tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-39335749049836491102023-11-16T13:55:16.168-05:00Doris TodayDesigner Aprons and Accessories By Kirsten WoodUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger52125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3933574904983649110.post-81084654964174601442013-10-18T18:10:00.000-04:002013-10-18T18:12:30.403-04:00Monogram canvas<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Well this was one of those projects that worked on my patience. Something I learned is that vinyl does not stick to canvas very well. I made these for my sweet niece Nykesha to go in her bedroom. Her mom had just painted the walls purple with a pink overlay using a rag technique.
I had seen as similar project on Pinterest and thought it would look so cute in her room.<br />
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To start I took two 8 x 10 canvases and one 14 x 20.<br />
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I used a tutorial I found <a href="http://www.twicelovely.com/2010/05/funky-harlequin-side-table.html">here</a> for the harlequin background. Since it was such a small project I just drew out the lines and painted instead of using painters tape. If doing a larger project, like a whole wall, I would recommend the painters tape method.<br />
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I wanted to add some dimension and depth to the background of the center canvas but keeping it subtle so it didn't overwhelm the monogram. This is where the fun began, I cut some swirly patterns out of vinyl and tried to place them on the canvas. It didn't stick, like at all. All those nice thin swirly pieces kept trying to peel up as I went over them with the lighter wash color. <br />
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This is where my patience and stubborness came in to good use. I just had to start in the middle of each applique and work my way out when going over with the wash. Since these wouldn't be staying I wasn't too concerned about it. <br />
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Then I placed the negative outline of the dahlia flowers and painted the inside pink.<br />
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Voila this is the finished product before adding the initials. Ok now what was I going to do get those initials to stick, I surely didn't want to try and paint white over the top of that dark purple. So I googled every which way I could think to try to see what other people did to get their vinyl to stick to canvas. I guess all those signs and silhouettes that I see are done on some kind of flat surface like wood or metal. WOW that would have been good to know before I started. I did however find one tip on a forum that I thought was worth a shot. I carefully placed the initials on the canvas, tediously peeling back the sticky placement paper. Once I had them in place I painted over them with Modge Podge. Some spots like the thinner pieces of the letter were still peeling up so I just peeled that section back and painted on some more Modge Podge and carefully stuck it back down. I was going to need a sealer anyway so that was great solution for a glue as well as sealer.<br />
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I have been blessed to have married into a very large family. He is one of six siblings,one sister and four brothers. Which means I have a bunch of sister in laws. Most people that know me get so confused when I talk about our family so I am going to do my best </div>
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Sister in law #4 was about to have her first baby and we needed to shower that baby with love. So all us sisters (sister in laws and the sister) got together to put on a Sweet Blessing baby shower.</div>
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Planning a baby shower can by tricky when the sex of the baby is unknown and the guest list is large So sister in law #4 and I googled every baby shower idea possible and came up with a dessert only shower held in the early afternoon and used a yellow and grey theme. Ok so we leaned toward a feminine side, this was the 11th grandchild to be born with only two girls so maybe we were hoping to persuade the outcome. Wishful thinking, I'll tell you more about that later. </div>
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Grab your favorite beverage as I show you some of my homemade additions to the shower. </div>
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This is what guests saw when they entered the room. We were able to use a game room of a relative of Mommy to be. Which was a great space but we did need to work around a few things, like a pool table and sports pictures. The pool table worked great for the dessert buffet and we used lots of balloons (always and adventure transporting) and tissue paper pom poms to disguise the surroundings and soften the backdrop. </div>
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I made a banner using printed card stock. Since it was hard to find the perfect color scrapbook paper I purchased digital paper from <a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/GreatGraphics">Great Graphics</a> and printed the patterns on card stock. I made pleated medallions and topped them with doily shaped letters using the print and cut feature on my Silhouette. </div>
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Sister in law #2 and I put together this gorgeous diaper cake. We assembled the diapers as usual,l you can find all sorts of great ideas on the internet for diaper cakes but we went with the rolled version. Added some gray ribbon, yellow polka dot and some butterflies cut again from my Silhouette. Yes! my Silhouette worked over time for this shower.<br />
