DIY Makeup Organizer UNDER $5.00!!!

Tired of having all your make up all over your bathroom counter, with no room for anything else, I am!  Here is a tip that is sure to make your mornings much easier and keep you more organized. 

You can find the following items at your local dollar store, I found them all at the Dollar Tree. I paid LESS than $5.00 for all my items and it's very simple to put together.

 1. Command basic hooks under 0.5 lbs make sure they are the 3M as it makes it easier to remove them.

 2. They sell these small baskets in a 4 pack, usually can be found with the rest of the organizing baskets. These are easy to clean as well.

 3. You place the Command hooks to your preference and they will stick anywhere including drywall. I actually liked them on the mirror and at arms reach. You can adjust the hooks to your likely on how far apart you want your baskets to hang. You can hang them just like I did one under the other, or go side ways...It would be up to you.

 4. This is the finished product, as you can see you can separate your make up and brushes how ever you please. You can add as many baskets as you like, just keep in mind the cost. 

* ONE MORE TIP: You can remove the baskets without removing the hooks if you have to move to your bedroom to apply your make up because your hubby is taking a shower and you can easily place them back when your done.

You want more organizing ideas, please stay tuned for some upcoming post on closet organizing.

DIY- wedding bouquets

I love wedding planning because you can add your own personal touch to everything. Last night I bundled up these beauties and secured them with tulle. No glue, no pins!

I just cut the stems to preferred length & cut off all the green leaves. I fixed the flowers to the shape that I liked, remember that it does not have to be a perfect round shape.  When you're creating the bouquets you have option of placing them how you like them, personally I like them slightly uneven.

Flowers were bought at my local craft shop along with the tulle.

DIY - Unique wedding favors

If you have ever planned a wedding, you must at some point ran into the same road block as I did, on what to do for your wedding favors?! 

My fiancé had a brilliant idea and he suggest we incorporate into our navy & pink theme, a movie theme, because that's how we met. We didn't want a red carpet or an Oscar theme, we want a simple movie theme with famous movie quotes, miniature movie posters, popcorn etc...Upon looking up ideas we found that it can be overwhelming, so be careful not to over do it!

So for our wedding favors we wanted something unique but fun! 

We came up with a popcorn gift box that will include a popcorn bag, a box of movie candy & a red box movie gift card.

We found these on Amazon and purchased 100 for under $30.00! We are working on personalizing them ourselves (example pictured) with our color scheme and a sweet thank you note to our guest.

This is a unique idea & can be personalized in your own way! 

I decide to use a lace punch hole cut out to soften my edges. See below for the product I used. 

I made a wrap with a different pattern paper (found at my local craft store) 

I took a small pink ribbon and looped it behind the box and secured it with a bow.

This has been a fun project and we just love the idea that we get to share a part of our lives with our guest.

Below is the product that I used to soften my edges on my thank you card. It is a lace punch edge. You can find this at any local craft store.

Stay tuned for some more wedding ideas!

Is your 4th grader struggling with spelling?

Have you struggled with ways to keep your child interested in spelling practice. I have some ideas that may help you at home. I had a struggling student and now her grades range anywhere from an 80-100 weekly on her spelling test. 

My thought is keeping it entertaining enough to keep her engaged, on a weekly basis. 

These are some of our weekly rituals.

We create our own flashcards!!! 

You might be thinking, I've done that! Well we don't stop there...I also have her do one practice test to see where she stands, most times she gets 9 out of 10 wrong. 

Each word she gets wrong we practice again and again multiple times until she gets them all right. 

We usually have 4 days to practice before the spelling test. Once she has them on paper, I then use my flash cards to test her memory. When she can spell them all out without writing them down, I give her a final test. 

I found this dry erase cardboard at the teacher store and thought "how fun!" 

( you may be able to have one laminated for the same effect)

She loves to work sitting on this exercise ball and spell out her words. 

She stays engaged and I always have the confidence that she will pass her test. 

DIY Wedding Ideas - Centerpieces

So we all know wedding season is upon us, who else can relate to having a spring or summer wedding! I can tell you that planning a wedding is hard work, lots of details coupled with  a whole lot of planning..not to mention the pocket book! Oh, YES! How costly can it get well as big as your imagination can carry you, really. I am planning a summer wedding and I love, love LOVE to DIY on so many things from bouquets - table top decorations. SOOOOOO I wanted to share with you some of my ideas that I have put together thus far....

Picture by: tenderstreats.com

                                                                                 You know these Starbucks Frappuccino bottles that you have after you've had your 9.5 fl oz of heaven...I turned them into what I think will be a beautiful center piece on my wedding day tables.                                                              

                                                                                      <<< ---- Yup these right here!

The first step is to peel the sticker off the front and the back of the glass bottle. I used warm water and dish soap and scrubbed it off with a sponge. It came off fairly easy. You have to make sure you dry the glass bottle inside and out. Make sure to cover your surfaces and wear gloves. You can use any type of flowers you'd like. My color theme is Navy & Pink with White accents. So these flowers worked out perfect for me as they incorporated different shades of pink, making my options for additional decorations more broad. After spray painting the bottles I let them dry for a couple days. 

I then used ribbon to wrap around the bottle to give it a formal look, again you can use any ribbon of your choice and/or lace. I used a glue gun to attach the ribbon together and hold at the back of the glass bottle. This is a simple few step process and the results are beautiful. 

Check out my finished product below

 Picture credit: S.Reynolds chipkincoop.com

 Items needed:
Glass bottles (your choice)
Spray paint - no specific brand (I used the cheap $1.00 paint)
Flowers from Hobby Lobby ( your choice)
Ribbon (your choice)
Glue gun