Being a full-time mother is one of the highest salaried jobs... since the payment is pure love. ~Mildred B. Vermont

Hope everyone had a blessed Mother's Day!

A touch of femininity...

I recently scored a huge bag of lace, both new and vintage, at Goodwill and have had a blast using it. This week I lined the shelf in my hutch with lace using double-sided tape...

I also found this idea in a magazine. Using thumbtacks and lace, I made an "organizer" for all the small things in my bathroom drawer...

Not only does it keep it all from moving around and getting lost amongst other things, it brings a smile to my face each time I open the drawer.
Ahh, I love being a girl. :)

Laundry Room "Art"

I have been working on my laundry room and did a simple and quick project today to spice it up a bit.

I got these little chandelier type things at Michaels a while back for like 20 cents and spray painted it black. Next, using double-sided tape, I attached it to damask scrapbook paper and framed it. Viola! Made to match art for less than 2 bucks! ;)

Dress Up Center

This is very simple to do! I took out one of the shelves in my daughter's bookcase and using a small tenion rod, hung her dress up clothes!

Tip Time!

Have a pastry cutter? It is an excellent tool for getting hamburger meat "taco perfect"... I have also used it to "shred" chicken.

This next tip is something my mom has done for as long as I can remember. Reuse candle jars! This is so easy! I love it because not only do I get to burn a yummy candle, but when it's gone, I get a cute jar.

All I do is soak the jar and the remaining wax in HOT soapy water. I usually leave it to soak overnight and then in the morning gently lift out the wax with a butterknife. It should come right out. Give it a good scrubbin', soak it again, pop it in the dishwasher, bleach it, whatever you feel is necessary.

These are my favorites these days- Paula Deen. (I get mine at Wal-Mart.)

This next one is so adorable, very vintage farmhouse and it also came from Wal-Mart, so it's CHEAP!

Also, I "invested" in a $4.oo candle warmer and anytime you get to the bottom of the candle or you lose the wick (GRR) you can stretch the last bit of it with these things. I sometimes prefer the warmer, because it's stronger and it makes the candle last longer.

just a thought...

These are evil...and must be stopped...

I can thank my Daddy for sending me these all the way from Florida. He just knew I would love them. Sweet and salty? Crazy good. Seriously, the madness must be stopped.

Boutique-y frame DIY

I love all the little shops downtown, but I don't love the prices. I got this idea from a hodge-podge of things I saw while window shopping. It turned out pretty cute considering it was the stuff I had on hand.

I took a brown paper bag and applied a rub-on on it. Then I crumbled it up into a ball a few times to make it look worn and antique-y. Next I took a lighter and lit (and quickly blew out!!) the edges. (If you ever did the whole "make an antique treasure map" in school, this is very similar!) Then I glued it onto a piece of pretty scrap paper cut to fit my frame. I used a few rhinestones to embellish. They look really orange in this pic, but they are more on the amber/brown side.

They had frames like this priced at nearly $30.00!