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Mommy to be didn't want a lot of cutesy baby shower games and we were not very good at coming up with them either so we just had two activities that guests could come up to and mingle around the room. One was the baby price is right, guests guess the price of the baby items, closest to the right price without going over won. The other was a place where guests could come up and write a message or well wishes to mommy to be in a journal. Then Mommy has a journal to remember her special day by as well as great advice and blessings. I rolled washcloths, onesies and burpcloths to make cupcakes, wrapped them with card stock cut out on my Sillouette. They were topped with the instructions printed on cardstock and added a pleated medallion and butterfly to continue the theme. </div>
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Now onto the good stuff the desserts. This was the table scape before we added everything. I printed and cut labels for all desserts. Something the sister taught me a long time ago is to make any table scape have height and depth you add boxes, pots and pans, bowls, crates whatever you have around and then drape with tablecloths or in this case it was a tablecloth from Target in the center and pieces of yellow and gray floral fabric. We used clear and white cake plates and serving plates as well as glass jars to display all the deliciousness and keep the theme cohesive. Some of the desserts were a chocolate cheesecake, carrot cake, chocolate dipped pretzels, brownie bites, chocolate covered strawberries, few.<br />
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Above is how displayed chocolate chip cookies and sweedish tea cookies. Bottom left are lemon cupcakes from <a href="http://realmomkitchen.com/313/perfect-lemon-cupcakes-with-lemon-buttercream/">Real Mom Kitchen</a> topped with butterfly cupcake toppers again made with my Silhouette. Top left are cake push pops that I made. Three different flavors peanut butter cup, banana pudding and coconut cream.<br />
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For the utensils we wrapped plastic forks and spoons in a napkin, tied with a ribbon bow. Then placed in cone shapes, and in a wire utensil carrier. I found the wire utensil carrier at Walmart, it was black so I just spray painted it white.<br />
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Well so much for trying to persuade the outcome. Our sweet little blessing was another boy!!!</div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3933574904983649110.post-56804115460785232012011-06-21T16:47:00.000-04:002013-06-19T19:01:57.207-04:00Girlies Birthday PartySo I know its been way too long since my last post yet again. OH boy have I been busy. I have started working for a monogramming and embroidery company, <a href="http://www.tinytulip.com/">Tiny Tulip</a>. Her stuff is sooooo cute you have to check out her site. It has been a definate adjustment after not working in 15 years. I'm still getting used to when I'm home and when I'm not home. I am working two days a week while the boys are at school. I have some juggling to do this summer but we have also had a nice two week vacation so we will see when I go back on Monday how many plates I can juggle. lol.<br />
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Well the reason for my post is to show you the outfits I made for the twins for their first birthday. I know right can you believe it, they are one already. Their mother had sent me links to several things she was thinking about purchasing which were a bit pricey then multiply that times two, it turns to outrageous. So this is what I came up with. I bought two white dresses from Children's Place at easter time, $9 each. Then added rosettes and a ruffle to the bottom, added a cupcake and name at <a href="http://www.tinytulip.com/">Tiny Tulip</a> to the bloomers,, then some bibs, headbands, tshirts and tutus. They were the best dressed little birthday girlies ever. Of course I'm very objective,lol.<br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">So a month or so ago I found these shirts on clearance and had to get them. If only they had shirts with "Great" Aunt on them. Oh well. Anyhow I searched and searched and racked my brain trying to figure out what to get to go with them. I didn't know whether to go frilly and over the top or sweet country calico. After seeing some really cute tutorials online for tutus I thought what the heck how often do I get to make "girly" things. Like Never! </div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">My sister in law was going to a bridal shower and asked me to come up with something. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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"His" is a barkeeper style apron, comes below the knees. <br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"> I added a cool jean style pockets to "His" with a button closure waistband.</div><br />
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</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3933574904983649110.post-43378273961383836152011-03-01T16:35:00.000-05:002011-03-01T16:35:32.333-05:00What do you want to be when you grow up? This post is going to be somewhat off the beaten path but hopefully you will stay with me. I've done a lot of contemplating lately. I have been searching for some time now on ways I can bring income into our home. That was one of the reasons I started Doris Today, I was hoping to sew and create a few days a week while my kids were in school. I have had a little, well a long one, lull in my creativity at least from a making things to sell stand point. My grandmother, who was a substantial part of my life growing up, passed away a year and a half ago. From that point on I noticed life kind of happening around me while I was standing still.<br />
