Is it bigger than a bread box?

It is one of my favorite days. Trash to Treasure Tuesday!!! Be sure to head on over to Kimm's amazing and newly designed blog @ Reinvented. Also give Second Time Around a try @ A Picture is Worth A 1,000 words.

I have been hunting high and low for some good trash and let me tell you it is slim pickins around here. While looking at my local thrift store (which is the worst one in the State) I found a bread box. I skipped it the first time and went home. I liked it because it was wooden and a box, besides that it was so dirty. Sticky dirty. I started thinking of all the different ways I could use it like: treasure box, toy box, toilet paper holder, a place for extra hand towels and wash cloths. The ideas just kept coming. So, I went back to buy it and found another one too. They were each $2.

The first one I painted. Then added some ribbon and a small embellishment.

It now holds my makeup. Yeah, I should have organized that before taking a picture and posting it on the Internet.

The plexi glass on this was so gross. After washing the whole thing I sanded down the strawberries.

I Mod Podged paper onto the plexi glass. I used a knob that matches my kitchen cabinet knobs (giggle, knob, giggle some more). I had Handy Andy cut a hole large enough to cover two outlets. So now....

this looks like....

this...

and this.

Last, but not least, is this little beauty. If you didn't see it last week click here to catch up. Other wise here we are. It was cream, brown and now white. This time it works and she is now complete.

The flower was made with plain ole' printing paper.

Making my mark

I look forward to Tuesday every week. Why? Because it's Trash to Treasure Tuesday! So for heaven's sakes get on over to Kimms place @ Reinvented and link up. Come on I know you can be just as trashy as the next gal. I am also try out a new one. Diane's second time around Tuesday on her blog A picture is worth a 1000 words.

This will be my last 2x4 post for a while. So enjoy!

I didn't measure the length of the board. Just use a small scrap of 2x4. You can cut a template like I did or just eyeball 10 holes. I used my cricut for the template, the holes are two big. It was just a guide really. I couldn't find the right bit. So, I had to use one that was too big. Did this make me mad? Yes, just a bit. giggle

Stain or paint. Don't worry about getting the paint down in the holes.
For the next part you will need a box of 10 Markers. Note: There should only be one marker manufactured and that is the washable kind. I bought these long before I learned this valuable lesson.

Grab your glue gun and fill each hole a little more than half way. Place marker cap down in the glue as you go. Some of the glue will go up into the hallow of the cap, so be sure to use plenty of glue. Let dry.

Viola! Now your caps won't wander away from you marker.

Wrap this bad boy up with a pad of paper and you have a great gift for a child you adore.

If you have a chance take a look at my previous post. It's a real treat!

Storage and a useful book

One of my many goals is to become organized. Having less makes keeping it in order so much easier. Convincing kids that having less is better is not easy. I purchased an 18 gallon bin for each child to help them kids sort and organize their things they wish to hold on to. Once it is filled they have to throw away enough items to make room for more items. It is there choice what to keep and what to toss, as long as it fits in the bin. The folder goes in the bin to hold any pictures, notes and other paper items they wish to keep.

I love this book. It has great parenting and organization tips. I will read this one again.

Art Wall

My kids were starting to bring home so many art projects, that I needed to come up with something to display a good amount of them at the same time. This is my stairwell. I painted 3 strips of 1x2 MDF,varying lengths so that at any point on the stairs my kids would not be able to reach the hanging art. I then hammered in very small nails.

I bought these paper clips, at Target, to hang the art with.