Frugalicious Friday Favorites...and a winner!

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Wow...we had 180 fabulous participants last week for Frugalicious Friday!  I saw thrifty n' chic finds, fabulous crafts and all around amazing Diy projects!  If you linked up...thank you for the linky love, as always YOU ROCK!

We've got a winner to announce today for our Shaklee giveaway, but first here are a few fabulous favorites that caught my eye!

Joy from Thrifty Parsonage Living shared her Pottery Barn inspired hand crafted pillow.  Y'all know I love a good PB knock off!  Joy snagged this free clip art nest from the web.  Click here for the tutorial on how Joy created this beautiful pillow!

Jennifer from Perfectly Imperfect linked up her $5 dollar lamp base she scored from a local thrifty store.  She spray painted this baby and added a new lamp shade.  Such a great lamp revamp...love this!

Alyssa from the Persnickety Peacock shared her bird's nest art she made with sheet music and wooden plaques.  Such creativity here and what a fun Easter decoration!

Anne Marie and Cara from Twice Lovely shared their vanity makeover.  This piece was dark and dated!  They gave it a creamy coat of paint in "satin ivory" and distressed the edges.  Now this piece is light and bright...perfectly shabby chic!

And finally Ashely from Little Miss Momma linked up her thrifty n' chic wall art she made with a simple canvas, paint and stencil.  This is a great idea, and would look great in any color to match any decor!

Okay, onto our giveaway!  If you'll remember the fabulous Bonnie Donahue from Shaklee offered a $30 certificate towards any fabulous Shaklee product from her website including free shipping, as well as a FREE LIFETIME MEMBERSHIP worth $19.95 to one lucky winner!

Without further delay, using a random number generator, the winner is...

Angie from The Country Chic Cottage!

Congratulations Angie you are going to love your new Shaklee products!  Send me your contact information girl, so I can connect you with Bonnie.

Alrighty party people, Frugalicious Friday is ON again this week, and "yes" another fabulous giveaway is in the works!  I'll give you a hint...think CSN.  So come back Friday and link up.  As always...we want the scoop on how you $ave!  See you then, if not before!

Vintage Inspired Coasters!

I have a confession...I've never used Mod Podge before, crazy huh? So the other day I was looking at our monochromatic family room and thought this room could use a little color!  So I set out to make coasters using craft paper and Mod Podge.  Here's how it all went down.

Here are my supplies.  I chose craft papers in soft turquoise and green.  These tiles I found at the re-store for 25 cents each.

Using the Mod Podge, I started by adhering the paper to the top of the tile.

Then I put a thin layer of Mod Podge on top of the paper allowing 15 minutes to dry before adding another layer.

Here they are drying.  Kid 2 made a cute butterfly coaster...

Each coaster has 3 thin layers of Mod Podge...this should protect the papers from any water damage. 

Here they are finished, although I still need to add a cork backing to protect my table from scratches.

Cute and functional...two of my favorite things!

This is such a fun rainy day project, and took just under 2 hours to complete.  Now I've got fun, pretty coasters that also protect my table from water marks.

My first experience with Mod Podge?  Yup, Mod Podge rocks!!! 

I'm linkin' this project to these fun linky parties...

Metamorphasis Monday
Today's Thrifty Treasures
Make it for Monday
Make Your Monday
The DIY Show Off
Just Something I Whipped Up
Making the World Cuter
Motivate Me Monday
DIY Day
Trash to Treasure Tuesday
Get Your Craft On
Toot Your Horn Tuesday
Nifty Thrifty Tuesday
Talented Tuesday

Frugalicious Friday & A Giveaway...Shaklee Products!

Welcome to the 23rd edition of Frugalicious Friday! 

{This day's all about sharing your fabulous, thriftiest, most frugalicious home decor finds! And if you revamped your find in fab Craft or Diy project, well tell us about that too...we can always use a little extra Diy inspiration! Are you new to Finding Fabulous? Here are the guidelines for this fun day that's all about $aving!}

I'm so excited to introduce you to our newest sponsor here at Finding Fabulous...Shaklee!   I recently connected with the lovely Bonnie Donahue,

an independent distributor for Shaklee! She kindly sent me a few of their cleaning products to try for myself...more on that in a sec!  But first, have you heard of the Shaklee Company?

The Shaklee Company is the number one natural nutrition company in the United States! And is the first company in the world to be certified Climate Neutral (totally offsetting our carbon emissions resulting in net zero impact on the environment). How cool is that? Their products are super effective, good for you and good for the environment...love that!

Bonnie doesn't just sell these products. As a stay-at-home-mom with 3 kids, she faithfully uses these products every day and loves knowing she's exposing her family to the safest cleaning products on the market!  Check out her blog to see more of Bonnie's favorite Shaklee products and how she uses them every day!

