15 minute Spring Wreath for less than 15$

With this short tutorial, you'll be able to make a beautiful Spring Wreath for less than 15$ and in less than 15 minutes. You'll even be able to reuse the wreath when the season changes.

I'm looking outside right now, I see snow falling!! 😭 Ok, it probably won't stay on the ground but I'm in much need of Spring, flowers, and sun. Aren't you?

Since I can't command the sun, and flowers are nowhere to be found in my yard, I decided to do a quick DIY to bring Spring on my front porch (who knows, maybe the sun will hear my call!!)

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What you need to make the spring wreath:

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Artificial Flowers
Grapevine Wreath
Cutting pliers
No glue!!

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How to make the spring wreath

Insert the stem of the flowers into the wreath.

No need to use any glue!

Twist the stems inside the wreath. You can see a view of the back of the wreath:

To insert the pansies, you'll need to cut the stem that keeps them together. Now, don't try the cut with scissors like I did in the picture. You'll just break them! There's usually metal wire inside the stems of the flowers, so use cutting pliers. If the stems are small enough, jewellery cutting pliers will do the trick.

Again, one by one, insert the stems and twist them in the wreath.

And you're done! No more than 15 minutes for sure!

For the budget:

What	How much	Where	Comment
Wreath	$3.49	Michael's	With 50% off coupon
Whites heather flowers (2x)	$4.98	Michael's	On special - 50% off
Pansy flowers (1x)	$2.99	Michael's	On special - 50% off
Total (without taxes)	$11.46

As promised, way under 15$

Now, I only had a silvery Dollar Store door hook to hang the wreath and there was no chance it would look good.

See this post to know what I did to upgrade the Dollar Store door hook. You can have a sneak peek of the hook in this before and after picture.

I'm sure Spring is going to answer my call (fingers crossed)!

Oh! And since there was no glue used, you can find out how I change this wreath for only 1$ when fall came!

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Upgrade of an ordinary shelf unit with old book pages / ORC week 2

Since we were away for a dance competition last weekend and couldn't DIY anything, I started small for my first week of the One Room Challenge. But I think it has a big impact for a small project!

Easy upgrade of an ordinary shelf unit | Old book pages | mod podge | DIY | Home Decor | Craft Room | Organization | One Room Challenge

Last week (and a half!) I got myself into One Room Challenge, hosted by Calling it Home.

The Challenge is simple: each round, twenty design bloggers take the challenge and transform a space. Every Wednesday, the designers document their process while sharing their sources and professional advice over the six weekly posts.

In addition to following along, everyone with a blog (like me!), is welcome to join the fun as a Guest Participant by linking their own room transformations up during the six weeks.

So here I am for a craft room makeover! Trying to catch up my lost weekend (are you always trying to catch up too?)

Since the steps needs drying between them, It was a great project to do during week nights.

First Step: Empty the shelves and paint

Have to be honest with you. Sometimes I get sooo exited on a project that I skip to the fun part. That's what happened here. I glued all the book pages and after I painted the shelf unit! As a mother would say to her children: do as I say, not as I do!! Paint the shelves before you glue the book pages! 😋

Glue the book pages

A long time ago, a friend gave me Notre-Dame-de-Paris from Victor Hugo for my birthday.

Since it has a special meaning for me, I though it would be great to have the pages in plain view.

Using Mod Podge, glue the book pages. Try not to think too much while doing this. Try to "Let It Go" (that's it, I'll have that song in my head for the rest of the day!!)

You'll probably get bubbles everywhere. Don't worry about it! On the contrary, encourage them. It will bring nice texture in the next step!

Sanding

Using a sanding sponge, sand gently the paper. That's where the bubbles will help to bring the texture and make the pages look like they're worn out.

Do you see the texture 😊

Applying a white wash

Mix equal part of white paint and wather. You don't need a lot.
Apply with a paint brush (the paint will drip. Try to spread the paint everywhere)
Wait around 1 minute
Wipe gently with a clean cloth. Do it randomly. Leave some spots with more white and others with almost nothing

And that's what you get :

It looks good doesn't it? 😊

Now, the before and after picture says it all (this picture makes me so happy!):

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One Room Challenge - Craft Room Week 1

Find out what I have planned for my craft room makeover. I'm participating in the One Room challenge and I intend to finally make a space I love!

