let's save some money or something

I'm always looking for ways to save money. I'll try most anything once. I found a great tutorial for making your own baby wipes here. I couldn't figure out what to put them in since I hate to buy new things when I know darn good and well I can repurpose something else. I'm looking all around my house when, duh, it dawns on me. I have tons of these hanging around:

I break out the Modge Podge, some leftover fabric and ribbon from the nursery makeover and tada!

supah simple

I love boxes and containers of any sort really, and maps, I loooove maps. You see where I'm headed?? Maybe not, but here is where I started-



Here is what I came up with after a map & jute treatment on a simple cardboard box-


If I had been braver at the time I'd have used Mod Podge. Now I love that stuff! It was just intimidating. I may redo the boxes....:)

just my style

I love "upcycling" things! This project was easy peasy and I think it is super duper cute! I have tons of baby food jars hanging around (if it is glass you must save it, right?), I've been trolling the DIY blogs for something to do with them. I combined a few different ideas and here is the outcome!



The washers are hand stamped by me and tied with jute. A yummy smelly votive is nestled inside. I <3 this!

stuff I make my husband do....

Sooooo, we inherited this awesome antique ladder with our house. I'm sure the previous owner left it here after much eye rolling at his wife. My husband rolled his eyes too. It started as a towel rack in the bathroom. My husband decided he would build shelves where it stood instead. Convenient, no? So it had been in the garage until a few weeks ago when I finally convinced him how fabulous it would be as a pot rack in my kitchen!! Tada!!