Fast forward a year and half to today and I'm having a conversation with my oldest son that is starting high school next year. That in itself is traumatizing enough, could I really be old enough to have a high schooler? yikes Anyhow back on track, our conversation was about what classes he might be taking next year. He has taken some survey at school to help guide him in class choice process. You know if are on the creative side you may want to take writing, or art related courses, if you are excited about science then what kind of science and gearing you toward those classes. Mind you I told him you have to take some of it somewhat lightly because how many of us knew what we wanted to do when they were in 8th grade? My suggestion was to him to take things he thinks he might be interested in and let his path form from there, but keep in mind things you might be able to do with those courses. For instance he took a class called "Teen Challenges" in my day was called Home Economics because all his friends were taking it and they all said it was really fun that you got to make cookies and was overall just an easy course. Well in the end none of his friends ended up being in his class and he hates it. Mind you he is learning some life skills but in the end it is nothing what he thought it was going to be. So my point was for him to take courses that might have spark some interest of his and not just because all his friends are taking it. <br />
Which had me thinking deeply in what I was doing as well. I am finally seeing some light and my passion is starting to churn inside me again but for what? I don't know. Should I take a "job" outside the home part time? How much do I want to disrupt my home in doing so? Is it worth taking just any old job or should I try to find something in a creative field? Or should I continue pusuing sewing acccessories and gifts to sell? Is this really going to be profitable enough and where is that going to take me in the long haul? Is this blog thing for real? will it really bring in an income? or should I take my creative juices and focus them into something that appears more profitable like textile design or interior design? All of these questions are fueled by a life halting four letter word "FEAR"<br />
For most of my adult life I felt like I had a definate direction. I knew I wanted to move out of my small town in upstate NY when I graduated, and I knew I wanted to something in the art field. Fashion design kind of came out of the fact that I knew how to sew and putting garments together kind of came easy to me. Which brought me to the Art Institude in Ft. Lauderdale, FL. Then when I graduated I took entry level positions where I could still in the industry. That was my direction. I got married and had my first son and that was my direction. We knew we wanted a more family friendly area to live so we moved up to Tallahassee, that was my direction. I soon became lonely without family or friend around so I joined a ministry called MOPS (Mothers Of PreSchoolers) I not only joined as a member but as a leader instantly, God had dropped me smack dab in the middle of a group of women that encouraged me as a mother, a wife, a woman and for the first time as a leader. That was my direction for the next 8-9yrs. Then my baby started kindergarten, my oldest started middle school, and the economy went in the toilet. My direction moved toward bringing some income in our household. But what, where, how? I haven't been in the work force on a regular basis in 15years. I have not filled out an application let alone made up a resume. Then my grandmother passed and without realizing it I became stagnant, stuck in one place. Losing all direction. <br />
Have you ever asked yourself some of these questions? Have you ever felt like you don't have a direction? Have you ever been totally crippled by fear? Have you ever wondered what you wanted to be when you grew up, when your were already grown up? <br />
So I am going to take the first step to letting this fear go. I'm giving it up to God, the last thing I want to do is let it keep me from becoming closer to him and letting his light shine through me. The next step is I'm admitting it to you all that I am scared, and I'm crippled in fear. It may not be the best business decision to bear my soul but I felt I needed to share for some reason, and it was time to release my fears. <br />
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<div style="padding-left: 10px;" width="400"><span style="font-size: smaller;"></span></div><div><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/85801/doristoday/98aaddc2069ff19d1f8cb07a7fd34f93.png" style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; position: relative;" /></a></div>Read more: http://www.mylivesignature.com/wizard3_2.php##ixzz0miIcUbISUnknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3933574904983649110.post-89681173508850983472011-02-24T11:35:00.000-05:002011-02-24T11:35:03.722-05:00Sillouette EnvyOh my gosh I know I have written about it before but I just can't get over how many things the <a href="http://www.silhouetteamerica.com/">Sillouette</a> can do. I really don't know how I am funtioning without one. I was recently at Ted's Montana Grill and love their "saloon' retro type decor. They have frosted glass on the doors to the bathroom with of course Gentlemen or Ladies on the door. I thought how cute would it be to make a little retro like sign to hang on the boys bathroom door. And how easy it would be to make with one of these Sillouette machines. I have drooled over so many cute projects made with it, I just can't take it anymore. I am not one for gadgets, well ones that require alot of parts or ones that require continually buying pricey cartridges that you make one thing with and never use it again. I love the versatility with this one. Enough said it is just AMAZING!!! <br />
