Trash to Treasure

This ugly lady was in the back of our garage. Doesn't she look awful?!

 And the seat hadn't been recovered once but multiple times. So I decided to dress her up a bit...

 I used some Gorilla glue and nails to fix the wood and hold the chair back together. Used a nice coat of black paint and this super cute fabric I got in the discount box at Hobby Lobby for a few dollars!

Speaking of garage finds I have a few other projects that I'm working on in there AND I'm super excited about the actual garage itself - it's getting a much needed face lift. Picts soon!

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{Salt Dough Hands}

The girls and I made these cutie patootie Salt Dough Hands.

I just love them!!

Such a super easy craft with lasting memories of how little big the girls are.

 Here's what we used:

~4 Cups Flour

~1 Cup Salt

~1 1/2 Cups warm water

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C).

2. Mix flour and salt well. Gradually add water, stirring with a large spoon. Finish mixing with hands. Knead until soft and pliable.

3. Roll out on floured surface about 1/8 inch thick. Have kiddo make a firm mold of their hand. Place on cookie sheets. With the end of a straw, make a hole in the top of the ornament for threading ribbon. Bake at 325 degrees F (165 degrees C) until hard, about 1 hour.

4. Spray paint color of choice to preserve.

 

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My New "Lost Socks" sign

I've been seeing tons of these cute Lost Socks signs. So a friend and I decided to make our own. It was a ton of fun to have her over and here's what my new sign looks like...

With the new sign came some re-decorating in my Laundry room, more pictures of that to come soon.

 Happy Monday!

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Hot Days = Fun in the Sprinkler!!!

It's been so HOT lately, who can resist cooling off in the sprinkler?!

I love this photo. Pure Joy on Cadence's face!!

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Pinterest Printable

I found this adorable printable on Pinterest....

 I love it! The only downside to it is when I clicked on the link to find who made it, it wasn't a real link anymore. So I saved it on my computer and printed it off. Here's what it looks by my washing machine.

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What's the perfect way to keep kids entertained?

Homemade playdough!!!!

 We have gobs and gobs of playdough accessories but all of our playdough has dried up. So I decided to make a batch of the homemade stuff (first attempt ever), and it turned out great!

 Here's what you'll need:

1 C. flour

1 C. water

1/4 C. salt

1 T. vegetable oil

food coloring of choice.

Mix ingredients together in a pot, on medium heat stir the mixture until it balls up. Once it's balling up drop out of pan onto waxed paper and knead into balls.

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A bit of this and that Craftyness

I know Mothers Day has come and gone but here are a few things we've been up to at our house this past week.

The above photo is a simple water bottle with some drink packets in it and this cute printable.

 This cute idea came from Pinterest! I painted a piece of wood, mod-podged some clothes pins and hung a piece of string. Super cute Mothers Day gift for the Grandmas out there.

And my Lilian is celebrating her last week of Pre-School this week! So we gave her teacher a soda with this cute Printable. 

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