Been there. Pinned it. Did that. | Old Window Picture Frame

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I found a old window at a downtown antique shop a couple of months ago for $20.00. What a steal!! I have been looking high and low for an old window everywhere. The ones I have seen they wanted at least $40.00. So even though I didn't have the wall space I had to buy it and I would figure where to put it later. 

 

Step one: I did a clear shellac because my window had weathered already.

Step two: Find a picture you like to print. A friend of mine had once told me she got all of her prints from Staples because they were way cheaper than anywhere else for large prints. Since we don't have a Staple here in town I would've paid $9.99 just in shipping. Before I ordered it online I drove down to our Office Depot where it cost me the same price but I had my picture within one hour. Total cost of the printed picture was $21.00 doll hairs.

Step three: I had seen a couple of pins where they cut the photo out to fit in each and every single panel of the window. Why make things more complicated than they really are. I just taped my picture onto the back of the window.

Step four: Since I didn't have anything to hang the picture by I bought picture hangers from Hobby Lobby. 

($1.99 plus 40% of coupon) 

Step five: Level it out and hang it on your wall. Of course I had to move stuff around to find a spot where I wanted it. 
And there we have it!

Been there. Pinned it. Did that. | BFF Long Distances Mugs

Happy Wednesday everyone! Are you getting ready for the weekend? What are your plans this weekend? Today's Been there. Pinned it. Did that. is Best Friend Long Distances Mugs.

This one was quite challenging since I'm artistically handicapped when it comes to drawing, it's by far my favorite one because it's so close to my heart. My cousin, maid of honor and best friend Caitlyn is moving to Boston, Massachusetts. Which is on the other side of the United States from California. 3,006 miles to be exact. I am so proud of her and excited for what the future has in store for her. I will miss her dearly.....teary eyed. Her going away party is this Saturday and I wanted to give her something I put a lot of time and thought into. I found a best friend long distance mug on good ol' Pinterest. (Seriously, what can't you find on Pinterest?)

What you'll need:

2 white coffee mugs (Dollar Tree)

Sharpies (whichever color you prefer)

An oven

First, preheat your oven to 350 degrees and then teach yourself to draw your state and their state. Warning: Drawing states is NOT an easy task. Actually, I am terrible at it.

I printed out the states I wanted to draw and traced them onto the mugs with eyeliner. I highly recommend this if you are anything like me when it comes to drawing because you can wipe off your mistakes. Unless, you're just ridiculously talented.

Once you have completed drawing your states with eyeliner. Trace the outside of the eyeliner with your sharpie. Allow your markings to dry and use a wet cloth to remove your old eyeliner.

Add whatever final touches you like. I added a quote on the back of my mugs. Stick those puppies in the oven and bake for 45 minutes. When you bake them, it seals the marker into the mugs so you can wash them over and over again.

This way Caitlyn can think of yours truly everyday when she has her morning coffee, you're welcome!

I am so shocked how adorable these turned out. 

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Been there. Pinned it. Did that. | Fall Wreath Tutorial

It's finally fall. Even though it's October and still 80's degrees outside. It's time to decorate around the house. And what do people see the most when you decorate? Your front door! Because your definitely not coming inside our home without a 24 hour notice that way I can clean to my standards. There is nothing worse then showing your house and  saying "ignore that please". Our spare bedroom was that way when we first moved in because I didn't want to unpack anymore or worse yet see a box. Anyways back on topic I decided to make a fall wreath for this Friday's DIY blog.

I am going to try to blog every week a DIY project Damon and I are doing around the house. More than likely it will be every other week.

I found a letter "L" at Hobby Lobby, which just opened up in our town on Wednesday. You should have seen me. It was like taking a kid into Toys R Us. The letter was $4.99. I chose to paint it red because of fall colors and if I wanted to use it for Christmas. I could!

I found the twig wreath was $8.99 but I have a 40% off coupon on that item and the burlap $3.99 at Hobby Lobby as well. After letting the painting dry I hot glued the letters onto the twig wreath. And tied a bow at the top of the wreath with the burlap.

I didn't have a picture of the floral arrangement before I put them onto the wreath. They were just basic fake flower bundle that every craft store has. Even the Dollar Tree or Walmart has them. I went to Michael's craft store because they had a huge fall floral selection and everything was 60% off for fall arrangements. I just placed the bundle in between the twigs. I didn't have to hot glue them down just because they stayed in place.

And that's it! Fairly easy!

Diaper Quad Tutorial

One of Damon and I close family friend is expecting her second child in October. She mentioned to me she has started to collect diapers. I figure I would help her out but in a creative way. I didn't take that long to make and anyone can do it. It took awhile for me because I stopped and took pictures for you guys to see step by step on how I did it.

What you will need....

(1) baby bottle
(2) bibs
(1) dishwasher bottle basket
(3) receiving blankets
(88) diapers**
(2) paper towel rolls
(1) pair of socks
(1)stuffed animal
ribbon
double sided tape
rubber bands
pie pan


**I used newborn size the bigger the diaper the less diapers you need.

First I start off cheating. I used a pie pan to form my diapers into the shape of the while.

After the pie pan was full of diapers and in the shape of the wheel I put a rubber band around it to hold the shape

I used double sided tape to tape the ribbon around on top of the rubber band.

I used one of the receiving blankets and did a three fold over the roll.

Then roll it up.

I then sled the roll inside the middle of the diaper wheels

After doing that twice I placed a ribbon around double rolls to hold them together.

To make the handle bars I started off with folding the receiving blanket.

I placed the receiving blanket around the dishwasher basket. I also had extra bibs, sock, and receiving blankets and placed them inside the dishwasher basket.

I held the handle bars together with a rubber band.

Then placed the dishwasher basket in the middle of the wheels.

Sled the bib over

Hope you enjoyed it!