How To Update A Wicker Basket With Stain

Sharing a simple project with you today! Another from our bathroom update. :)

Maybe you remember this cute basket corralling some necessities.

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DIY Gone Wrong - Dip-Dye Debacle

Hello there friends! I'm here to share with you the ugly truth that sometimes DIY doesn't always go the way you planned. Sometimes you will fail. And fail is what I did this weekend. :(

One of the things I have been wanting to try for a while is a dip-dye ombre. I read plenty of tutorials, and honestly it looked pretty straight forward. So, I got confident and dove right in. I read the directions on the dye bottle, and proceeded with what I remembered from the tutorials I had read.

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Tips For Adding Piping Trim To Pillows

Last week I shared with you how I created my own custom piping for our patio pillows. Easy right?? So, today I'm going to share some tips on how to add it to your pillows.  

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Girl Time and Furniture Painting

Are you in need of a fun girls night out?? If you are local to the Oklahoma City/Edmond area I have a great idea for you!!

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Spring Makes Me Want to Clean

I have to say, even as I typed that title I laughed to myself.  I'm here to admit that I am not the best at housekeeping.  Not for lack of trying mind you, it's just not something I have ever enjoyed. I love it when it's done, I just don't want to do it. Can I get an amen from anyone. It's okay, this is a safe place. 

See I would much rather be making a mess crafting or DIYing then cleaning one up.

But to my surprise the posts that get the most action on pinterest are the ones about cleaning. This post I did about cleaning baseball pants has been all over. It really is a great tip!! If you have a child who wears a white polyester uniform in the dirt you need to read about this magic soap!

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Recipe Organization

I consider myself an organizing junkie.  In that, I like to try out all kinds of organization methods. In fact, I try out several different ways to organize the same thing, until, hopefully I discover a way that actually WORKS for me. Anybody else out there?

Aside from design inspiration, I love pinterest for new recipes.  When I am feeling in a bit of a rut, I will spend an hour or so printing recipes from my pinterest boards I have collected.  After a while of doing this I have quite a collection of printed recipes just floating around.  A couple of years ago I made myself a binder with pocket tabs for different types of recipes, and sheet protectors to slide the recipes into.  

Well....after a while I quit sliding the recipes back into the sheet protectors.  And then....after a while I stopped putting the recipes back into the right category.  And then....I stopped putting the recipes back into the pockets.  So, I ended up with this mess.

I knew it was time to try something new.  I tend to organize better loosely.  Meaning, I don't do well when I have to put things into lots of things. So, a sheet protector, into a section, into a binder was just too many things.

I found this cutie at walmart and decided to give it a go.

Since I am using this mostly for main courses - for meal planning purposes - I labeled each section by the type of meat and also a "favorites" section and a "misc" section. Favorites for those meals that my family could eat everyday, and misc for a few side dishes, bread, salads, and you know, misc.  :)

I re-sorted all the recipes, threw out a few that hadn't turned out well, and filed them away.  

I've shared before my easy-peasy meal planning system and where I store the recipes for the planned period.  I still love this method! It's easy to see the meals, it keeps the recipes I need handy, and the sheet protectors keeps the recipes clean while I'm cooking!

I'm hoping this new file sorter will be easier for me to manage when it comes to meal planning, and putting things back in the right place!  We shall see.  :)

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DIY Trundle Bed

Thinking of all my friends in the Northeast today!!  I will do my best to send some of our warmth your way - in the 70's here the past couple of days!!  My college boy made it back just in time for all of the excitement.  :)  I'm glad he wasn't trying to travel in it, and that he doesn't really have to get out in it.  Stay warm and safe everyone!!

If you follow me on Instagram, you know that there are some fun things going on around here, not quite ready to share the after yet, but it's coming I promise!!

Today I decided to bring to you a project that we actually completed this fall.  With my college boy being home for a month for winter break, it got lots of use!!  Our DIY trundle bed!

When all the siblings were splitting and switching rooms, we decided to adios the bunk beds.  At 11 and 13 they are getting a bit big for them honestly.  But, I knew that I wanted an actual bed for everyone to sleep on when college boy was home - rather than the couch or floor.  

There are lots of tutorials for trundle beds out there.  And we consulted several.  Our biggest issue was the height of the mattress and the space under the bed.  There was not enough room for a platform for the mattress to lay on, and it was barely big enough for the mattress alone.  

We decided to add height to the bed with casters. Which was fairly simple to do.  Our bed frame had these metal 'buttons' on each leg that I just popped off (with a little force).  Then, I was left with a hole to screw in the caster.  We needed to drill the hole out a bit to make it big enough for the caster, but pretty simple process really.

The issue we had was in order to have room for casters under the trundle board we needed like 3" casters which are huge, and expensive.  

So, as we are standing in the aisle at Home Depot, hubby spotted these furniture movers. Light bulb!!

Surely I could attach these to the bottom of our platform and they would slide well.  We trimmed our board to fit the mattress and the space under the bed, and we rounded the corners to protect toes.

Then, we attached the furniture movers with liquid nails, and added a couple of straps for pulling - made of a thrift store belt cut into two pieces and attached with screws.

Does it slide you ask??  YES!!  I think it might work better than casters, and doesn't leave marks on the carpet.  The kiddos can easily slide it in and out!

We already had the mattress, so our expense was only the wood ($20), casters for the bed ($12), furniture movers ($8), and belt ($2) for the trundle.  Under $50 for it all!  Far less than purchasing a bed with a trundle!

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Did you miss us last week??  Hope you enjoyed time off with your family like we did!!  But today we are back and ready to see what's been going on with you!

This week was all about Thanksgiving clean-up and Christmas decorating, as I'm sure it has at so many homes!!

I took a moment on Monday to share my love and thankfulness for the friends God has brought into my life.

And then, I shared some wreath ideas with you :).

You guys were as creative as usual this last week!!  Thanks so much for linking up your goodness!  Here are my features for this week.

If you are pinning one of these great ideas for yourself, please click over to the original link and pin from there - thanks!

Kristi from Making it in The Mountains created these beautiful and simple Rustic Clay Ornaments

Rustic Handmade Clay Christmas Ornaments from Making it in The Mountains

And how cute is this yarn ball wreath from Jessica at Designers Sweet Spot!

Yarn Ball Wreath from Designers Sweet Spot

I love the way Elaine of Heart Rocks in My Pocket transformed a thrift store cast-off into an adorable Christmas decoration.

Holiday Thrift Store Challenge - Christmas Chalkboard Globe from Heart Rocks in My Pocket

Jennifer from Dimples and Tangles made-over a craigslist find for her daughter and can I just say wow - so glamorous now!

Red Hot Nightstand Makeover from Dimples and Tangles

I am a lover of chocolate and this snack from Summer at Summer Scraps looks super yummy and super easy to whip together, maybe as a gift??

Double Chocolate Sweet and Salty Party Mix from Summer Scraps

And speaking of gift ideas, check out this cute baking gift that Kelly from The Moon and Me put together.  I know several people who would love to receive this one!!

Bake Yourself Silly Gift Basket DIY from The Moon and Me

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