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Comment #8 is KIMBERLY
Email me within the next 24 hours to claim your fun giftcard to CSN Stores.com!!!!
Thursday, May 20, 2010
Tuesday, May 18, 2010
Giveaway WINNER!!
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Random numbers generated May 18 2010 at 21:37:34 by www.psychicscience.org
Comment #20 is SODAHONEY!!!
SodaHoney please contact me via email to claim your $40 Giftcard to CSN Stores.com!!!
www.barnumandbaileyblog@gmail.com
THANK YOU to all of you who participated and please check back soon for more chances to win fabulous prizes!!!
Random numbers generated May 18 2010 at 21:37:34 by www.psychicscience.org
Comment #20 is SODAHONEY!!!
SodaHoney please contact me via email to claim your $40 Giftcard to CSN Stores.com!!!
www.barnumandbaileyblog@gmail.com
THANK YOU to all of you who participated and please check back soon for more chances to win fabulous prizes!!!
Friday, May 14, 2010
Trash to Treasure!!
Some time ago, before the temps started hitting 90 degrees, I ventured on a walk with Barnum, Bailey and Ruby. (Me holding the leash and the two little men on foot.) It just so happened to be "heavy trash day." Being a girl who was raised with dumpsters in the alley, I didn't know the love of "heavy trash day."
I.LOVE.HEAVY.TRASHDAY. (The day where residents in our subdivision are allowed to put "items larger than our standard issue 50 gallon rolling trash can with lid" on the curb.
We stumbled upon these:
Some how I was able to carry BOTH of these chairs, manage the dog on the leash AND herd Barnum and Bailey back to the house. Why didn't I just go and get my car you ask?? Because we were 10 minutes away and someone else could have TAKEN THEM!!! My husband rolled his eyes and said, "Honey, nobody else would have taken them!" Clearly he doesn't read the blogs I read!!
3 cans of Krylon Indoor/Outdoor spray paint later and two cushions I scored at Garden Ridge and we had these:
Please never underestimate the power of spray paint!!! Because I am always inspired by other creative peeps who love to share ideas, I am linking to the following:
I.LOVE.HEAVY.TRASHDAY. (The day where residents in our subdivision are allowed to put "items larger than our standard issue 50 gallon rolling trash can with lid" on the curb.
We stumbled upon these:
Some how I was able to carry BOTH of these chairs, manage the dog on the leash AND herd Barnum and Bailey back to the house. Why didn't I just go and get my car you ask?? Because we were 10 minutes away and someone else could have TAKEN THEM!!! My husband rolled his eyes and said, "Honey, nobody else would have taken them!" Clearly he doesn't read the blogs I read!!
3 cans of Krylon Indoor/Outdoor spray paint later and two cushions I scored at Garden Ridge and we had these:
Please never underestimate the power of spray paint!!! Because I am always inspired by other creative peeps who love to share ideas, I am linking to the following:
Show and Tell Friday @ My Romantic Home, Look What I Made Day @ Creations by Kara, Flaunt it Friday @ Chic on a Shoestring Decorating, Creative Cats Linky @ Poppies at Play, and last but certainly not LEAST...Power of Paint Party @ Domestically Speaking
Sunday, May 9, 2010
Giveaway--CSN Stores.com
This giveaway is now closed! No complaining!! You had an extra NINE hours!!! :)
CSN Stores has over 200 amazing online stores where you can find almost anything you need whether it be a sofa or a suitcase, a crib or a cookie sheet!
Have you ventured to CSN Stores.com yet? If not, you are MISSING OUT!!! With 200+ online stores they offer an incomparable selection! It is one stop shopping for Furniture, Home Decor, Housewares, Home Improvement, Baby & Kids, Shoes, Bags, Luggage and even your pet!
Below are my MUST HAVES!!!
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CSN Stores has over 200 amazing online stores where you can find almost anything you need whether it be a sofa or a suitcase, a crib or a cookie sheet!
Have you ventured to CSN Stores.com yet? If not, you are MISSING OUT!!! With 200+ online stores they offer an incomparable selection! It is one stop shopping for Furniture, Home Decor, Housewares, Home Improvement, Baby & Kids, Shoes, Bags, Luggage and even your pet!
Below are my MUST HAVES!!!
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Now to the giveaway.......
I have a $40 gift card to CSN Stores.com to give away to one of my very lucky readers!!!
How to enter:
1. Visit CSN Stores.com and leave a comment on this post telling me about one of YOUR must have items.
2. Be/become a follower of this blog and leave a comment on this post letting me know!
3. Link this giveaway on your own blog or a giveaway list and let me know you did by commenting here with a link.
This giveaway ends on Tuesday, May 18th at 12 PM. A Random Number Generator will be used to select the winner. The winner will have 24 hrs to contact me or a new winner will be selected.
