Mod Podge really does rock!

I purchased my first bottle of mod podge!

I have to admit I didn't know what all the hype was about, so I had to figure out exactly what it did, and if I would go mod crazy myself!!

Well...I did and I am!!

I found this a little basket at the Goodwill for 99 cent! I had no clue what I would use it for...but really, one penny short of a dollar can't be passed up!

I can't say I knew exactly what I was doing...but I got to work!

I used some burlap and material from a canvas picture I had

I decided to use smaller pieces of burlap versus using one big piece because I still wanted it to have a wore, used looked.

Mod podge + old basket = beauty!!

before

After

Happy Wednesday!!

Don't forget to come link up Thursday!!

Fabulous Finds Friday!!

It's Friday!! 

I'm suppose to be packing, but unfortunately I'm on the the phone with the airline trying to get an earlier flight due to the weather advisory.

So in order to keep my blood pressure reaching an all time high, I will talk about the cool stuff I found today!

 

I love the gold trim on this old filing cabinet!

I plan on painting it white and using it as a night stand in the master bedroom!

These are just some other trinkets that saw and had to have!

 I got the spoons for a project I needed to finish for the dinning room!

Picture frames, fabric and of course my trusty glue gun, 

I created this cool gallery wall in the dinning room! 

 Update! 09/30/11

I found a plate at the Goodwill for $1.99

LOVE and think it fits in the gallery wall perfect!

  

Kitchen organizing...the cheap way!!

My kitchen was is need of some serious organizing, but I kept putting it off saying I would wait until I got all the right baskets and gadgets.

But when I started opening doors and cabinets with my eyes closed, I knew enough was enough,  So about 12am this morning I went in my kitchen in search of some fast and cheap ways to create storage!

First I started with this bag, I wasn't sure what I would use it for when I got it, and wasn't even sure what it was! But it was a $1 and I knew I would find a place for it!

With some left over fabric, a dish cloth and a glue gun I made storage for our trash bags!

Next with a Quaker Oaks box top and the same dish cloth I created storage for grocery bags!

 

The rest was simple...using other household boxes and items I already had around the house, I created effective ways to store and find items.

I used chalkboard paint on the canisters and glass jar to make finding things even more convenient.

Next was the junk cabinet that everyone knows they have!

sorry its blurry..but you definitely get the point!

I used more household items to create storage.

 

 

Well its not completely finished but definitely progress!

Hope you enjoyed your Saturday!

OH what a day, what a deal!

Today, Eden and I set off for the grocery store...but came home with a lot more than food!

Even though the grocery store and my fave antique store are nowhere close to each other, I just had to make a little pit stop!

Finders Keepers is the name of the antique store and when you step foot in there, it's almost like walking into Heaven! Odds and ends, bells and whistles, and room after room of so many treasures! 

I was in search of mirrors for a wall I'm working on. I currently have a pretty sorry wall of mirrors, but I'm hoping it can be as awesome as Vintage Revivals Mandi's wall of mirrors! Its a work in progress but I'm very excited for its final reveal!

For now, I will show you its current state!

                  I also found two display pieces for my kitchen.

oval mirror $15, rectangle mirror $8 wine cooler $5

Plate $5

Overall today was a great day and I even eventually made it to the grocery store.