{Casual Candles}

I've decided to write my posts a little differently from now on.. Rather than make you click onto another page to view my DIYs I am just going to spill on post by post. Here we go...

Let me start by expressing my extreme frustration with candles that not only burn too quickly but waste so much wax.. my fix? Recycle that wax! It's not as {crazy} as it seems.. Check it out!!

Supplies needed-

Oil Warmer

Candle Wicks

Scented Candle Liquid

Glass Containers

Combs

& An Old Spoon

 Dig that baby out with a spoon!!!!

 And then put all of that mess into one of these sweet little oil warmers.. You can get them at a lot of different department store for around $10, Walmart has them in stores but not online..

Now let it all melt.. and dont worry about different candle wax colors, thats what makes the candles so pretty...

 While your wax is melting you are going to want to get your containers ready. I pick up a lot of my glass wear at Goodwill or yard sales, just make sure when you go to Hobby Lobby to pick up your candle wicks that you get a length to stick out above your container.

I dip the bottom of my wicks into the melted wax to help keep them in place along with using combs to keep them upright.

 

Don't forget to add the scent of your choice to the wax before you pour it. Since the oil warmers are so small I do my wax in batches and thats what gives me the different candle colors.

 

 You pour, let it cool, and add a bow! Ta-Da!!!!

Any questions just ask!



A Clothesline INSIDE?!?!



Yeah, thats right!! Here is the story..I switched rooms with my daughter, and have not yet had the chance to paint this new room i use as my office/studio.. so, I tried to think of some quick, easy & cheap ways to brighten up my walls until I can paint this summer.. I have always been a huge fan of picture collages, keeping sentimental things like movie tickets, and also organized mess! So, here is what I came up with!! Click here for easy steps into the clothesline madness!!

Bored with you Board?

So as I sit at my desk daily.. I like to have some inspirational items to look at.. Pictures, Quotes, Cards Etc.. Well, I’ve decided that with my new office, I will be needing a new inspiration board.. which i think i have decided to make now, an inspiration WALL! Like this -------------------------->

But, that DIY will come later.. For now, what am I going to do with my old cork board? Hmmmmm...I think it needs a new function. A makeover should do the trick! Click here to see!!!

{Drink Up!}

So... I recently visited a town called Bedford here in Indiana for a funeral.. and as we arrived at the funeral home my grandma pointed out this large “bottle tree” across the road filled with bottles unique in style and color.. She mentioned to me that she loved the way it looked and would really like to have one.. Right then I decided I would try my best to make her one.. Or a mini version that is :) So here we go.. Click here to see how its done!!!

Example

Image from Google Image Search

Mailbox Mania!

For over a year now..almost daily, my husband and I have complained that we need a new mailbox. The one we had previously been using had been knocked over a few times. It was bent, broken, rusted, missing the lid and even had the previous home owners last name on it still! Last week we ventured to our local department store, bought a new mailbox, repainted the post, added some plants and a border and now our mail area is looking good. Now...What to do with the old mailbox? Click here! and I'll show you!!!

My OLD mailbox!!!

{Not So Pretty Pots}

So..this year i started my spring cleaning around the house and discovered a few not so pretty pots.. One large pot had been on our back deck for some time and was too large & broken to move.. after studying it for a while i decided to pluck some of the broken pieces around it and use them to decorate other pots and things around the house. One small pot i found had a chip out of it and i decided rather than toss it..I would work with the chip and create a new design. I am all about not spending money and using things in my home to create new decorative pieces! Click here for instructions & details about my very first public DIY!!