Crafting

Well I went back and visited my best friend, TJ Maxx, and scored big again on bottles for a couple of more lamps. I found this purple one {which seemed a lot more pink in the store, but I'll find a home for it somewhere} for $7 {it's the same shape as the first lamp I made} and I also found this blue one {the same color as the first lamp, different shape} to use in my bedroom along with my original lamp, for only $5! I haven't done anything with them yet and probably won't until I move into my new place but I'm excited to find a good place in my home for them!!

So I have this wicker patio set that was a hand-me-down from the people I work for. At first I thought I would just toss it when I move because it's in pretty bad condition; the cushions are quite faded from the sun and dirty and the paint is completely coming off. But then I decided that I certainly don't want to buy new patio furniture {it's only something we even use a portion of the year} and so maybe I'd try and do some work to make this stuff look a little better. Mostly I just need to go over it an take off all the old paint because it's constantly chipping off...and there's a possibility that once I take off the paint it may look 'rustic' enough to leave it as it is. Or maybe I'll spray paint it. Who knows....any suggestions?

I've also been busy creating a new look for one of my bathrooms in the new place. We have a new Michaels that opened up close by (it's a huge improvement from the old) and so of course I had to visit it as soon as I could. They were having amazing deals all over the store but one I couldn't pass up was on their scrapbooking paper. So I bought a bunch of sheets and decided to redo some of the frames/pictures I want to use in the spare bathroom. Only cost me a couple of dollars and I'll have a whole new look!!