Craft Room makeover | ORC | DIY | Home decoration | Challenge | Organizing |

What can be better than another challenge to get things done?

I have just updated the upstairs bathroom for the $100 Room Challenge and here I am getting into another challenge! This time: the craft room!

OMG, I can't believe I'm about to share these photos (insert a shameful face here!)

Warning: obviously, no staging was done before taking the pictures!

My craft room is also the laundry room, the 2nd refrigerator room and freezer room. And I might add the room where you drop something when you don't know where to put it! 😩

It's plain and simple: I can't work in this room and this madness has to stop now!!!

A couple of months ago, I had finally made the craft table that I always wanted! I thought it was the beginning of an amazing craft room but busy life got in the way of finally finishing it up (I'm sure you know what I mean!).

This used to be CD and DVD shelving units from IKEA. I had started placing things inside. But again, I never finished the project. (It's not even screwed to the wall! That can be dangerous!)

The lesson here is that I think I really need a push in the back to finally get things done and keep focus. There are just too many projects in my head!

Here's what I'm thinking

Tell my husband I have entered this challenge (oops...sorry honey!)
Clean up (obviously!!)
Think storage and organization (I have a thousand ideas on the subject, but I'll have to choose according to what I have to store, the size of it, and the frequency of use)
One thing I'm sure, it's that pegboard I want to make

For the rest, I think I'll come up with ideas along the way, while I sort through all my things.

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How to make a rope mirror / The easy way

During the month of March, I participated in the $100 Room Challenge hosted by Erin at Lemons, Lavender and Laundry. For this challenge, I chose to makeover our Bathroom.

You can see recap of Week 1 | Week 2 | Week 3 | Week 4 | Week 5

Our bathroom already had some great elements, but there were some things that I wanted to do for a while now, like this rope mirror!

Rope mirror | Tutorial | Bathroom makeover | Home Decor | DIY | Easy | Simple

Now, it took me a looooong time to figure out how to attach the rope. The reason was that I wanted it to look real clean and not have a bulky knot.

But I couldn't find the kind of hardware to make it happen. Gladly, I have a lot of imagination and came up with an idea! 😉

I dug out of a box an old leather strap that used to belong to a bag (sometimes, I wonder why I keep these things, but now, I was really happy about it!!)

I cut off 2 pieces

And then made two holes on both of them.

Took the smallest screws I could find and made a hole using tape on the drill bit to make sure I didn't pass through the mirror's frame (yeah, washi tape, were fancy people!!)

Fold the leather strap and use a washer to screw it to the mirror. Apply glue on the screw.

Then, use clamp to keep it in place till the glue dries

Pass the rope through the leather and glue the 2 pieces of rope together. Use burlap twine to hide the glue and make it look like the twine is holding the rope together.

And there you have it! Not my first intention but way better than a big knot. To my taste anyway! (and a lot cheaper than any hardware I could have bought)

A before and after shot to go with it!

Remember that you can see the other projects I made that week :

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$100 Room Challenge / Bathroom makeover / Reveal!

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The bathroom makeover is over and It's time to reveal all the work I did as part of the $100 Room Challenge. You'll find out everything that can be done with a small budget of only $100. Affordable and fun projects to make to update a bathroom.

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At the beginning of the month, I wasn't sure if I would have the time to get in that awesome challenge considering I was leaving for Springbreak. But I sooo wanted to do it! So, I wrote my first blog post on the plane and as soon as I got connected to the internet, added my link with 16 min left to the first week's post!

It was my first challenge and I loved each minute of it! I really needed this push in the back to get things done. You know, those things that were just sitting there for sooooo long!

Week 1 | Week 2 | Week 3 | Week 4 | Week 5

Now, bathroom makeover reveal!!

Here are all the projects I magically have done during, mostly, the last 2 weeks!

DIY Deer Art

Rustic Crochet Baskets

Also finally got those shelves up there! (can't believe it only took 15 min and they were lying there for 1 ½ year!!)

Upgrade of the trash can

Rope Mirror

DIY Rustic Ladder

and yes, the heater is now hidden!

