Tip Jar for the Laundry Room

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craft, crafting, decor, DIY, home decor, launderette, laundry, laundry room, tip jar

For years, I collected all the change (that Hubster and Pumpkin tipped me for my amazing laundry services) in a jam jar.

As soon as I ordered the custom decal for my laundry soap canister, I decided to revamp my tip jar. It’s took me a while to get around to blogging about it.

I followed the same steps as I did before. I carefully cleaned a spice jar from Penzeys. After gluing a drawer pull to the top of the lid, I coated them with oil-rubbed bronze spray paint. Finally, I applied the decal to the front of the glass.

XOXO,
Young Wifey

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French Chic – Laundry Soap Canister

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craft, crafting, DIY, home decor, laundry, laundry room, repurpose

Turn a giant pickle jar into a beautiful detergent canister for your laundry room.

Two weeks ago, I noticed this enormous jar staring at me in the garage. At one point, it had been Pumpkin’s change jar. I’ve been waiting to beautify my laundry closet (nestled in our powder room) for sometime and thought this would be a wonderful starter project. Quickly, I designed and ordered a decal and gathered my materials (including, one of my grandmother’s teacups as scoop).

Laundry Detergent Canister

Materials:
large pickle jar, spray paint, superglue, drawer pull, and a custom vinyl decal (or glass paint), scoop or teacup

Directions:
Throughly clean all materials. Glue knob to center of the lid and allow to set. Coat the lid with spray paint and allow to dry. Apply decal to front of jar (be aware of any seams on the jar). Fill with powder detergent. Voila!

XOXO,
Young Wifey

Custom Wine Label Wall Art Flop

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craft, custom art, decor, dining room, DIY, gift idea, home decor, plaques, wall art, wine, wine label

When Hubster and I first married, I sketched plans for custom wine labels. About 18 months ago, I purchased and painted the wooden plaques and designed/printed the labels. Unfortunately, this project has been on the back burner for well over a year.

Finally, I dusted off the plaques and my project resulted in a big FLOP! My images ended up slightly wrinkled and discolored. My paper started to shrink as soon as I put the Modpodge transfer medium on it. 😦

Don’t worry… I’m currently working on another fix.
See my completed wine label wall art here…

Have you had any project flops recently?

XOXO,
Young Wifey

French Chic Tissue Holder

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bathroom, craft, crafting, DIY, home decor, master bathroom, master bedroom, master suite

Hide your ugly cardboard tissue boxes with a custom French Chic Tissue Holder.

When I found an oil-rubbed bronze tissue box on clearance, I knew I wanted to customize it. I had resized and printed a small vintage French label from every crafters’  God Mother, The Graphics Fairy. Then, I quickly trimmed it out and ModPodged it onto the front. DIY home decor in under 5 minutes and under $10.

French Chic Tissue Holder

I’d like to find a rectangular, oil-rubbed bronze tissue holder to decorate one for the powder room.

XOXO,
Young Wifey

DIY Blind Pull Makeover

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beads, blinds, curtains, DIY, home decor, nesting, window treatment

We painted the master bathroom a shade of tan with white trim. There are bronze faucets, dark stained woods, and a window I don’t know how to decorate. Venetian blinds? Café curtain? Roman shades? Swag? For now, there is a bronze curtain rod at the top and cheap white vinyl blinds. Until then , it’s the small touches that make a house a home.

DIY Blind Pull Makeover

Note the lack of plastic cover of the pull cords? With a needle, thread, clear nail polish, and a few beads left over from a jewelry project, I quickly customized the blind pull.

XOXO,
Young Wifey

Repurposed Tin to Earbud Case

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craft, crafting, DIY, earbuds, headphones, iPod, mint tin, music, organization, repurpose, storage

We have multiple pairs of earbuds floating around our house. There are pairs stashed with our work computers, home computer, iPods, in nightstands, and misc. drawers. I know there are some adorable earbud cases on the market, but I can’t justify the frivolous purchase (but my cute owl contact cases on the other hand…). Due to holiday traveling, the pair I keep in my purse somehow got covered in melted chocolate, and I spent a few minutes untangling a spare pair. Time to relent and use an earbud case.

I decided an empty Altoids Smalls tin was the perfect protector for my earbuds, but I wanted my case to have a little more pizzazz. I had all the materials on hand so this craft was free!

DIY Earbud Case

First, I spray painted the case a shade of blue. After it dried, I traced and cut out two small pieces of fabric. I spread a coat of Mod Podge on the inside of the tin, pressed in the fabric, and topped it with another coat. Voilà!

Craft Supplies:
(in order of appearance)

small mint tin
spray paint
fabric or craft paper
pencil/pen
scissors
paint brush
Mod Podge

A few more tins, and all the pairs could be protected…

What would you create with a small mint tin?

XOXO,
Young Wifey

Christmas Button Art

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button art, buttons, Christmas, craft, crafting, Holiday

Epiphany has arrived, and I wanted to share one more Christmas post before I packed up all the seasonal decor.

Each year, my eldest sister hosts Christmas dinner at her house. This year, she surprised us with a Christmas craft. First, we chose our frames and fitted them with our selected craft paper (I chose sparkly silver). Then, we sorted through a bowl of buttons and arranged and rearranged them within the frame. Finally, we carefully used a hot glue gun to secure them in place. I think I may use a silver sharpie to add the year to the base of the frame. We enjoyed creating our unique button Christmas trees and chatting around the craft table. Maybe each year, we’ll take turns planning a holiday craft.

Have you started any new holidays traditions?

XOXO,
Young Wifey