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Friday, September 30, 2011

DIY Dry Erase Board

Happy Friday!!! So I found this super easy and incredibly useful project on Pinterest. I tried to do something similar to this my freshman year of college but just a little tip....plastic and dry erase markers don't really mix! You have to use glass :)

Here's the board I saw on Pinterest from Make and Takes.


I made a few alterations to mine....for instance I put strong magnets on the back so that way I could attach it to our refrigerator so when I realize we need something from the grocery store I can jot it down so I don't forget!

Alright here are the super easy steps to create your board!!

You'll need:
A picture frame with glass
Scrapbook paper or fabric
Magnets (I used 6)
Gorilla glue or hot glue
Dry erase marker


First open the back of the frame and put your paper of fabric inside the frame. I was able to find a frame that fit the paper perfectly! I also got 3 different pieces of paper. 2 for the holidays and 1 that matches our kitchen colors. I'm not in love with some of the paper but a trip to hobby lobby this weekend might fix that!





Next, apply glue to the backs of the magnets and stick them where you want on the back of the frame



After waiting a little bit for the glue to dry you've got yourself a dry erase board!!!


I'll put up a new picture after my trip if I find some cuter scrapbook paper. Be prepared for a ton of posts with my DIY projects after I buy out hobby lobby this weekend!! Also, I'll be trying two new recipes this weekend so keep your fingers crossed for me that they turn out well!!!



Thursday, September 29, 2011

Things I Love Thursdays!

Instead of making a post every two seconds about finding something I love and want to share I figured I'd give it a dedicated day! So the "things" may be recipes, craft ideas, decorations, or other random thoughts. Today there are three things I lOvE!!

First is using an old rake as decoration or as an organizational tool....or both! I stumbled upon this idea while cruising around Etsy. We've actually had it in our house for about a month or so and I think it looks great!! We're using it to hold jackets or hats or whatever would've ended up on the floor if we didn't have our handy rake to hold them :) I've also seen people use rakes to hold jewelry or as a key rack...I've also seen them used to hold wine glasses!!






There are a few for sale on Etsy right now but I'm sure if you rummage around your local junk store you might get lucky!! Here's ours!!!!



Next thing!! It's in my genes to use old things around the house as decor so it's no surprise that I love these little guys!!



They're actually old architectural stars that I picked up a few years ago while I was vacationing with my family in one of the most wonderful places, Apalachicola, FL. The store where I got them is called The Tin Shed. They've got a great website and will even ship some of their items to you, but if you can I'd visit in person :)



However, if you really love the stars, like I do, you could probably find them online. I found a few on Etsy, of course, but they were painted....which isn't bad but it just depends on what you like. You could use the stars to hang on the wall or maybe under a candle or just place them around anywhere! One thing that really helps though is to put round felt pads on the ends of each point...this just helps protect your walls or furniture.

Alrighty...last thing! We all love coffee I'm sure, but it's expensive and you don't always want to leave your house to drive and go get it. That's why I love cafe mocha kcups for the Keurig!


We got our Keurig as a wedding gift and we love it! I'm addicted to Starbucks mochas, and while the mocha kcup isn't nearly as strong it's a great alternative for your home. I would have loved to have one in college since those single serve instant coffee packets weren't really that tasty. They make smaller less expensive keurigs so there might be one in your budget. I'm also looking forward to trying the pumpkin spice kcups!!! Yumm!!!!


Hope you enjoyed the first T.I.L.T! I'm going to put up my dry erase board DIY tomorrow. Happy Thursday!!!!

Wednesday, September 28, 2011

Sweet tea and Scrumptious burgers

Last night as we were cooking dinner and I realized I had two great recipes I wanted to share!! One is my Dad's super easy and super sweet tea recipe. This is a really easy way to make tea and it's just as great as any tea you can buy. I know sweet tea is kind of a no-brainer but seriously I don't know if I ever would have figured out how to make it strong enough and sweet enough every time without these directions.

So first....you need
2 Cups sugar
4 Family size tea bags
1 Gallon pitcher





Start out by boiling 1 quart of water on the stove. Once it comes to a boil take it off the heat and place 4 tea bags in the pot. Let the bags sit for 5 minutes, occasionally dipping them up and down. 

After 5 minutes pour what you have in the pot into your pitcher. Then fill the pot back up with hot water and let the 4 tea bags sit in that water for another 5 minutes. Pour the second pot of water into the pitcher and fill the pitcher up the rest of the way with hot water. While you're filling the pitcher up pour in your two cups of sugar and stir. Stir the tea until you see that your sugar has dissolved. At this point the tea is hot but you can taste it to see if it's sweet enough for you. Then ta-da you've got yourself a gallon of sweet southern tea!!!


Ok now for the burgers! The recipe for these burgers is one my husband found a few summers ago and we've been making them ever since!! They're called basil burgers and they're an easy way to give your burgers tons of flavor!! Here's the link to the basil burgers! It's from a great website that allows you to change the serving size to customize your recipe! After a few hiccups in our plan we finally had our delicious burgers and some sweet southern tea to wash them down!! 


Either tomorrow or Friday I'm going to attempt to make an adorable dry erase board I found online!! Fingers crossed!!!

Tuesday, September 27, 2011

New Beginnings

Hello all! Since I'm living in a brand new place and newly married I thought I'd blog about all my adventures, projects, and experiences! I've been a college grad for almost 5 months, married for almost 4, and living 5 hours away from any friends and family in my new home in Florida. The last 4 months have been a whirlwind....from getting married, going on our honeymoon, moving into our new home, finding a job and then deciding it wasn't for me, and finally embracing my new role as a housewife things have been a little bit crazy!!

I've been trying to find something to keep me busy during the day while my husband is at work and since I LoVe all things handmade and antique I've decided to try to challenge myself to make the things I would normally buy from Etsy....which I'm obsessed with!!!

So I hope I can show everyone some creative ideas and maybe entertain you with my life as a housewife!