All of this for less than $100... Ahem... USD

Yeah... decided that being Canadian was a major handicap in this challenge so got my little chart for comparison!

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	CAD$	USD	Where
Deer Art
Linen fabric	$5.00	$3.70	Local fabric store
Crochet baskets
Green yarn	$3.42	$2.53	Hobby Lobby	40% coupon
Garbage bin
Sisal Rope	$5.14	$3.81	Hobby Lobby	40% coupon
Decor
Green towels	$81.35	$60.26	Linen Chest	on special!
Mini Succulent	$2.86	$2.12	Michael's	50% off on special
Flowers	$2.86	$2.12	Michael's	50% off on special
Ladder
Wood 1"x 3" x 8' (2)	$2.16	$1.60	Rona (hardware store)
Round dowels ⅞ (2)	$10.79	$7.99	Rona (hardware store)
Saman water based wood stain	$13.79	$10.21	Canac (hardware store)
Mirror
Sisal Rope	$6.89	$5.10	Michael's	40% coupon
Jute twine	$1.43	$1.06	Dollar store
	$135.69	$100.51

Are 51 cents over ok? 😜 I went back and bought more towels since I didn't have enough money to buy another scone lamp. I wish I could have changed it. It will be for another time!

I love to look at the before and after pictures. This is when you can really notice the upgrade. I think it looks brighter and happier now! Don't you?

This challenge was amazing to do. Thanks to Erin from Lemons, Lavender and Laundry for coming up with the idea and letting us participate with her. I will certainly participate again!

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See it again :

Week 1 | Week 2 | Week 3 | Week 4 | Week 5

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$100 Room Challenge / Week 4 update

Even thought I was gone on vacation almost haft of the month, I'm still really glad I joined this challenge this month! But thankfully, there's a 5th week!!!

$100 Room Challenge | Garbage can upgrade | towel | Shelves

If you would like to see what happened during the previous week, here are the links :

Week 1 | Week 2 | Week 3 | Week 4 | Week 5

Remember my plan?

DIY Artwork on the wall : check!

Shelves up there : check!
Clean down here : check!

I also made :
Cute crochet baskets for decoration
and upgraded my fabulous plastic trash can 😋
yay!

I said I wanted to add an accent color and was thinking about green. Here are my purchases :

Those towels costed a lot and they where on special! But they are exactly the color I had in mind and I love them! If I have money left, I'll probably buy a couple more. At least another hand towel so I have a spare one when doing the laundry.

Here's how my budget's doing :

	CAD$	USD	Where
Linen fabric	$5.00	$3.70	Local fabric store
Green yarn	$3.42	$2.53	Hobby Lobby	40% coupon
Sisal Rope	$5.14	$3.81	Hobby Lobby	40% coupon
Towels	$51.57	$38.20	Linen Chest	on special!
Mini Succulent	$2.86	$2.12	Michael's	50% off on special
Flowers	$2.86	$2.12	Michael's	50% off on special
Total	$70.85	$52.48
Money left	$64.15	$47.52

Note : yep, I'm giving myself a chance and counting USD vs CAD$. The difference is simply awfull!

Next week :

Make a latter and attatch a rope to the miror. See if I have enough budget to change the wall light (I'm not really optimist on that one!)

Anyway, if you weren't there, take a look at what happened the previous weeks

Week 1 | Week 2 | Week 3 | Week 4 | Week 5

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Easy upgrade of a trash can

Find out how to easily transform a plastic trash can in a rustic and good looking accessory for your bathroom in one simple step.

Yep, you've read correctly! The trash can is not the usually the object we want to star when we makeover a room. But it doesn't mean it has to stick out like a sore thumb either! So here's how I made my bathroom's trash can look pretty!

I decided to give a bit of loooove to something that we often forget and that in my case, is almost hidden between the toilet and the counter.

Maybe the fact that it was hidden was why it was a plain plastic trash to start with.

Sometimes the simplest DIY gives you the best accomplishment feeling!

So, part of the $100 Room Challenge

(see recap of Week 1 | Week 2 | Week 3 | Week 4 | Week 5)

I thought of adding sisal rope around my plastic bin to give it a rustic look.

Tadam!

