Is it fall yet?

I decided to start decorating for Halloween! I only started the inside, but I did make my outside wreath and did decide to hang that. Here's a look at some pics of what I did....

 I made the bunting out of black burlap and orange ribbon. I painted the letters on myself and then decided that it needed some witch legs, so with my scraps from the wreath (see below) I made some legs.

 The full view of the mantle - complete with indoor wreath, candle sticks, bunting and flowers. I love it!

 I love this wreath! Toole, witch legs and hand painted wooden sign! What more could a girl ask for!

 A close up of the bunting. I used some extra scraps to cover the mantle.

 I found this vase at Goodwill for $2.99, complete with the flowers. PS it was 30% off. I spray painted the flowers black and frosted the vase with the frost spray paint.

 The candke sticks, $3.99 and $5.99 for each set. And 30% off. Spray painted black. DONE!

 Ribbon garland. Scraps of fabric, left over from the outdoor wreath. Tied around my orange lights! Who doesn't love Halloween?!

 Here's those candle sitcks again. During the spray paint process....

 Those flowers in the background were the ones that came in my little $2.99 vase.

 The outdoor wreath! I love it! Wire wreath, lots of scraps of fabric, lots of tying.

Voila! What's on my front door right now! Thanks Pinterest for all of the ideas, which I tweaked to my taste!

My first DIY project post....

I've done many DIY projects since we bought our house 2 years ago. I've taken pictures here and there of what I've done and put them in my Design on A budget photo album on Facebook. But I've never actually sat down and explained it so here is my first attempt....Please forgive the pictures, my DSLR was out of battery so I had to use my single shot camera...Project numero uno is an earring holder! One that looks pretty on the wall and can display those pretty dangling earrings for you to see!

What you need:

• A Wood frame - this can be any wood frame of your choosing.You can buy one at Wal-mart or Target. I got mine at Michael's so that I could paint it any color. I chose a 12 x 12 frame. But and 8 x 10 will work too.
• Picture Wire
• Staple Gun or Hot Glue Gun
• Scrapbook paper (optional)
• Paint (optional)
• Foam brush (optional)

The paint and brush are optional if you decide to paint your frame. You can leave it as is if you'd like. I used scrapbook paper as a background but you can leave your frame open if you'd like as well. It's up to you.

Step 1: Paint your frame to the color of your choosing. I chose Turquoise Blue. I wanted something fun in my closet.

Step 2: Meaure your wire. I decided to 4 strands across. I placed my first wire 1/4 inch from the top and then spaced 2 inches between each strand. I chose to use 2 pieces of wire for each level. That way I could place stud earrings on it. If you are just planning to hang dangly earrings on your frame, then one strand across would be fine.

Step 3: Now I must admit, a staple gun would have worked better for this project, but Jeff & I do not own one, so the hot glue it is! I glued the wires to the inside of the wooden frame. It was a pain because I had to hold the wire there while the glue dried, but it worked. That's why a staple gun would have been easier.

Step 4 (Optional): Place your scrapbook paper inside the frame like it is the picture. If you are using a frame from the store, you will not be placing the glass back in the frame.

Step 5: Hang your frame where you would like or you can leave it on a counter. I opted to hang mine in my closet. Hang you earrings on the wire and Enjoy!

Well so far so good. I hope this helps! More to come soon!

Here goes nothing....

I can't believe I'm starting this but here it goes....I started reading others blogs about a year ago. I thought it looked complicated and time consuming and thought there is no way I could do that. And to tell you the truth, I still think it is complicated...I don't know code...or anything like that. But I'm going to give this a shot. Lately all of my computer time has been spent on Pinterest. I LOVE this site. If there was a word greater than love, I would use it to describe this site. If everyone from the Blog world would just pin stuff on Pinterest, I could read more blogs faster. Well my first post will be short and sweet....but stay tuned....I'm going to be posting more ofter about designing on a budget, cooking up a storm and DIY everything!

A little about me....
So that's me on my wedding day...April 2, 2011...yep I'm a newlywed! My husband thinks my little projects are crazy but I just pulled off my biggest project, my wedding! I'll show you some of those details soon...
During the day I'm a nurse in the operating room, at night, I'm an internet junkie. My husband tells me this all the time. I love to cook, to decorate and to make well just about anything! I'm a DIY and thrifter!