So I thought I would share a few sites (and some new bloggy friends) that are giving one away this week. <br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8lJvrNrk37-unQ4HxWu3sxGf4SGdO_uPZAVAE588dWP22GnbelHo3TX0d_6UDe3hEcZQn8ekzZ6b9vKdvglDSbtuI9ajsTrhzDQ5KJUcvAylMKtbf_UfIcUaFv4vfpzBKbBafBfQ121gp/s1600/DSC_0479+%25282%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="267" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8lJvrNrk37-unQ4HxWu3sxGf4SGdO_uPZAVAE588dWP22GnbelHo3TX0d_6UDe3hEcZQn8ekzZ6b9vKdvglDSbtuI9ajsTrhzDQ5KJUcvAylMKtbf_UfIcUaFv4vfpzBKbBafBfQ121gp/s400/DSC_0479+%25282%2529.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">From the <a href="http://silhouettemachine.blogspot.com/">Sillouette</a> blog</div><div style="text-align: center;">I thought this was hysterical</div><div style="text-align: center;">They have endless tutorials and free images each week</div><div style="text-align: center;">AHHH I am in LOVE!!!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIZF8FBDEFjrjkZ1HAKr3croILxoqrnt17IrYuNcE16sKSAzV7bt2dhI5zhpnChoGXzt4hTNbnA1bwCZFhaI8vCA417kOxEU_lYbUW09NbTEuMa-CvJcyRrq5jTRt-aOWI9uAAwot0FYB0/s1600/fabric+Jane+blanket.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="286" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIZF8FBDEFjrjkZ1HAKr3croILxoqrnt17IrYuNcE16sKSAzV7bt2dhI5zhpnChoGXzt4hTNbnA1bwCZFhaI8vCA417kOxEU_lYbUW09NbTEuMa-CvJcyRrq5jTRt-aOWI9uAAwot0FYB0/s400/fabric+Jane+blanket.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Look at this one using fabric, how stinkin cute is that. </div><div style="text-align: center;">Yes it cuts fabric too. </div><div style="text-align: center;">Amazing right?</div><div style="text-align: center;"> So you need to go over and check out this machine on the <a href="http://www.silhouetteamerica.com/">Sillouette</a> site even if you dont' win the giveaway each one of the sites hosting the giveaway are offering a discount code. </div><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">Take a look at what I found just waiting to be knocked off. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Well that's all for my window shopping for sandles now onto sundresses. I may just have to break down and something for myself for a change. I"m thinking some pretty springy printed fabric (possibly polka dot,huh?), maybe in yellow, or celery green. Ohh or a pretty cornflower blue, or bright coral. Its been a while since I have been fabric shoppin, I bet Michael Miller has something just waiting for me.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">What style???? Some sort of wrap dress, full at the bottom, maybe halter top, or maybe strapless with a retro bolero jacket, cute little cap sleeve. Oh maybe I'll make two, hehe. One at a time Kirsten, one at a time. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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As many of you do every year as the new year approaches. We make a list of things we may want to change in our lives, projects we want to accomplish, <strike>weight we want to lose,</strike> people we want to spend more time with, and of course after the money we want to save. The next few posts are going to be exactly about that. I am redesigning my studio, trying to make it more efficient for all of the different projects I do. So I will be sharing with you some of the many creative spaces that inspired me throughout the design process. As well I have commited to the challenge of organizing project per week, every week this year. Laura @ <a href="http://orgjunkie.com/2011/01/52-weeks-of-organizing.html">Organizing Junkie</a> is having a challenge where you commit to organizing one part of your home/life per week every week of the year. I started on my list have you? <br />
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<div style="padding-left: 10px;" width="400"><span style="font-size: smaller;"></span></div><div><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/85801/doristoday/98aaddc2069ff19d1f8cb07a7fd34f93.png" style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; position: relative;" /></a></div>Read more: http://www.mylivesignature.com/wizard3_2.php##ixzz0miIcUbISUnknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3933574904983649110.post-89088261115623317852010-07-21T10:12:00.001-04:002010-07-21T10:19:15.794-04:00Wednesday's Window I know you all thought I dropped off the face of the earth. Well not exactly but summer has just been really busy. I'd like to say I was off the radar on some tropical island sipping a frozen drink but that's not the case. While my boys were gone I thought I would get all kinds of projects done. HUH not the case, it was crazy the first week I got caught up on some paperwork for my husbands business and the second week I was in panic mode trying to clean and catch up on laundry. It wasn't all work and no play I did catch the new Sex In the City movie with an old dear friend. Mom and I had a