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BAM! It looks like I spent $80, but nay

I'm sure if you're a Pinner you've seen the giant black and white print that you can do for super cheap. I'm here to tell you that it works. There is a fabulous tutorial found on Sugar Bee Crafts that gives great step-by-step instructions. So I won't give the instructions here. You'll have to check out her blog for that. But I'm tellin' you people it works splendidly. We wanted a big picture of the temple to hang in our living room for everyone to see. I think this one will suffice. The picture itself is beautiful and I found it here. It's Holdsworth Photography and she did a beautiful job with this picture. 


I took the advice from Little Green Notebook and painted the sides a contrasting color for pop. However, our picture is in an entertainment nook and it's difficult to see the sides but I'm still glad I did it. It took all of 5 minutes to paint the sides and I just used acrylic paint. I did this before we taped the picture on. I will also say I stuck the print onto the styrofoam using none other than double-sided sticky tape. That's right, nothing fancy. I like to save my pennies where I can. The total cost of this project was $12, but I have enough styrofoam for another pic, so really it was just $9. That's what I tell my husband, anyway.

So go try it. I tested it out and I'm here to say it's a winner. Let me know what you print. The possibilities are endless! Kids are cutest, quotes are inspiring, family pics will look expensive. :)


And those cute green frames... I'll post about those soon. Go make someone smile today.

Time stood still long enough to refinish a clock

Remember 7 years ago when making clocks out of table tops was the big craft project everyone was doing? I do, because I'd been married about 3 minutes and saw one and thought, "That would be so cute in our adorable apartment now that we're newlyweds!" So I made a clock out of a table top, as mentioned, and it's been a lovely addition to our home ever since. 

However, we just moved to the great state of Arizona and into our first HOME. (meaning not attached to anyone on any side of our residence) I decided it was time to update the ol' clock.

So this is the original clock I made 7 years ago- minus the hands. They were black, you get the picture.

I took the vinyl lettering off using a blow dryer. This works splendidly. Just hold the blow dryer over one or two letters at a time and they peel right off, clean as a whistle. Once that was done, I spray painted the entire face and sides white. Once that dryed, I taped off stripes using painters tape. I then spray painted the white part metallic.

I bought house numbers from Home Depot, spray painted them blue, then nailed them into the clock. I used the original clock hands and painted them yellow using acrylic paint. I hung it up and it works great. A fresh new face for our new place. Cheesy....

Welcome to my blog

Hi! I kinda have a hankering for crafts and decorating (and re-decorating) my house. Some of my ideas are originals but a lot of them spawn from something I saw on Pinterest or some other place in cyber-space. I love creating something for cheap. Some people call it being "thrifty." Either way, I don't see the point in spending a ton of money on something if I can create it myself for a fraction of the price. I decided I might as well share my creations with whom ever wants to see them in hopes of getting someone else's creative juices flowing. It's nothing professional, but it fits my lifestyle and my home: laid back and trying to hit the target. So, if you see something you like, get creative, then tell me about it. Then I can copy your idea. :)