For this project, I invested:

a big $3.81 (with a 40% discount at Hobby Lobby)
1 hour of my weekend
and 6 hot glue stick (ya, that's right!!)

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What you need to update the trash can

Sisal rope (I used the ¼ " sisal rope)
Glue gun and hot glue sticks
Plastic bin
1 hour 😉

How to do it

Start at the bottom and work in a circle to the top, adding hot glue along the way. It's that easy!

Stay tuned for Week 4 update of the $100 Room Challenge, coming up tomorrow.

see recap of Week 1 | Week 2 | Week 3 | Week 4 | Week 5

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You'll have a step by step guide to follow while you're doing the project. It includes more detailed information and you'll even have an easy checklist that you can take with you to make sure you don't forget anything before you start.

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How to make affordable and rustic crochet baskets

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I'm trying to find cheap ways to decorate my bathroom for the $100 Room Challenge. Erin, from Lemons, Lavender and Laundry, started this series in September 2015:

One room, one month and $100

Now she opened it to other bloggers and I'm glad to say that I'm part of it, updating my bathroom under $100.

See the recap here or skip ahead:

Week 1 | Week 2 | Week 3 | Week 4 | Week 5

We're currently on our way to week 4. So to stay on budget, I thought: Why not make some cute crochet baskets that will bring colour to the room?

If you would like to make these crochet baskets, they are pretty easy and won't cost you a fortune! And, if like me you feel that a long drive or a flight is a waste of time. Learn crochet! This project sure kept me busy during my flight back home from spring break! 😉

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What you'll need :

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Worsted weight yarn (got mine at Hobby Lobby during spring break. With the 40% coupon, it cost me $2,53)
Jute twine (already had some on hand)
5 mm crochet hook
Yarn needle

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Pattern

- ch : chain

- st : stitch

- sl st : slip stitch

- Sc : single crochet

- dc : double crochet
- dec : decrease (1 dc in the next 2 st)
- Inc : increase (2 dc (or sc) in the next st)

Big crochet baskets

(about 6-½" diameter)

R1 - Start by making a magic circle of 12 dc / join with sl st to form ring (12)

R2 - ch 3 / Inc with dc / sl st in 3rd chain of first ch 3 (24)

R3 - ch 3 / {dc / inc with dc } repeat { } around / sl st in 3rd chain of first ch 3 (36)

R4 - ch 3 / {dc in next 2 st / inc with dc } repeat { } around / sl st in 3rd chain of first ch 3 (48)

R5 - ch 1 / sc in back loop, all around / sl st in the ch 1 of the beginning (48) This will be the bottom edge of the basket

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Sides

R6 and R7 - ch 1 / sc all around / sl st in the ch 1 of the beginning (48)

R8 - ch 3 / dc all around / sl st in 3rd chain of first ch 3 (48)

R9 - ch 3 / {dc in next 5 st / dec with dc } repeat { } around / sl st in 3rd chain of first ch 3 (40)

R10 - ch 3 / dc all around / sl st in 3rd chain of first ch 3 (40)

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Change to Jute twine

R11 - ch 3 / dc all around / sl st in 3rd chain of first ch 3 (40)

R12 - ch 1 / sc all around / sl st in the ch 1 of the beginning (40)

Fasten off and weave in ends.

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Small crochet baskets

(about 4" diameters)

R1 - Start by making a magic circle of 12 dc / join with sl st to form ring (12)

R2 - ch 3 / Inc with dc / sl st in 3rd chain of first ch 3 (24)

R3 - ch 3 / {dc / inc with dc } repeat { } around / sl st in 3rd chain of first ch 3 (36)

R4 - ch 1 / sc in back loop, all around / sl st in the ch 1 of the beginning (36) This will be the bottom edge of the basket

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Sides

R5 to R7 - ch 1 / sc all around / sl st in the ch 1 of the beginning (36)

R8 and R9 - ch 3 / dc all around / sl st in 3rd chain of first ch 3 (36)

* note: for the small basket, I didn't decrease, but I think I should have because the top seems to open a bit. I corrected the pattern in the downloadable file, see below.

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Change to jute twine

R10 - ch 3 / dc all around / sl st in 3rd chain of first ch 3 (36)

R11 - ch 1 / sc all around / sl st in the ch 1 of the beginning (36)

Fasten off and weave in ends.

