Club House Decor: Fall Wreath

It only cost $3 for the grapevine wreath and  about $1 for the letter H (I had a coupon).  I had the rest of the materials in my craft stash!  I think that it turned out pretty cute.  It was really easy.  Clearly as a mom of all boys my bow tying skills are a bit lacking! : /  I need to have one of my "Girly" Mom friends to fix it for me! :)

Has anybody else made any cute fall decor yet?


~Kristee

Club House Decor: Spray Painted Glass

So I have a slight obsession with glass. Glass vases, bowls, jars (don't even ask about my hoarded stash of salsa jars), pitchers, plates....I love it all.  The cheaper, the better!  I browse garage sales and Saver's, hoping to score a fabulous deal.  The problem, once I "score" the deal, what do I do with it?  The solution...spray paint!

My most favorite type of glass is milk glass!  I adore it!  Every time we go to antique or junk stores I have to buy at least one piece.  Lucky for me, it's cheap, because it's usually junk!  But I don't care, I love it!

So on Pinterest I've seen where people spray paint random pieces of glassware with white spray paint, making their own "milk glass".  I've been hoarding for quite some time to acquire a worthy enough stash to give it a try!

I used the cheapest, glossy white spray paint that Walmart had and turned this.....

...into this! 

Love, true love!

I grouped them together and put them on top of our bookshelf (which I'd really love to paint!).

I'm not a great spray painter, so the top of the bookshelf is the perfect place for these to go.  You can't see the streaks and splotches!  

I also painted this one for our bedroom!

I am very pleased with how they turned out.  I think spray paint may be my new favorite thing! :)  

~Kristee

Trainer Tips: Bible Printables

So a couple of weeks ago I went a little crazy on Pinterest.  I had seen free printables floating around Pinterest for some time.  I had never actually printed any of the ones I had "pinned".  And much to my excitement, I figured out just how easy it was.

For some time, Jeff & I had been trying to figure out a way to incorporate more Bible verses around the house.  In the past, we've just written them on note cards and have stuck them on the fridge, wall, and bathroom mirrors.  That works OK, but it really doesn't look "pretty".

So I ran across all of these printables and the light bulb came on.  I just printed them up on some card stock.  I'm not sure how long the will last without fading.  If you were concerned about them fading, you could print them out on photo paper or even send them to your favorite photo printing site.  I'm not too worried about that for now.  I hope to keep accumulating more so that I can rotate new ones in, if they begin to look too faded.  You can print them to any size you want.  Several of them had different color options as well.

As for the frames, I just went cheap.  I found so many verses to print, I knew I'd never be able to purchase expensive ones.  I opted for IKEA.  I was able to find some for $1.99 each.  Of course since they are from IKEA, they are a strange size, 8.5 X 11.  So keep that in mind when printing, if you opt to use them.  You will want to make sure your picture is centered for 8.5 X 11 rather than printing an 8 X 10.  Some of mine aren't exactly even, which I'm OK with.  :)

Here is what I came up with!   Did I mention they were all FREE?

If you'd like links to these freebies.  You can check the out HERE on my PRINTABLE Board on Pinterest.  I don't think that they are all on there.  Some of the sites that I pinned had multiple free printables, so you may just need to click around on their sites.  When I found more than more, I just printed it and didn't take the time to "pin" them all.

Now I just have to get them on the walls!  It certainly doesn't end with getting them put up.  We have to take the time to read them to the boys, and find ways to integrate them into day-to-day conversations.

Give these are try!  There are some really cute ones out there!  Let me know if you have any that you've found.  I was so surprised at how easy they were.  I'm also playing around with a couple of different sites to design my own.  Does anyone out there have experience with that?  I'd love some hints!!

~Kristee