great day "junk" shopping, I'll post my finds tomorrow, they made me very excited. And my husband and I celebrated our Anniversary in Orlando for some much needed down time. No Mickey Mouse but we did go to Joe's Crap Shack (which is an experience all in itself), a great dinner show (Sleuth Dinner Show) and went to the Outlet Mall. Yes my husband acutally endured the day with me at the mall, he's a keeper. It has been full steam ahead ever since the boys have been back. We had our niece and two nephews come visit for a little while, which made six kids (five boys, two braindead teenagers, UHOY!) Then we celebrated my middle son's tenth birthday which seemed to last a whole week. Yestereday was the first day we just stayed home and had time to catch our breath. <br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0tDy3-6-83jKARo2yljU8QyRWfSUgzMZwhayekERpJCM0e7VPMmead7DzOeI9N8TkL3QDCWq1w-99stuwyIPVJZGmQq2xmfC1xy0Sr7mQpODZwqHLMj3EjNhEeilLs8JYJ5zdZAXwXyo/s1600/000_0246.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" hw="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0tDy3-6-83jKARo2yljU8QyRWfSUgzMZwhayekERpJCM0e7VPMmead7DzOeI9N8TkL3QDCWq1w-99stuwyIPVJZGmQq2xmfC1xy0Sr7mQpODZwqHLMj3EjNhEeilLs8JYJ5zdZAXwXyo/s320/000_0246.jpg" /></a></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"> My inpiration was a technique I saw on <a href="http://www.blogger.com/http//:makethebestofthings.blogspot.com/2010/05/3-d-effect-with-hot-glue.html">Make the Best of Things</a> where she made a 3d effect with hot glue that really looked like old tin. So I thought why not give it a try on a window?</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Anyhow my "DUH!" moment happened when I painted our dressers. Originally they were stained but with the wood floor it clashed in color. Besides I painted the walls a Tiffany blue and the stained oak color just didn't do it for me. So I thought I would paint them black, oh my gosh they look fabulous. The problem was with the hardware, they had black hardware on them. So I thought I would go buy more modern hardware, in a stainless or those really cute glass knobs. Problem being that they cost a fortune and I'm just too cheap to spend that much on new knobs. Sooooo it dawned on me one day, HELLO spray paint them! After all I liked the shape of the old hardware so why not? </span><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3tCD9vCrQo3LlI2QWq_zFEDeImougO9EYWV_Je41kTGK0TH209JTkREAehI8nyYoQbOYq5X3gHyT9d-u9NouX-_aoyUnRnuLLJQUalPL8WCgv8een0F-u_vBaR3rELPlNT8azQjle1q0/s1600/000_0219-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" qu="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3tCD9vCrQo3LlI2QWq_zFEDeImougO9EYWV_Je41kTGK0TH209JTkREAehI8nyYoQbOYq5X3gHyT9d-u9NouX-_aoyUnRnuLLJQUalPL8WCgv8een0F-u_vBaR3rELPlNT8azQjle1q0/s320/000_0219-1.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">This was them before, perfecty fine hardware just not on a black dresser.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBKWbtG2r2NfrR8-EVXZCk-_8FIzH7dNLkYzz3UqkBNrc3noaxt71WU-bpQny9e3Rc_lilpKTiXTGJ0sNGAOoBJbfH2fzC5hhU1XWpJWUHnuZ7lJJhfnkmhZpfFGI_zyednNeuUL17V2s/s1600/000_0220.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" qu="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBKWbtG2r2NfrR8-EVXZCk-_8FIzH7dNLkYzz3UqkBNrc3noaxt71WU-bpQny9e3Rc_lilpKTiXTGJ0sNGAOoBJbfH2fzC5hhU1XWpJWUHnuZ7lJJhfnkmhZpfFGI_zyednNeuUL17V2s/s320/000_0220.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">First I put on a coat of Rust-Oleum Hammered spray paint in a stainless/silver color</span>.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd2qwHPUPbBb5ztWl3psdUG1IFc-_3llBEfN9rrEKs0d2jbauRA9WdjlsKNUUi4V2hDbxO9U8jKiZIexjj7YulPA7MUq17yWo97RJT-sYwOqFjWB7Q_rdfzw1_t9ACgfB5yJddNKLYj6U/s1600/100_1282-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" qu="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd2qwHPUPbBb5ztWl3psdUG1IFc-_3llBEfN9rrEKs0d2jbauRA9WdjlsKNUUi4V2hDbxO9U8jKiZIexjj7YulPA7MUq17yWo97RJT-sYwOqFjWB7Q_rdfzw1_t9ACgfB5yJddNKLYj6U/s320/100_1282-1.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Then I applied an acrylic black, and rubbed it off before it dried so it was just left in the creveses. Then a top coat of clear sealer. <span style="background-color: #c27ba0; font-size: large;">Voila!!</span></span></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
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<div style="padding-left: 10px;" width="400"><span style="font-size: smaller;"></span></div><div><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/85801/doristoday/98aaddc2069ff19d1f8cb07a7fd34f93.png" style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; position: relative;" /></a></div>Read more: http://www.mylivesignature.com/wizard3_2.php##ixzz0miIcUbISUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3933574904983649110.post-48384682216493627072010-06-09T10:49:00.006-04:002010-06-11T16:01:02.744-04:00Wednesday's WindowWell here it is. It's not perfect probably needs some paint and maybe some trim. But I'm pretty proud of how it turned out. I'll have to get that handsome carpenter guy I live with to help me out with that. hehe. He loves when I come up with new projects for him to do. NOT! When we were getting the hinges I was eye balling some old doors I want to use for another project. He was quite as excited as I was. <br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">the top is two four paned windows hinged up so they meet at the center a form a peak. I tried to clean them but apparently they still need a good wiping. </div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVkw_xsKSfOESy3sUZORO3UcOUFN5eUfmfcYziVE5I-pQYEZwFz7PMzuIVaMAORMdDbP6Sf8UNud5F7AaryW9dY-P4uGyCE76oV4JlOQezuv-nlH6y3o6pNAIN3_vOyO8S06yIp7HeEvU/s1600/000_0225.