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See, pretty easy! And you can even use them to cover clay pots (I know, this plant is pretty weird!!haha)

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Printable of the crochet baskets pattern

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Keep a lookout this Wednesday for the week 4 post. Till then, take a look at the other weeks of the challenge :

Week 1 | Week 2 | Week 3 | Week 4 | Week 5

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DIY Deer Art / $100 Room Challenge / Week 3

This tutorial will show you how to make this DIY deer wall art. You'll even get the free printables and cut files to make it. You'll be impressed by how easy it is to make and for a fraction of the price in store!

Here we are already week 3 of this awesome challenge. I entered this challenge really at the last minute, so for me, it hasn't been really the third week! See my first-week post here.

Image of the bathroom showing where the DIY deer wall art is going to be.

Last week, I was trying to plan my room since I'm away from home for Springbreak. See the entire post here. I talked about hanging some artwork on the right side of the bath.

I saw these nice deer artworks at a store in my town:

Image of the two deer art I saw in the store.

But at 125$ (93$ USD) for both of them, it was way out of my budget!!!!!

But good news, I found a way to make them both for waaaaaay cheaper!

Here's what my version looks like:

Amazing isn't it? The thing I like the most is that you can really feel the texture on the canvas. It's not just printed images.

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What you'll need to make de DIY deer art

2 - 12"x12" blank canvas (or whatever size you like. Take the cheapest canvas you can find)
My free printables or cut files (available when you sign in at the bottom of this post)
Wall scrapper
Mod Podge
Foam brush
Burlap-like or linen-like fabric (mine is cotton but looks like linen)
White and black acrylic paint
All-purpose Drywall compound - I had a container lying around for a while. It was full of dried lumps and my husband was on his way to throw it away. You don't want lumps on your walls, but your sure do on your art 😉

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Step-by-Step Tutorial

So first, you need to print the deer silhouettes and you're in luck, I have these free templates just for you, just need to sign in to have access to them and a lot more freebies!

Cut the linen fabric to the size of the deer.

With Mod Podge, glue the fabric to the canvas.

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Then, start applying the drywall compound while holding down the deer silhouette.

Be sure to cover all the surface. Don't mind the lumps and the unevenness of it all. In fact, you should encourage it!

Are you as impatient as I am to take off the deer silhouette? Then go! Let's do it!

That's by far my favourite part! And I'm pretty happy about it! I think I might even use the leftover silhouette for another DIY!

Now you have to pay it dry for at least 24 hours if not more depending on the thickness you applied and the temperature in your house.

In my case, I had a surprise waiting for me:

Yep, you can see exactly where the fabric ended. So, my advice to you: cut the fabric almost the same size as the canvas.

But if you have the same problem that I had, just apply another layer of the drywall compound as shown below.

And then, take a deep breath and wait another 24 hours... ugh

The final step

Take the acrylic paint you already have and mix to find a shade of gray you like. Don't mix too much, the variation in the tint of the gray throughout the canvas makes it look even better.

Are you lazy like me and have trouble washing your paint after you're done? I still had brownish paint from my DIY burlap box on there!!

So go ahead and paint. Don't try to get everything gray. Again, you want to leave texture.

Sometimes, I even went back with a damped cloth to remove some excess paint.

That's about it. If you have any questions, don't hesitate, I'll be happy to answer.

I can't wait to show you what it looks like on the wall of the bathroom. That will have to wait for the reveal! 😉

I already had everything I used, except for the fabric. So, for the $100 Room Challenge, the fabric cost me around 5 $ (CAD). So I still have plenty to go on for the next week.

Have to get to work! Still, plenty to do!

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Here's the Recap of the $100 Room Challenge

Week 1 | Week 2 | Week 3 | Week 4 | Week 5

UPDATE: This art has now been moved to my bedroom that I also made during another $100 Room Challenge. See how it look in my master bedroom by following this link.

Now, let's see what my blogger friends have been up to for this week's challenge:

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$100 Room Challenge / Week 2

DIY | $100 Room Challenge | bathroom makeover

So here we are already with the second week of the challenge. I made my first week post only 2 days ago. I'm on vacation for spring break, away from home, trying to make a plan for my bathroom!

