Re-use

Ive been needing containers for my bathroom for a while..

I knew id found them when i saw these

Their holiday candy at Walmart

$3 a piece

I bought 2

Jujufruits and the candy corn taffy

yummy!

i emptied the candies into baggies

(keep better that way anyways)

I removed the ribbon from the lid

and i removed the labels.

i had to soak the lids in soapy water to remove the label

I replaced the ribbon

and voila.. no work at all!!

I filled them with cotton balls and q-tips

the canisters can either stand straight up or at an angle

here they are in my bathroom

 Side note:

I got the awesome grasses and bamboo from the dollar store

and my favorite thing, the elephant

from goodwill for $2

the containers fit right into my decor,

 and i plan on decoupaging them when i find the right paper of fabric

But now i need to figure out how to display then.

both facing out..

up and wide

or up and together..

what a conundrum...LOL

Lil secret...here's how the shelf really looks in my bathroom

I keep speakers in there

I like to listen to music while getting ready or showering

Merry Crafting and

Happy Halloween!!

Inspiration

Every room in my house has an inspiration corner.

 this is a place where i put all of the items that are my inspiration for the overall design and theme of the rooms.

Bathroom

 African themed

The beads are handmade and i believe are actually from Africa. An aunt gave them to me many moons ago

The floor mat is made from dollar store bamboo place mats

Toothbrush and soap holders from  dollar store

Canvas artwork from Ross(99cents) other artwork from dollar store items)

Current project is our shower curtain rings ( in progress because I'm currently out of twine)

Children's Bedroom

Liam's Side

Liam's side of the room is mostly inspired by color and by punk and funk

Suriana's Side

India inspired

this book led to the inspiration

( plus my daughter is half Indian)

Peacock feathers, gold, lotus blossoms and elephants....

the table cloth is actually waiting for a table to be used on in her room...

Painting her bed frame! ( in progress- update later)

Lots of lanterns, handmade pillows and bright colors

( the layout of the room has been changed since these pics were taken, update later)

Bedroom/Living room

( the reason it is both is because some of my decor for the bedroom is in the living room. i don't have enough display room or shelves in the bedroom)

This is my Asian decor in the living room.

the sake set was $6 at the flea market

( has one more pour and 2 more cups)

This is the decor above my headboard.

the pic is actually a postcard my husband had before we met!

the roses are palm leaves i got in Santa Cruz a few years ago

My pride and joy

a beautiful jewelry boy. found in a pawn shop for $15

smells like roses inside

i love the beautiful layer work done in the doors

Gotta have my Buddha

(he looks like he might need a bath)

LOVED Memoirs of a Geisha!! own the movie too

Found this book at goodwill for 50 cents.

Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes is a non-fiction children's book written by American author Eleanor Coerr and published in 1977.

The story is of a girl, Sadako Sasaki, who lived in Hiroshima at the time of the atomic bombing by the United States. She developed leukemia from the radiation and spent her time in a nursing home folding paper cranes in hope of making a thousand, which supposedly would have allowed her to make one wish, which was to live. However, she managed to fold 644 before she became too weak to fold any more, and died shortly after. Her friends and family helped finish her dream by folding the rest of the cranes which was buried with Sadako and build a statue of Sadako holding a giant golden paper crane in Hiroshima Peace Park after she died. Now every year on O Bon Day, which is a holiday in Japan to remember the fallen ones of the bombings, thousand of people leave paper cranes near the statue. On the statue is a plaque: "This is our cry. This is our prayer. Peace on Earth."

Beautiful story and beautiful artwork

Ring-a-ding

Ive been in the process of cleaning and reorganizing my home.

That includes my crafts supplies. I'm trying to stash bust.

I had some hemp twine my husband bought a while ago( planning on making a macrame/ hemp necklace). That never happened so the twine was just sitting around waiting to be used.

My bathroom is currently African themed

 I've been wanting to 'spruce'  up the plain ole shower curtain.

 I decided to decorate the shower curtain rings! they were a plain ole clear and very boring. 

I started wrapping the twine around the rings (using hot glue to keep it in place)

*(grungy nails, i know..like i said I've been working alot lately)

I added a few of my wood beads for accents..

and voila! some cool looking African inspired curtain rings.

 i like the way they turned out..only had enough to cover 4 so I've gotta go buy more twine...