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" qu="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVkw_xsKSfOESy3sUZORO3UcOUFN5eUfmfcYziVE5I-pQYEZwFz7PMzuIVaMAORMdDbP6Sf8UNud5F7AaryW9dY-P4uGyCE76oV4JlOQezuv-nlH6y3o6pNAIN3_vOyO8S06yIp7HeEvU/s320/000_0225.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">Don't you just love hydrangeas? I have finally got some to bloom this year. They grow beatifully all over Tallahassee but just not where we live. As you can see from the picture above we have very sandy soil, the rest of Tallahassee has that beautiful red clay that holds lots of nutrients. </div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaTrnQ1-x9UPuGnjc1EERTyZKx98TkrpRqZ-F7V3s6hEA9S2R8R_fjaxz6x_icpx4q1uegPbrZxO1Y6QfAou8Wn1_0g7ZHMy0qo0Uozpd5BYWtlUkjx048Zw0U-easctL1gcnJLryt8uY/s1600/000_0233.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" qu="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaTrnQ1-x9UPuGnjc1EERTyZKx98TkrpRqZ-F7V3s6hEA9S2R8R_fjaxz6x_icpx4q1uegPbrZxO1Y6QfAou8Wn1_0g7ZHMy0qo0Uozpd5BYWtlUkjx048Zw0U-easctL1gcnJLryt8uY/s320/000_0233.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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The next few weeks I am going to be <span class="goog-spellcheck-word">tweeking</span> with a few things to make my blog a little better. I am learning so much from fellow <span class="goog-spellcheck-word">bloggers</span>. Praise God there are so many of you willing to share your knowledge. Some things are so easy to change and others are a bit complicated, but in all most people can do it if you just have some confidence and are willing to put the time into it. Right now I'm working on a new header, there is a great post on it using <span class="goog-spellcheck-word">Picassa</span> over at <a href="http://memoriesoncloverlane.blogspot.com/2009/08/tutorial-on-how-to-make-blog-banner.html">Clover Lane</a>. Now I'm just trying to get the right pictures use. So if you stop by and think your in the wrong place just look again there have just been some changes made. <br />
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The first day of summer break is here, with three boys at home (one being 13) my cupboards are already bare and I've already heard "I'm bored, what are we doing today?" "What are we doing tomorrow?" "Are we going to do anything this summer?" But between entertaining I <em>should</em> be able to get some work done. I'm thinking of teaching one of them how to use the computer and do some filing, ha. As Bill Cosby said "there is no such thing as a democracy in this house" <span class="goog-spellcheck-word">lol</span> Maybe they won't be so bored if I put them to work, he he. No seriously I can't complain too much, they are going to leave for three weeks this summer to visit my husband's family in southern FL. I really don't know what I'm going to do with myself, I'm going to miss them. I'm relying on my new blogger friends to keep me company, <span class="goog-spellcheck-word">hehe</span>. I promise not to stalk you... well not too much anyway. <br />
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Don't forget about Wednesday's Window this week. We've been working hard on getting it ready for you. I saw this idea at a local salvage shop and thought <span class="goog-spellcheck-word">oooh</span> I got to have one. I'll give you a small hint, it combines two loves of mine, old windows and gardening. I know you just can't wait. Don't forget I'm always looking for new ideas for <span class="goog-spellcheck-word">repurposing</span> old windows. If you have an old window you've <span class="goog-spellcheck-word">repurposed</span> I would love to feature you. Just email me, or leave a comment. <br />
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<div style="padding-left: 10px;" width="400"><span style="font-size: smaller;"></span></div><div><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/85801/doristoday/98aaddc2069ff19d1f8cb07a7fd34f93.png" style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; position: relative;" /></a></div>Read more: http://www.<span class="goog-spellcheck-word">mylivesignature</span>.com/wizard3_2.<span class="goog-spellcheck-word">php</span>##ixzz0miIcUbISUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3933574904983649110.post-42604803864977926032010-06-02T14:48:00.002-04:002010-06-09T11:03:56.475-04:00Wednesday's Window<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheNnJiLWrBfagq3f29Z0LDUak5L1oS-WtZbtvAK1q65LcsgOGV0tzmS9k2ALJpruzfXEItqyoYn_BAxCkkRHFUXXbkahp3dQp6l_0B971GniQOybHiyStku-n3tWZ45iChQThko6sE2o4/s1600/100_1261.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" gu="true" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheNnJiLWrBfagq3f29Z0LDUak5L1oS-WtZbtvAK1q65LcsgOGV0tzmS9k2ALJpruzfXEItqyoYn_BAxCkkRHFUXXbkahp3dQp6l_0B971GniQOybHiyStku-n3tWZ45iChQThko6sE2o4/s200/100_1261.