I must say, it's harder than I thought! Well, it's called a Challenge, so let's do it!

Accent color

I'm thinking green... It might be because I have this color in my head since I read that Pantone color of the year is Greenery. Or maybe I'm just craving for some greenery in my house since it's still snowy white outside. I'm thinking more of that kind of green :

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Ladder and artwork

First, I would really like to make a ladder to hide the heater, as I said previously. I'm also thinking of putting on some artwork on the wall next to the ladder. I'm not sure of the color of the ladder yet, since there's so much wood already in the bathroom.

DIY | $100 Room Challenge | bathroom makeover | ladder

Shelves

Yep, those shelves gotta go up! But I'm thinking of making some other ones to match the ladder... depends on the price and what I find at the hardware store. I'll have to see about the lamp too. I had found something at a store at home, but can't find it on the internet. So it will have to wait a bit.

Little extras

I'm thinking of upgrading the trash can, for something similar to this :

DIY | $100 Room Challenge | bathroom makeover |garbage

Making Lemonade - Nautical Rope Trash can tutorial

Also, when I bought the mirror, it was with the intention of adding a rope, kind of what you can find at Target, but way cheaper

DIY | $100 Room Challenge | bathroom makeover | mirror

Can't wait to get busy! Let's see what the other participants are up to for week 2

Recap : Week 1 | Week 2 | Week 3 | Week 4 | Week 5

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$100 Room Challenge / Count me in!

I wanted to do this challenge so much!

Erin, from Lemons, Lavender and Laundry, started this series in September 2015 :

One room, one month and $100

Then, in January of this year, she opened it to other bloggers.

This March, another challenge. Now, I procrastinaded. We're already the 7th, it's springbreak here and we're going on vacation. So no DIY for me until the 18th.

Hmmm. I just can't let it go! I decided to enter the challenge anyway with my upstairs bathroom. It's a small room and there's no extensive work to be done. My mind is always thinking about DIY anyway. Vacation or not, my brain won't stop! Till the 18th, I can still plan what I'm gonna do, research ideas and share everything with with you guys.

Here's what my bathroom looks like :

There's already beautiful wood furniture but I've been wanting to put the final touches. I'd like to add an accent color and make it more joyful.

There's no art work on the walls. The shelves have been laying on the side of the bathtub since we moved in, a year and a half ago!

$100 Room Challenge | Bathroom makeover | DIY |

I'm dreaming of getting rid of those ugly lamps but I never seem to get to it.

This towel holder doesn't do the job for us. And I'm thinking of a nice DIY latter that could also hide the ugly heater.

So, that's where I am right now, excited and all, real happy to be part of this challenge that is giving me the motivation that I needed to finally get this bathroom done!

From you're point of view, any other suggestions of things I could improve? Any idea on what colour I could use to bring a little life in there?

Recap : Week 1 | Week 2 | Week 3 | Week 4 | Week 5

See the other participants to the $100 Room Challenge here :

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Free Valentine Cootie Catcher Printable

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Here's an easy way to treat your kids on Valentine's day without adding any more sugar! Kids love to make paper Cootie catcher. This silly version has Valentine themed jokes inside that will make your elementary school student giggles.

I worked really hard to find Valentine and love related jokes. Here are some of my favourites:

How can you tell the calendar is popular? It always has a lot of dates!
What do you call a super small valentine? A valen-tiny!
What do you call two birds in love? Tweethearts

So cute!

If you want to have fun with your kids, just print and download the Pokemon Valentine Cootie catcher file, it's free!

Credits for the Valentine animals to DigitalArtsi

Where to get it?

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Note when printing: Don't scale the image even if your printer says that's some clipping will occur. It probably won't happen.

How to fold a Cootie Catcher?

Don't hesitate to watch this short video if you have doubts about how to fold a Cootie Catcher!

Don't forget to Pin and share this free Valentine Cootie Catcher Printable!

I hope you enjoy this printable and please don't hesitate to leave me a comment!

DIY craft table : you'll never guess what I used as the table top!

Find out how to build a custom standing large DIY craft table on a budget with this IKEA hack. This thrifty tabletop is only 50$.

