My Sweet Things

Friday after work I made a stop at the Dollar Store. Just to see to look around. Yeah right. I looked around plenty and spent plenty of dollars! I found lots of goodies and my creative juices were at a peak. I found a candle stick and a round glass container that I liked. I put them together and came out with a simple one of a kind candy dish. Take a look!

Sweet!

Candle stick holder and glass container.

I picked up this Heirloom White spray paint at Hobby Lobby which is conveniently next door to Dollar Tree.

Players in the spray painting game.

I painted one and decided to keep the other one the Oil Rub Bronze color for different decor needs. I bought this 9001 multi strength adhesive at Hobby Lobby  and I was not sure if it would work or not but I gave it a go.

It did not go so well. It started to eat the paint and was a little to drippy for this project.

Luckily I had picked this up at Wal-Mart after my Dollar Tree trip. My “buy it just in case”  worked out. This E-6000 Industrial Strength Adhesive worked great! The label says Amazing and it is! I let it dry for a couple of hours and it dries clear.

I am happy with results and it holds up very well. I’ve tipped it upside down and rinsed it with cool water. It held up to the test! I am using the white one now as an Easter candy dish but there are so many other things it can be used for which makes it even better.  I found other great Dollar Store finds that I will share so come back for another visit soon!

It’s all good ~ Donna

Long gone are the days when the outside of my refrigerator was filled with my boy’s artwork. These days I keep it pretty simple with a few magnets from trips we have taken and a few family photos on the side all neatly arranged in magnetic frames. Every once in awhile there is an important note I want to keep in sight as those who know me, know all too well that I am very good about keeping important documents, I just don’t always remember where I put them! I am working on my organization and in a moments notice I can now find those “Mom you need to sign this for school” papers. For those notes I want in my face, I place on the refrigerator since I know they will only be there a short time. While the notes are not attractive, these decorative magnets sure are.

This is what I used to whip up some decorative magnets. Most of these items I had on hand because I am addicted to JoAnn’s craft store and stock up on items all the time.

Take your favorite decorative paper and use the flat glass marble as a guide for the size of your cut. You can use craft paper, magazines, old calendars, just about anything that inspires you.

Brush the Mod Podge on the back of the marble.

Place your paper with the decorative side down on top of the marble and let dry for a few minutes. It dries pretty quickly and when you flip the piece over and the Mod Podge turns from white to clear, you know it’s good to go.

Hot glue a magnet on the back. You want to make sure the magnets you buy are large and thick enough to hold up the papers when you place the magnet on top. I used super strong ceramic magnets .75 in and they work just fine.

I hot glued a scrapbook tag to this one. This was my son’s future. A Smokey Mountain getaway!

It’s all good, and for my son, it’s really good! ~ Donna