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">It's that time again. I don't have my newest project completed so I thought I would show you an old one. After of course scouring down each window with bleach, these I put a coat of semi-gloss exterior paint. I then went to town with Delta Perm-Enamel glass paint. This paint does not have to be dried in an oven or kiln and clean up with water. The only prep is to clean the glass with alchohol before painting. </div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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So it all started some years ago when I saw an old wooden window that someone had taken these gorgeous black and white pictures iof thier children and put them in each of the panes. So I came home and searched and searched for a window and finally found one, purchased it and its still sitting waiting for me to add the pictures. Sigh... In the meantime, my husand, the carpenter, installed some new windows for someone bringing home a huge load, or at least what I thought was a huge load at the time of old windows from an old plantation home. We made all sorts of things out of them which I will show in later weeks. Then another window job came in and another and another each time bringing home more and more windows. The reason for the abundance of windows. I've had all these dreams and hopes of what to do with them but lacked motivation, and quite overwhelmed with the quantity. So I thought by featuring a new idea each week will motivate me to get something done with them. We are also selling them as is if anyone is interested. <br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1hMWOKZ6-GIXWu2VE_xZ3FdvWc20_r7OJNM6E2xAnK2VU_vBcuXN4eSNjCfq3LRdraITnecz7JjAzOWpBGNWXVBBGBfRBRFx-8lqgn_5J8Xc4gwy6JgvcaPkFvTVepqMMSn0mtM5Isz0/s1600/100_1258.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" gu="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1hMWOKZ6-GIXWu2VE_xZ3FdvWc20_r7OJNM6E2xAnK2VU_vBcuXN4eSNjCfq3LRdraITnecz7JjAzOWpBGNWXVBBGBfRBRFx-8lqgn_5J8Xc4gwy6JgvcaPkFvTVepqMMSn0mtM5Isz0/s320/100_1258.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Once the contact paper was removed, this is how it came out, not too good. The image wasn't clear and it still needed more personality. So back to the drawing board, I blew up the image one more time, it needed to be more bold to show up. Cut it out again and placed the negative image on the tiles this time. I needed a color to show up on the green, at first I was going to use white but my husband thought that was too boring and since I have been added little bits of red to my kitchen I thought red would be perfect. </div><br />
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Anyhow here is what my office looks like now, next on the list dealing with all the cords that seem to have multiplied and twisted themselves up. That would mean crawling on the floor under the desk, unplugging everything, untangling, coming up with a better system and making sure I plug them all back where they should be. I've read some great ideas out there in blog land but none that seem to solve my problem. Like I told you before my office is off of my kitchen but it is also right where everyone comes in and out of the house by the back/side door. So this means lots of dust and dirt so I need to come up with something to bring it up off the floor. Anyhow that will be another day and another post. <br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">Made the butterflies out of cardstock and glued them to thumb tacks</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">To the right of the monitor is shelves that hold bills on the bottom</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">on the middle shelf I have our gardening journal and notebook with recipes I get off the internet</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">the top has thumb tacks , and oh the Off clip on thingy</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">To the right of the monitor is the thing that hold the cords to our ipods, camera, etc that I posted about before.</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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Which is totally against my nature but I need some things simplified in my life so I have more time to do the things that are important in life, like shopping and getting great creative ideas in blogland. It seems that every day I find a new creative soul mate out there in blogland. Its so awesome to see what creative minds are out there. Anyhow back to the organizing thing. One of the projects I conquered after finishing my second course was figuring out some sort of system for my office area. This area is a desk just off my kitchen, which should technically be a breakfast nook but it just wasn't big enough for our entire family to sit there so the table just ended up being a catch all when we came in the door. This office area also serves many purposes, its the home to our only computer, home bill paying, my husband's business paperwork and invoicing as well as all the other home/ business/school related activities. So I needed a system that would stream lined since there are many things going on. Here are a couple things that I did to stream line things a bit. First thing on my list was the top drawer to the desk, it was impossible to find anything I needed, everything was just thrown in there and piled on top of each other. I looked all around in stores for something that would help me organize all my things and being that I am <strike>cheap</strike> I mean frugal I thought to myself I have got to have something around my house that I could repurpose and would work to hold the items that I needed on hand. I went home and started scouring my house for unused containers that I hadn't thrown out yet in one of my decluttering sessions. That's when my creative juices started to kick in and it started to get fun. I find almost everything in my house but did purchase two boxes from the $1 isle in Michaels. <br />
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</div>1. bottom of a recipe box bought at Michaels - holds staples, and stamps for paperwork<br />