I've wanted a craft table for sooooo long! The biggest desk I ever had was around 30" x 40". And most of the time, I couldn't find it cause there were too many things piled up on it!!!

This new one is 36" x 80"!

I love it! Can you guess what it is?

It's a primed masonite door!

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What you'll need to make your DIY craft table

Primed 36" x 80" masonite door
Small "L" brackets
Large "L" brackets
IKEA shelf unit
Sandpaper
White paint
Minwax Polycrylic

The IKEA furniture I used to hold one side of the door is a white TOMNÄS shelf unit. Unfortunately, it doesn't exist anymore but the famous Kallax unit could also be used. If a standing desk like mine is what you need, you would need to add some legs to have at least a hight of 42 inches.

How to install the DIY craft table

Note that you'll need to have someone helping you for this.

Step 1

Install the door on top of the shelf unit. Make sure it is levelled. While someone holds the door in place, fix the door to the wall with large L brackets.

Note that, if you can find the studs in the walls, you can aim to have your brackets. Now if you can't find them you can use a 2 x 4 like the image below to secure the table to the wall.

2 notes on the image below:

This is a 2 x 3 and that's why the brackets exceed the wood. Sometimes, you just go with what you have on-hands!
My husband might have used a lot of screws... Let's just say that he loves me so much that and wanted to make sure the door didn't fall on my knees.

Large L brackets to fix the DIY craft table

Next, position the shelf unit and fix it to the door with smaller L brackets.

Small L brackets to fix the DIY craft table

Step 2

Then, I suggest you paint the door after it is installed!! Yes, you read right.

And do you think I painted under?

Are you insane? No time for that!! 😆

Since it's a door, the edges might need a little sanding.

When the paint was dry, I added 2 coats of Minwax Polycrylic to protect the surface. Each time I use this product, it amazes me how easy it is to apply and it has almost no odour.

So, in one afternoon, everything was done! Just my kinda project!

A bit of reality

Ok, I'll be honest with you.

My craft room doesn't look like a picture from a magazine and I don't think it ever will. I have a simple explanation for that: I use my craft room! (and I might have a tendency of not putting everything away before starting a new project! I need to work on that!)

So, as you might have noticed, all the pictures are framed very tight. Well, that's because of what's standing right next to the craft table! You'll guess that it's also my next project on the list :

The mess of my craft room. Plenty of work to be done!

So awful... plenty of work to be done!!

UPDATE: I participated in the One Room Challenge and finally got my craft room in order! Follow this link to see all the details!

Does your craft room now includes a Cricut like mine?

view of the DIY craft table with a Cricut Maker on it

If so, you might want to download this free cheat sheet:

If you like my craft table, don't forget to Pin it!

IKEA hack! How to transform a wall lamp into a Super Mario Bros star!

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My son loves everything video game related. When he was little, I had a "stars and moon" theme going on in his bedroom. So, instead of getting rid of the IKEA star wall lamps, I decided to transform them!

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What you'll need:

IKEA Smila Stjärna wall lamp
Krylon Color Master, colour Sun Yellow spray paint
Black and white acrylic paint
Small paint brush
LED Nightlight bulb (this is way less watt (or lumen) than recommended by IKEA but I really wanted nightlights)

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How to make the Super Mario Bros Star

Remove the star from the back (where the light bulb is). On paper journal, lay down the star. Spray as many coats as necessary to hide the blue (for me, it was 3 coats). Don't forget to let the paint dry between each coat. You should do this ideally outside or in a well-vented area.

You don't even need to paint the back of the star.

Using a small paintbrush, paint eyes with black and white acrylic paint, taking the time to let the paint dry between the black and the white.

And voilà! Simple and cheap! Can you ask for anything better?

As you can see, it makes really great nightlights. And since the bulbs are LED, they don't get hot so no need to worry about fumes from the spray paint.

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If you want other Mario Bros bedroom decorations, check out this post about Super Mario Bros wall art.

Here's some other Super Mario Bros bedroom decor I found :

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Make these Mario Star lights. They are really easy and fast to do. The Super Mario bros star light can be use as cool night light for your kids #diy #easy #affordable #supermariobros #mariostar

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