I got this brainiac idea the other day. I had a package of 3 artist canvas panels. They had been taking up space in my house probably for a good 10 years. I don't even remember why I bought them. I also had a few different colors of spray paint laying around. I decided to make a wall art. My husband and I have something we say to each other all the time. We say "Love You More." I thought, 3 panels-3 words......perfect fit!!!! Now I am no artist. I couldn't paint a descent picture or letter free-hand to save my soul so I decided to check on my local dollar store and see what they had for stencils. What I found was letter post it notes.

Now, for the project. I spray painted all three panels the same color so that it would tie them together. After that dried, I placed the letters on in the pattern I wanted.---Note to any of you that decide to do this project --- DON'T DO IT ON A WINDY DAY IF YOU USE POST ITS!~!!!!! I can't stress this enough. The letters kept flying off!!!!! Spray paint over the letters - once you get them to stick, then peel off the letters.

Voila! You have wall art. I went ahead and stuck them to the wall using command strips for pictures. Not too bad for a first attempt!

I do think the not so precise words make it unique, so I am kind of glad it was windy after all!

Peanut's 'Twas the Night Before Christmas - Jeff Dunham

Protein Smoothie

I love protein smoothies and anyone in Weight Watchers will appreciate this recipe as it is only 3 points!

All you need is:

1 Cup So Delicious Dairy Free Coconut Milk
1 scoop Jillian Michael's Vanilla Protein Powder
1 Cup frozen fruit of your choice (I used a bag of mixed frozen fruit)

Put all the ingredients in a blender and blend until smooth.

Enjoy!

Organize

My mani/pedi items are everywhere. Everywhere I turn, I find lotions or nail polish, so I had to come up with a way to gather everything all together so I could find it and stop buying duplicates. I went around the house and gathered everything, finding I had several clear coats and several things of nail polish remover. No one needs that many of either one of them!

I found a cheap tool box at my local Wal-Mart. It was perfect because it came with a tray for files and clippers plus is deep enough for the nail polishes and nail polish removers.



All polishes, lotions and nail polish removers

Here is the finished product:

All files, clippers, pumice stones

Uh Oh!

Several projects that I have done recently have pictures on my external hard drive and my external hard drive is saying that there are no pictures on it anymore. Sooooo I am working on both getting them back AND doing new ones so I have new posts for all of you.

DIY Lotion

I have tried many, many, many lotions for my dry hands and feet and could not find one that worked. I found a recipe on Pinterest and it works great.

All you need is:

16 oz of Baby Lotion
8 oz of Vitamin E Lotion
8 oz of Petroleum Jelly

I was able to find all of them at the dollar store -- it cost me only $4 to make several containers worth.

Pour all three into a large bowl and mix with a hand blender. It has the consistency of frosting. Pour mixture into containers.

It has a nice clean scent thanks to the baby lotion. I did find that it is hard to wear if you are planning on going anywhere. I found it works best if you put it on your feet and hands before bed and put on cotton socks and cotton gloves.

Evil Soap Scum

I have lived with the evils of soap scum for many years. This is a picture of our shower door.

I have tried and tried to get it off and nothing seems to work! I came across this recipe on Pinterest and thought I would give it a try.

1 Cup White Vinegar
1 Cup Dawn Dish soap
1 Spray bottle

Heat the vinegar up in the microwave. Place the warm vinegar into the spray bottle along with the Dawn. Shake well. Spray the surface that needs to be cleaned. Let it soak for at least 2 hours.

As you can see, works like a charm! You can actually SEE the curtain behind the door.