you all the little projects in the room reveal.

Thanks for stoppin by!!!!

P.S. Here is a sneak peek of the next project on my bathroom list.

 



  

I Won... part 2

So yesterday I told you that I had won a prize out there in blogland.  I wanted to show you what I won and introduce you to the awesome blog that I won it from (if you haven't already discovered it).

 Controlling My Chaos was having a giveaway where we had to tell about a much neglected room in our house.

So I left a comment and mine was picked.  Woo Hoo!

 My much neglected room is definetly my craft room.  Bummer huh?

So first I want to introduce you to Jill at Controlling My Chaos.  I stumbled on to this blog by accident one day and I have never laughed so hard in all my life.  She is the most entertaining writer ever.

This is my favorite post.  Hilarious!!!

Read about her challenges with her dog also.  So sad yet so funny.  We can all relate.

So back to my prize.  She sent me this cute frame which I am in love with.

 The thing I love about this frame is that nothing has to be permanent.  It is a magnet board and then the ribbon has tiny clothes pins.

SOOOOO Cute!!!

 I will definitely be changing the contents of this frame A LOT.  I just threw this pic of Miss K on there so it had something on it to show you (looking a little boring, I know) but I have big plans.  But you all need to go check out this blog.  It will definitely make you smile.

   

And if you see a giveaway...give it a shot.  You never know what you will win.

Thanks Jill!  :)  

I won a prize

It is late here but I was pretty excited.  I won a prize from blogland a while back and it came in the mail today. 

 Woo Hoo!

I will post more details tomorrow.  Check back cuz the blog I won the prize from you have got to see.

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7

Today the baby of the family is turning 7.  Not really a baby anymore.  Spud is such an amazing kid.  He is the life of our family.  We are so grateful to have him in our home.  He is so loving and kind.  He is hillariously funny, he always keeps us laughing. 

He's not ever the one in trouble, he is so good to just do what he needs to do.  Spud, we love you very much and hope you have a wonderful day.  Your Mom and Dad and brothers and sisters love you very much.

Vintage Bottle Cap Necklaces By: Shay

Hi!  I'm Shay.  I'm Joni's daughter.  All of my crafty ideas come from her.  One day when we where out shopping we stopped at a little antique store on the way home.  We where just walking around and we didn't really see anything we where absolutely dying to have.  On the way out mom saw a scale that would go  perfectly in her kitchen.  While she was buying that I noticed a dish on the counter that was filled with old, vintage bottle caps.  I fell in love when I first saw them.  If you've ever seen the movie Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen, you've seen the bottle cap necklace I've been dying for.  They ended up being 6 for a dollar so I bought a bunch.  My first set is made up of fun summer colors that go with most outfits.  It's bright and it definitely makes a statement.

This is so simple and so inexpensive.  6 bottle caps is the perfect amount to cover the front of your neck.  Along with these fun things you will need some type of  thick chain that will be easy to take apart.  I got mine for 2 dollars at Wal-Mart.  You can get them at pretty much any craft store.  I tried these little jump rings to link them together and they just didn't work.

So now that you have everything, you need to punch the holes.  I used a hammer and punch set my mom got me.  You need  to put your holes on the curved edge of the bottle cap.  Punch your holes on the inside of the cap where there's that little crevice, and your punch should just fit right in there.  Use a Sharpie to make marks (on the inside of course) so that you know where to punch your holes.  Try to make the smallest hole you can that will still allow the jump ring to go through. 

(Ignore the little jump rings they didn't work.)  Next you want to make your necklace a comfortable size.  Get a necklace you already have that is a good length and lay it out straight on the table.  Under that lay your chain and  adjust it so it's the same size as your other necklace. 

 Then under your chain lay out you bottle caps so they are centered on the chain.  Using pliers separate the links that are directly above the hole you made in the cap.  Do this on both of the outside bottle caps.  Put the open links through the holes and hook then onto the bottle cap closing them with the pliers. Save the links from the middle.  You will need them in the next step.

Using the extra links you took off the middle, take one off at a time and use those to link together your bottle caps. This is a lot cheaper than buying jump rings because then you don't have a random chain laying around.  It may take two pairs of pliers if your chain is really strong.  

Close that link and move on to the next one.  Eventually they should all link together to form a necklace.  Make sure the links are closed tightly so they don't slip off of the cap easily.  I know it doesn't sound like they will come off but they definitely will.  If you want to put a dab of hot glue on the hole to secure the link then go ahead.  When it's done it should look like this.

There are so many ways you can arrange these caps.  Just be creative and think of a unique way to place them.  Another way I did mine is in a "V" shape.  Just do the chain the same but use the little jump rings this time to hook the bottle caps together in the center of the necklace.  They allow your necklace to have a little movement and not be so stiff.  It will take 2 or 3 in some places because of the small size.  

These will need a little hot glue on the holes because these rings aren't all that strong.  Again, using a sharpie to mark where your holes will be punched really helps.  This makes it so you can line up the caps and they won't be crooked and out of place. These necklaces can be made in whatever shape you want.  I have another design but I'll post it later once I have some pictures.  Everyone asks me if it's scratchy or if it hurts and it really doesn't.  Another good tip is to take clear nail polish and put a coat over the chain so it doesn't tarnish and the silver will last longer.  Leave comments cause I want to know what people think of this idea.  Bye! :) 


Linking to:
Hookin up with HoH #12 
A few of my favorite things 
Funky Junk Interiors 
Tatortots and Jello 
The DIY show off: Project Parade 

Photo shoot

Since the time I took the older girls out and took there pictures (remember THIS post), Little Miss K has been begging me to take her out and take her picture.  Well yesterday was finally the day.  As I was taking her picture I couldn't believe how grown up she has become.  I know I am bias, but I have some gorgeous kids.  Anyway, We just went to the park by our home, it was a beautiful day and we had a lot of fun.  So here are a few (I took 127 pictures :) of Miss K's pictures.

Well, 3 down, 3 to go.  I really want to take the boys out and get pics of them next.  I have some fun ideas I want to try with them.  Thanks for looking.

I want to show you a couple of thrift store lamps that I have redone recently.  Hopefully tomorrow.  We are still trying to get into the swing of summer so I have not been able to get on here much lately.  So check back :)

One more sign

I had to make one more sign.   These are so simple and fun to make.  This one is for Little Miss K's room.  I made it the same as I did in THIS tutorial.

This sign was done on the same kind of old grey wood.  Painted white with some black crackling.  I made the stencil using the cricut machine and the SCAL program.  I LOOOOOVE this program.  If you have a Cricut machine you have. to. get. this. program!  You will not regret it.  It is awesome.

This picture has wonky lighting, but it shows the wood detail and also how it is sanded to look distressed.  Well thanks for taking the time to look.  This probably won't be the last sign you see here :)  I love these things.
P.S.  See the scalloped shelf?  I totally made that.  Cute Huh!?! I know!  I know!  The curtains DEFINITELY need to be replaced.

I am linking to House of Hepworth and Frugal and Fabulous  so go check out all the great craftiness.