Old-time Window Frame Mirror

I love old things!

I've had this old frame for years and years. I actually bought 2 when I got them. They were covered in paint and kind of dirty but nothing a little scraping and sanding couldn't fix. 

The first one I fixed, I decided to paint and glued a mirror on the back. I had it hanging in our kitchen in our old house for a long time but when we moved I decided to give it to my Mom. 

 This second one, I painted white at first but I really loved the wood grain so I sanded the paint off (mostly) and left it. 

... at one time I had some chicken wire stapled to the back and had stuff hanging on it. 

But when I decided to hang it in our new kitchen I didn't want much on it, so I took everything off. 

It has hung plain for years...

But this year I decided I wanted to turn it into a mirror like I did my last one. 

It took a long time to figure out where to get a mirror.

The other frame I had... I took the measurements to a local company and they cut a custom mirror for me at a very affordable price, but they aren't there anymore.

So after a bit of measuring and checking... I finally had the solution...

I ordered 2 long skinny mirrors from Walmart...

pulled the frames off the front...

cut them both to the right length (30 inches)

(the width was already perfect)

laid them on the back of my window frame...

siliconed them on and waited overnight...

It worked perfect!!!

I'm very happy with my new mirror!

Happy Fall Y'all!

Gratitude

{This is everything I've ever wanted!}

When I saw this saying... I loved it!

I wanted to make a sign so I could always be reminded of what I have!

Everything!

Its so easy to be tossed about by our emotions and forget what we've been given! 

When I think back... as a kid, as a teenager, as a young adult, as a newly married wife, as a new mother... to all my hopes and dreams... what I wanted to achieve and have in the future... 

... they've all come true! 

Nothing worth having has come easy, but through hard work and love ... I've been so blessed!

So as I look at this sign... I'm grateful! 

I have everything I've ever wanted!!

Have a wonderful day!

And remember to be grateful!

Powdered Foundation (product review)

My two cents...

I don't usually ever do product reviews like this... only for the crafts I make but I wanted to brag on this foundation!

(No affiliate links)

I've never loved foundation!

For me it's always cakey and doesn't work well on my very porous face.

I've tried almost all of the brands and spent way to much money on foundations through the years... always going back to the same brand I've always used but still not loving it because it was cakey and felt gross. 

I wasn't to sure about the powdered foundation. 

I was worried it would make my face break out like every other new foundation I've tried...

but I thought 'what the heck' I'll give it a try.

WOW, was I surprised!!

This powdered foundation was amazing! It wasn't cakey at all! It had some coverage, was light and looked natural! AND I didn't have any breakouts!

Needless to say...

I will never go back to liquid foundation...

AND I plan on sticking with this foundation forever!

Have a great day!

Wood Vinyl - Shelves

 
I put these shelves in years ago...

They have worked great to store all of our bathroom essentials and also keep everything off the counter.

I originally painted them white and they still look okay but the paint is sticky. 

No matter how many times I clean them the dust sticks and the bottles stick. 

It's rather annoying!

I didn't want to refinish them... so I found some vinyl shelf covering from Amazon that looks like wood.

I was a little skeptical because of the reviews but...

it is amazing!

here's the shelves painted white...

(they have worked so good... but I hate the sticky)

The vinyl was so easy to cut and it sticks to the painted shelves so good. 

* I did clean each shelf with rubbing alcohol 

so there wouldn't be anything to prevent the vinyl from sticking.

My favorite part about this vinyl is it's textured!

It feels like wood but smooth.

And the BEST part...

the shelves aren't sticky!!!

I love the color and the feel of these shelves!

They look nice and they stay cleaner!

IT'S A WIN!

Solar Jack-O-Lanterns {UPDATE}

Its October!... there's a scare in the air.

These solar pumpkins are one of the coolest projects! 

We love carving pumpkins and lighting them for All-Hallows-Eve but we only get to enjoy them for one night... all that work for one night. 

So when I saw this project on the internet I was online ordering some solar lights so I could make some solar pumpkins.

As soon as the solar lights arrived I got started. 

Peppermint Planter {Self-Watering}

I love my little corner patch! It's finally filling in and producing fruit and flowers!

I did a bad thing! I knew I shouldn't plant peppermint in the ground because it spreads and can be very invasive... but I did it anyway. 

I had it blocked off thinking I could keep it under control... but that wasn't the case.

It spread through the gravel...

it spread into our raspberries...

it spread into our oregano...

it spread everywhere!

And the bad thing was... I knew better!

SO... it was time for a new plan...

I dug it all up... 

I tried to get every piece of root... because if not it just keeps growing...

I laid down plastic

 to keep the peppermint and the weeds from growing...

and we spread more gravel.

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I still wanted a peppermint patch...

but it had to be contained so it wouldn't spread.

I love these Self-Watering planters!

They are amazingly easy!!

They take a little work to build... but they are very very worth it!

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- I bought a trough from Tractor Supply

if you get a trough you don't have to line it with plastic because it already holds water

- I used plant containers for the water reservoir 

(the water reservoir is about 10 inches deep)

- drilled the hole and put in the drain pipe

(the drain pipe keeps the planter from becoming soggy)

- put containers with holes in for the wicks (the wicks suck up the water)

- put a fill pipe down one side with holes in the bottom 

(don't forget to cap it to keep it clean, this fills your water reservoir)

- line the wicks and top with weed fabric 

(this keeps the soil from falling down into the water reservoir)

- fill with soil

- plant your plants

- water really good for a couple weeks until your plants are established

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(if you need help figuring out how to put this together

search it on google,

there are so many great diagrams and videos to show you how)

I only have to fill it with water once or twice a month.

It's so easy to take care of!

Now I love my peppermint!!

Metal Wall Baskets

I love to decorate... and I love metal wall baskets! 

(there are no affiliate links in this post but I did include the ads where I bought so you can see the size and price)

We always have a hundred papers laying around that don't always need immediate attention but something we need in the future, so they need a place in view but out of the way.

So when I decided this space needed a little more storage I knew exactly what I wanted to use....

I bought two wire wall baskets from Amazon. 

They don't take up to much space but they are big enough to keep our papers off the countertop. 

They have hooks which are nice for hanging keys or whatever you need to hang. (they could hold something pretty heavy but if you want to hang something heavy make sure to secure the basket into the studs in your wall so whatever you hang doesn't pull the screws out of your wall.)

They are super handy and look nice as well!

I'm very happy with 

how they turned out!!!

(I'm thinking I need another one 

to hang my calendar on... 

it will need a bit of reconstruction 

but that shouldn't be hard)

2nd Basket

I also had a couple things outside that I needed to keep out of the way but in easy reach and use. 

So I ordered another basket to keep our bug spray and sunscreen handy but somewhere the wind couldn't make a mess of it. 

This vintage basket is super cute and a good size for these bottles but it didn't come with hooks on the bottom. 

So after a little research I found some metal hooks that just clip on. They worked AMAZING! They are heavy duty but you could bend them with a little muscle if you needed them slightly different shaped.

I just love when a project comes together 

and makes my life a little easier!!!

Good luck with your next project!