Reuse Recycle Repurpose > Garden Goodness

Mary Mary,
Quite contrary,
How does your garden grow?

With tongue depressors, and paint chip samples,
All in a pretty garden row.



Look what we made! These seed markers made from paint chip samples are some crafty goodness for your garden.

To make these babies, sashay (way more fun than walking btw) over to your local home improvement store and pick yourself out some great summer paint colors.

Let your inner child take over, or your actual real life children if you've got them handy, and cut out your veggie shapes. Glue them on top of another paint chip for a fun background, and then laminate the whole shebang (we used our Xyron). We added a large tongue depressor as a stake, but you can use anything you may have laying around. Wouldn't some vintage silverware be great?

Have fun, and make sure to send us some pics if you do!

~Angela

Celebrate, Celebrate, Celebrate > Sweet Valentines Day Decor

Are you one of those people that the second the Christmas decor is back in the garage, your house is shellacked in Valentine's red, pink, and white?

I'm a little late in the game this year but I decided to shoot for a fabulous, last minute finish, in the Valentine's day decor department:

I used my Halloween tree because I love it so much, and let's face it- it's too cool to be in a box; and I strung it with a fringed crepe paper garland. You all know how I love feathers, so I put some white ones in clear heart ornaments that I got from Hobby Lobby. Then I added in the sweet little Valentine's Day Banner that Laurie Glossy had made from paint chip samples; and a recycled book page garland that she had given me. (Okay I admit - I stole it. But my tree needed it!) The finishing touch was a sweet little pink sparrow that I roosted in the top of the tree.

I also found this adorable wood rosette wreath that I scored on clearance for only $6!

It looks just as fabulous as the price, hung over my mirror. Better late than never right?

 Have some photos of your own fabulous Valentine's day decor? Send us a pic! We would love to see it!

~Angela

Celebrate Celebrate Celebrate > Be Mine

This post was supposed to be about making this Valentines Banner, incorporating a lot of sparkly stuff that I love.  

But . . . making this banner made me think about my "Be Mine."  Now I want to write about my favorite Valentine, my husband!   


Reasons why I cherish my husband and why I know he cherishes me:

• He lets me ride in the front of his truck and not in the back in a cage.

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• He carries all the heavy loads.

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• He loves me more than his bike, boat, truck, etc. and would rather sleep with me than the fore mentioned items!

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Ladies, cherish those husbands and let you favorite guy know how much you love and appreciate him. - unless one of those pics are of you then I would just ignore Valentine's Day!  


Okay, back to your regular sponsored program - the "Be Mine" Banner.  First up - it's "Be Mine" because I was too lazy to make "Be My Valentine" or "Happy Valentine's Day!"

Have you seen those cool ads for Sherwin Williams Paint in Better Homes and Gardens, where they've made a cake out of their paint chip cards?  I see those and I think they're saying to me, "Come get some of these cards and use them to make something."  I'm sure that's what they're saying sooooo, that's what I did.  

My Valentine banner is made from Glidden "Candy Apple" paint card, ric rac, book pages, glitter, and sparkly letters and hearts that I picked up last year at Walmart for 99 cents.  There you have it - easy and almost free to make!


-Laurie