One of Bonnie's favorite Shaklee cleaning products is the Basic H2 Organic Super Cleaning Concentrate!  Basic H2 is all you need for thousands of household jobs.  This product is Ultra concentrated – 16 ounces makes up to 48 gallons of super powerful cleaner when mixed with water. This versatile and powerful cleaner – removes dirt, grease, and grime from any washable surface, inside and out.  And you won't believe this...1 bottle of Basic H2equals the cleaning uses of 5,824 bottles of 26 oz. Windex. Amazing. period.

Another favorite of hers is...Nature Bright Laundry Booster and Stain Remover.  This is a powerful laundry booster! Natural enzymes and active oxygen keep whites white and colors bright while removing stains. This product is an Excellent laundry pretreatment on organic stains like wine, blood, grass, and much more. It's powerful chlorine-free, laundry booster – is an effective alternative to chlorine bleach.

Well I'm so happy because Bonnie sent me the Basic H2 Organic Super Cleaning Concentrate.

 The Basic H2 concentrate simply mixes with water in various concentrations to create 3 fabulous products...an all purpose cleaner designed for every day cleaning such as counter tops and baseboards, another cleaner for windows and mirrors, and finally a degreaser perfect for stove tops and appliances. This product amazed me in that one little bottle pretty much cleans everything in your entire house!  I'm talkin' any washable surface...indoors or out including Walls, Windows and Mirrors, Countertops, Floors, Stainless Steel Appliances, Stoves, Sealed Woodwork, Pots and Pans, Furniture.   And at a fraction of the cost of store bought cleaners.  And the best part about Shaklee cleaning products...they are non-toxic, all natural and safe around little ones - love that!  

For our giveaway today, Bonnie is offering a $30 certificate towards any fabulous Shaklee product from her website including free shipping, as well as a FREE LIFETIME MEMBERSHIP worth $19.95 to one lucky winner!  This membership offer's an extra 15% discount on all Shaklee products.  Just link up your fabulous finds, crafts or Diy projects and consider yourself entered...it's that easy!

So link up...we want to see your fabulou$ finds!

As always I'll announce the winner in my Frugalicious Friday Favorites post on Tuesday next week!



TGIF!

   

Frugalicious Friday Favorites...& a Winner!

I had so much fun surfing the links on Frugalicious Friday last week...I saw amazing crafts, talented Diyer's and all around fabulous finds!  I have to say there's not a week go by that I don't get inspired to create something new...love that!

We've got two winner's to announce today!  Remember Laurie from Laurie Gale Designs offered those ca-ute earrings for our giveaway.  But first, here are a few favorites from this fun n' fabulous day!

Fawn from Frugal Home Designs shared her revamped (free) chair she scored on Craigslist!  This chair was red, dirty and ugly.  She gave it a coat of paint, a new cushion...and this chair is fabulous. period.

Anne from The House that Jade Built linked up this armoire.  In it's former life it was dark, dark and dark!  Anne painted it grey, and really lightened this baby up.  I love this distressed paint finish!

Tracey from My House of Giggles shared her $3 thrift store mirror revamp.  This beauty was brass all the way.  Tracey painted her up in fresh white, and this mirror is all shabby chic now!

Robin from View from the Nest linked up this ca-ute apothecary jar she scored from Pier 1 Imports.  She added some easter egg soaps found on clearance, a little raffia...and this is the perfect Easter decoration! 

Joan from Anything Goes Here took scraps of pine trim moulding, painted them in bright colors and added spools of thread.  Now she's got one of a kind jewelry holders perfect for necklaces and bracelets.  Now this is thinkin' outside the box...love that!

 So that's a wrap!  If you linked up last Friday, THANK YOU...you totally rock!

Now onto our giveaway...we've got two winners to announce today!  Remember those adorable handcrafted earrings?  Without further delay, the winners are:


Michelle from Happy Hodgepodge Home

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Lianna from Growing our own Gargen


Congratulations girls, send me your contact information so Laurie can ship these cuties out!  Enjoy those earrings, they are perfect for Spring!

Okay, Frugalicious Friday is on again this week and we've got another giveaway!  I bet your curious...think clean and green!  Hmmm...I bet your really curious now.  Check back Friday to find out, and while your here link up those fabulous finds!  Cuz we want to see how you get creative!


See you Friday, if not before!

MirrorMate...A Mirror Transformation!

You know those builder grade, outdated bathroom mirrors that practically cover the entire wall?  Yup, we've got two of those babies in our house, and believe me when I say I'm not a fan.  So I was both excited and a little skeptical a couple of weeks ago when MirrorMate offered me one of their frames to try for myself. 

MirrorMate is a Company that promises to outfit your bathroom mirror in minutes with a MirrorMate frame.  They custom cut the frames to fit your mirror measurements.  The four frame legs assemble and the finished frame tapes right onto the glass.  It almost sounds too good to be true doesn't it?

Okay with the Hubby's help...here's our bathroom mirror transformation!

Here's the before.  Yawn...b-o-r-i-n-g!

First things first we removed this lovely mirrored trim!  Yeah...not so lovely!

Next we scraped off the old black double sided tape and cleaned the mirror edges with rubbing alcohol.

