It's been a couple of weeks since I posted last so I figured I should probably sit down and do a little updating.
First off I finally got around to organizing the husband's closet. First it looked like this:
It's ok you can say it, it looked like a hot mess. Well now it looks like this:
All nice and clean! Thank you Wal-Mart for your wonderful cube organizers! You can pretty much get them anywhere but Wal-Mart seems to be the cheapest around here. Next I moved onto the front closet. There is no before picture, but that's fine by me because that too was a hot mess. Here's what it looks like now:
All nice and pretty. I got another cube organizer for in there, it holds some shoes, gloves, hats, scarfs and all that fun stuff. I also re-organized my shoes. Before they were under my bed in these:
Yes I know not so cute, and to be honest I didn't even want to take them out because of all the dust. So I got rid of those and got some hanging storage for the front closet. Boom! Now it's pretty and I can actually see my shoes easily! Win!
Now onto to some crafts. I've come to the realization that there aren't that many St. Patty's Day decorations out there. Wahh! I like to find at least a little something for each holiday to put around the house so the hunt began. I found these cute towels at Jo-Ann's, which I love & they were on sale so it made sense to get them. I got some four leaf clover garland and stuffed it into some vases that I normally use for the table centerpiece and wa-la, a little St. Patty's Day flair for the table. I found some other cute decorations at Micheal's to hang around the house. Found some cute fabric and made some easy throw pillows too!
Showing a little love for St. Patrick's Day!
I also made these adorable little leprechaun hats! Super easy too! I just painted these little flower pots that I got at Micheal's (for just 89 cents mind you!), let that dry and painted a black stripe around the pots. For the belt buckle I just glued a yellow piece of paper over top of the black stripe and done! Super cute, super easy and best of all super cheap! I spent maybe $4 total (all I had to buy was the flower pots and the green paint!)
I know it's a dark picture, but I'm sure you get the idea!
Another craft/home improvement idea I've been meaning to post was about this gem:
I got this chair from my Aunt Alison, and like I said it's seen better days. It's been in her garage for god knows how long but I could see the potential in it and just had to have it. She didn't mind getting rid of it either so it was a win win! For the wood part I sanded it down and stained it, same color as my dining room table (so I didn't have to buy any more) I put a protective sealer over top of that and let it dry. For the cushions I tried a couple of different things. First I just bought some bed sheets that I liked for 10 bucks at Wal-Mart (figured it'd be the cheapest route, considering I was probably going to need quite a bit of fabric) anyways I first tried this no sew knot slip cover thing I found on Pinterest.
That wasn't really working out for me. And if you sat on it, it was uncomfortable. And it never stayed as tight as I would have liked. It always looked like it was about to come undone. So I stopped being lazy and cut out pieces and just sewed them together and slipped them right over the old cushion. Easy enough, and it looks nice too, and yes much more comfortable to sit on!
I used the extra fabric to make some throw pillows for our couch too! Super cute!
You can't stare at this fabric for too long, it's hypnotizing!
Update on bulk buying:
Unfortunately we still make our weekly trip to Wal-Mart for odds and ends, mostly for snacks, Scottie's lunches and the guinea pigs food. So now instead of spending $100 every week we're down to $50; sometimes a little less & sometimes a little more (for the most part is averages to about $50 a week) and I haven't had to buy toilet paper or paper towels in like 2 months! So I'd say it's working out well for us. I definitely would like to get into couponing a little more to save even more but we'll see.
Found out some pretty exciting news a couple of weeks ago as well! My cousin Dale and his beautiful fiance Mauranda asked me to be a part of their wedding! Of course I said yes, love them! And I've gotten so many fun ideas for the shower, definitely going to have to have a post on that!
Lots of things going on over here! March will brings lots more crafts, considering we have TWO holidays to prepare for! Also I am slowly getting back into shape. It's definitely helping me keep certain things off my mind, which is just what I need. Although we are struggling to eat healthy at my house (it's tough when we are both picky eaters) but I am trying to be more open to new foods. So hopefully I'll be able to post some yummy/healthy recipes and some work outs soon!
Happy March everybody!
