Wednesday, 28 September 2011

Great finds!

Recently I have discovered Pinterest. SO dangerous. I have been spending a lot of time on there, passing time and wanting everything I see! It does have a plus side though! There are lots of DIY craft ideas which are totally doable and there are tons of delicious recipes easily accessible. I love it and I'm hooked.

Since I still haven't started my job out here in Medicine Hat, I am SO bored some days. So the other day I decided to just go exploring, and hopefully find an awesome thrift store! The only thing I could find was Value Village, kind of a bummer. I didn't even find anything awesome there. Luckily I found a liquidation world though! I found a super cute key holder for $2. The only thing was that the paint was gleaming white. So I used a little baking soda and vinegar and a spoon to make it look a little worn and beaten. Good find? I think so! At least now we will stop losing our keys. (hopefully)

Whoops...forgot to take a before pic!



Then I went to dollarama (I do not believe in dollar giant) and decided I was going to actually make something I saw on Pinterest.


Bought the coolest frame I could find at the $ store.
Travis was pretty confused why I had bought
3 framed crosses...
Removed the crosses, added some cork board, slapped on some paint...

Added some tacks and BAM! 
Organized necklaces!
(Notice the heart of the ocean in the middle!!) 
Even though I don't have 100000 necklaces, it is SO nice not to have them sitting in a box all tangled up! I think this will do just great...and did I mention it cost me less than $3?

1 comment:

  1. I'm going to have to get you to show me how to age paint like that! It looks great :)

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