Tempted Tuesdays: Frames

Have you seen these frames? Have you fallen in love with them?

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I've seen them in Target & TJ Maxx (I almost bought a few from the Maxx, but restrained myself) but I figured I could make it.  I thought about thrifting frames but the other day I stumbled upon this one at the Dollar Tree.

I love it the way it is, but I imagine that you can paint it & distress it.  I am not quite ready to paint mine but here's how I'd do it:

gathered some acrylic paint in a bright color, a brush, &  frame.  Paint, paint, paint, & allow to dry.  Thin down some brown acrylic paint with water.  Liberally brush the thinned down paint on then wipe it off with a paper towel to give it a glazed look.  If you have some of that nifty antiquing glaze, that would work too.

Cool eh? Same as the inspiration pictures? I think it's better.

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Sum Up Sundays: Happy Halloween!!

This past week, this post in fact, I was trying to decide how to decorate or carve my pumpkin.  Well I finally decided on a flower image I found online.  Then, while I was in class on Wednesday, one of my friends told me that she used here linoleum carving tool to shave off the outer orange layer to make it glow a bit.  So I stole that idea.  Here are the pictures:

all of ours together: an owl, batman, headless horseman, flower, & princess peach

We entered a costume contest on Saturday night.  We won of course. We went as Mario, Luigi, Princess Peach, Bowser & a star (I was the star & also taking pictures...so I am in very few of them)

Bowser costume

on our way to the next adventure.  We turned a lot of heads & one guy even came out of Moe's & applauded .

Here is Peach & Bowser Dancing.....about an hour or so before we won.



Happy Halloween everyone! I hope everyone gets lots of treats!!
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DIY Inspiration

I really want to try to replicate these great lamps from Free People:

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Luckily they have a tutorial/explanation here.

I also love the idea of framing your jewelry:

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And aren't these lights great too?

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