Decor Tray

I found this tray at the thrift store for $1.50. I decided to use it as a catch all on my coffee table.

 

First, I spray painted it black. I bought 2 pieces of 12x12 paper at Hobbly Lobby. I cut the paper to fit the middle of the tray. I Modge Podged inside of the tray with a paint brush. While still wet, I laid the paper on the tray and smoothed it out. Last, I applied another coat of Modge Podge on top of the paper with a paint brush. Let it dry completely!

 

Use it for decoration anywhere!!!!!!!!!

Organizing Scout awards

I have two boys in scouts. One is a cub and the other is a boy scout. I am still learning the ways of a Scouting mom. There is a lot to be on top of. One of them is keeping their awards organized. Okay, it's not a must, but it sure does help if you move and can't remember what has been completed. I managed to keep my 13-year olds awards and papers through 4 moves... and one of those moves was across the country.

 

In cub scouts, you have the Rank cards, patches and beads. Most of that is attached to the scouts shirt. For an older scout, there are the awards, blue cards for merit badges, patches, and merit badge worksheets. I was seriously lost when my oldest entered the Boy Scouts. I had blue cards in one draw, patches in my jewelry box, pins in another drawer. I was all over the place. Until I met another scout mom that was VERY organized.

 

She showed me a folder that she had for each of her boys. In the folder, she had the merit badge worksheets, plastic covers and baseball card protectors. Her rule was that the folder never left the house. The scout could remove the worksheets, but never the folder. The folder had everything the scout had earned and needless to say, could never be replaced.

 

I hope that you find this helpful in organizing your scouts awards and paperwork.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Organizing your kitchen sink

I love the idea of my dish soap, hand soap, lotion, sponge and dish brush having a central location. It just makes the sink look clean. I had been toying with the concept that I saw on Pinterest... you know the one with a plate glued to a candle holder?

One night I took myself out on a crafting date. I went to the Dollar store and walked the isles trying to get my idea's flowing. NOTHING! I got into my car and pulled out of the parking lot. Then I started thinking about a pie/cake tin. I drove to Home Depot, again walking down the isles. I started having more ideas. I did buy a HGTV magazine and drove over to Marshall's.

I came across a plate and that's when all of my idea's came into one actual, good {light bulb} idea. I had drawer knobs at home to make cute feet for my sink organizer.

Items needed:
Plate {$7.99}
Drawer knobs {had}
Gorilla Glue {had}

It can really be used for whatever you would like... candy dish, a place the husband's catch all.

Ignore the outlet socket. If you make one, let us know what you come up with.

Tomatillo Salsa

This salsa will make you want to come back for MORE. 

 

15 tomatillos ( take skin off and clean)
1 bunch of cilantro
2 squeezed lime juice
1 small avacado (ripe)
4 pieces of serano peppers ( buy them in a can) I only use 2
2 garlic cloves minced
2 TBL of sugar

Cut up tomatillos and cilantro.  Put everything on the list in a blender and
blend till creamy.  ENJOY!!

LOVE

It's time to get out Valentine decorations... which I don't have. Yeup, I was on a mission and I wanted to use what I already had at home.

 

I had simple frames from Target, book pages and no cricut.

 

Since I do not have a cricut, I printed and cut out the letters. I used a font size of 500. I cut out the letters and used a glue stick to glue the letters to the book page.