Birdbath Revival

Every Saturday my husband and I go garage-saling. It's an exhilarating hunt for new treasures and good deals. Today we found this broken down birdbath that was looking for a good home and heck, the price was right. The dude threw this 'junk' in with some sprinklers we bought.

 The birdbath surface was super uneven and some spots had holes. Originally I thought I could repair what was there, but that was a lost cause.  So, I started out by whacking out the guts. I left the lip intact so me future feathered friends would have a ledge to stand on.

I evened out the pedestal's lip by taking a sawzall to it. Be afraid. 

I just happened to have some concrete glue leftover from another project. This stuff is awesome!

The 'before' shot

After - with a new coat of paint!

I found some glass beads hanging out in my garage. I added these to the rim of the bird bath and in the middle with a hot glue gun. After that, I applied a sealant spray paint.

Now let's hope the birds come out and play!

Revamping Flower Pots

Found some flower pots at a garage sale for a BUCK each. We were looking into buying pots new; they cost an arm and a leg, so this was a steal of a deal. They were looking a little sad, so I decided spruce them up with a coat of paint.

Using a gloss spray paint makes the pots look like their ceramic. This a cheap way to get this rich look. 

Here's the finished product. They'll eventually hang out on our patio... once we're done making the patio...

Home Made Piñatas

For Cinco de Mayo I wanted to make some piñatas for my fiesta.

First I blew up a balloon and shredded some newspaper:

I applied the strips of paper using a flour and water combo. (One part water, one part flour: boiled and cooled. Makes for a strong paste!)

After letting the strips harden over night, I applied another layer of newspaper.


I felt that the newspaper wasn't as strong as I would like it to be, so my next layer was with a thick cardboard/ cardstock material. I also applied it to the balloon form with the flour paste.

 Once that was thoroughly dried, I began applying the decorative shell. I took several layers of tissue paper and cut squares. I applied the tissue to the balloon with a glue stick.

When I was close to completing covering the balloon, I cut a hole to insert the goodies.The balloon popped inside and shriveled up. Upon removing the balloon, I inserted the candies. Once completed, I used duct tape to seal up the hole and finished gluing the tissue paper on it.

The the finished piñatas:

Fan Scarf

I originally saw this scarf on Pinterest from One Flew Over.

It's a super easy pattern that can be found at this link.

Valentine Poof Balls

 Getting ready for V-Day


Supplies:
6 Styrofoam balls
Crepe Paper
Muslin fabric
Plastic tablecloth
Hot glue gun

 I folded over the top and started twisting the streamers until it formed a flower.

After I formed a few, I started gluing them to the ball.

I cut out white ovals then folded them hot dog style, then again hamburger style. These were each glued to the ball. No real strategy here.

The last two balls are made out of a random tablecloth I bought at a g'sale. I cut off about 2 inches off of one end off the folded tablecloth and glued them to the balls. 

Here are the completed balls!

Wall Art

Saw this done on Pinterest... Thought I'd give it a go.

http://www.everythingmom.com/decorating/diy-decor-distressed-numbers-canvas.html

I started out with 6 12x12 blank canvases. 

 Paint - Based on the I used Americana paints in Snow (Titanium) White, Buttermilk, Burnt Sienna, Lamp (Ebony) Black - I grabbed a couple extra black just in case.

Once the canvases dried, I flipped them over and stapled them together.

Next I cut out the numbers and arranged them.

I traced them with a pencil, then painted with a mix of the three colors.

Finally I sprayed a gloss on the top. Ta-daa!

Tornado Disaster Relief Donations

After a few months of couponing, we have accumulated quite the stockpile. We've read on several blogs that tornado victims are in need of several of the items hanging out in our pantry.

A fellow couponer - Couponing to Disney  - is organizing a donation drive. Donations are being accepted by her church and she is helping distribute the materials. You can send items to:


Disaster Relief
c/o First Baptist Church of Moody
902 Church Street
Moody, AL 35004


Here's what we'll be sending along...