DIY Apothecary Jars

I have always had a weakness for glass jars. A wall in my craft room is lined with old mason jars filled with trinkets and treasures, my kitchen counter has large ones with snacks and my bathroom vanity is adorned with q-tip and cotton ball filled jars...as I said, I love jars! Here is a fun little diy project with empty candle jars.

 DIY HOW TO:

These particular jars are from Bath and Body Works but any jars or thrift store finds will work. Make sure your jars are nice and cleaned out before you begin.

 

Select nobs for the tops, if you want, and drill holes for the knobs.

Paint the tops your color of choice (I chose to paint mine a textured brown so the words would not show through).

 

Tape off the area you want to etch and use stickers to spell out any words you want. I use Armour Etch, it is a thick paste that is easy to use and I have had the best luck with it. Follow the directions on how long to let the etch set on your item and wash off.

 

Viola, there you have it, super cute, easy and upcycled apothecary jars for anywhere in your house!

DIY Frame Project

 

Upcycling...yay! My favorite thing!

Ok, here is a quick diy project to do with all the old frames laying around.

I collected a bunch of wooded frames from thrift stores and laid them out in groupings I thought went well together.

Discarded the glass, painted the frames, inserted some old fabric to stencil, stamp or paint on and then screwed them to a thin piece of wood on the back...and there you have it.

A simple project that can match any decor!

Mason Jar Chandelier

This cute little project

was a custom order for a wedding. A good friend of mine called and asked if I could make her something similar to a picture she showed me, but

 *on a budget.*

I said I would try, but no guarantees. And here is the final result.  Finding reasonable chandelier crystals or a chandelier with crystals is not easy task. In the end,

~I loved it~

and decided I need one hanging in my front porch, so I'm keeping my eyes peeled!

Thrifting in Spokane

 A few days ago, I listed my dining set for sale on facebook and a good friend of mine, Windie, bought it. I decided to deliver it to Cheney for her so that I would have an excuse to go shopping. I was so excited to visit all of my favorite thrift stores and a few new ones I had never been to. I wanted to go to PINK, which is a newer store downtown, but they were closed, sad day.  My next stop was at ROOST, on main, and I saw tons of things I loved. #1 Painted chandelier light fixtures- the brighter the color, the better they are!, #2 The adorable barn pillow-if I had a little boys room, this would be in it and #3 A wall of corrugated metal-I have been wanting to do this in our house for sooo long.  My next stop was to the International District on Sprague, where they gave me this handy-dandy little map. I found a store I had never been to and was so pleased...Vintage Warehouse! They had everything from vintage clothes to over sized neon letters (and very affordable). I proceeded to hit up a few more thrift stores and then finished the day off with a mini Cinabon, um mm!





Here are a few of the treasures I picked up to makeover; orange chair, chandelier, two matching lamps with crystals (they desperately need new shades), mirror, and not pictured is my favorite purchase, a fake tinsel log fireplace-the orange light bulb gives off such a warm glow...hahaha

Another Before and After of My House

THE OFFICE (where I am currently sitting and enjoying my surroundings)

BEFORE

 



Some gardening or tool boxes I picked up at the Habitat Store for $2 and converted into shelving.

AFTER





The main dilemma with this room was I had to keep all of the furniture in it (because it is not ours and I have no other room in the house for it to go).  After applying leftover free paint from my family and decorating with some yard sale and thrift store finds this entire remodel cost $54 (which over half was spent on the curtains) My best find in this room is the Stiffle lamp which is currently selling on ebay for $150 and up and I snabbed it for $6, WooHoo!