Homemade Fridge

When Macy got her new little playhouse, I wanted all the "extras" like the sink, stove, washer, etc. We found most of them, and the rest that go with the set I hope to find on Craig's List. There was one problem though. The set doesn't come with a fridge! What?! That is so weird to me and especially when we got some play food (more on that later...) and it didn't fit anywhere! You can't keep your food in the sink! The oven can hold some things, but not all. So, I decided to "make" a fridge! This is what I came up with. I found a wooden chest at Joann's for $24, so using my half-off coupon, it was 12 and the paint was 89 cents and I used 4 bottles. The sealer was $4 with my half-off coupon, though I found it at the dollar store the next day (boo!). Anyways, a little more than I would have liked to spend, but I think it turned out pretty good- matching all the other pieces and providing storage. I think it's cute! Macy loves it! ( I have to say- my fav part is the "fridge magnets") =)

Easter Creations

Yay! I am so excited to post my first real project. I have been obsessing about blogs (thanks, Brit...) for about two weeks now. I never realized before that you could just read anyone's blog and that girls are out there posting tutorials and awesome ideas just to help! I'm new to blogs, needless to say. Anyways, I have been wasting hours everyday going from one blog to the next, one link party to the next, and I saw a wonderful idea at Domestically-Speaking.com (how do you put links into posts- anyone?). I have been wanting and Easter wreath and loved this idea and took my own spin on it. I bought this "tray" at Goodwill for $2.50 and the moss at the Dollar Store. I had the eggs and twine and paints (which I had also bought at the dollar store for a previous project). So this project cost $3.50! I am pretty proud of it! What do you think?

Noooo.........

Noooo!!! Blog exploring is very, very bad- I keep finding awesome blogs that have such cool stuff that I can't resist the idea of making the stuff myself...someday. I just found the coolest website about this girl who uses old sweaters to make the cutest clothes for her kids, hats, purses, and just about anything. Thrift store here I come! (someday...I have eighty hundred other crafts half-way done to do first...but this one saves money, so can it be an exception?)The site is:

resweater.blogspot.com

YAY!!