Then we layed the frame out and applied the double sided tape provided, and glued the mitered edges together.
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These connectors we placed into the slots provided.  So far this is too easy!  After this step we waited one hour per the directions to let the glue set.

 

 

Okay, we put the frame in front of the mirror and removed the tape backing.

 

 

Finally, we pressed the mirror into place and done...it's that easy folks!

 

 

Yup, this old mirror is transformed!

 

 

Here's a close-up of the mitered edges...looks perfect to me!

 

 

And one more look.  Yup, I'm lovin' this new look! 

 

 

If you've got one of these outdated, builder grade mirrors...you must check out MirrorMate!  This project was super easy and economical too when you consider the cost of replacing the whole mirror.

 

I'm linkin' this post to these fabulous days:


Penny Pinching Party
Show & Tell (BCD)
Works for me Wednesday
Show Off Your Stuff Party
Transformation Thursday
Strutt Yourself Thursday
Thrifty Thursday
My Backyard Eden
Get Your Craft On
Show & Tell Friday
Creative Cat
Finger Prints on the Fridge
Frugal Friday

She's Crafty...Virginia from Meet Virginia!

{If your looking for Frugalicious Friday and our giveaway with Laurie Gale Designs...click here! The MckLinky is still open today, so link up those fabulous finds!}

Welcome to my week-end feature...She's Crafty! This is where I feature one crafty mamma, her fabulous craft project and tutorial too, cuz we need a great step by step tutorial to get our craft on right guys?

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Don't you just love a great week-end project?  Well if you happen to have an old ottoman layin' around...this project is a fun revamp!  Virginia from Meet Virginia revamped an old ottoman using a sheet with a fabulous print...love that!    Yup, she's crafty alright...she crochet's, creates paper crafts, and has one fabulous lil' Etsy shop too!  Give her a shout when you get the chance. 

Here's Virginia's tutorial in her own fabulous words:

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The Ottoman Remix

I found this beat up raggedy old ottoman at the DI last week, I didn't judge it by its harsh exterior but saw its true potential, it was a diamond in the rough if you will ;). Without further ado (insert drum roll please)!!


The Before:

{Barf right?}

The After!!!:

{Ahhhhhh...Awesome!}

Items I used to create this look are:


1. Of Course The Ottoman ;)
{ I found this at the DI (A local Utah thrift store) for $5.00!}


2. Sand paper in various roughness
{I found mine at Wal-Mart for $2.15 a pack, I decided to get one variety pack and one coarse pack for future projects.}


3. Grey Primer
{We had this around our house since we used it on a dresser we re-finished awhile ago, you can find this anywhere though I would opt for some in a spray can.}


4. Terra Cotta Paint
{I just used a acrylic craft paint for this, I found mine at Michael's 2/$1.}


5. High Gloss Varnish
{I purchased this at Robert's using a 40% off coupon so it ended up being $1.50.}


6. Sponge Brushes
{I purchase these in packs at the dollar store, which is great because I just toss them once I am finished!}


7. White Fleece
{I purchased this at Wal-Mart for $4.45 per yard, I purchased a yard but could have done with less than that, I guess better safe than sorry right?}


8. Printed Sheet
{I found this also at the DI and fell in love with the colors, I ended up buying two of them at $2.00 each since I figured I can for sure use it somewhere else too!}


TIP: Here is a great tip for you, buying sheets or sheet sets can often save you money when re-upholstering furniture. Look at thrift store selections you can often find some really cool vintage prints, (Just wash them in super hot water before use).


9. Various Tools
{For this project I ended up using a flat head screwdriver, staple gun, hammer, and scissors. If you don't have access to a staple gun you can always use a hammer and nails to secure fabric.}


Total Cost: $14.00!!!


How I did this you ask? Let me show you!


1. I removed the legs from the cushion so I could sand and paint them.

2. Then on to the sanding, I used a coarse sand paper and it got the job done really quick!

3. Primed the sanded legs.

4. Painted the primed legs with a Terra Cotta Orange paint.

5. After allowing several coats of paint to dry I added a high gloss varnish to the legs.

6. Then I recovered the cushion with white fleece so the stained pink wouldn't show through. You can also remove the top fabric all together but I just thought this would be easier.

7. I then covered the fleece covered cushion with the said purchased sheet.

8. Re-attached the dry legs to the bottom of the cushion.

9. Marveled at my work ;).

I think this turned out so so fun! I love the bright glossy orange legs, it gives the fabric a new spin! This cute ottoman will be headed to our office upstairs to go with a chair we received from hubby's Gma for our wedding. What do you guys think? How do you think it turned out? Are you in love like me??

Isn't Virginia fabulous?  And this lil' ottoman is fabulous too with it's fun n' colorful graphic print!  Thank you Virginia for the great tutorial...I am feeling inspired for sure!  Speaking of inspiration, visit Virginia at Meet Virginia...you'll find many other fun n' crafty ideas!  

Have a great week-end!