Unmentionables in the Bathroom

I saw a post about how to eliminate those times in the bathroom...."unmentionables" from another blogger and for the life of me I can't find the post of it or who did it.  I'll search high and low and if I find it, I'll add a link to their site.  It was such a cute post, I couldn't resist!

This was a 3 minute DIY project.  It cost me $2 to do it and I loved the idea.  I've always known that matches would take the smell (ahem, told ya) out of a bathroom.  I visited a home once that had a pack of matches on the back of the commode and that particular night I was happy to see it.  I have one of those stomachs, if you know what I mean.

So...here's a simple DIY project that your guests (if they're like me) will love to see in your bathroom.  A box of matches displayed is okay....but this is a much better idea!  Afterall, bloggers are mostly about decorating and being crafty, right?!  Someone had to think this one up!

This is what I did.  I went to Dollar Tree and found the cutest votive glass and a box of matches.  You cut the striking strip off the box of matches and tape it on the votive.  I taped it on the bottom, (update! I moved it to the back of the votive) so it wouldn't be seen.  I hope my guests will turn the votive over and see the striking strip!  Then it needed to me a decorative touch.  I took this DIY project a step further.  I needed some sort of ribbon...but I wasn't at Walmart to buy it that very minute...sighs...I'm very inpatient!  So...I started searching through the ribbon I had...nothing I tell you would match....then I saw a gift bag with a black, fairly thick string, removed it and tied it around the votive.  That was getting better, but still not enough for me.  Then I thought of some scrapbooking paper that my daughter had been working with the night before and she was trashing what was left of this beautiful black & white sheet.  I cut a section off and taped it to the votive under the string.  PERFECTION!

Here's the pictures!

There you have it.  A beautiful votive that if I say so myself matches this bathroom perfectly! 

Enough toilet talk!  Go make one!  You know you wanna!

Found the site that I orginally got this idea from!  Check it out!

http://www.maillardvillemanor.com/2011/10/matches-in-bathroom.html?showComment=1317919297579#c469307417470781532

DIYing Part 2

Busy day Saturday.  I did find the material I was looking for to cover my bulletin board in the laundry room.  It wasn't what I had found a couple of weeks ago...SOMEONE snagged that one up!  But...I was much more impressed with what I ended up with.

I had the material.  I had the stapler.  I needed a ribbon to outline the bulletin board with and I needed glue to attach it to the board.  I found myself in Walmart in the crafting section.  Something I rarely do.  I was a newbie crafter!  Heh.

Here's what I did....first the material...

Awesome colors!

Finished Look!

Yay!  Go me!!  The frame will be painted I think.  After I see what the color on the wall looks like...I'll go from there.

Here's a before shot!

After:

Amazing what a little change up to a bulletin board can do to your decor!!

I can't wait to show you the other 2 changes in the laundry room! The curtains I found for the bookcases and I found a dresser.   Guess what?  I have a LAMP in my laundry room!!  I'm so excited.  It's beginning to look like a part of the house now.   I have 2 projects to do here....the curtains need a piece of material attached (go hemming tape) to the bottom to make it the correct length.  I had 2 choices...go too short or too long.  I opted for too short.  I can choose a fabric to attach that will blend well with the sage green walls.  The 2nd thing is this great piece of furniture I found at a storage unit sale!  No...not storage wars...but how fun would that have been?   I'm going to look for some Annie Sloan chalk paint and I'm either painting it black or a cream color.  Not sure yet.  It was the piece I have been looking for.  I got it at a ridiculous price. I could not  have had the dresser tossed in the car fast enough.  The lady was clearly delirious and I took advantage of her!  I'll be sharing this with you soon.

Last thing to do is paint the laundry room.  Big job.  Small area.  Big items in it to be moved around.  HALP!

http://www.thevintagefarmhouse.com/2011/10/creative-things-thursday-and-features_19.html

Mommy by Day, Crafter by Night

Getting My Craft On!

Yesterday was DIY crafting day here at my house.  I had a couple of projects going on at the same time and then Hannah decided to join in on the craziness.

Remember my list from yesterday?  Here's what I got done.

1.  Replaced the mini blinds in the kitchen and laundry room.  It looks much better now!!

2.  Buy a curtain rod for the laundry room window.  I can't wait to show you!

3.  Buy spring rods for the bookcases.  Did it!

4.  Shop for curtains for the bookcases.  Found them!

5.  Search for material to put on my bulletin board.  Did it and finished it!  It looks amazing!

6.  Buy materials needed to  make my roo pillows!  Did it and only made one.

Hannah and I took off early yesterday morning and went thrifting.  She found more LP's for her collection.  The Sound of Music, Grease and Dumbo.  If she keeps going, you'll soon be hearing me complain about all the LP's laying around in her room.  Here we go again!  I was so happy that I was able to find everything I needed to get these DIY projects done.

I'm going to share one of them with you today.  The roo pillow!  It was so easy!  All I needed was the placemats, hemming tape and some polyfil stuffing.  I did learn to be patient when you iron the hemming tape on.  I tend to rush things and had to re-do a couple of spots that had come undone.  My placemats were very thick, so this caused me to have to hold the iron on each section a bit longer.  All in all...it worked!  It looks amazing.  I was going to make 2 pillows, but decided I didn't need 2 right now and I was sweating people!  Geesh.  How much can one person do?!  After the holidays, I may go back and make the 2nd pillow once my kitchen table decor goes back to normal.  The red roo pillows were not a match made in heaven with the orange Fall decor right now!

Here's how it all started....

End Result!

Be still my heart!  I made a pillow!   Right now it's found its home on top of the fridge in the laundry room.  Next to my centerpiece from the kitchen table.  Matches perfectly!  This will look amazing at the kitchen table on each end chair once the holidays are over.  Plus, I'm giving you a sneak peek of the curtains I found for the bookcases.

As I said, Hannah jumped on board with the pillow making.  Here's her little creation!

Cute, huh?  She has a basket of material and she made this little pillow for her room.  I think she did a great job.

Can we say DIY bulletin board?!  I can't wait to show you tomorrow!!  The laundry room is coming together.  I'm looking for a chest of drawers to hold my linens now.  So...I'm like a crazy woman on Craigslist right now.  This will enable me to take down all the shelves that hold those items and store them in drawers.  Perhaps a lamp and a pic for that table?  Hub hung the curtains yesterday...I couldn't wait!  We did a couple of other things.  Painting is next.   I hate to paint!  Any volunteers?!

It's time for me to get my couponing game face on this morning.  I have some serious grocery shopping to do today.  Our precious granddaughter Sophia will arrive on Thursday for a few days and we're looking forward to spending some time with her before she's off to Disney World. Oh and her parents will be here as well.  *winks*

Is she just waiting on Nana and Papa kisses or what?!

I'm linking up to this party!

http://www.bystephanielynn.com/2011/10/sunday-showcase-party-with-my-memories.html

http://abowlfulloflemons.blogspot.com/

Mommy by Day, Crafter by Night

Knick of Time Interiors