Ornament Coasters

As I mentioned before, Vic and I went Christmas clearancing a little while ago. I picked up four matching ornaments.

The minute I saw them I knew what to do with them, coasters! For $0.19 each, how could I not try it?!

Four ornaments and a little felt...

Cut circles out of the felt.

Glue the felt onto the back of the ornaments.

BAM! Easy peasy coasters!

They're actually a magenta and teal...the magenta was a little camera shy I guess.

Recycled magazine bows!

Ever wonder what to do with all your old magazines?

How about using them for decorating a present?!

I've used the pages for wrapping presents before and now I can use them for the bow too.

I am so excited to try these!

Check out Jessica over at How About Orange... to learn how!

Old picture re-do

I had a set of pictures that went with the old decor of our living room, but not the new...I wanted to breath some new life into them to match the new look : )

I had purchased yards and yards of fabric that was originally going to go on the walls. It never made it up, of course. Then I was going to make curtains with it...that didn't happen either, haha.

So...new living room decor it is!

I just quickly cut a piece of fabric off that was large enough to cover the picture.

Then, lined it up on the canvas where I wanted it, and glued my heart out! Only on the back so no lumps and bumps would be seen.

Trim off the excess fabric in the back!

(yea, it doesn't looks so pretty, but no one will see it)


And voila two matching pieces!

Now, I just need to find the perfect place for them.
I thought I had a spot in mind, but tried it and didn't like it.

So pretty...

I was organizing the photos on our laptop and I came across this and just needed to share it : )

Beautiful

My 'little' cousin while she was getting ready for her prom her junior (?) year of high school...I was trying to be all photographer like and made her pose by the mirror.

*Word of the Day*

cosmeticize • \kahz-MET-uh-syze\ • verb

: to make (something unpleasant or ugly) superficially attractive

Example Sentence:

The authors of the legislation have cosmeticized it with tax breaks and tax cuts.

Did you know?"Cosmeticize" first appeared in print in the early 19th century as a descendant of the noun "cosmetic." Originally, its use was often literal, with the meaning "to apply a cosmetic to," but today it is often used figuratively. "Cosmeticize" does occasionally draw criticism; usage commentators are sometimes irritated by verbs coined using "-ize" as they can sound like silly, nonce words. "Cosmeticize" is fairly well-established, however, in contrast with the two other, rarer verbs that have been derived from "cosmetic": "cosmetize," which often turns up in the literal sense ("cosmetize the face"), and "cosmetic," which can be literal or figurative ("cosmeticked with bright rouge"; "embellished and cosmeticked").

Courtesy of: www.merriam-webster.com

Fake Bake!

If you're like me and never bake, but want your home to smell delicious I highly recommend this!

I got this Scentsy warmer from Bob's mom for Christmas and I LOVE it! It warms the wax up with a light bulb instead of a candle...less risk of fire! : ) There are many different styles of warmers and even ones you can decorate yourself!

They have so many different kinds of scent it's amazing! From their Bakery collection to their Romance collection to their Scentsy Man collection...yum!

The front two are actual Scentsy products, but shhh....don't tell I actually found a few at Walmart today that are the same idea. So, I thought I'd check them out! I thought it was kind of funny that on the front of the package they even say "Not a Scentsy product"

And in case you can't tell from all my hyperlinks...you should go here or here to purchase them ; )

The Little Things

It amazes me how the simple things in life can make me

oh so happy these days!

Vic and I went Christmas Clearancing the other day and

I found these amazing jars and bottles!

Aren't they great?!

They were originally filled with cookie mixes

and hot cocoas...I LOVE THEM!

I wanted to go back and buy more, but I controlled myself!

We don't need that many and Bob would

probably think I was crazy if I had gotten more.

Now I just need to make cookies sometime

since I have three packets of mix!

I'll have to invite friends over for

cocoa and cookies sometime soon : )

It starts on...

...this day!

This is the day I have marked as the day I'm going to start the Master Cleanse again. I WILL finish this time : )

I have started collecting motivational quotes to write one on our white board everyday to help me keep on track this time!

I'm excited!

Happy New Year!

I'm a little late, but...

Bob and I spent our new year's eve with our friends Melinda and Dave. It was great times! We played this game all night!

It was SO MUCH FUN!