2. cup that was sitting on my desk, all signed by my MOPS friends at convention - holds rubberbands and bandaids (I have to mention this is now empty... see post on minor set backs)<br />
3. bottom to a facial cream container - holds paperclips<br />
4.top to the facial cream container - holds thumb tacks<br />
5. cardboard box that held stationary - now holds scissors, staples, tape, etc<br />
6. was a wooden box bought from Michaels - holds pens, pencils<br />
stashed in the back is the box of checks and checkbook<br />
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All but a couple of things that have come up missing, it still looks just like this today. I am so proud of myself, I don't think I have ever kept anything this organized this long. Each of the boxes I covered with scrapbook paper to give a clean uniform look. <br />
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I am still training myself to clear the top of my desk every day. Some days apparently I need extra training but for the most part the system seems to be working. Everything in a place and everything in its place. :) <br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">While trying to finish up some notebook clutches I was making for a promo I thought I was going to do for Teacher Appreciation Week and Mother's Day. I sliced my finger pretty bad with my scissors. </div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjx9pl081W_mxXx2QIiZVa2pWHjsd0fyY9XWYhnedjQhBC7qyB6vpBy1I6Iaz4qh7qRxa5n_AoXlbMQA2XZtxlJ7ilNG4da2dfojKiixiPICJlB2I5i5bRX9XFAnY5ZxCHjn24hsT_b-nQ/s1600/000_0218.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjx9pl081W_mxXx2QIiZVa2pWHjsd0fyY9XWYhnedjQhBC7qyB6vpBy1I6Iaz4qh7qRxa5n_AoXlbMQA2XZtxlJ7ilNG4da2dfojKiixiPICJlB2I5i5bRX9XFAnY5ZxCHjn24hsT_b-nQ/s200/000_0218.jpg" tt="true" width="200" /></a></div><div class="" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">Who said sewing was for sissies. lol </div><div class="" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">Look for the pictures of the clutches early next week. I should have at least 6 available on Monday. They are great for moms as organizers or for teachers as well to hold note card, note pad, coupons, grocery list, you name it and small enough to fit into most purses. Have a great weekend, I'll be nursing my finger. ☺</div><br />
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<div style="padding-left: 10px;" width="400"><span style="font-size: smaller;"></span></div><div><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/85801/doristoday/98aaddc2069ff19d1f8cb07a7fd34f93.png" style="border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; position: relative;" /></a></div>Read more: http://www.mylivesignature.com/wizard3_2.php##ixzz0miIcUbISUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3933574904983649110.post-11233131064867784152010-04-28T15:29:00.006-04:002010-05-01T16:12:19.546-04:00Dishwasher Lemonade<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfABNFOjOHY3tRvjZbltOm2tyGNQgx-7CJko8XDibvb9NBb_eMn6x1StLaKLxKelLEbf20BhAT-zj1CPXdSnAzcnsBmZtOA6kluCLdMMvknwzl7d5RvuUTABpDXCp6LrYe83WNfmOk18I/s1600/kool+aid2.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5465281164931481698" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfABNFOjOHY3tRvjZbltOm2tyGNQgx-7CJko8XDibvb9NBb_eMn6x1StLaKLxKelLEbf20BhAT-zj1CPXdSnAzcnsBmZtOA6kluCLdMMvknwzl7d5RvuUTABpDXCp6LrYe83WNfmOk18I/s320/kool+aid2.jpg" style="cursor: hand; display: block; height: 196px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 137px;" /></a><br />
<div>No its not a new way to make lemonade in your dishwasher. Its actually one of the most amazing new things that I have discovered recently. Over at <a href="http://www.myfrugallifestyle.blogspot.com/">My Frugal Lifestyle</a> was a post about putting Kool Aid Lemonde in your dishwasher to clean it out. I will preface with I was very skeptical, I mean really Kool Aid is going to clean out all the deposits in my dishwasher and my dishes are going to sparkle again? But I thought is was worth the 20 cents for the package of lemonade. I could not believe the difference it made, I was completely blown away with the results. I tried to take a picture of how my glasses came out but I am not the best photographer but you get the idea. <img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5465275070847296082" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLpoYeYWaDd5kiH5lxFPmTQpt2izUO9ua1TSnZMtElY8C2j6FVRrHn96nEr3LcqMQb5PKo0dg4t2Ul5wXprFggn3SgARGasRBjerY7qjM-llHiRaCVPMUXqBj5B8V6m31O9ZcXfoLa_E0/s320/100_1252.jpg" style="cursor: hand; display: block; height: 240px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 320px;" /></div><br />
You can sort of see the spots on the before glass on the left and the sparkle on the right. I was becoming so frustrated because my dishes were coming out dirtier than when I put them in. I just added one packet of the Kool Aid Lemonade (it was said that a store brand works also) and about two teaspoons of baking soda to the soap dispenser and ran it through a cycle without any dishes. The article said to use baking soda if you have not cleaned out your dishwasher in awhile or ever. Which was my case, I had used Jet Dry in other dishwashers but just not in this one. I had read about using those dishwasher cleaners but frankly it was just never in the budget, or better yet it never I was too cheap to buy them. I just had to share this wonderful new discovery with you. Thank you My Frugal Lifestyle. Planning on making some laundry soap next, as soon as I find all the products to make it, having some problems finding them.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0