Envelope Holder Revamp

I shared with you a few days ago that I bought an envelope holder at a local thrift store for $5 and I planned it revamp it so it wasn't such an ugly color.  To see the post about when I got the envelop holder look here.

Now, here is what it looked like before.

It was an ugly color; some areas were lighter then others for whatever reason.  The box is actually plastic although it looks like wood.  I had some white spray paint in the garage and decided to spray the box white.  Here is the box afterwards...

I think the white makes the design on the front stand out more too.

Top Ten: Shopruche.com

I stumbled upon shopruche.com a while ago and here are my top ten favorites on the site right now.  If you haven't been on their site yet check it out and pick out your favorites!

Trift Store Finds

Earlier this week my mom and I did some more thrifting and I picked up a couple more things for the new house.  Here are my finds!

I got this biscuit tin at Goodwill for about $3 I believe.  I'm not sure what I'm going to put in it yet but I thought it was just so adorable I couldn't pass it up!  Perfect for storing something in the kitchen perhaps?

So my jar obsession continues.  I'm thinking of using this miniature jar for bobby pins and other hair things on my vanity.  I'm currently using ugly old candle holders so I'm in need of something new for my bobbies!

They had quite a few of these distressed candle holders and I literally just stood there staring at them for like ten minutes trying to think of what I could do with them.  In the end I couldn't think of anything but I loved them so much I got them anyway.  I'm sure I'll figure out something, they are just so my style.  I don't even have to distress them, it's already done for me!  If anyone has any ideas send them my way.

A spaghetti keeper from Italy!  I have a plastic spaghetti keeper from the dollar store but this one goes along with my jar obsession and it was only $2.  Also, I just really like saying spaghetti keeper.

I got everything at Goodwill except for this envelope holder.  I got this for $5 at a local thrift and antique store.  I actually saw the exact one at the Salvation Army the week before for $9 or something ridiculous, Salvation Army is way to expensive for a thrift store if you ask me.  Anyhow, when I saw this again for almost half the price I figured it was a sign from God so I got it.  It's actually not wood, it's plastic and it's kind of an ugly color if you ask me which is why you will be seeing a revamp of this baby in the near future.  So stay tuned for that!

Those were all my finds for now!  I actually found a bookshelf that would have been perfect for my room for only $30 at Goodwill but when I went back the next day to get it, it was gone!  I had seen it there for three weeks and the day I decide to finally give in and buy it someone else buys it, of course.  So the search for a bookshelf continues.

High Five for Friday!

Happy Friday lovies!  I'm pretty excited to be linking up with Lauren for my first H54F!  Here are a few of my highlights of the week.

And my #5 is my dog Cash laying on the couch, using a pillow with his paw on the remote.  He's so spoiled.

Hope you all had an awesome week and here's to the weekend!

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Independence Day Cupcakes

Yesterday I made 4th of July cupcakes for our family BBQ.  Although the 4th has pasted here's a festive recipe you could save for the holiday next year.  Or you could use the recipe and just add different colors for any occasion!

I got the recipe here but I changed the frosting a little bit.  I added almond extract to it so instead of plain vanilla it was vanilla cake with almond frosting, my absolute favorite.  Unfortunately I didn't have time to let the frosting sit in the fridge and it was a bit running so I was not able to pipe it and make it look pretty.  I guess that's what I get for baking right before I'm supposed to leave.  Nevertheless, they turned our delicious and were a huge hit at the BBQ.

DIY Necklace Hanger

I am sure many of you have seen these idea all over Pinterest, I have seen dozens of bloggers do this and I thought the idea was brilliant.  The unfortunate part about this idea is that it involves power tools and me + power tools=disaster.  Luckily my dad helped me out A LOT with this because he is the wizard of woodwork.  So let's get started.

1. Buy some drawer knobs you like.  I got most of mine at Hobby Lobby except the key hole one I got from Michael's.  The knobs from Hobby Lobby were all 50% and the one from Michael's was only $1.50.  You will also need a piece of wood.  Luckily my dad has some scrap wood in the garage and I just used that.

2.  We measured the knobs about three inches apart from each other but it just depends exactly what you want to hang on them.  Since these will only be for necklaces they don't have to be that far apart.

3.  We cut the board down so it was smaller and drilled holes for the knobs.  

4.  After the board was cut and drilled I stained it with this Red Mahogany stain.  This is obviously optional, you may want to paint yours a color or leave the wood alone depending on what you piece of wood looks like.

5.  I screwed the  knobs into the desired holes and then my dad sawed off the ends of the knobs so I would be able to hang in on the wall.  If I had tried to saw this myself I would probably be typing this with four fingers, thank god for dad.

Let the stain dry a bit and you're done!  I've packed mine away now for my new house but I'll be sure and post pictures of it when it's hung up.