Thursday, April 1, 2010
Sew Tape Easy Lampshade
I don't sew yet. (I have the machine out of the box and I have forced others to use it. I just haven't used it yet.) However, I DO Sew Tape very well!!
I took this basic Better Homes and Gardens lampshade and made it my own with 2 simple products: Singer Sew Tape and Trim I dug out of the clearance box at Hobby Lobby.
Step 1: Wrap your sew tape around! (Note, YES, you could use a glue gun here but WHY RISK THE BURN?? Plus, with sew tape you have all the time in the world to piddle. You don't have to get your trim down before it dries!!)
I took this basic Better Homes and Gardens lampshade and made it my own with 2 simple products: Singer Sew Tape and Trim I dug out of the clearance box at Hobby Lobby.
Step 1: Wrap your sew tape around! (Note, YES, you could use a glue gun here but WHY RISK THE BURN?? Plus, with sew tape you have all the time in the world to piddle. You don't have to get your trim down before it dries!!)
Step 2: Place your trim on top of the Sew Tape!!
Step 3: Uh-Oh. This is a little too "Double Greek, Double Geek!!" The Strong Man almost wet his pants laughing at it!!
Step 4: A few snips of the scissors and.......
Sunday, March 28, 2010
Handmade Chalk!
Barnum and I followed a GREAT tutorial from Skip to My Lou to make our own SIDEWALK CHALK!!
Cindy gives FANTASTIC directions that are easy to follow and A LOT of fun!! Just look!!
Cindy gives FANTASTIC directions that are easy to follow and A LOT of fun!! Just look!!
It IS messy. It is MESSY FUN though!! I promise!!
Of course I couldn't stop at the eggs!! Barnum's little friend was having a special day to celebrate getting her insulin pump so we made some pink hearts just for her!! I went out on a limb and tried our luck with Cindy's directions in a silicone heart mold. It did the trick and it didn't harm the mold in any way!
The results are in. You can definitely tell which one was our first egg and which one was our first heart!! Heee heeee!!
Of course I couldn't stop at the eggs!! Barnum's little friend was having a special day to celebrate getting her insulin pump so we made some pink hearts just for her!! I went out on a limb and tried our luck with Cindy's directions in a silicone heart mold. It did the trick and it didn't harm the mold in any way!
The results are in. You can definitely tell which one was our first egg and which one was our first heart!! Heee heeee!!
Tuesday, March 16, 2010
Sugar Shamrocks
Bailey and I made these Sugar Cube Shamrocks quite a while ago!! They were inspired by none other than my sister-in-law! She surprised me with some around Valentine's Day and I instantly fell back in love.
Sugar cubes take me back to Citizen's Bank. You see children, there was a time when people actually had to park their cars, WALK into the bank and do business face-to-face. When your Grammy was doing said business, your mommy and Aunt Amanda were over at the coffee station throwing back as many sugar cubes as possible. We would break for a second to grab a bag of salty popcorn and then take right back up with the sugar cube madness. Ohhhhhhh the sugar cube!!
Bailey and I used the trial and error recipe and it worked the first time!!
Needed items:
1 cup of granulated sugar
1 1/2 Tablespoons of water mixed with 3 drops of liquid food coloring
1 candy mold in desired shape
Combine all of the ingredients into a medium mixing bowl and stir with a fork until the color is distributed evenly through the sugar.
Use a teaspoon (the old English standard! 1 teaspoon= 1 lump of sugar) to fill your candy molds. A butter knife can be used to even out the tops.
Sugar cubes take me back to Citizen's Bank. You see children, there was a time when people actually had to park their cars, WALK into the bank and do business face-to-face. When your Grammy was doing said business, your mommy and Aunt Amanda were over at the coffee station throwing back as many sugar cubes as possible. We would break for a second to grab a bag of salty popcorn and then take right back up with the sugar cube madness. Ohhhhhhh the sugar cube!!
Bailey and I used the trial and error recipe and it worked the first time!!
Needed items:
1 cup of granulated sugar
1 1/2 Tablespoons of water mixed with 3 drops of liquid food coloring
1 candy mold in desired shape
Combine all of the ingredients into a medium mixing bowl and stir with a fork until the color is distributed evenly through the sugar.
Use a teaspoon (the old English standard! 1 teaspoon= 1 lump of sugar) to fill your candy molds. A butter knife can be used to even out the tops.
Let the filled candy mold set for 15 minutes. In the meantime, cover your mixing bowl with a damp paper towel so the remaining sugar doesn't dry out.
Turn the candy mold over to release sugar cubes! Fill and repeat until all of your sugar is gone!!
Finally, organize them into corny Shamrocks to celebrate St. Patrick's Day!!
I'm linking up to Balancing Beauty and Bedlam's Tasty Tuesday! Please check it out for some more Yummy treats!!
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