Saturday, October 13, 2012

Pinterest Saturday

I hope everyone had a great week.  We had some unexpected rain here and cooler temperatures.  Always nice to have that kind of weather here.  I really didn't do that much pinning this week.  I am trying to go through and post the over 400 likes that I have. 

I really do not have a theme or topic for this week.  Just some random pinning.  Enjoy!

From organizinghomelife.com
I am putting together a binder and I think I will be using some of these lists.
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Pinned from Pinterest for iPhone
Lego Mini Fig Drawing Template | Flickr - Photo Sharing
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From macheesmo.com
NO WAY!!! - cook a dozen at once. Put in the oven on 350 for 15-20 min. Comes out the perfect size to put on an English muffin!!
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From alannageorge.com
Fort made from hula-hoop and sheet
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From onceamonthmom.com
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Monday, October 8, 2012

Mod Podge Magazine Box

Hey out there!  Hope everyone's Monday is going great.  The weather is so awesome here and the kids have been outside off and on all day.  Love it!

I decided last week that I wanted to re-arrange my son's room again.  I just wasn't digging where everything was and how cluttered it always looked.  So yesterday I cleared it out, cleaned it from top to bottom and rearranged his furniture.  Over the next few months we will be painting his room and making it look more age appropriate.  One of the things I could do right now was organize all of his magazines.  He has so many with no where for them to go.  I decided to make him a magazine box.

I thought I could cut out pictures from some of his magazines and Mod Podge them onto the box.  This was my first time using the stuff and I think I did okay for an amateur.  Here is what I did.

I took this old box and taped it up where it needed to be fixed.


Next, I started to place on the paper that we had cut out.

The only problem I seemed to have was dealing with how sticky the Mod Podge was on my hands.  I had underestimated this amazing product.

Orange is going to be one of the color accents in his room, so I trimmed the top of the box with orange scrapbook paper.  I had a hard time getting it even.  I am okay with it considering this is the first time I am doing anything like this project.


                                                              The finished Magazine Box.


 
 
 
My son really liked how it turned out.  Now his magazines are very organized in something that reflects what he likes. 

I liked using the Mod Podge and learned some things that I can implement on the next project using it.  I had all of this stuff here and did not spend anything for this simple project.

I have said it in the past and will say it again.  Organizing does not have to cost you alot of money.  Just some time, effort and even a little bit of creativity can make organizing fun and easy to do!

Enjoy the rest of your beautiful Fall day and take some Time to Organize.


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Sunday, October 7, 2012

Pinterest Saturday on Sunday

Well, we were so busy yesterday, that I forgot to do Pinterest Saturday.  We were basically gone all day having fun and it slipped my mind.  No worries!  I am home today and am posting my favorite five of the week.

This week I pinned alot of kids activities.  I like to keep the kiddos busy and these ideas are great for doing just that!  Hope you can use these ideas too or take them and make them your own.

From playawayonline.blogspot.com
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Shapes with Brown Rabbit Shape Book



From lets-explore.net
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paint in a bag writing




From houseofbabypiranha.com
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Shape Monsters; perfect activity for learning about different shapes




From havingfunathomeblog.blogspot.com
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Shaving Cream Bathtub Paint
I have done this on paper and it is fun that way too.




From pinkandgreenmama.blogspot.com
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Pink and Green Mama: Fall Craft: Glitter and Mod Podge Leaves